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Typhus reaches 'epidemic levels' in parts of Los Angeles area LOS ANGELES - Health officials on Friday reported a typhus outbreak in Los Angeles County and say it has reached "epidemic levels" in the city of Pasadena.
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HPV Vaccine Expanded for People Ages 27 to 45 The HPV vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer and other malignancies, is now approved for men and women from 27 to 45-years-old, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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Bacterial meningitis detected in patient who went to KitKatClub Berlin sex club Berlin authorities have urged patrons of a famed nightclub in the German capital to immediately visit a doctor to be checked for bacterial meningitis after a visitor was taken to hospital for the illness.
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FDA approves HPV vaccine for adults over 25 The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the human papilloma virus or HPV vaccine in people over 25, saying there's evidence even older adults can be protected against cancer by the vaccine.
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FDA approves use of HPV vaccine for adults 27 to 45 (CNN) - The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of a human papillomavirus vaccine called Gardasil 9 for men and women between the ages of 27 and 45.
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FDA approves expanded use of Gardasil 9 to include individuals 27 through 45 years old October 5, 2018. Release. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a supplemental application for Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) expanding the approved use of the vaccine to include women and ...
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FDA approves use of HPV vaccine for adults 27 to 45 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of a human papillomavirus vaccine called Gardasil 9 for men and women between the ages of 27 and 45.
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds NEW YORK (AP) - Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with ...
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Antiseptic prevents therapy dogs from spreading MRSA to pediatric cancer patients SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers found that a low-cost cleaning procedure could prevent therapy dogs from spreading MRSA among pediatric cancer patients - presenting a possible solution to the danger that therapy animals pose to at-risk patients.
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Six Minnesota kids suffer rare, polio-like disorder State health officials have issued an alert to doctors after six Minnesota children were diagnosed with a rare, polio-like disorder that causes reduced mobility or paralysis in the arms and legs.
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Bacterial meningitis scare in Berlin KitKat sex club Visitors to a renowned sex club in Berlin have been urged to seek medical treatment after a patron was taken to hospital with bacterial meningitis.
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Man permanently damages eyes after taking overdose of online ED drug A patient who took too many doses of an erectile dysfunction drug permanently damaged his eyes, doctors reported this week. Almost two years later, his vision - everything looks red - has still not returned to normal.
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100 People Seek Treatment After Man Infected with Bacterial Meningitis Visits Sex Club in Berlin Patrons who visited Berlin's Kit Kat Club on Saturday were encouraged to seek treatment after a man who had also been in attendance that night was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.
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Finding My Gift Through My Breast Cancer Journey Being given a devastating diagnoses doesn't have to mean your life is over. My story shows how I took a terrible experience and changed my life physically, mentally and professionally.
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A Man Took Too Much Erectile Dysfunction Drug. Then His Vision Turned Red Downing a high dose of a liquid erectile dysfunction drug gave one man in New York an unexpected side effect: it caused his vision to turn, and stay, red, according to a new report of his case.
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Want To Lower Your Risk Of Breast Cancer? Avoid Processed Meat, Says Study Eating processed food such as bacon and sausage might lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, researchers have confirmed. Researchers looked at existing studies linking the consumption of red and processed meat to breast cancer.
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West Nile infections show sharp increase this year The number of West Nile virus cases diagnosed in Washington, Virginia and Maryland so far this year is far more than last year, and two deaths have been reported, according to federal data.
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Six Minnesota children diagnosed with rare, polio-like disorder MINNEAPOLIS —State health officials have issued an alert to doctors after six Minnesota children were diagnosed with a rare, polio-like disorder that causes reduced mobility or paralysis in the arms and legs.
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Vitamin D supplements don't improve bone health, major study finds Vitamin D supplements do not improve bone mineral density or prevent fractures or falls in adults, finds a large study that advises health professionals to stop recommending the supplements to most patients.
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Six Minnesota children diagnosed with rare, polio-like disorder MINNEAPOLIS - State health officials have issued an alert to doctors after six Minnesota children were diagnosed with a rare, polio-like disorder that causes reduced mobility or paralysis in the arms and legs.
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Adults Up to Age 45 Can Now Get the HPV Vaccine Adults up to age 45 can now be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), reducing their chances of getting cervical, oral and other cancers.
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Educating Women on Breast Cancer Risks and Advanced Treatment Options For more than 30 years, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been recognized each October by thousands of organizations, charities and individuals in order to increase visibility of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, ...
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DRC Ebola cases rise as security concerns continue In updates yesterday and today, the Democratic of Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported four more confirmed Ebola cases, three of them in the current hot spot in Beni, and groups today raised more concerns about insecurity in the outbreak area.
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Neanderthals Survived in Ice Age Europe Thanks to Effective Healthcare Neanderthals cared for their sick and wounded, and new research suggests this well-documented behavior was more than just a cultural phenomenon or an expression of compassion—it really did help them survive.
