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Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer risk Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats.
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10th child dies from adenovirus outbreak in New Jersey Ten children have died and 17 others have become sick in connection with an adenovirus outbreak at a New Jersey health care facility, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Wednesday.
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1st FDA-approved cannabis-based drug now available in the US Epidiolex, the first cannabis-based medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, is now available by prescription in all 50 states.
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Legislature to look into viral outbreak that led to 10 deaths at NJ pediatric facility The state Senate is planning a hearing to look into what factors may have contributed to the deadly viral outbreak at a pediatric healthcare facility that has so far claimed the lives of ten children, and continues to grow.
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Final report says cellphone radiation may cause cancer in rats but not people The federal government's National Toxicology Program released its final report Thursday on whether cellphones cause cancer. The final verdict: cellphone radiation may sometimes cause tumors in rats at high, continuous doses, but not in people.
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Tips to Stay Healthy on Halloween Every October, Halloween treats make their way around every workplace, and leftover trick-or-treat candy can haunt parents for weeks.
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Jury says 'disease expert' must pay $105M to cancer victim A California man convicted of practicing medicine without a license must pay more than $105 million to a woman who said he falsely promised to cure her breast cancer.
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HIV-positive man had sex with kids: Davie Police A South Florida man who is HIV positive and is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and two young boys was arrested in Davie, police said.
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FDA Issues Alert on Irbesartan Due to Contamination SciGen Pharmaceuticals has voluntary recalled certain lots of the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) irbesartan, owing to the presence of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), a probable human carcinogen, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a ...
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FDA announces recall of another heart medicine for possible cancer risk The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients of another recall of medicine used to treat high blood pressure, for a potential cancer risk due to contamination.
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Differences in intent of pediatric injuries underscore importance of safe firearm storage Firearm-related injuries are a leading cause of injury and death in children and adolescents. Knowing more about the differences in the intent of pediatric firearm-related injury, for instance, unintentional injuries compared with injuries related to ...
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5 things you can do today to reduce your risk for Type 2 diabetes SALT LAKE CITY - November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time when communities across the country work together to bring attention to diabetes and the burden it places on millions of Americans.
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Man, 55, with HIV, sexually abused girl, 14, for months, police say "This animal" is how Davie police referred to a 55-year-old man who is HIV positive and accused of having sex, multiple times, with a 14-year-old girl.
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Immigrating To The US? Get Ready For A New Gut Microbiome (And Maybe More Pounds) A lot changed for Minnesota-based chef Yia Vang's family when they fled persecution in Laos and, in 1988, resettled in the American Midwest.
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Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer Two new studies revealed bad news about minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer, a widely used procedure performed through small slits in the abdomen instead of a big incision.
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Bug repellent made from coconut oil works better than DEET, government study says Compounds derived from coconut oil have been found to repel some insects better than DEET, a synthetic chemical considered the "gold standard" of repellents, according to a U.S.
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Kitsap mom whose son has AFM fighting for CDC to do more to track it KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. - Acute flaccid myeltis (AFM) can cause sudden paralysis. It's struck hundreds of children in our country and continues to rise.
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Ebola case found in new DRC area as outbreak hits 285 Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said yesterday that an Ebola case has been detected in a previously unaffected health zone, which is located between the two current hot spots, and that eight more cases have been confirmed ...
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American diet changes gut bacteria of immigrants Immigrants coming to the United States from Southeast Asia experience a rapid "Westernizing" of the bacteria in their guts that could explain their rising rates of obesity and related diseases.
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Flu shot myths debunked San Antonio has a looming health problem: Not enough of us plan to get vaccinated against the flu this winter. Many of us believe that the flu is not much more than fever, chills and a few days home in bed sipping chicken soup.
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Measles outbreak reported in Ocean County, NJ Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Ocean County, the New Jersey Department of Health reported Thursday. State health officials classified the cases of the highly contagious illness as an outbreak.
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Appendix Removal Could Lower the Risk of Parkinson's Disease by Nearly 20 Percent An appendectomy is a painful, but common surgery to remove the appendix, an unnecessary organ. And as researchers just found, it is linked to lowering the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
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Ocean County measles outbreak hits 2 more people, more could have been exposed Two more people have been infected with measles in Lakewood after being exposed to the highly-contagious virus from a traveler who brought it into the country last month, the New Jersey Department of Health said.
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Less-radical surgery may pose higher death risk Women with early cervical cancer who opt for minimally-invasive surgery die sooner and are more likely to have their tumors reappear than those who have a conventional hysterectomy, according to two studies that could dramatically change treatment for ...
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How reversing diabetes cost to drive savings impact is viable As Americans head to the polls this coming Tuesday, a top issue for many voters is the rising cost of healthcare. A new report has found that addressing chronic diseases, and in particular diabetes, could save tens of billions of dollars in healthcare ...
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Let's Change the Way We Treat Diabetes In the spring of 2002, very shortly after my husband Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I overheard him speaking on the phone in a raised voice.
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CDC confirms 10 new cases of rare polio-like neurological condition The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it has confirmed 10 more cases of an extremely rare, polio-like condition, across 24 states.
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Fewer children killed by guns in states with strict gun laws, finds Stanford study States that have more laws restricting youth access to guns have lower rates of child and teen deaths from shootings, a study by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has found.
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How Might the Appendix Play a Key Role in Parkinson's Disease? Most people forget they even have an appendix unless it bursts or becomes inflamed, but a new study suggests the organ may play a key role in the development of Parkinson's disease.
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Breakthrough Alzheimer's treatment hinges on diabetes drugs: study There may actually be a benefit to having diabetes. Taking high-blood-sugar medication could possibly ease the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Mount Sinai study published Thursday in PLOS One online.
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Medical expert criticize CDC's response to AFM ATLANTA - One of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's own medical experts is criticizing the agency's response to an illness that's paralyzing children.
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Vaccination: A Key Weapon in the Occupational Health Arsenal One of the key interventions in occupational health is vaccination, particularly to protect against influenza. Flu among healthcare personnel (HCP) can lead to lost workdays and can spread to other workers and to patients who are at significant risk of ...
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Could Diabetes Drugs Help Curb Alzheimer's? THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's patients taking diabetes drugs may have fewer signs of dementia in their brains than similar patients not taking the drugs, new research finds.
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Type 2 Diabetes: Every Important Fact to Know About Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments The most common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes occurs when your blood sugar (also called blood glucose) is elevated over a long period of time.
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New lung cancer diagnostic device Like Local 3 News on Facebook: Lung cancer kills more Americans than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. And like other forms of cancer, the earlier it's caught, the better chance patients have to survive.
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YOUR HEALTH: Earlier detection of lung cancer thanks to a robot CHICAGO, Illinois - Lung cancer kills more Americans than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. And like other forms of cancer, the earlier it's caught, the better chance patients have to survive.
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Talking to your doctor about mental health is essential Sponsored ContentMany people struggling with mental illness do not receive care despite the large amount of resources availableBy Lauren GlendenningBrought to you by Kaiser PermanenteAbout one in five adults in the United States experiences mental ...
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Wildfire smoke could boost lung cancer risk Persistent exposure to wildfire smoke may be putting Rogue Valley residents at higher risk of lung cancer and other respiratory diseases - especially firefighters who are on the front lines battling blazes, according to Dr.
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In Congo's Ebola Outbreak, Experimental Treatments Are Proving Effective By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times. NEW ORLEANS - Experimental new treatments for Ebola appear to be working effectively in the most recent outbreak in Central Africa, an expert reported at a medical conference here on Wednesday.
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