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CNN, Mayo Clinic at war over report on teen who 'broke out of' esteemed hospital CNN and the esteemed Mayo Clinic are at war after the hospital disputed a story and accused the news organization of knowingly withholding context and clarification - but CNN is standing by its reporting.
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Measles reported in 21 states, DC, so far this year, CDC says More than 100 people and residents of almost two dozen states have contracted measles so far this year, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday.
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Mayo Clinic denounces CNN story as 'inaccurate, incomplete and irresponsible' Mayo Clinic on Wednesday denounced a CNN report alleging it attempted to kidnap a patient, calling the story "inaccurate, incomplete and irresponsible.
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Mayo says it suspected abuse in 'medical kidnapping' case ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic says it suspected abuse in the case of patient who "escaped" from its care. CNN published the story "Escape from Mayo Clinic" on Monday.
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Historic face transplant gives suicide survivor a 'second chance' As Katie Stubblefield brushed her fingers across her face, she could feel the wound. Her vision is greatly impaired due to her injury, but touching her face allowed her to feel what her doctors were working around the clock to treat.
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'You Have a New Identity.' Patients Share What It's Like to Recover From a Face Transplant After having more than 20 surgeries over four years, Katie Stubblefield finally has a new face. In May of last year, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic helped the then 21-year-old become the world's 40th face transplant recipient, and the youngest in U.S ...
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First biomarker evidence of DDT-autism link A study of more than 1 million pregnancies in Finland reports that elevated levels of a metabolite of the banned insecticide DDT in the blood of pregnant women are linked to increased risk for autism in the offspring.
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Face transplant: A 'second chance' for young suicide survivor Katie Stubblefield was only 18 when she was severely injured by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her life was saved in hospital, but the young woman had life-changing injuries and had lost most of her face.
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Teen dies days after being diagnosed with rare disease, family says (Meredith/WQAD/CNN) -- An Iowa teen died just days before he was supposed to start his freshman year of high school. His humor, that hair, those piercing eyes, and of course, his confidence; 14-year-old Christopher Bunch was born to be known.
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Thyroid medications recalled due to risk of impurities (CNN) Certain batches of hypothyroid medications are being recalled by Westminster Pharmaceuticals after one of its Chinese suppliers failed a US Food and Drug Administration inspection.
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Scientist Have Finally Solved Life's Biggest Mystery: How To Break Spaghetti Into Two People who have at least attempted to make a pasta dish know that it is impossible to snap a dry spaghetti into two pieces. Without fault, the dry spaghetti sticks split into many pieces when people try to break it.
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Recall of tainted blood pressure drugs alarms some consumers Some people suffering from high blood pressure who take valsartan-containing medications have been frantically calling their pharmacies and doctors to find out whether they should stop taking their heart pills in the wake of the FDA's recent recall ...
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6-year-old ends up in ICU after bite from mosquito A 6-year-old Western North Carolina boy is recovering from a mosquito-borne disease that left him with agonizing headaches and seizures in an intensive care unit.
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Synthetic marijuana, aka 'K2,' confirmed as cause of New Haven overdoses NEW HAVEN - The drug that caused as many as 71 overdoses in New Haven since Tuesday night was K2, or synthetic marijuana, according to an Emergency Department physician at Yale New Haven Hospital and the city's emergency management ...
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More than 70 fall ill in suspected mass overdose near Yale University as drug deaths hit record high in US More than 70 people have fallen ill in a suspected mass overdose near Yale University, an incident that underscored America's drug problem which has caused a record number of fatalities.
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A contact lens was embedded in woman's eyelid for 28 years (CNN) Calling all contact lens users: Do not panic. (Shuddering is fine.) Imagine going to the eye doctor because your upper eyelid is swollen and painful.
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Why is cancer so rare in elephants? They might thank their 'zombie gene.' Maybe it's the elephant's genes that never forget. In addition to having great memories, elephants are known for having a very low incidence of cancer.
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3 deaths reported in hepatitis A outbreak, but its waning Health officials say a hepatitis A outbreak that originally spread from San Diego has killed three people in Utah, but it's now on the wane.
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'Dr. Bumbum' celebrity plastic surgeon and his mother arrested over death of patient A plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Bumbum" or "Dr. Butt" on social media because of his buttock-enhancement operations was arrested on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, four days after one of his patients died, police said.
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Drivers needed for American Cancer Society Program Cancer patients throughout West Virginia are missing treatments due to a lack of available transportation. The American Cancer Society's Roads to Recovery program works to remove obstacles for cancer patients who can't get rides to medical facilities.
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Children who lived with smokers are more likely to die of lung disease as adults, study says Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke is linked to lung disease decades later, according to a study published Thursday by the American Cancer Society.
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Number of faulty children's vaccines in China surges to over 900000 (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of additional vaccines intended for children have been found to be faulty, the Chinese government announced Wednesday, raising the number of known defective vaccines in the country to almost one million.
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Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control.
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Adult smokers more apt to use e-cigarettes than nonsmokers (Reuters Health) - Current smokers are more likely than ex-smokers or adults who have never smoked to use e-cigarettes, according to a Swedish study that concludes e-cigarettes might not work as a cessation aid.