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Sexual Harassment, Assault Increases Risk of Health Problems, New Study Finds Just a week after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school, and spoke in detail about the lasting impact that ...
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Opioid-related overdose deaths hit new high in Mich. Lansing - Michigan set a new record for overdose deaths last year, the state reported Thursday, but the rate of growth in the opioid-related death epidemic is slowing.
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with weakened immune ...
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Aspirin Use Tied to Reduced Risk of Liver, Ovarian Cancers Two new studies examining different aspirin doses in different cancers add to the mounting evidence for the drug's beneficial role in reducing cancer risk.
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds NEW YORK - Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with weakened ...
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Fight cancer — Paddle for the Battle LOGAN - About one in eight women across the country will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. This year alone, approximately 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women.
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Sexual harassment and assault seriously harm women's long-term health These are all the ways sexual harassment can make your life miserable · Why the professor who used Brock Turner as a textbook example of 'rape' has hope in the #MeToo era.
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Red Cross workers attacked during safe burial of Ebola victim in DR Congo Three volunteers of the Red Cross Society were on Tuesday injured after being attacked while carrying out a safe burial of one Ebola victim in Butembo in the North Kivu area east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Flu shots are important — especially for pregnant women in poor countries Following the deadliest flu season in decades last year, doctors have begun urging Americans to get vaccinated. But there's a largely unreached population that many experts, including those at the World Health Organization (WHO), are thinking about: ...
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Yes, You Should Get a Flu Shot in 2018. Here's Everything to Know The 2017-2018 flu season was a bad one. The dominant viral strain, H3N2, was a particularly severe form of influenza, leading to widespread and serious illness across the country.
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Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone Months in prison didn't rid Daryl of his addiction to opioids. "Before I left the parking lot of the prison, I was shooting up, getting high," he says.
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Southern Diet Blamed for High Blood Pressure among African-Americans There is a huge disparity in high blood pressure rates among black and white Americans, and scientists believe Southern food may partly explain why.
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Lingerie shops offers wide ranges of options for breast cancer survivors CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) -- An area shop is providing a different kind of support to breast cancer survivors and it's doing so by offering specialty bras!
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A breakthrough in cancer treatment: what is studied Nobel prize winners in medicine Scientists who discovered a new method of destruction of oncopera, will receive the Nobel prize. What is this revolutionary invention?
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Sexual Harassment And Assault Have Lifelong Health Consequences For Women The Brett Kavanaugh vote is barreling forward, but regardless of its outcome, Christine Blasey Ford and survivors like her will be left with the legacy of what they experienced.
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$56M in federal funding to support Michigan's efforts to prevent, treat opioid addiction LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Michigan will receive nearly $56 million in federal funds to continue its work to reduce opioid abuse and use, Lt.
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Michigan to get federal money to fight opioid epidemic Michigan will get more than $50 million from the federal government to help fight the state's opioid epidemic. The money will be spread out over two years and used for three purposes - prevention, treatment, and recovery.
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Combating cancer one Nobel Prize at a time Through their work with immunotherapy and antibodies, several Nobel Prize winners are helping combat cancer. Torah Kachur · for CBC News · Posted: Oct 04, 2018 5:49 PM ET | Last Updated: October 4. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most ...
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Type-2 diabetes signs 'detectable years before diagnosis' The warning signs of type-2 diabetes may be detectable 20 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers say. Elevated fasting blood sugar levels and insulin resistance were seen in people years before they developed pre-diabetes, often a pre ...
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More Preteens Need HPV Shots to Meet Public Health Goal THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Current rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among preteens are too low to achieve goals set by the American Cancer Society, according to a new study.
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Vitamin D supplements don't improve bone health, major study finds By Tara John. Vitamin D supplements do not improve bone mineral density or prevent fractures or falls in adults, finds a large study that advises health professionals to stop recommending the supplements to most patients.
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HIV-positive mother donates liver to critically ill child JOHANNESBURG - Doctors in South Africa say they transplanted part of a liver from a mother with HIV to her critically ill but HIV-negative child, concluding that the chance to save a life outweighed the risk of virus transmission.
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Scientists Urge Doomsday Vault for 'Good' Germs As the world's microbial diversity is decimated by antibiotics, processed food, filtered water and other wonders of modern life, researchers are proposing the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity.
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Brainstorm Health: Ovarian Cancer and Aspirin, Lilly Diabetes Data, Chemistry Nobel Prize Hippocrates used it. As did Pliny the Elder—and then, too, Galen of Pergamon, perhaps the greatest physician-scientist of antiquity.
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After contaminated vaccine sparks polio fears in India, WHO calms nerves India's once again facing the spectre of a paralysing disease that had been eradicated, though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has downplayed the potential threat.
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