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Ohio Teen Chooses to Get Vaccinated in Defiance of His Anti-Vaxx Parents: 'God Knows How I'm Still Alive' There is no scientific link between vaccines and autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Hitting age 18 is a major milestone for teens, who become legal adults and can do everything from voting and enlisting in the military to working ...
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Here comes novel device equally harmful as traditional smoking, e-cigarettes Sydney, Feb 11 (IANS): 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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Unvaccinated children are coming of age–and they want protection In many ways, Ethan Lindenberger is like most other teenagers. A high school senior in Norwalk, Ohio, he runs his school's debate club, is a member of his local church, and is planning to start college in the fall.
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A quarter of all kindergartners in this county in Washington aren't immunized. Now there's a measles crisis Measles outbreaks in New York and Washington state have public health officials scrambling to contain a disease that was eliminated in the USA nearly two decades ago.
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Eating 'ultraprocessed' foods accelerates your risk of early death, study says ATLANTA (CNN) - The quick and easy noshes you love are chipping away at your mortality one nibble at a time, according to new research from France: We face a 14 percent higher risk of early death with each 10 percent increase in the amount of ...
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Weekend brings no new cases in Vancouver-area measles outbreak The weekend brought a break in new measles cases amid an outbreak centered in the Vancouver area. Clark County Public Health reported no new confirmed or suspected cases.
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Schools closed in northern Mississippi because of flu TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Two public school districts and one private school in northern Mississippi were closed Friday because of an increase in flu cases.
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CDC: More teens using e-cigs, despite health warnings Experts are worried that teens are not paying attention to warnings about the dangers of vaping. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of teens using e-cigarettes skyrocketed in 2018.
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Consuming Ultraprocessed Food Tied to Higher Mortality People who consume higher levels of ultraprocessed foods may be at increased risk for death, according to a study published online February 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed childhood diseases as accurately as doctors, researchers said Monday.
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AI paediatrician makes diagnoses from records better than some doctors By Chelsea Whyte. Diagnosing an illness requires taking in a lot of information and connecting the dots. Artificial intelligence may be well-suited to such a task and in recent tests one system could diagnose children's illnesses better than some doctors.
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Youth smoking decline stalls, and vaping may be to blame NEW YORK - Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible.
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Vaping Is Erasing Gains Made Against Teen Smoking By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- E-cigarettes have obliterated past progress in reducing tobacco product use among teenagers, U.S.
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Nearly 100 children dead as world's 2nd-largest Ebola outbreak surpasses 800 cases The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has claimed the lives of nearly 100 children. At least 97 children, 65 of whom were younger than 5 years old, have died from Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
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Man suffers heart attack after sucking cannabis lollipop 'strong enough to kill' The man began suffering frightening hallucinations and soaring blood pressure before his heart stopped, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology said.
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McWilliams: Don't judge vaccines based on the flu vaccine Editor's Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board.
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Vaping and traditional cigarettes: both damaging to the lungs, research says Vaping of high concentration causes the same toxic damage to lung cells as traditional cigarettes, a new study has found. Researchers say the study suggests newer electronic nicotine delivery devices may not be a safer substitute for cigarette smoking.
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Ebola vaccine is key in ongoing efforts to contain the DRC outbreak Vaccines are recognised as one of the most powerful tools in controlling and preventing infectious diseases. This despite strong anti-vaccination movements around the globe.
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Experts: Worst of flu season might be yet to come Though the measles have grabbed the infectious disease spotlight both locally and nationwide, experts said people shouldn't forget about a much more common illness that's still a major concern - the flu.
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Long Beach Confirms City's First Flu Deaths of the Season The Long Beach health department on Friday confirmed the city's first two flu-related deaths of the 2018-19 flu season, and again urged residents to get vaccinated.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak is a testing ground for new treatments Amid the second largest Ebola outbreak ever, the hunt for a lifesaving treatment is on. A clinical trial of patients taking place now in Congo is gathering evidence on experimental therapies, to provide a proven option when the deadly virus inevitably ...
