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Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form of the disease.
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Smoking is bad, but sitting around doing nothing is even more deadly, study shows Smoking is bad for your health. You don't need an oxygen tank by your bedside to tell you that. Diabetes and heart disease, obviously not great, either.
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Expansive New Study Says Not Exercising Is Worse for Your Health Than Smoking It's common knowledge that there are many benefits to being fit, but one large new study found that skipping out on the gym is practically the worst thing you can do for your health.
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Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don't vaccinate PHOENIX - The state of Arizona has canceled a vaccine education program after receiving complaints from parents who don't immunize their school-age children.
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting Ebola JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army who had been assisting health officials.
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Immune-Based Treatment Helps Fight Aggressive Breast Cancer, Study Finds Women with an aggressive type of breast cancer lived longer if they received immunotherapy plus chemotherapy, rather than chemo alone, a major study has found.
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The Viral Obituary Of An Opioid Addict: 'She's Just One Face' Of The Epidemic Every day, the opioid epidemic claims an estimated 115 lives. But rarely, does any one casualty gain the type of attention that the obituary for a young mother, published on the website of The Burlington Free Press, received earlier this week.
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If You Stole This Giant Inflatable Colon, Why You Should Return It Immediately Giant inflatable colons like this one pictured in Sacramento, California, can help raise colon cancer awareness. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli).
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4 Ohio children afflicted with mysterious illness Associated Press. COLUMBUS. State health officials say four cases of a rare, mysterious illness that can paralyze children have been confirmed in Ohio amid a jump in such cases nationally.
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting Ebola Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army who had been assisting health officials.
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3 cases of 'mysterious', polio-like condition investigated in Alabama HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- It's being called a mystery illness and being compared to polio. Over the past four years, the Centers for Disease Control have seen a rise in Acute Flaccid Myelitis, also known as AFM.
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Health officials work to contain Ebola outbreak in Congo Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are working to end the latest Ebola outbreak that began in early August. The new cluster of cases has emerged in an area with active fighting between the government and more than 100 armed groups ...
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting Ebola JOHANNESBURG - Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army who had been assisting health officials.
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CWD found for the first time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula A white-tailed deer shot this fall in Dickinson County, Michigan, tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first documented case of the fatal deer disease in the state's Upper Peninsula.
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CDC, local docs: Now is the time to get the flu shot Flu activity is still low, but after an especially severe flu season last year, and with the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu pandemic this year, many health care professionals and organizations are pushing patients to get a flu shot.
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Lifespan 2040 ranking: US down, China up, Spain on top Japan till now have the greatest life expectancy ration and there also it is expected to increase and exceed 85 years in case of male and female both, the same case is with China, Singapore, Spain.
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FDA approves stronger opioid despite concerns The FDA has approved a new opioid, despite concerns over its potency. The panel gave first round approval to the drug Sufentanil, which is 5 to 10 times stronger than the pain reliever Fentanyl.
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Deaths related to air pollution in the US decreased by 47% between 1990 and 2010 Air pollution in the U.S. has decreased since about 1990, and a new study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now shows that this air quality improvement has brought substantial public health benefits.
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Flu cases in Arizona already outpacing last year's harsh season Fifty-six cases of laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu have been reported to the Arizona Department of Health Services in the first two weeks of the state's flu season, far surpassing the five-year average of 16 cases during that time period ...
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Tougher emissions rules helped cut US air pollution deaths in half There's little doubt that air quality has generally improved in the US in recent decades, but quantifying that improvement has been difficult.
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Coffee may be able to help people with this common skin condition, study says There are several benefits to drinking coffee, including protection against a common skin problem, according to new report. » RELATED: Drink a lot of coffee?
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How to Have the Sex Talk During and After Cancer Sex and intimacy after cancer can often become an afterthought. Many people are focused on fighting their disease, but don't realize that sexual health matters, too.
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Second Mississippi deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced on Friday afternoon that a second deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
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Healthy U: Mammograms still vital to catching breast cancer There's really no excuse not to get a mammogram. That's according to Chris Roberts, nurse navigator at Sparks Women's Center in Fort Smith, who has heard every excuse in the book from women over 40 who say they have no family history of breast cancer ...
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting Ebola JOHANNESBURG - It is a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army, Congo's health minister announced late Saturday.
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Breast cancer survivors to walk runway at AJH benefit NEWBURYPORT - With this being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, community members will celebrate survivors Thursday at the fifth annual Couture for a Cure Marketplace and Fashion Show to benefit the Gerrish Breast Care Center at Anna Jaques ...
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Chickenpox outbreak keeps 38 unvaccinated kids from class BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) - An outbreak of the chickenpox at a southwestern Washington elementary school could keep dozens of students out of class for several weeks.
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HHS IG: Hospitals better prepared for Ebola after 2014 outbreak Far more U.S. hospitals are prepared to deal with Ebola than they were in 2014, when a raging outbreak in West Africa stress-tested the American health system and forced the federal government to rewrite its guidelines for dealing with infectious ...
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Researchers find link between Alzheimer's, herpes FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 -- There's growing evidence that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores also may cause Alzheimer's disease, a new research paper contends.
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Zika outbreak tops 100 in Jaipur, India In a follow-up on the Zika virus outbreak in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India has grown to 109 cases in one month, according to a The Hindu report.
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Bones of contention: Instagrammer discovers she is at risk of developing osteoporosis due to overexercising Osteoporosis can strike at any age as Instagrammer Nathalie Lennon discovered when an extreme fitness regimen put her at risk of developing the bone disease.
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Pink Lights of Hope DUNN - In honor of those fighting breast cancer, beacons of hope stood outside the CommWell Health building and watched a wall illuminate with pink.
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Smoking marijuana may increase stroke risk If you are smoking marijuana then you are at an increased risk of developing cerebrovascular effects of cannabinoids or stroke, a new study has found.
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