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NRA tweet warns doctors to 'stay in their lane' over gun control A social media war erupted between doctors and the National Rifle Association Thursday, just as 12 people were shot and killed at a California nightclub and hours before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new figures showing gun ...
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Family gives warning about bats after man becomes Utah's first fatal rabies case in over 70 years MORONI, Utah - A Utah man is dead in what's believed to be the first fatal case of rabies in Utah in over 70 years. "It started with his neck and back pain.
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1 Dead, 164 Sick Due to Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey, CDC Says With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people across the country to handle raw turkey carefully.
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Turkey Sickens 3 In Connecticut A strain of drug-resistant salmonella, which has sickened 164 people and killed one, has been linked to raw turkey sold in Connecticut.
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Deadly case of rabies in Utah was likely spread by a bat A Utah resident has died from rabies, and health officials believe exposure to a bat was the source of infection. This is the first person in Utah to die from rabies since 1944, according to the state's health department.
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Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in deer harvested in Liberty and Carbon counties Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Park said in a press release on Thursday that second tests on tissue samples from a white-tailed buck harvested in southern Liberty County and a mule deer doe harvested within the CWD-positive area in Carbon County came ...
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US cigarette smoking rate reaches new low Cigarette use among American adults is at the lowest it's been since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started collecting data on the issue in 1965, according to a report released Thursday.
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Testing confirms Montana deer had chronic wasting disease Second tests on tissue samples from a white-tailed buck harvested in southern Liberty County and a mule deer doe harvested within Carbon County came back positive for chronic wasting disease, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Thursday.
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First flu-related death in South Carolina of the season confirmed Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has confirmed the first flu-related death in South Carolina of the current flu season.
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Mysterious Polio-like illness baffles medical experts while frightening parents A spike in the number of children with a rare neurological disease that causes polio-like symptoms has health officials across the country scrambling to understand the illness.
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You Naturally Burn More Calories at Certain Time of Day: Study By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. Share |. Comments: (0) · Tell-a-Friend. THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) --When it comes to weight gain, what you eat clearly matters.
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Diabetes educators: Putting patients in the driver's seat Dana Stainbrook is used to meeting with people who feel overwhelmed. "There is a lot of denial with diabetes ... minimizing it and thinking it's really not a problem," said Stainbrook, a nurse and diabetes educator with Washington Health System.
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Medicare steps up the fight against diabetes Diabetes affects as many as 1 in 4 older adults with Medicare. It costs hundreds of billions of dollars to treat and results in the loss of tens of thousands of lives every year.
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Mother sues facility after 10 children died in adenovirus outbreak (CNN) -. After her 15-year-old son ended up "in critical and life-threatening condition" from an adenovirus outbreak at a New Jersey health care facility, one mother is suing those who she believes allowed her son to end up in the ICU, according to a ...
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Health Alert: The Great American Smokeout BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) -- Quitting smoking isn't easy. It takes time and a plan. You don't have to stop smoking in one day; however, start with day one.
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Mom of adenovirus victim: Parents should have been told sooner of outbreak in Wanaque The mother of an 18-year-old who contracted a virus that has claimed the lives of 10 children at a long-term care facility in Wanaque said she had to plead with members of the center's staff to take her daughter to a hospital when she developed ...
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Soy baby formula linked to severe menstrual cramps later in life By Linda Carroll. (Reuters Health) - Feeding infant girls baby formula containing soy may set them up for more painful menstrual periods as young women, a new study suggests.
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SC's first flu-related death reported in Lowcountry COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) - Health officials in South Carolina have announced their first flu-related death of the season. S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) made the announcement on Thursday, Nov. 8. No additional details about ...
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Soy baby formula linked to severe menstrual cramps later in life (Reuters Health) - Feeding infant girls baby formula containing soy may set them up for more painful menstrual periods as young women, a new study suggests.
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Dr. Rose B. Ganim: The perils of e-cigarettes Electronic cigarettes have been in the news a lot this year. These battery-operated products are generally used to deliver a nicotine-containing aerosol for inhaling from an e-liquid that is often infused with a flavoring.
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Amarillo man tells story of diagnosis and recovery from polio-like illness There's a special World Series section coming soon to an @eagletrib near you. A bunch of cool stories in there, and… twitter.
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This is when your body burns the most calories, study says There are plenty of ways to burn calories. One of the ways to burn more could be linked to the time of day your workout happens. » RELATED: This is the best time to eat dinner to avoid diabetes, high blood pressure, study says ...
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The simple habit that could help you lose more weight Struggling to lose those few extra pounds? New research suggests stepping on the scale every day could be the key to losing more weight.
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High blood pressure before age 40 tied to earlier strokes, heart disease (Reuters Health) - People who develop high blood pressure before age 40 have a higher risk of heart disease and strokes in middle age, two new studies suggest.
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US concerned about Ebola outbreak in Congo conflict zone -official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is worried about the outbreak of Ebola in conflict-hit eastern Congo where there are 312 confirmed and probable cases and 191 deaths, a USAID official said on Thursday.
