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Peanut allergy treatment around the corner but cost raises concerns Scientists think treatment in which children take increasing doses of peanut protein will be approved next year. Sarah Boseley Health editor.
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#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors Clap Back at NRA on Gun Violence The National Rifle Association has produced a lot of unfortunate tweets - one might argue that their entire Twitter account is tactless - but they really lacked judgement last week with a scathing suggestion to "anti-gun doctors" that they should ...
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Doctors start movement in response to NRA, calling for more gun research (CNN) The feud between the National Rifle Association and the medical community still rages on, with the latest round coming from physicians who released an editorial saying they disagree with the NRA, published in the journal Annals of Internal ...
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Doctors start movement in response to NRA, calling for more gun research The feud between the National Rifle Association and the medical community still rages on, with the latest round coming from physicians who released an editorial saying they disagree with the NRA, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine on ...
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More US children confirmed with paralyzing polio-like illness AFM (CNN) More children have been diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis, the polio-like paralyzing illness, according to numbers released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Naloxone: The life-saving drug more Americans need In 1971, almost half a century ago, emergency rooms started reversing opioid overdoses using a medicine called naloxone. It's generic today, and industry insiders told us it can cost as little as a nickel a dose to produce.
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New peanut allergy drug could herald a 'sea change' in treating food allergies, but is not a cure A large study provides the strongest evidence that children and teenagers can be desensitized to peanut allergies through controlled, escalating exposure to a substance that could otherwise trigger a life-threatening reaction - an advance that ...
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Duke student tests positive for bacterial meningitis A Duke University student has tested positive for bacterial meningitis. The undergraduate student was recently admitted to the hospital, the university said Monday.
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Officials warn about honey-filled pacifiers after cases of botulism CBS NEWS - The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning parents and other adults not to give babies pacifiers containing honey, after four infants in Texas were treated for botulism.
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A Duke student is hospitalized after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis A Duke student has been admitted to the hospital with bacterial meningitis, and the university announced it hopes to reach those who have come in close contact with the student.
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Person in Miami-Dade infected with mosquito-borne dengue, health department confirms Florida's first case of dengue this year was confirmed in Miami-Dade on Monday, the health department reported. A painful disease that causes high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain and other complications, dengue has no treatment or vaccine.
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Human images from world's first total-body scanner unveiled EXPLORER, the world's first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3-D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans.
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More calories burned when diet is low in carbs (Reuters Health) - For years dieters were told that a calorie is a calorie, but a new study suggests people may burn more calories on a low-carb diet than on a diet rich in carbohydrates.
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Madison County breaks record for opioid-related deaths EDWARDSVILLE, IL - A tragic and disturbing record has been broken tonight in the metro-east---more people have died this year from drug overdoses in Madison County than ever before.
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Anti-vaccination stronghold hit with worst chickenpox outbreak in decades By Isaac Stanley-Becker. Chickenpox has taken hold of a school in North Carolina where many families claim religious exemption from vaccines.
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Is your drinking dangerous? Emma Doran is hardly a poster girl for the temperance movement, but as far as drinking in Ireland goes, she's not far from a model of restraint.
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Scientists engineer a virus to take out cancer cells and their accomplices Part of what makes carcinoma cells, the most common kind of cancer cell, so potent and deadly is the helping hand they receive from their neighbors.
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Dual-action cancer-killing virus developed by Oxford scientists Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system and supplying it with growth factors and nutrients.
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution linked to autism risk, study says (CNN) Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder, a new study finds.
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MDMA helps people cooperate and rebuild trust, study shows MDMA, the active ingredient of ecstasy pills, makes people more inclined to cooperate on tasks and quicker to rebuild trust, according to researchers investigating its use in treating psychological disorders.
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New Jersey hosts first awareness day for type 1 diabetes DELRAN - Jake Semple was just 5 years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. "I was just about to start kindergarten and my life changed," said Semple, a 26-year-old township resident.
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MDMA drug makes you nicer, but not naive: study Paris (AFP) - MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, makes humans more likely to cooperate -- but only with trustworthy people -- researchers said Monday in the first study into how the drug impacts our willingness to help others.
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Proposed cancer treatment may boost lung cancer stem cells, study warns Epigenetic therapies -- targeting enzymes that alter what genes are turned on or off in a cell -- are of growing interest in the cancer field as a way of making a cancer less aggressive or less malignant.
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What 1 Mom Wants You to Know About the "Relentless Beast" That Is Type 1 Diabetes Imagine that on top of everything else you do for your children each day, you also have to make countless decisions that mean the difference between their life or death.
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Measles outbreak in Rockland County: Confirmed case tally rises to 75 Rockland County NY health officials reported on the measles outbreak in an update today. As of November 19, 2018, there are 75 confirmed reported cases of measles in Rockland County.
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Malaria on the rise in more than 13 countries, experts warn (CNN) - After almost two decades of decline, malaria cases have significantly risen in 13 countries, prompting concern that much more is needed to combat the epidemic.
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Here are some things you should know about the flu -- and ways you can stay healthy this flu season One of the most dreaded times of the year is upon us: flu season. FastMed Urgent Care put together a list of stats and tips to help better understand what a big deal flu season can be -- and how to keep yourself from being one of the ones who gets sick ...
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One day, we'll break the door right off its hinges and let in light we need to address mental illness without shame The reality is that if men aren't talking with friends, colleagues, spouses and families first, they aren't likely to be seeking professional or medical help.
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'Stop the Stigma': An unfiltered look at mental illness This is "Stop the Stigma": A project born from too many tragedies involving questions of mental health. Through powerful storytelling - straight from the people brave enough to talk freely - watch as stereotypes of mental illness and those suffering ...
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HMC urges elderly residents to get influenza vaccine DOHA: Physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) are cautioning elderly residents who have not yet received the influenza vaccine that they may be at higher risk of complications from flu.
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What is diabetes doing to my body? How do I manage it? Diabetes is a long-lasting disease in which your body either does not produce insulin or can't effectively use the insulin it produces.
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Trials of indigenously developed Zika vaccine to be conducted soon The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
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