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This flu season in Mass. sees a nearly 70 percent increase in confirmed cases This flu season in Massachusetts has seen a nearly 70 percent increase in documented influenza cases from last year's season, according to statistics from the state.
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As flu is on the rise, mom says: 'I didn't know I was going to lose my baby' to the flu (CNN) If it seems like you know a lot of people who've come down with the flu lately, you're on to something. Nineteen states now have high levels of flu activity, according to numbers released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Some teens get addicted to juuling STANFORD, Calif. - The U.S. Surgeon General is calling vaping an epidemic among adolescents. More than 3.6 million U.S. teenagers -- including one in five high school students, and one in 20 middle school students -- used e-cigarettes last year.
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Measles patient visited Hood River, The Dalles area A case of measles has led health authorities to a select group of people in Hood River and The Dalles. The person with measles visited the OHSU Hospital emergency room in Portland on Wednesday.
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How Bad is Flu Season 2019: Too Late to Get the Flu Shot? CDC Flu Map, Deaths Reported Flu activity across much of the country has reached at least widespread or regional activity and people are on high alert looking to avoid getting infected.
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Another Blood Pressure Med Recall For Cancer Concerns, What You Should Do Can you recall a year with more blood pressure medication recalls than 2018? The past 6 months have been particularly bad for blood pressure medication recalls, good if for some reason you have been rooting for recalls, but bad if you have been taking ...
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More than 1 in 10 US adults has a food allergy, study finds (CNN) Blake Sorensen of Chicago has a routine: "Phone, keys, wallet, EpiPen. That's what I've become accustomed to." Sorenson, 30, has a life-threatening nut allergy that was diagnosed when he was about 3 years old.
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Person With Measles Was In Portland, Hood River, And The Dalles The Oregon Health Authority says a case of measles was confirmed on Jan. 3. Since then no other cases have surfaced. By Colin Miner, Patch Staff | Jan 4, 2019 9:21 pm ET | Updated Jan 4, 2019 9:29 pm ET ...
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DRC Ebola outbreak total rises to 613 infections The Democratic of the Congo (DRC) has five more Ebola cases, according to updates from the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online dashboard.
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Virginia Woman Dies From Rabies After Being Bitten by a Puppy on a Yoga Retreat in India A Virginia woman has tragically died from rabies after being bitten by a puppy on a yoga retreat. The unidentified 65-year-old woman began experiencing pain in her right arm while gardening on May 3, 2017, more than a month after returning home from ...
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Mediterranean diet named the best for 2019 If you're a fan of the Mediterranean diet, get ready to do a victory dance. For the first time, the Mediterranean diet has won the gold as 2019's best overall diet in rankings announced Wednesday by US News and World Report.
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Weight Loss Industry Pioneer Offers Personal and Customized Mediterranean Diet Support Portland, ME, Jan. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Year after year, the Mediterranean Diet continues to be listed among the top diets as recommended by medical professionals for nearly 20 years.
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Ebola ruled out in Swedish patient suspected of having virus, hospital says (CNN) A man in Sweden who was being treated for suspected Ebola contamination at Uppsala University Hospital on Friday does not have the deadly virus.
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Mediterranean diet is the best diet there is Diets come and go and have their time in the trending list. The U.S. News and World Report has however confirmed that the healthiest diet at present is the Mediterranean diet.
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'You're going to freak out': how to conquer your Foma (fear of missing alcohol) If you're one of the 3.1 million Brits who have just embarked on a Dry January, you're probably already in the grip of Foma.
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Terminally ill man with days to live renews vows to wife of more than a decade A terminally ill North Carolina man is again scratching items off of his bucket list. Anthony Leonard first made news in February when he was sent to the Duke vs.
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UVM Medical Center reports overnight overdose spike Eileen Whalen, president of the UVM Medical Center board of trustees, talks to reporters at a press conference on Friday. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger.
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TPWD urges hunters, landowners to be vigilant after chronic waste disease confirmed in Texas deer AUSTIN - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed chronic wasting disease in three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley, and El Paso Counties.
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Scientists improve on photosynthesis by genetically engineering plants Ever since Thomas Malthus issued his dire prediction in 1789 that population growth would always exceed food supply, scientists have worked to prove him wrong.
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Switch off their screens an hour before bedtime, child health experts tell parents Not enough evidence of screen harms to recommend UK-wide time limits for kids says Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, but sleep disruption significant.
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Missouri Teen Left Blind After Mystery Illness Causes Her Eyes To Bleed This time last month, 15-year-old Jordyn Walker was editor and photographer of her high school newspaper, seasonal manager of the school's baseball team, and a competitive archer.
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Photosynthesis Glitch Fix Boosts Crop Growth By 40% Using photosynthesis, plants convert sunlight into energy, turning carbon-dioxide into the oxygen we breathe. Nevertheless, the vast majority of plants on Earth are affected by a glitch which forced them to evolve a process called photorespiration.
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5 Quick Tips to Kick off Weight Loss We've all heard different weight loss stories like if you stop drinking soft drinks, you'll definitely lose 10 pounds within a few months.
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Terminally ill Fayetteville man with days to live renews vows to wife of more than a decade A terminally ill Fayetteville man is again scratching items off of his bucket list. We first met Anthony Leonard in February when the "Fill your Bucket List Foundation" sent him to the Duke vs.
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Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst By LINDSEY TANNER. AP Medical Writer. Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age angst also ...
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With just days to live, terminally ill North Carolina man renews vows to wife With only days left to live, a terminally ill North Carolina man tearfully renewed his marriage vows to his wife of 12 years. Anthony Leonard, who is battling a rare stomach cancer, remarried his sobbing wife, Christy.
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Southern Nevada sees first deaths of flu season Three people in Southern Nevada have died of the flu, marking the first deaths of the 2018-19 flu season, the Southern Nevada Health District said Thursday.
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Controversial tool emerges to help drug users test if fentanyl is present A controversial tool has emerged in the fight against opioid overdose deaths. It's a strip that allows people who use street drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, to test whether their drugs are laced with fentanyl.
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Strips that can test for fentanyl touted for overdose-reduction potential (Gray News) - A Canadian company is offering strips that can detect fentanyl, and they're touting its benefits for users of drugs like cocaine and heroin.
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Sugar Substitutes No Better Than Real Sugar For Weight Loss And Health Outcomes, Study Finds Researchers of a new study find no huge benefits from consuming sugar substitutes instead of sugar when it comes to health benefits and weight loss.
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Depression in girls linked to higher use of social media Research suggests link between social media use and depressive symptoms was stronger for girls compared with boys. Denis Campbell Health policy editor.
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Study finds ADHD drugs are unlikely to cause cardiac damage in children who take them With more than 1.8 million children in the U.S. being treated annually with drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the possibility that such drugs could damage their hearts has been a significant cause of concern for parents and ...
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Eating Breakfast Regularly May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk Although nutritionists, doctors, and parents have advised for years that a nutritious breakfast is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, many people pass on the morning meal.
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