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Adenovirus infection kills 9th child at long-term care center in New Jersey A ninth child has died of respiratory illness at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Haskell section of Wanaque, the state's Department of Health announced Sunday morning,.
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START THE WEEK OFF RIGHT: The role of probiotics in food allergies A study done on children with peanut allergies shows that when they were given a probiotic called Lactobacillus Rhamnosus with a peanut protein for 18 months, almost 80 percent of them were able to eat peanuts with no allergic reactions.
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9th person dies amid virus outbreak at New Jersey pediatric center A ninth person has died at a pediatric rehabilitation center amid an outbreak of a respiratory virus, New Jersey health officials said.
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Study Finds Eating This Before Bed Can Help You Lose Weight When we want to lose weight, we often force down foods that don't really do it for our tastebuds (cough, kale). But if this piece of research is anything to go by, it doesn't have to be this way.
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Why peanut reactions have become 'almost epidemic'—and what to do about food allergies Among children, allergies to peanuts and other types of food continues to climb, but experts say there is some progress in controlling or preventing life-threatening reactions.
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Eating cottage cheese before bed can help aid weight loss, study finds Eating cheese at night is mostly known for giving us nightmares, but apparently it can now help us lose weight, too. New research, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, has found that eating cottage cheese before going to sleep can help shed ...
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Why some terminal patients feel alienated by Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a designation meant to increase public knowledge about a disease that is predicted to kill 40,920 women in the U.S.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: How To Throw Away Medications If you have unused prescription medications, throw them away. But not in your family members' mouths. Or other people's mouths for that matter.
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Breast cancer patients want more than people wearing pink For 31 days every October, pink ribbons and #BCAM hashtags flood our social media timelines with information about breast cancer. That's because key cancer and medical groups declared October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month more than 30 ...
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Schimel on Drug Take Back Saturday was Drug Take Back Day across Wisconsin. Attorney General Brad Schimel tell us turning over unused or unwanted prescription medications is a step towards prevention in the battle against opioid addiction.
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Air pollution is the new tobacco says WHO Head The head of the World Health Organization has said that air pollution is the "new tobacco" and breathing polluted air is killing 7 million people annually and harming billions of the population additionally.
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U.Va. Health System and Charlottesville community work together to raise breast cancer awareness Originating more than 30 years ago as a joint effort between the American Cancer Society and a leading manufacturer of oncology drugs now known as AstraZeneca, National Breast Cancer Awareness month is every October.
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Actor spreads awareness of breast cancer among men WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - As an actor who got his start here in Winston-Salem, K.T. "Todd" Nelson has never been afraid of the limelight, and being center stage was nothing new for him.
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UAE medics call for more stroke care centres Every hour, at least one person in the country suffers a stroke - and only 10 per cent of them reach a hospital in time to make a full recovery, according to several studies published in the UAE.
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New online tool launched to make living donation process easier A new online tool has been launched for the first time in a bid make the process of living organ donation easier for those who want to save a stranger's life.
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Breast cancer diagnosis changes Greenville surgeon's approach to patients A Greenville surgeon said she has new insight into what breast cancer patients endure after being diagnosed with the disease herself.
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Study: Getting flu shot annually won't undermine effectiveness in kids SUNDAY, Oct. 28, 2018 -- Does getting a flu shot every year diminish its power to protect children? Absolutely not, say researchers, who found that last year's shot will not in any way reduce the flu-fighting strength of this year's shot.
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Do a third of adults in Nigeria suffer from high blood pressure? Dr Okechukwu Ogah of the Nigerian Cardiac Society said one in three adults in Nigeria had high blood pressure, or hypertension. A 2015 review of Nigerian research on hypertension found 28.9% of people aged 20 or older had the condition.
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Survivors and Mammograms Yay! I just received a form letter regarding the annual mammogram of my remaining breast. "There are no signs on the studies to indicate cancer," the letter affirms.
