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Where does Florida rate on obesity levels compared to US? MIAMI (AP) - A new report shows Florida has a lower adult obesity rate than many other states. Just under 30 percent of adults living in Florida are obese, ranking the state 36th in the U.S.
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Vampire facials, blood-borne infection warning and a Albuquerque spa New Mexico state health officials are recommending that certain persons who received any type of injection related service, including a vampire facial, at the VIP Spa (located at 809 Tijeras Avenue, NW Suite B, Albuquerque) come to the Midtown Public ...
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Missouri mom stole dying daughter's meds: police A Missouri mother listed as the primary caregiver for her 20-year-old terminally ill daughter has been charged with taking the woman's pain medication after the family's doctor tipped off police about suspicious requests to refill prescriptions.
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Michigan Renaissance Fair Attendees Urged to Get Vaccinated After Woman Diagnosed with Hepatitis Michigan health officials are urging people who recently went to the state's Renaissance Festival to get vaccinated after a female attendee was diagnosed with hepatitis A. The woman was sick when she went to the festival in Holly, Michigan on Sept.
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2 men indicted on charges of selling fentanyl SEATTLE (AP) - Two men were indicted in federal court in Seattle on charges that they were trafficking fentanyl disguised as fake oxycodone pills in three Washington state counties.
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MI Renaissance Festival Attendees Urged to Get Hepatitis A Vaccine If you went to the Michigan Renaissance festival, you may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Someone with the disease went to the festival in Holly, Michigan while sick.
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Michigan Renaissance Festival-goers encouraged to get hepatitis A vaccine Those who attended the Michigan Renaissance Festival are urged to get vaccinated for hepatitis after one visitor tested positive for the disease.
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Bad year for birds with West Nile in Pennsylvania Officials said higher-than-usual numbers of virus cases have been observed, likely due to more mosquitoes caused by wetter weather.
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FDA finds another impurity in recalled heart drug KANSAS CITY, Mo. - 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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Roller Coaster Lithiasis Tx: The 2018 Ig Nobel Prizes The 2018 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded at the 28th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre.
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Flu Shot Season is Upon Us MOOSIC, Pa. -- Seniors in Lackawanna County lined up for flu shots Friday. Even though it might still feel like summer, doctors say it's time to start thinking about flu season.
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Flu shot clinics kick off this weekend in Fresno County The changing of the seasons don't just involve summer to fall. Flu season will be here before you know it as well. We dealt with one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory last year when 7 people died in Fresno County from flu-related illness ...
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Cancer From Organ Donor Kills Three People In What Doctors Are Calling An 'Extraordinary Case' Cancer isn't generally thought of as a contagious disease, but three people are dead after cancer cells entered their bodies after they received organ transplants.
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Leading flu expert says flu season knocking at our door WASHINGTON - It may be hard to believe, but flu season is almost upon us. This upcoming season will follow, the 2017-2018 season, one of the most deadly flu seasons in recorded history.
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Are people in Dalbeattie on the organ donor register? The number of people in need of a transplant in the region came under the spotlight during Organ Donation Week. Figures show there are nine people currently in need of a kidney transplant, up from six in 2016/17.
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Can Roller-Coaster Rides Remove Kidney Stones? Innovative Research Wins Ig Nobel Prize Judges awarded this year's Ig Nobel Prize for medicine to researchers who investigated the kidney-stone-passing potential of roller coasters.
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FDA Finds Second Cancer-Causing Impurity in Some Valsartan Heart Drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found a second cancer-causing impurity in three lots of the popular blood pressure medicine valsartan.
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West Nile case reported in Sugar Land The Fort Bend County Health and Human Services Department notified Dr. Joe Anzaldua, who serves as the city's medical director and health authority, that a person who lives in Sugar Land recently tested positive for West Nile Virus at a local hospital.
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Junkie mom arrested for stealing drugs from dying daughter A drug-addicted Missouri mom was busted this week for swiping pain medication from her terminally ill daughter - and taking it herself, cops said.
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What new opioid laws mean for pain relief Overdoses of powerful painkillers called opioids kill more than 115 people per day in the United States. More than 42,000 people died from opioids in 2016, five times more than in 1999.
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1 in 12 in US Lives With Intrusive Chronic Pain By Steven Reinberg. HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Of the 50 million Americans living with chronic pain, the pain is so bad for 20 million that it keeps them from doing the daily activities of life, researchers say ...
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Number of new heroin users drops dramatically, but meth, marijuana use up, survey says Far fewer people in the United States started using heroin last year, but the decline among young new 18- to 25-year-old heroin users was almost imperceptible - and that age group saw a big jump in methamphetamine and marijuana use, a new survey finds ...
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FDA plans meeting to discuss safety data on breast implants U.S. health regulators say they'll convene a public meeting of medical advisers next year to discuss new science on breast implant safety, including an independent analysis that suggests certain rare health problems might be more common with silicone ...