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Nearly 70 Confirmed Measles Cases in New York There are measles outbreaks in parts of New York. Most of the cases - 52 confirmed - are in Rockland County. There are 17 others confirmed in Brooklyn.
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3 and 4 year olds need flu shot by Dec. 31 WATERBURY -- If you have a three or a four year old in pre-K, time is running short for you to get them a flu shot. In Waterbury, where several hundred children are in danger of being kept home from pre-K, if they don't comply with a state law the ...
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You Burn the Most Calories at This Time of Day, New Study Shows Your body's internal clock, or circadian rhythm, dictates a lot of your day. It tells you when you're hungry and need to scarf some food, when you're tired and should hit the hay, and more.
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To burn the most calories, it helps to heed the clock Next time you stagger into a Waffle House in the wee hours of the morning and order the Texas sausage egg and cheese melt (1,040 calories), consider this new research finding: At roughly that hour, the most basic operations of the human body throttle ...
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Would Two Flu Shots Protect Me Better Than One? Q. Would two flu shots protect me better than one? A. Booster doses can make the flu vaccine more effective, but the benefit is limited to a few specific groups.
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Weight loss after menopause tied to lower breast cancer risk (Reuters Health) - Older women who lose weight may have a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintain or gain weight, a large U.S.
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Few take advantage of new lung cancer screening Lung cancer is the nation's leading cause of cancer deaths for both women and men, with more than 3,000 new diagnoses in Oregon estimated for 2018 alone.
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US concerned about Ebola outbreak in Congo conflict zone: official By Lesley Wroughton. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is worried about the outbreak of Ebola in conflict-hit eastern Congo where there are 312 confirmed and probable cases and 191 deaths, a USAID official said on Thursday.
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Ask the Doctors: Study indicates weight loss can lessen breast cancer risk Dear Doctor: I recently read an article that said even a little bit of weight loss - just 5 percent of your total body weight - can lessen your risk of breast cancer.
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Singing may reduce stress, improve mood for people with Parkinson's disease Singing may reduce stress and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, say scientists who found that the benefits of musical therapy were similar to taking medication.
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Under 40 With High Blood Pressure? Be Wary of Heart Risks Adults under 40 with high blood pressure are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, researchers have found. A prospective study published in JAMA included 4,851 American adults whose average age was 36.
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VRMC plans Diabetes awareness event Thursday Valley Regional Medical Center will provide free screening services, snacks and door prizes during its annual diabetes awareness event this evening.
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Study: Dark roast coffee may reduce Alzheimer's, Parkinson's risk (WFLA/CNN Newsource) - Canadian researchers say the darker the coffee, the better it may be for your brain. Researchers from the Krembil Brain Institute in Toronto tested Starbucks Via Instant light roast, dark roast, and decaffeinated dark roast.
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AI may help predict Alzheimer's disease 6 years before doctors A new artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by US researchers may be capable of detecting the early signs of Alzheimer's disease six years before doctors can make an actual diagnosis.
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When you need antibiotics and when you do not Half of antibiotics prescribed by primary-care doctors are done so inappropriately and are fueling the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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Ask the Doctors Dear Doctor: I recently read an article that said even a little bit of weight loss -- just 5 percent of your total body weight -- can lessen your risk of breast cancer.
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Antibiotic resistance could kill over 2.4 million by 2050, says report A new report estimates that antibiotic resistant infections could kill roughly 2.4 million in Europe, North America, and Australia by 2050, according to The Guardian.
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New York's Orthodox Jewish community is battling measles outbreaks. Vaccine deniers are to blame. Anti-vaccine advocates have swayed parents in New York to refuse immunizations for their kids, sparking two of the largest measles outbreaks in the state's recent history, according to local health officials.
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Food For Thought It's reported that thousands of livestock, misrepresented as drug free, are found with antibiotics and growth hormones. I've added my own remarks to a very important message to producers, consumers and processors of livestock.
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Are you at risk of schizophrenia? Brain activity pattern may have an answer BOSTON: Scientists have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts the development of schizophrenia, an advance that could be used to diagnose the disorder earlier.
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Measles Outbreak: More Restrictions In Rockland Even people born before 1957 and those who have received two doses of MMR vaccine, might get measles, health officials said. By Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff | Nov 9, 2018 4:40 pm ET.
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91 nations can't sustain population levels, study finds; birthrates soaring in developing countries PARIS - Soaring birthrates in developing nations are fueling a global baby boom but women in dozens of richer countries aren't producing enough children to maintain population levels there, according to figures released Friday.
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Teen with brain cancer raises cash to pay dad's expenses after knee surgery An Indiana teen with an inoperable brain tumor is busy selling hot chocolate to raise money -- not for himself, but to help pay for expenses after his father's knee surgery.
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American Lung Association Promotes Screening for Lung Cancer Awareness Month DULUTH, Minn. - Throughout November for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the American Lung Association in Duluth is encouraging people who are at risk for lung cancer to take a screening eligibility quiz.
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ADPH recommends flu vaccine as soon as possible The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) encourages annual flu vaccination for all persons 6 months of age and older as the best way to prevent influenza and its potentially serious complications.
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