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Teen Vaccinated Against Mom's Wishes Was Shocked She Dismissed CDC as a Kind of Conspiracy Theory An Ohio teenager recently got vaccinated, against the wishes of his mother, after he conducted his own research that challenged what he'd been told during his childhood.
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Hundreds protest in Washington state for right not to vaccinate children amid measles outbreak Hundreds of anti-vaccination supporters demonstrated outside a public hearing in Washington state on Friday to protest a bill that would make it harder for families to opt out of mandatory vaccinations for children, the Associated Press reported.
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Unvaccinated teens are fact-checking their parents and trying to get shots on their own By Alex Horton | The Washington Post. Ethan Lindenberger, frustrated by years of arguments about his mother's anti-vaccination stance, staged a quiet defection via Reddit.
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PSA: The Temperature of Boiling Water Has Not Changed It's that time of year again when it's time to talk about the dangers of boiling water. At least eight people were treated at Chicago's Loyola University Medical Center last week for second- and third-degree burns attributed to failed attempts at the ...
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Ignorance is the only evil "Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Why Ebola Vaccine On Trial in the DRC Is Raising Hopes The World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised that an experimental vaccine is playing a major role in controlling the spread of Ebola in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Mumps cases confirmed at ICE facility in Houston There have been seven cases of mumps at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Houston, the Houston Health Department confirmed Saturday.
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Mumps In Houston: Here's Another Vaccine Preventable Disease To Worry About The MMR in the name "MMR vaccine" isn't just a long way of saying mister vaccine. The first M stands for measles, as in the ongoing measles outbreak in the state of Washington that has led to a statewide emergency.
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Editorial: Measles surges again as it finds a weak spot: Anti-vax parents If a disease were striking children, causing rash and fever and sometimes escalating to brain swelling, pneumonia and even death, there would be a public demand to do something about it.
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Health department: If the Bankers Life bat touched you, get a rabies vaccine INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Two days after a bat made an unexpected appearance at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Indiana State Department of Health is advising people who may have touched the animal to seek a rabies vaccination.
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Tens of thousands infected in measles outbreak in Madagascar Measles found Hasina Raharimandimby and her family. Over three heartbreaking days in late January, three of her young children died of the virus.
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Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in DRC as crisis worsens (CNN) Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year -- and the crisis is gathering pace, with the number of new cases doubling last month, according to charity Save the Children.
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Anti-vaxxer movement blamed for rise in measles The rise of the anti-vaxxer movement is being blamed for an alarming resurgence in deadly measles outbreaks across world, prompting an urgent warning from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the need for immediate action.
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Exercise may protect against Alzheimer's: Study Exercise produces a hormone that may improve memory and protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study. Researchers have previously discovered a hormone called irisin that is released into the circulation during physical activity.
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Less beef, more beans: Experts say world needs a new diet A hamburger a week, but no more - that's about as much red meat people should eat to do what's best for their health and the planet, according to a report seeking to overhaul the world's diet.
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Man Who Ate Marijuana Lollipop Had Heart Attack Caused by 'Fearful Hallucinations' A man ate a lollipop and suffered a heart attack triggered by frightening hallucinations, physicians have revealed. The unnamed man, 70, was taking medicines for coronary artery diseaseand his condition was stable.
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Insulin pill might one day make treating diabetes a little less painful Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way for diabetics to administer insulin orally, potentially doing away with the need for painful daily needle pokes in the near future.
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Robots and AI to give doctors more time with patients, says report Robots, artificial intelligence and smart speakers will ease the burden on doctors and give them more time with patients, according to an NHS report on the pending technological "revolution" in healthcare.
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Girls's Brains Are 'Younger' Than Males's Brains: Does It Matter? Researchers say men's brains start out adulthood as "older" and never catch up as they age. Share on Pinterest Researchers have mapped out brain age in men and women.
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Mercy Medical Center Gets Penalties and Fines for Sponge Related Death A surgical sponge was left inside a patient's body after a surgery, and the Calif. Dept. of Public Health has fined the Redding hospital for the incident.
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Alexa-like bots will listen out for suicidal patients under NHS technology revolution Smart speakers like Amazon's Alexa or Google's Siri are to be used by the NHS to analyse patient conversations and spot if they suicidal, it has emerged.
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Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in DRC as crisis worsens Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year -- and the crisis is gathering pace, with the number of new cases doubling last month, according to charity Save the Children.
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FDA reports additional cases of cancer linked to breast implants (CNN) -- A deadly cancer linked to breast implants has been found in additional women in the United States, federal health officials said.
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Big disconnect: Young people don't realize risk of using e-cigarettes, counselor says The use of electronic cigarettes among high school kids is surging in the United States, so much so that the surgeon general has declared it an epidemic.
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Exercise could prevent Alzheimer's by triggering hormone which helps regrow brain cells, study suggests Exercise could protect against Alzheimer's by triggering a hormone which helps regrow brain cells, a study has found. Scientists have known for some time that exercise reduces the risk of developing dementia, but did not know if there was a direct link ...
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Daniel's fight against his congenital heart defect GRAVES COUNTY, KY - Mothers-to-be often say they just want their child to be healthy, but there is always that chance that they won't be.
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Breast cancer: Scan younger women at risk, charity says Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual screenings to pick up the disease earlier, a charity says.
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FDA Assertion Warns Of Hyperlink Between Breast Implants And Most cancers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against breast implants, linking it to a higher risk of rare cancer. In a statement, the public health agency provided an update on the number of cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a type ...
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Here Comes Novel Device Equally Harmful as Traditional Smoking, E-cigarettes While we know about the harmful effects of traditional cigarettes and vaping, new heated tobacco devices are no less toxic to the human lung cells than ordinary cigarette smoke, said researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
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Idaho gets 'F' on American Lung Association's tobacco report Idaho received an overall grade of "F'' in a new tobacco control report from the American Lung Association. The 2019 "State of Tobacco Control" outlines three recommendations for Idaho: increase funding for tobacco prevention and control work, raise ...
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Number of people with measles tripled in Europe in 2018, WHO says A record number of people in Europe were infected with measles in 2018 as the number of cases tripled from the year before, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Hormonal cycles may make women more prone to drug addiction, higher relapse rates Women's hormonal cycles may not only make them more prone to drug addiction but also more affected by triggers that lead to relapse, a new Vanderbilt University study revealed.
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Marion County reports suspected measles case Marion County health officials said Saturday they have received notification of a suspected measles case in the county. A sample has been sent to the Oregon State Public Health Lab and officials expect lab results over the weekend.
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Study Takes On 'Beer Before Wine' Drinking Myth Scientists have once and for all tested the age-old belief that drinking wine before bingeing on beer could prevent a nasty hangover.
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After 20 Years, This Mexican Doctor Found 100% Cure For Cervical Cancer & Human Papillomavirus It's a medical breakthrough unlike any other, one that effectively puts an end to cervical cancer among women. After 20 painstaking years of research, Eva Ramon Gallegos, a Mexican scientist has finally developed a cure to eliminate 100 percent human ...
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Mandatory immunization ordered MANILA, Philippines - In response to the measles outbreak, the government will exert all efforts to ensure that Republic Act 10152 or the Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011 is properly implemented, Malacañang said yesterday.
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