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New MD Anderson silicone breast implant study reheats old dispute about safety The largest ever study of silicone breast implants has found the devices are generally safe but associated with a slightly higher risk of a few rare diseases, a controversial finding that quickly reheated the seemingly settled issue.
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How the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responds to a hurricane like Florence For all the political chatter about the human toll of hurricanes, one lesson of past monster storms is clear and increasingly urgent: Hurricanes claim lives and erode health before, during and after the water, wind and rain hit.
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Free 'Basics of Alzheimer's" class presented in Las Cruces, NM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Families facing Alzheimer's disease will have access to a free class in Las Cruces, NM offered by the Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chapter.
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1 in 12 Americans Lives With Debilitating Chronic Pain FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Of the 50 million Americans living with chronic pain, the pain is so bad for 20 million that it keeps them from doing the daily activities of life, researchers say.
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CDC: 1 in 5 adults experience chronic pain One-fifth of Americans experience chronic pain, which illustrates the national need for pain management, according Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the CDC.
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What is your risk for breast cancer? New genetic test aims to provide answers The approach may help inform people with rare and little-understood BRCA mutations, the researchers said. by Maggie Fox / Sep.14.2018 / 8:53 PM ET / Source: NBC News.
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Teenagers with cognitive disabilities may be at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease Adolescent girls with lower memory for words and adolescent boys with lower mechanical reasoning had higher odds of developing Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.
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Boss revenge, self-colonoscopy studies win 2018 Ig Nobel prizes BOSTON - Anyone who's ever been so furious with their boss that they feel like exacting revenge really needs to listen to Lindie Liang.
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Cholera death toll rises THE death toll due to the cholera outbreak that has hit Harare and other parts of the country has increased to 25, with more than 3 700 people hospitalised as government availed a paltry $1 million to fight the disease.
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NCDC investigates UK Monkeypox outbreak By Gabriel Olawale Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, is investigating reports that the two patients suspected to be infected with the Monkeypox virus in the United Kingdom, were recently in Nigeria.
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Contrary to popular belief, kidney stones partially dissolve and regrow NEW YORK: Scientists have found that kidney stones partially dissolve and regrow again as they form, challenging previously held theories as well as raising hopes for new treatment.
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Milk, curd and cheese may bring down heart diseases, deaths: Lancet study CHENNAI: Add a glass of milk, a cup of curd, or a slice of cheese in your daily diet with an occasional dash of butter or ghee. Three servings of dairy products, even those that come from whole fat milk, protects your heart and prevent premature death.
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Probiotic consumption can reduce kids' need for antibiotics Benefits of probiotics: A recent study has highlighted that the use of probiotics is directly linked to the reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children.
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Sugar Land resident reportedly tests positive for West Nile Virus The City of Sugar Land says they are increasing mosquito spraying to twice a week after a resident tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Race against time to curb cholera STEWART Murambiwa's snow-white teeth appear too big for his mouth; his arms and limbs look like they belong to a little boy and not the 27-year-old man he is.
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Vapers rise 'to more than three million' in Britain The number of vapers in Great Britain has topped three million for the first time - four times the number in 2012, according to a survey by Action on Smoking and Health.
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Survey finds rapid increase in number of UK vapers LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 3.2 million people in Britain are now users of e-cigarettes, or vapes, compared with around 7.4 million who smoke tobacco cigarettes, according to data from a survey conducted by an anti-smoking charity.
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High-Dose Folic Acid Flops for Preeclampsia Prevention Supplementation with high-dose folic acid did not reduce incidence of preeclampsia in high-risk women, a randomized trial found. In fact, 14.8% of high-risk women randomized to folic acid developed preeclampsia after 20 weeks gestation compared with ...
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Can't leave your make-up kit behind? Chemicals in cosmetic items can harm women's hormones WASHINGTON DC [USA]: Turns out, the beauty products you use can negatively affect your hormones. A new study has discovered that discovered links between chemicals that are widely used in cosmetic and personal care products and changes in ...
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Coffee may prolong lifespan for people with kidney disease Drinking coffee may help reduce the risk of death for people with chronic kidney disease, suggests a study. Comparing with people that consumed less caffeine, patients that consumed higher levels of caffeine presented a nearly 25% reduction in the risk ...
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Cervical Cancer Treatment Market to Penetrate Untapped Regions During 2016 – 2026 Cervical cancer is caused due to uncontrolled division of abnormal or cancerous cell growth in cervix region (lower uterus part) that leads to vagina in female reproductive tract.
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Australian scientists reveal new virus linked to kidney disease SYDNEY, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Scientists from Australia's Centenary Institute, in collaboration with researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, have discovered a new virus which causes kidney disease in mice, with hopes that ...
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