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FDA finds another impurity in recalled heart drug (CNN) - The US Food and Drug Administration said it found an additional "unexpected impurity" in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals' recalled valsartan drug.
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Obesity rates now top 35 percent in seven states By: Alan Mozes | CBS News September 13, 2018. Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals.
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Mother accused of stealing painkillers prescribed for her dying daughter TROY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman has been charged with stealing her terminally ill daughter's pain medications. Forty-six-year-old Carol Ballweg, of Troy, Missouri, was charged Wednesday with four counts of stealing a controlled substance and two ...
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Hep A found in Renaissance Festival attendee Holly - The Oakland County Health Division said a person attending the Michigan Renaissance Festival was found to have hepatitis A. The person was sick while attending the festival in Holly on Sept.
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Hepatitis A Outbreaks Prompt Targeted Vaccination Effort In Illinois The Illinois Department of Public Health said they are trying to prevent an outbreak of Hepatitis A after several neighboring states have experienced their own.
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Hepatitis A shuts down Elliott County Schools Friday SANDY HOOK, Ky. (WKYT) - Elliott County Schools has announced school is canceled Friday after the district confirmed a positive case of hepatitis A. "This individual is not involved with food handling," Superintendent Debbie Stephens said in a letter ...
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Dying daughter left without pain medication as mom took the meds for herself, police say A Missouri woman failed to give her dying daughter pain medications and instead took the meds herself, according to charges announced Wednesday by the Troy Police Department.
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'Vampire Facial' Becomes Actual Horror As NM Spa Clients Face HIV Testing The vampire facial was only supposed to sound scary. Sure, it involves extracting the patient's own blood, isolating the platelet-rich plasma by spinning it in a centrifuge and then re-injecting it into the face.
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Obesity rates now top 35 percent in 7 states Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals. That's up from five states two years ago.
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Hepatitis A Exposure at Michigan Renaissance Festival A possible hepatitis A exposure at the Michigan Renaissance Festival was reported to the Oakland County Health Division. An attendee has a confirmed case and was ill while attending the festival on September 1, 2018.
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Police: Mother stole fentanyl, oxycodone prescribed to terminally ill daughter TROY, Mo. - A Missouri mother is accused of stealing and using medication meant for her terminally ill daughter. According to police, officers were dispatched to a doctor's office on Monday, Sept.
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Hepatitis A Exposure at the Michigan Renaissance Festival PONTIAC, Mich - The Oakland County Health Division was alerted this evening that an attendee of the Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly has a confirmed case of hepatitis A and was ill while attending the festival on September 1. The Health ...
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FDA finds another impurity in recalled heart drug (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration said it found an additional "unexpected impurity" in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals' recalled valsartan drug.
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Renaissance Festival goer has hepatitis A; officials urge vaccination Oakland County health officials are urging people who recently attended the Michigan Renaissance Festival to get a hepatitis A vaccine because a person who visited the fair Sept.
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Human case of West Nile Virus identified in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE -- The rain may be long gone from August, but the wet weather is still taking its toll in the form of swarms of mosquitoes.
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Milwaukee reports 1st human West Nile virus case Milwaukee health officials are reporting the appearance of the first probable human case of West Nile virus (WNV) this year, prompting a push to remind the public to protect themselves against mosquito bites.
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Dr. David Blodgett on How to Prepare for the Flu Season The Center for Disease Control estimates as many as 710,000 people were hospitalized due to Influenza A (the flu) during the 2015-2016 season.
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Ig Nobel accept kidney stone taking out roller-coaster Image copyright. Jacob Ammentorp Lund. Image caption. Thrills, spills and kidney stone elimination: All the pieces that it is possible you'll even wish for from a roller-coaster dart.
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Study Suggests BPA-Free Plastics Are Just as Harmful to Health Plastic products that boast of being "BPA-free" aren't necessarily any safer for us, suggests a new mouse study published Thursday in Current Biology.
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Justice: Opioid maker targets seniors Opioid powerhouse Purdue Pharma lied to the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy and targeted senior citizens, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.
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Teen vaping being called 'epidemic' by health officials Teens across the country are using e-cigarettes, and U.S. health officials are worried. The Food and Drug Administration is warning e-cigarette companies and the public about the "epidemic of addiction" occurring in minors, that appears to be driven by ...
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Oregon sues OxyContin maker, saying it minimized risks SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's attorney general on Thursday sued the pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, saying it misrepresented the risks and benefits of the drug and lied to a state regulatory agency to maximize profits.
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UF Health doctors emphasize flu shot's importance While sitting at a bus stop outside a University of Florida Heath hospital, Alachua resident Tonnetta Porter said she hasn't had a flu shot in four years.
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Household and neighbors ring in an early Christmas for most cancers- boy, 2, who has honest a month to live Experiences remark that the neighbors contain also situation up a GoFundMe net page to support Brody Allen's fogeys financially.
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Get the flu shot now, or you'll have to wait a few weeks Both the State of Connecticut and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended you get your yearly flu shot now, if you can.