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Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes In addition, very few realise that added sugar increases toxins in cigarette smoke, the study authors wrote in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Mobile mammogram service screens nearly 40000 women since launch Across the street from the law school, a bubblegum-pink, cherry blossom-adorned van sits, waiting for patients to walk through its door for a free breast cancer screening.
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Children dying of Ebola at unprecedented rate in Congo - health ministry GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are dying from Ebola at an unprecedented rate due largely to poor sanitary practices at clinics run by traditional healers, the health ministry said on Sunday.
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World Psoriasis Day: 5 everyday problems people with this skin condition has to face It affects the person in a psychological way that is difficult to understand or emphasise with unless you have been close to someone who dealt (or deals) with the problem or your are the one suffering from the same.
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US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Wednesday's approval of Xofluza for people age 12 and older comes ahead of the brunt of this winter's flu season.
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Psoriasis can invite other diseases: Experts The irritating skin condition - psoriasis - which causes red, bone-deep itches and scaly patches may lead to other diseases. A number of skin specialists, on October 29, which is also the World Psoriasis Day, will elaborate on diseases such as ...
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World Stroke Day: Learn To Identify The Alarming Signals Of Stroke Stroke is a brain attack and is similar to a heart attack. It is the leading cause of death around the world. In a heart attack the blood vessels of the heart gets blocked reducing the blood supply, causing the area of the heart to get damaged.
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'Cancer isn't a death sentence' - Slimming World consultant opens up on battle with the disease Slimming World consultant Liz Quinn thought she was perfectly healthy - until a routine mammogram discovered a tumour. Liz, of Trentham, who was invited to take a health check after her 50th birthday earlier this year, has since had successful surgery ...
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Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes Very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes, a new survey suggests. In addition, very few realize that added sugar increases toxins in cigarette smoke, the study authors wrote in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Cigarette pictorial warnings, testimonials most effective to get people quit smoking: study A tobacconist dispalys new cigarette packs, plain with unbranded packaging and the health warnings, "Smoking causes nine out of ten lung cancers" (L) and "Smoking harms your lungs" (R) as part of anti-smoking legislation in a French 'Tabac' in Paris, ...
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Cigarette pictorial warning labels most effective way to get people to quit smoking Washington: According to a recent study, images of diseased body parts and smoking horror stories told by real people would be most influential in getting smokers to stop smoking.
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DR Congo Ebola death toll rises to 164 Kinshasa (AFP) - The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 164 lives, according to health authorities.
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NA Rotary Club in polio awareness walk Healthcare professionals, friends, family and Rotarians from the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam took to the streets yesterday morning in a walk aimed at raising public awareness of Polio, the Department of Public Information reported.
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How the secret to surviving cancer could be in you medicine cabinet To say that Jane McLelland is lucky to be alive would be something of an understatement. At just 35, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer.
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Measles outbreak: 33 confirmed cases, 5 under investigation The measles count is rising as the county works to contain the contagious virus with free vaccination clinics. County officials said Sunday there are 33 confirmed cases of measles in the county and five more suspected cases are under investigation ...
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Zika virus detected in second Indian state India's Zika outbreak is spreading, with officials saying Sunday that the mosquito-borne virus has been detected in the western state of Gujarat after nearly 150 cases were reported this year in neighbouring Rajasthan.
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DNA mutation is reason why a high-carb diet induces obesity in some NEW YORK: Researchers have identified a DNA mutation common in animals that may explain why a diet high in carbohydrates induces obesity and diabetes in some but not others.
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60 Minutes: Teen reveals how social media-inspired fad dieting sparked eating disorder Tens of thousands of teenagers across Australia start their day by scrolling through their social media feeds. Hooked on the latest fads and fixated with emulating the lives of their favourite social media stars, kids are taking the healthy eating and ...
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Four more Zika cases in city, number touches 148 JAIPUR: Four fresh cases of Zika were reported on Saturday taking the total number of infected persons with Zika in the city to 148.
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This is how air pollution damages children's health Air pollution is the new tobacco and the simple act of breathing is kills 7 million people a year and harms billions more, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in an interview with The Guardian ...
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