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As global temperatures rise, so will mental health issues, study says (CNN) - No matter where we live, weather touches each of us daily and the warming effects of climate change go beyond the physical environment.
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14 cases of rare polio-like condition reported in Colorado DENVER - Fourteen cases of a rare polio-like condition that mostly affects children have been reported in Colorado, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment.
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What is acute flaccid myelitis? Cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like syndrome that can cause paralysis or muscle weakness in children, appear to be on the upswing this year.
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Cases of Rare, Polio-Like Condition Increasing Across US in 2018 Twenty new cases of a rare, polio-like condition have been reported in children across the United States. Six cases of what's called acute flaccid myelitis are under investigation in Minnesota and 14 others have been reported in Colorado.
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3 men with Type 2 diabetes no longer rely on insulin thanks to intermittent fasting; experts urge caution TORONTO - Three men with Type 2 diabetes used "intermittent fasting" to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report published Tuesday - but you shouldn't try it without medical supervision, experts say.
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First genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a person's risk of erectile dysfunction.
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After intermittent fasting, these 3 men no longer take insulin for diabetes -- but experts stress caution (CNN) Three men with Type 2 diabetes used "intermittent fasting" to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report published Tuesday -- but you shouldn't try it without medical supervision, experts say.
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Nearly 30% of young people in England do not drink, study finds A large proportion of young people in England are shunning alcohol completely, a study has suggested. Researchers said abstaining from alcohol was becoming "more mainstream" among people aged 16 to 24 after the analysis showed a rise in the ...
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Study gives depressing look at how climate change puts Americans' mental health at risk Is climate change stressing you out? A new study linking weather and mental health in the United States suggests things could get much worse.
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Study: Early Pushing In Birth Won't Hurt Mom, Baby By Steven Reinberg. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Oct. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Expectant moms will want to read this. Pushing sooner during childbirth is just as safe for most women and babies as pushing later, researchers report.
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Climate change poses large-scale threat to mental health A large body of evidence supports the findings that environmental stressors produced by climate change negatively impact human mental health.
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Bovine TB Detected in Large Alcona County Beef Cattle Herd Michigan officials say bovine tuberculosis recently was confirmed in a large beef herd in Alcona County. Oct. 9, 2018, at 7:20 p.m.. Bovine TB Detected in Large Alcona County Beef Cattle Herd. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit.
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LA County Grapples With Typhus Outbreak LOS ANGELES, CA - A coordinated government response to an outbreak of flea-borne typhus is critical, a Los Angeles County official said Tuesday, calling for public health and other city agencies to work together.
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Holding time for feedstuffs may reduce swine disease risk African swine fever (ASF) "has been endemic in Africa and has spread to eastern Europe over the past decade. However, in August, it was also diagnosed in more than 20 locations in China, home to half the world's pigs and an active trade partner of the ...
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Why Global Warming Is a Serious Threat to Our Mental Health Global temperatures have risen about 1 degree Celsius (or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since preindustrial times and could rise another half degree by 2030, according to a report released this week by the United Nations.
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Holding Time for Feedstuffs May Reduce Swine Disease Risk The ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China, Belgium and elsewhere, have crystallized the U.S. pork industry's focus and collaboration on finding new ways to help protect the domestic herd from costly foreign animal diseases (FADs).
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3 students diagnosed with mumps at University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WILX) -- Three students have been diagnosed with mumps on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The University Health Service says it's working with various health officials on the situation, including Michigan Medicine, and ...
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29-year-old North Carolina lawyer dies from flu complications A 29-year-old lawyer from North Carolina is dead after she had a heart attack following complications from the flu. Scarlett Levinson's family and friends say they are in shock.
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: 'Screenings and self-checks are extremely important' Breast cancer affects about one in eight women in the United States over the course of their lifetime, and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Why Are Black Women Less Likely To Stick With A Breast Cancer Follow-Up Treatment? When she was in graduate school for public health, Niasha Fray found a job she loved: counseling women with breast cancer about sticking to their treatment.
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Typhus Outbreak Tied to Fleas Sickens Dozens in LA Dozens of people in the Los Angeles area have been diagnosed with typhus, a relatively rare bacterial disease spread by fleas, according to health officials.
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Make A Flu Shot Your Halloween Tradition Last year's super bad flu season is behind us, and the numbers are in - 80,000 people died from flu or its complications, and 900,000 people ended up in the hospital.
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People Ages 27 to 45 Can Now Get the HPV Vaccine In a move that will please those hoping to lower America's high rates of HPV infection and cervical cancer and will no doubt upset anti-vaxxers, the FDA announced Friday that the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 is now approved for men and women ages 27 to 45.
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Parents buying signs urging others not to touch their children Many parents are putting signs on their baby's car seat informing people not to touch their child. (Etsy.com). Flu season is coming, and some parents are taking extreme measures to protect their kids, including attaching signs to their car seats ...
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With early detection, most breast cancer today is curable It's that time of year when we start to see a lot of pink - a reminder for women to get to know their bodies, practice awareness, and schedule a screening mammogram to check for breast cancer.
