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FDA takes 'historic action' on youth e-cigarette 'epidemic' (CNN) - Concerned with an "epidemic" surge in teen use of e-cigarettes, the head of the US Food and Drug Administration announced today a "historic action" against more than 1,300 retailers and five major manufacturers for their roles in perpetuating ...
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Obesity tops 35 percent in 7 US states WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 -- Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals.
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5 things to know about getting your child's flu vaccine As flu season approaches, with varying vaccine recommendations for children, what's a parent to do? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light to the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine, a departure from the last two years ...
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'Man with no penis' Andrew Wardle finally loses virginity aged 45 thanks to £50k bionic manhood A man who was born without a penis has had sex for the first time aged 45 - thanks to his new £50,000 bionic manhood. Andrew Wardle went through a painful ten-hour operation to be given the new device which was created using skin from his arm.
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Mom stole dying daughter's painkillers to feed her opioid addiction, Missouri cops say A Missouri mother has confessed to stealing opioid painkillers intended for her terminally-ill daughter, and instead taking the drugs herself, according to police.
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Troy, Mo. woman accused of stealing medication from terminally-ill daughter TROY, Mo. (KMOV.com) - A Troy, Mo. woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing pain medication from her terminally-ill daughter and abusing her.
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Colorado Is the Least Obese US State, Study Finds A comprehensive new study finds that Colorado is the least obese state in the country. This benchmark was accomplished thanks to low levels in every demographic category, including age and ethnicity, and a high level of daily physical activity among ...
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Experts prepare plan to capture ill orca as last alternative SEATTLE - Federal biologists said Wednesday they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there is no other way to save her in the wild.
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4 Montgomery County doctors charged with running 'pill mills' arrested Four Montgomery County doctors have been arrested over the last seven months on charges of illegally prescribing opioid medications to drug users and dealers, authorities said Wednesday, linking one of the physicians to nine overdose deaths.
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How Safe Are E-Cigarettes? Bad news for teenage JUUL connoisseurs - on Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the popular e-cigarette brand was one of five manufacturers that must "put forward plans to immediately and substantially reverse" the ...
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Study: Marijuana use on the rise among older adults Marijuana use among older adults appears to be on the rise, according to a new study in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal. The study published earlier this month showed that about 9 percent of adults between 50 and 64 had used marijuana in the ...
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FDA takes 'historic action' on youth e-cigarette 'epidemic' (CNN) - Concerned with an "epidemic" surge in teen use of e-cigarettes, the head of the US Food and Drug Administration announced today a "historic action" against more than 1,300 retailers and five major manufacturers for their roles in perpetuating ...
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Obesity Tops 35 Percent in 7 US States: Report WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals.
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4 Montco Doctors Prescribed Opioids To Addicts, Drug Dealers: DA NORRISTOWN, PA - Four Montgomery County doctors have been arrested for illegally prescribing opioids to drug addicts and drug traffickers around the region, the District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday morning.
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E-cigarette use is an 'epidemic,' FDA chief says The use of e-cigarettes has become an epidemic among teens and needs to be stopped, Food and Drug Administration chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Wednesday.
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Experts prepare plan to capture ill orca as last alternative Federal biologists said Wednesday they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there is no other way to save her in the wild.
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Dairy consumption linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality Dairy consumption of around three servings per day is associated with lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality, compared to lower levels of consumption, according to a global observational study of over 130,000 people in 21 countries ...
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A second person has been diagnosed with potentially deadly Monkeypox - and this time it's in Blackpool A second person has been diagnosed with the potentially deadly Monkeypox virus. The government confirmed over the weekend a naval officer visiting the UK from Nigeria had been diagnosed with the disease and was in hospital receiving treatment.
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Colorado is the least obese state in the country, study finds Although the U.S. recorded record high rates of obesity last year, Colorado remained the state with the lowest number of people experiencing the condition.
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What's your breast cancer risk? This study aims to tell you precisely Breast cancer is one of the most worrisome diagnoses a woman can get, and now women know that they can get a heads-up if they have an extra-high risk by getting a genetic test.
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With CRISPR, Scientists Engineered Nearly 4000 Mutations of a Breast-Cancer Gene BRCA1 is one of the best-studied cancer genes in the world. Still, on occasion, doctors will test a patient and find a BRCA1 mutation no one has ever seen before.
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Vampire facial made popular by Kim Kardashian causes HIV, hepatitis scare in New Mexico A spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been shut down as state officials urge customers to get tested for a number of bloodborne illnesses related to the spa's "vampire facials," including HIV, and hepatitis B and C, according to news reports.
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Delaware reports fifth human case of West Nile virus DOVER, Del. - Delaware health official say they have confirmed another human case of West Nile virus, marking the state's fifth case this year.
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When is the right time to get your flu shot? Summer is winding down and school is back in session, which means flu season is right around the corner. And as health officials remind us every year, the best protection against the virus is to get a flu shot.