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Study Reveals Which Transgender Teens Have Highest Suicide Risk Research has shown that transgender adolescents are at greater risk for attempting suicide than cisgender teens, who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.
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Oregon DOJ says opioid manufacturer targets senior citizens, lied to sell drugs in state The Oregon Department of Justice claims that Purdue Pharma, which produces OxyContin, violated a 2007 state settlement. ( Associated Press ). Comment.
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Study shows BPA substitutes may cause same health issues as the original The credibility of scientific findings hinges on their reproducibility. As a scientist, it is therefore disastrous when you are unable to replicate your own findings.
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Half of transgender male teens have attempted suicide, study finds Transgender adolescents are far more likely to attempt suicide than teens whose identity matches their sex assigned at birth, and trans male youth are especially at risk, a U.S.
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National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Liz's story GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT)-- Ovarian cancer is considered an almost symptomless killer. It's something Grand Junction resident Liz Norris knows all too well.
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Nashua mosquitoes test positive for West Nile NASHUA - Flu-like symptoms such as fatigue and fever are common for those afflicted with the West Nile virus, which state regulators classified as a "public health threat" after mosquitoes in Nashua and elsewhere recently tested positive.
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BPA replacements in plastics cause reproductive problems in lab mice Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that the now infamous plastics ingredient known as bisphenol A or BPA had inadvertently leached out of plastic cages used to house female mice in the lab, causing a sudden increase in ...
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Homemakers Club fund research, treatment of ovarian cancer Teal ribbons adorn the lamp posts along downtown London and local homemaker clubs are continuing to raise money to fight the disease for which those ribbons are drawing awareness.
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68-Year-Old Man Develops Painful Boils on His Neck Linked to Infected Pet Cat An unidentified man from Missouri developed a rare infection that caused swollen lesions to develop on the side of his face - and doctors believe it originated from his pet cat.
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Chronic Pain Affects 20% of Americans, CDC Reports Chronic pain affected about 20% of U.S. adults in 2016 and high-impact chronic pain -- severe enough to interfere with life or work activities most days -- affected 8%, according to the CDC.
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Chronic pain patients to rally next week, want government to stay out of doctor's office Kaylee Jackson broke her back in 2000 and her neck earlier this year. She's tried physical therapy and acupuncture. She said the only thing that brings her relief from the pain is her prescription medication.
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Four die after transplants from same organ donor THREE people died of breast cancer after the disease was passed on by the same organ donor, it has been reported. In a case that has defied the odds and shocked the medical world, a 53-year-old female organ donor passed the disease onto three organ ...
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France calls for measures after African swine fever found in Belgium PARIS (Reuters) - France called on Thursday for protective measures following reports that African swine fever had been detected in wild boars in Belgium near the French border.
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Pulmonary diseases up by 46% in UP since '90, claims study LUCKNOW: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Uttar Pradesh has gone up by over 46% since 1990, according to assessment of data published in a Lancet study.
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Zimbabwe cholera death toll rises to 25 The death toll in the ongoing cholera outbreak in the Zimbabwean capital Harare has risen to 25 amid fears of the disease further spreading, a global charity organization has said.
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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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'Bordered on misogynism' - doctor behind scathing CervicalCheck scandal report says 'someone should say sorry' Women battling cancer were subjected to a string of damaging, hurtful and offensive behaviours by some doctors in the cervical cancer scandal.
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Chemicals in cosmetic items can harm women's hormones The beauty products you use can negatively affect your hormones. A new study has discovered links between chemicals that are widely used in cosmetic and personal care products and changes in reproductive hormones.
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First ever United Kingdom case of deadly Monkeypox discovered in Cornwall A Nigerian national is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London after being diagnosed with the rare viral infection while staying at a naval base in Cornwall.
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Whole-Fat Dairy Associated with Heart Benefit in PURE Study Eating dairy daily -- including full-fat products -- was associated with lower risk of death or cardiovascular disease in the large multinational PURE cohort study.
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Daily milk consumption linked to lower cardiovascular rates, mortality Sept. 12 (UPI) -- People who consume three servings of milk daily have lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality than those consuming lower dairy levels, according to a study in 21 countries.
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Researchers discover link between sleep apnea and lung cancer New Delhi: Turns out, sleep apnea or simply a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts, can lead to the growth of lung cancer growth in young individuals.
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Research shows doctors may someday prescribe sugar pills for chronic pain Washington: According to a recent study, Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology.
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'Serious gaps' in governance throughout CervicalCheck programme The Scally Review into the cervical smear controversy in the Republic found there were "serious gaps" in governance and expertise and failure across the whole system of the CervicalCheck programme.
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Pennsylvania sees significant rise in heroin overdoses among people 55 and older A survey released Wednesday shows a troubling rise in the number of Pennsylvanians 55 and older being hospitalized for heroin overdoses, an increase that several public health officials linked to the deadly opioid epidemic sweeping the state.
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