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Millions Of Americans Think They Have Food Allergies — But They're Wrong A new study of adult food allergy prevalence in the United States offers some startling insights into what's going on with Americans' immune systems - and what they think is going on with their immune systems.
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A Key Sign of Alzheimer's Looks Different In Black Patients, Wash U Study Finds African-Americans have lower levels of a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, which could keep blacks with the disease from being diagnosed, according to Washington University researchers.
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Flu shot may be more effective than nasal vaccine, study says (CNN) When it comes to vaccinating yourself -- or your kids -- against the flu, there are two options in the United States: a traditional shot or a nasal spray.
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Review shows flu shot bests FluMist against H1N1 in kids An analysis today of pooled data from five US surveillance studies across three flu seasons in children found that the inhaled quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) wasn't as effective as the injectable version of the vaccine against ...
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Is it a cold or flu? 5 questions to ask yourself Flu season is ramping up across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity is "elevated" nationally and increasing week by week.
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Virginia woman dies from rabies after being misdiagnosed with panic attacks An American woman lost her life to rabies after being bitten by a dog while on a yoga retreat in India. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revealed that the 65-year-old Virginia woman had spent seven weeks in the South Asian ...
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CDC: Virginia woman died from rabies after 2017 India trip CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that a Virginia woman who died in 2017 contracted rabies from a dog bite in India.
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State health officials warn of increasing norovirus activity LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Health officials in Michigan are warning that a virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping is making its rounds.
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Michigan Officials Warn Of Norovirus LANSING, MI - Norovirus illness often peaks in winter and state officials are warning residents of its dangers. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has identified increases in norovirus activity recently and is urging Michigan ...
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Michigan officials warn residents about symptoms of norovirus LANSING, MICH. -- State health officials are asking residents to be aware of the spread of the potentially dangerous norovirus as Michigan is seeing an uptick in cases.
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New Alzheimer's research highlights the need for diversity in medical studies African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than white adults. Yet scientists have no idea why this is the case.
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Man thought nearly brain-dead recovers and leaves hospital OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A man whose children had decided to remove his breathing tubes has recovered and left an Omaha hospital after weeks of therapy.
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The big diet this year could be no diet at all What if, instead of promising to go on a diet this year, your resolution is to go on a non-diet? That is what Angela Yazbek did two years ago, and she says she has never been healthier or happier.
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Bottle feeding may play role in whether kids are left-handed The study finds that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants. The researchers identified this finding in about 60,000 mother-infant pairs and they accounted for known risk factors for handedness.
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Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children's diets High-sugar cereals are heavily promoted to children on TV. The adoption of poor eating habits including excess consumption of sugar can lead to obesity, a known risk factor for 13 cancers.
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Fluctuating personal income is also bad for your health Fluctuations in personal income will likely harm your financial well-being, but more surprisingly, unpredictable changes in income are also bad for your physical health, a new study shows.
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9-year-old boy calls 911, helps save his grandfather's life Somerset Police Department(SOMERSET, Mass.) - A Massachusetts grandfather had his 9-year-old grandson to thank for helping first responders save his life Saturday.
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Survey: Flavored Tobacco Product Use Rises in Teens Self-reported use of flavored tobacco products among middle- and high-school students in the U.S. increased in 2017, reversing a downward trend from previous years, according to data from the annual National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS).
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Not Enough Women Getting Screened for Cervical Cancer January is Cervical Health Awareness Month -- but a new study at Mayo Clinic says the percentage of women getting screened for cervical cancer is far too low.
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Measles cases confirmed in Vancouver and Portland Authorities in Vancouver, Washington, have confirmed a case of measles in a child while the Oregon Health Authority has confirmed a separate measles case in Portland, Oregon.
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Flavored tobacco use rising in US kids as vaping takes off (Reuters Health) - The growing popularity of e-cigarettes among U.S. youth may be associated with increased use of potentially dangerous flavored tobacco products, a new study suggests.
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Sudden income drops in early adulthood linked with risk of heart disease later (Reuters Health) - The risk of heart disease and premature death may be higher for people who experience sudden, unpredictable income drops in early adulthood, a new study suggests.
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Chinese gay dating app halts registration after underage HIV report BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese gay dating app Blued is halting new user registration for a week, it said on Sunday, following media reports that underage users caught HIV after going on dates set up via the world's largest networking app for the LGBT ...
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Biomarkers identified that could predict the risk of stroke Researchers have successfully developed two biomarkers that could help predict the risk of a heart condition and stroke. The study titled, "Data-driven discovery and validation of circulating blood-based biomarkers associated with prevalent atrial ...
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Team reveals clues into early development of autism spectrum disorder Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a relatively common developmental disorder of communication and behavior that affects about 1 in 59 children in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Seeing Sugary Cereal Ads May Lead To Kids Eating More Sugary Cereal, New Study Finds You've likely noticed that your kids ask for more of the things they see and hear on TV, in movies, or on the radio. It makes sense.
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'Distressing' Trend: Cervical Cancer Increasing in Japan Cervical cancer is on the rise among young women in Japan. This contrasts with the trend seen in most other developed countries, where rates have been falling, largely as a result of screening and vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) - the ...
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Diet more important than exercise to lose weight: Study New York–For those planning to hit the gym to lose weight, take note. A new study suggests that diet is far more important than physical activity including walking, fidgeting and formal exercise.
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Want a right-handed baby? Breastfeeding may play a role, study finds New parents might not be able to control a baby's sleep habits or crying, but new research suggests mothers could play a role in determining if an infant becomes right-handed or left-handed.
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Cigarette smoking is at a record low in the US Cigarette smoking is at an all-time low in the United States, but the benefits of this public health achievement are not being shared equally by all Americans.
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Does Intermittent Fasting Actually Work? This Study May Finally Have The Answer A new study from the University of Adelaide found that obese women lost more weight when following an Intermittent Fasting (IF) diet plan than by cutting calories alone.
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Experts say diet is more important than exercise for weight loss The new year is here, and many people have made a resolution to lose weight. But experts say when it comes to reducing the pounds, diet is far more important than exercise.
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New Colorectal Cancer Biomarker Could Be Lipid Producing Enzyme Identifying novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets is critical to combating a complex, heterogeneous disease such as cancer. Now, investigators at Johns Hopkins have just identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new ...
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Don't Put Off Getting The Flu Shot Any Longer This Season If you managed to get into the new year without suffering through a case of influenza, even though you haven't been vaccinated against the virus, congratulations.
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Screen time may not be that bad for kids, British doctors say A lot of time spent looking at smartphone screens might not be too bad for kids if they have healthy lifestyles already, according to some leading British children's doctors.
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Expert panel to probe into reasons for spread of KFD In the wake of the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) outbreak in Sagar taluk, the State government has decided to form an expert committee to probe into reasons for the spread of the disease, also known as monkey fever.
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