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West Nile Virus survivor 'I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The Kent County Health Department is warning of a potentially serious outbreak of the West Nile virus this season.
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Chinese vaccine maker made 500000 substandard baby vaccines: Xinhua SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese drug company produced nearly 500,000 substandard vaccines for babies, roughly double an earlier estimate by authorities investigating a safety scandal, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
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War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them. Now Ebola, a name almost as dreaded as death itself, has come.
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All-cause mortality increases in US, life expectancy stalls From 1999 to 2016, all-cause mortality among adults aged between 25 years and 64 years in many different ethnic groups in the United States increased while life expectancy in the United States plateaued from 2010 to 2016, according to two studies ...
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Cancer risk with diabetes is higher for women than men (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes are more likely to develop certain cancers than those without the condition, and a new analysis suggests that the increased risk is greater for women than for men.
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Life expectancy declining in high-income countries, especially in the US: Study For the first time in recent decades, life expectancy across high-income countries is declining and this pattern is even more dramatic in the United States, according to a study published in The British Medical Journal Wednesday.
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Glenview Spraying Planned As West Nile Risk To Humans Rises GLENVIEW, IL - As a growing proportion of mosquitoes have been found to be infected with West Nile virus this week, the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District plans of anti-mosquito spraying for Glenview, Golf and portions of Morton Grove between 8 ...
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West Nile Detected In Marlborough, Area Sprayed MARLBOROUGH, MA—The Massachusetts Department of Public Health informed City of. Marlborough officials today on Wednesday that West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected in.
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Eye regeneration technique lets blind mice see the light Nestled in the backs of our eyes, there are cells that might be able to repair damage from some vision-impairing diseases. But so far, scientists haven't managed to kick them into gear.
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Sleep Deprivation May Cause Infectious Loneliness Humans are highly social creatures, and research has shown that feelings of loneliness can have a number of detrimental effects on our health, including a reduction in sleep quality.
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2 More Contract Measles In Pinellas County PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is now investigating three cases of measles. On Aug. 13, the DOH announced an unvaccinated child was diagnosed with the disease.
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Study: Sleep deprivation can make you feel lonely, socially distant If your social life is suffering, poor sleep could be to blame, according to a new report. >> Read more trending news. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley recently conducted a study, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
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Long-acting injection boosts hopes for GSK's HIV business LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A long-acting injection developed by GlaxoSmithKline and given once a month has proved as effective as standard daily pills for controlling the AIDS virus, lifting prospects for the British drugmaker's key HIV business.
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World's oldest cheese found in Egyptian tomb Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention.
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UCSD Study Finds Healthy Aging Link Between Parents And Daughters LA JOLLA, CA - Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine Wednesday released a study that found that women whose mothers lived to 90 years old are more likely to live to 90 themselves.
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What's the Difference Between Pipe Tobacco and Cigarette Tobacco? My boyfriend has recently started smoking a pipe to relax in the evenings. I'm not a smoker myself and neither of us approve of cigarette use, but he says that pipe tobacco is less harmful in small doses and helps him calm down, so he wants to continue ...
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Why your mother's age could be the key to longevity SAN DIEGO - Women whose mothers lived to 90 years have a 25 percent greater chance to also live that long, compared with those whose mothers didn't, according to a new study led by University of California, San Diego researchers.
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People Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A at West Virginia Bar A West Virginia health department says people who attended a cookout earlier this month at a Charleston bar may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Aug. 16, 2018, at 1:44 a.m.. People Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A at West Virginia Bar. Share. ×. Share ...
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Blue light from phones causes the human eye to attack itself We tend to get ahead of ourselves. This phenomenon is ancient. Every time we invent or discover a new technology, we get so excited about its application we overlook potential consequences.
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What does it feel like to have Alzheimer's? Virtual reality programs may help you find out After experiencing the world as a woman with Alzheimer's disease, Ana Lebron took off her virtual reality headset and began to cry.
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Blue light from phones and tablets can lead to blindness, study says A new study says the blue light from your cell phone or tablet could eventually lead to blindness. Researchers from The University of Toledo found that the light can affect cells in your eyes, potentially leading to macular degeneration, a major cause ...
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Google's DeepMind to create product to spot eye disease DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence company that is owned by Alphabet Inc., plans to develop a medical product that will help doctors to detect more than 50 sight-threatening conditions from a common type of eye scan.
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Pre-workout breakfast could prime body to burn carbs, scientists say Eating breakfast before exercise may "prime" the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly digest food after working out, according to a study.
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Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more You know your cholesterol, your blood pressure ... your heart gene score? Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data may one day help identify people at high risk of a youthful heart attack in time to help.
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Boy, eight, urges company to lower price of cystic fibrosis drug An eight-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has urged a pharmaceutical company to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the NHS.
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Babies in prams 'exposed to more pollution' Babies and young children in prams can be exposed to up to 60% more pollution than adults, a study suggests. Experts said infants were exposed to dirtier air in prams because they were lower to the ground and closer to exhaust pipes.
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