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Three University of Michigan students diagnosed with mumps ANN ARBOR, MI - Three University of Michigan students were recently diagnosed with the mumps, University Health Service confirmed in a message on its website.
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Abbreviated MRI recommended for women at risk for breast cancer Most women have heard the mantra that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer sometime in their lifetime, but few know that their individual risk may be more than this.
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Get your flu shot and get a freebie from merchants If last year's death toll of 80,000 Americans from flu doesn't sound alarms about getting the flu shot, perhaps merchant enticements will do the trick.
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Second death reported in Jackson County due to West Nile virus INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- In less than a month, a second resident in Jackson County, Missouri has died from the West Nile virus. The first death reported from the virus was reported on Sept.
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Parents are putting 'Don't Touch My Baby' signs on car seats SAN FRANCISCO, California (KRON) - With flu season just around the corner, many are taking some precautions to avoid getting sick.
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Officials report increase in West Nile Virus activity in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Virginia Beach Mosquito Control and the Virginia Beach Public Health Department have reported an increase in West Nile Virus mosquito activity in Virginia Beach over the last three weeks.
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Flu season starts with early deaths, warnings to vaccinate With at least two flu-related deaths reported in North Carolina in the past several weeks, state officials are urging the public to get vaccinated before the flu season becomes serious.
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The FDA Approved The HPV Vaccine For Women And Men Up To Age 45 — And It' A Big Win For Sexual Health Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common sexually transmitted infection (STI) made up of more than 150 related viruses. It is so common, in fact, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that approximately 14 million Americans ...
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Help raise money for the American Cancer Society through Real Men Wear Pink The American Cancer Society is recruiting men to help in the fight against breast cancer through the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. The idea is to raise awareness and money for breast cancer initiatives by wearing pink.
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4 flu preparedness lessons from the 1918 pandemic The 1918 flu pandemic offers several lessons on infection control and outbreak response efforts for health officials today, according to a study published Oct. 8 in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.
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For some with breast cancer, 'pink October' can't end soon enough When she was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, Denise Valley went all out for October - think organized brunches with drag queen performers and nights on the town with a pink stretch limo.
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Noise: The other pollution hurting our health By Nina Avramova, CNN. One in five Europeans is regularly exposed to noise levels that could "significantly" damage their health, the World Health Organization says, and it updated guidelines on those levels in Europe on Tuesday.
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Focus on breast cancer brings life-saving results As the pinnacle of our region's fall season approaches, vibrant shades of red, orange, green and yellow will soon mix amid the leaf-filled landscape to create a mesmerizing melange of splendor.
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AI could boost IVF success rates, major study finds Women could avoid the heartbreak of suffering a miscarriage or stillbirth during fertility treatment with the use of artificial intelligence.
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Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health It can be empowering to make life changes - and these ones may ultimately boost your mood, reduce stress and help you manage your day-to-day mental health, write Jerome Sarris and Joe Firth from Western Sydney University in this piece republished ...
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What deadly 1918 Spanish flu outbreak taught us, and how world can ready for next pandemic It was the disease to end all others, infecting a third of humanity, killing tens of millions in their beds and prompting panicked talk of the end of days across continents still reeling from war.
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Jupiter breast cancer survivors choosing more control of their destiny with BRCA gene testing "About one in eight U.S. women (about 12.4 percent) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2018, an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S.
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Lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic, 100 years on This year marks the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the worst flu outbreak in recorded history. A new study into the human, viral and societal factors behind its severity provides valuable lessons that could save lives in future pandemics ...
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Low sex drive? Get to bed (and sleep) Men, you may want to stop burning the midnight oil. Research suggests that losing an hour of sleep is worse for your testosterone than drinking a beer.
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Test could predict risk of future heart disease for just £40 Genomic Risk Score test is cheap enough to allow population-wide screening of children, researchers believe. Press Association. Mon 8 Oct 2018 18.36 EDT Last modified on Mon 8 Oct 2018 19.35 EDT.
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Mesh 'last option' for incontinence Women who need treatment for urinary incontinence should only be offered mesh surgery as a last resort, new draft guidelines for the NHS advise.
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Excessive vitamin A may increase risk of bone fractures Washington DC: Turns out, consuming too much vitamin A may decrease bone thickness, leading to weak and fracture-prone bones. A new study, undertaken in mice, found that sustained intake of vitamin A, at levels equivalent to 4.5-13 times the human ...
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One-off genetic test could detect heart attack risk People born at increased risk of heart attack could be identified by a one off-genetic test, a study has found. The Genomic Risk Score (GRS) test would only cost £40, cheap enough for population-wide screening, say the researchers.
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Here's how much Sunday's Walk to End Alzheimer's raised in Washtenaw County ANN ARBOR - The Alzheimer's Association held its annual Walk to End Alzheimer's in Washtenaw County on Sunday. This year, more than 1,000 county-area residents helped raise $185,000 for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
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A £40 test could tell from birth how likely you are to develop heart disease A simple £40 test could tell from birth who is most likely to develop heart disease - and see statins offered at an ever younger age.
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