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Bad part of flu season yet to come, says CDC TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Just when you thought you were out of the woods this flu season, some bad news is coming from the Centers for Disease Control.
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More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment, study finds (CNN) More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment to instead watch and wait to see whether their cancer progresses -- and experts say that's a good thing.
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Unborn baby removed from mum's womb for surgery and then put back An unborn baby has been removed from its mother's womb for treatment then put back, in a groundbreaking operation. The procedure was carried out on Bethan Simpson's child after tests revealed it had spina bifida.
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Mother champions bill for better food allergy awareness in restaurants Last year during Super Bowl Sunday, Nicole Arpiarian experienced every parent's worst nightmare: She watched her child almost die.
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#PregnancyAwarenessWeek: Surgeons open mom's womb, operate on unborn baby's spine London - A Mom-to-be has told how her unborn baby had a groundbreaking procedure in the womb to treat spina bifida. Bethan Simpson, 26, is just the fourth British patient to undergo the surgery to help stop their child having life-long disabilities.
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Health officials: Ignore anti-vaccination fliers showing up in children's products in southern Maine People should ignore anti-vaccination fliers - alleged to have come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - that have shown up in children's products at big box stores including Walmart and Target in southern Maine, state public ...
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Medical News Today: Cardiovascular deaths on the rise in the US According to the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly half of all adults in the United States have cardiovascular disease. It caused more deaths in 2016 than previous years, despite rates of cardiovascular deaths having declined worldwide.
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He Ate a 'Pot Lollipop' -- and a Heart Attack Soon Followed By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're an aging baby boomer who thinks you can handle today's potent marijuana "edibles," the case of a man who had a heart attack after eating a pot lollipop ...
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Colorado Flu Risk Still High, Boulder Has Lower Rate Of Infection The flu is now widespread in nearly the entire country, according to the latest figures from the CDC. By Mara Abbott, Patch Staff | Feb 10, 2019 11:21 pm ET.
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Allergy outbreak: Deadly food allergies on the rise LYNCHBURG, VA. (WSET) -- For Anthony and Rachel Waff dinner time can get complicated. Not because of what their three boys will and won't eat, but because of what their youngest can't eat.
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Number of flu cases in Aroostook County lower than current statewide average AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine - The 2018-2019 flu season in Aroostook County has seen a far lower number of confirmed flu virus cases than last year's totals and the current statewide average.
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Adult food allergy? Join the club Think of a food that you have been eating since childhood. It can be anything - an apple, bread or milk, perhaps - just something that is so routinely and mindlessly included in your diet that you barely give it much thought.
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Colorado Flu Rate Among Highest In The US: CDC The number of hospitalizations in the 2018-19 season has increased to 1,684, the state health department said. By Jean Lotus, Patch Staff | Feb 11, 2019 7:00 am ET | Updated Feb 11, 2019 9:00 am ET ...
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Unborn baby removed from mother's womb for groundbreaking spina bifida operation then put back An unborn baby has been removed from its mother's womb for treatment then put back in a groundbreaking operation. The procedure was carried out on Bethan Simpson's child after tests revealed it had spina bifida.
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Can the Pill Affect How Women Recognize Emotions in Others? Birth control pills have been available for nearly 60 years and about 100 million women take them. But despite their ubiquity, some researchers still that think certain aspects of the contraceptives deserve more research.
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Nearly 1 in 7 US kids and teens have a mental health condition -- half go untreated, study says (CNN) Half of children with a mental health condition in the United States go without treatment, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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President Trump's pledge to end HIV/AIDS epidemic could mean big boost to Louisiana's efforts President Donald Trump's declaration in his recent State of the Union speech that he wants to eliminate the nation's HIV/AIDS epidemic in the next decade by devoting more resources to areas of the country with high rates of the disease could boost ...
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Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The quality of your marriage could be affected by your genes, according to new research conducted at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
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Insulin pill might one day make treating diabetes a little less painful PeopleImages/iStockBY: DR. ERICA ORSINI. (BOSTON) - 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 ...
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