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Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, report estimates (CNN) The number of people around the world who have cancer is "rapidly growing," with 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018 alone, researchers estimate in a new report.
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Cancer deaths estimated at 9.6 million this year as populations age Cancer will claim the lives of 9.6 million people in 2018, accounting for one in eight of all deaths among men and one in 11 among women, the World Health Organization's cancer research agency said on Wednesday.
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Elevated blood pressure is linked to increased risk of aortic valve disease People who have long-term raised blood pressure have an increased risk of aortic valve disease (AVD) - problems with the valve that controls how blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart out into the main artery, the aorta.
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Could this vaccine be the cure to skin cancer? A new cancer vaccine has shown a 100 percent success rate when treating aggressive melanoma in mice. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif.
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FWP monitoring deer statewide for Chronic Wasting Disease this fall Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video.
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Monkeypox: First cases of rare infection diagnosed in UK LONDON (CNN) - Two people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in Britain in apparently unrelated cases, Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed.
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Stop eating dog meat: Hanoi residents told Residents in Vietnam's capital have been told to stop eating dog meat because it hurts the city's image and improper slaughtering of the animals could spread rabies.
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New edible mushrooms among thousands of recently discovered fungi Fungi are vital to life on Earth but little studied - new species of mould were found on baby-carrier backpack and an oil painting.
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CWD front and center for deer season opener What should be time of unfettered joy and celebration, Saturday's first day of Louisiana's five-month-long deer season ushers in a critical time for whitetail hunters.
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Skin cancer BREAKTHROUGH: New vaccine 100 PERCENT effective in beating melanoma The massive development saw scientists take an immunotherapy drug and give it a chemical boost to rid mice of melanoma - a malignant tumour associated with skin cancer.
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Hospitalized because of heroin or painkillers: here's the breakdown in Pa. The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency that analyzes things related to health care, has taken a look at recent trends for people hospitalized for heroin and painkiller overdoses.
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Gov. Cuomo awards UB epidemiologist funding for breast cancer research BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo epidemiologist is among nine scientists from across New York State awarded funding for breast cancer research as part of an initiative of Gov.
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New cancer vaccine shows 100% success rate in mice PHOENIX (KSAZ) -- In a recent study, a group of researchers tested a new cancer vaccine against melanoma. Melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer out there.
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4 doctors charged with illegally prescribing opioids NORRISTOWN - Authorities have filed charges against four area doctors for allegedly writing illegal prescriptions for opioids, fraud and other violations.
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Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in cholera outbreak Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) Zimbabwe's government has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare after 20 people died of cholera.
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Study provides complete picture of HPV virus-head and neck cancer connections Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely known to cause nearly all cases of cervical cancer. However, you might not know that HPV also causes 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancer, a subset of head and neck cancers that affect the mouth, tongue, and tonsils.
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Health Benefits Of Coffee: 4 Protective Effects Of Drinking Joe While drinking too much coffee could have negative health effects such as insomnia and anxiety, many studies found strong associations between moderate intake and protective effects for various parts of the body.
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Busting the myths around sex virus HPV High levels of shame and ignorance are associated with HPV, the sexually-transmitted virus which affects 80% of people, a survey has discovered.
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'Famous Fingers' campaign prods men to get tested for prostate cancer By Sheryl Ubelacker. TORONTO - Prostate Cancer Canada is encouraging men to get tested for the potentially deadly disease with a bold campaign that references historical and fictional characters in the form of latex gloves - yes, those donned by ...
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Simple blood test may reveal your body's inner clock A team of researchers at Northwestern University said on Monday they have designed a blood test that can measure a person's inner body clock within 1.5 hours, an advance that may help personalise medical treatments in the future.
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Europeans are living longer -- but how long will it last? (CNN) Europeans are living longer, but health officials say certain risks -- such as obesity and undervaccination -- threaten to slow or even reverse this progress, according to the European health report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization.
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Doctors explore lifting barriers to living organ donation "We just want people to be given the chance to at least entertain this as a possibility." (File Photo: U.S. Pacific Fleet/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0).
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China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle In any case, the disease was only present in the south, added Wang. In fact, the first outbreak was reported in Shenyang, also in the northeast.
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Armpit sniffing study reveals when women smell most attractive SCIENTISTS do some pretty out-there studies, but this one has to be up there as one of the strangest. In this stinker experiment, 57 men were asked to smell the armpits of 28 women.
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New blood test can determine what time your body thinks it is Is there a way to tell when it's morning in your body? Researchers at Northwestern say they have found a new way to gauge what time it is on someone's internal biological clock.
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Women who smell nice are more likely to be fertile, study finds Women who smell attractive to men are more likely to be highly fertile, scientists have found. A new study revealed a close correlation between feminine odours that male participants judged pleasant and hormone combinations that indicate a good chance ...
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