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Ohio fourth-grader dies one day after strep throat and flu diagnosis An Ohio fourth-grader died Wednesday just a day after she was diagnosed with strep throat and the flu, her devastated mom said. "It is with shattered hearts that we share that our sweet Sable Paige took her first steps into Jesus' arms tonight," mom ...
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Ohio girl dies one day after strep throat, flu diagnoses An Ohio girl died this week, just one day after being diagnosed with strep throat and the flu, the girl's mother said. Sable Gibson, a fourth-grade student at a Mason City School, was diagnosed Tuesday morning with influenza and strep but hours later ...
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Ohio 4th grader dies after contracting flu as national cases spike WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - A town in Ohio is mourning a young girl who passed away after being diagnosed with the flu and strep throat.
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School district: Ohio fourth-grader dies one day after flu diagnosis An Ohio fourth-grader has died after she was diagnosed with influenza and strep throat the day before, according to her school district.
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A missing gene makes a big difference in patients' recovery from mild stroke More than 6 million Americans live with disabilities following a stroke. Even mild strokes can leave survivors with arm and leg weakness, poor muscle control and memory lapses that worsen with age.
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Pinterest Quietly Blocks All Vaccine-Related Searches, Which Is One Solution, I Guess The anti-vaccination movement has become so widespread that the World Health Organization added it to its list of the top threats to global health in 2019.
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Pinterest blocks vaccine-related searches as it gears up for IPO As social media companies wrestle with how to police dangerous health misinformation on their platforms, Pinterest Inc. has taken an extreme approach: blocking search results related to vaccinations, whether the results are medically accurate or not.
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Pinterest is blocking search results about vaccines to protect users from misinformation As social media companies wrestle with how to police dangerous health misinformation on their platforms, Pinterest has taken an extreme approach: blocking search results related to vaccinations, whether the results are medically accurate or not.
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In 2005, about 200 people ate 'zombie' deer meat. Here's what happened As people wonder what might happen if humans eat meat from "zombie" deer, there is at least one group of people who already know.
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Cases of mumps present on Fayetteville campus The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has identified three confirmed cases and one suspected case of mumps on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville campus in the last few weeks.
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5 things to know about this year's flu season As influenza season trudges on, public health officials report fewer cases than last year's severe and deadly season. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released recently shows a more effective vaccine compared with the previous two ...
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Get Up, Stand Up: Uninterrupted Sedentary Time Tied to CVD in Older Women A prospective study underscores the benefits of being mobile for reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older women and suggests that the way sedentary time is accumulated might be equally relevant for cardiovascular health.
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5 ways to make your meals heart-healthy SALT LAKE CITY - Over 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year - accounting for one in every four deaths - making it the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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FDA Head Says the Federal Government May Have to Set Vaccine Policies If State Laws Continue to Allow Outbreaks Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the federal government might someday regulate vaccine policies if "lax" state vaccine laws "force [its] hand" by allowing the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases like ...
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Life-threatening, insect-borne diseases spike in Venezuela, report says As Venezuela grapples with an escalating humanitarian and political crisis, experts are warning about a surge in potentially deadly diseases transmitted by insects that could jeopardize public health improvements in the country and the Americas ...
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Cost of Washington's measles outbreak tops $1 million; expected to climb higher Clark County, where the measles outbreak is centered, has dedicated 40 to 50 public-health employees to the response while the state Department of Health has assigned 166 staffers.
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WHO issues recommendations on next season's flu vaccine composition The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Thursday on the composition of the influenza vaccines for use in the 2019-20 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.
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4 Wyoming schools close after possible meningitis case CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A school district in southern Wyoming has closed four of its campuses over fears that a fourth-grade student might have contracted bacterial meningitis.
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4 Wyoming Schools Close After Possible Meningitis Case A school district in southern Wyoming has closed four of its campuses over fears that a fourth-grade student might have contracted bacterial meningitis.
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Vancouver-area measles outbreak grows to 68 Another Vancouver-area child was diagnosed with measles Wednesday. That brings the total number of local measles cases to 68. Clark County Public Health has also identified three more locations where people might have been exposed to measles:.
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FDA Issues Warning To Young Blood The US FDA has issued a warning about young donor plasma infusions for profit, advising consumers to be cautious about getting infusions of young blood from establishments in their Safety & Availability guidance released Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
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Ask Amy: To protect the herd, nurse urges all to immunize Dear Readers: I've stepped away from the Ask Amy column for two weeks to work on a new writing project. I hope you enjoy these edited "best of" columns in my absence.
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Measles outbreaks prompt state lawmakers to reconsider religion exemptions for vaccines Recent measles outbreaks in states such as Washington, New York and New Jersey have cast a spotlight on a group of Americans who receive exemptions from immunizing their children on the grounds that the vaccines violate their religious freedoms.
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Polsky working to reduce tobacco consumption in state's young adults Calvert County's top health officer is leading the legislative charge to reduce tobacco consumption in young adults in Maryland.
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Japan battles worst measles outbreak in 10 years Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Japan is currently battling its worst measles outbreak in a decade, authorities said. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases said that as of Feb. 10, the number of measles cases hit 167 for 2019, Asahi Shimbun reported.
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Common heartburn drug associated with kidney disease risk: Study A recent study published in the Scientific Reports journal has revealed that taking proton pump inhibitors, a widely prescribed drug to neutralize stomach acid can increase the risk of developing kidney disease.
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Significant Decline in Precancerous Cervical Lesions in US The incidence of precancerous cervical lesions containing human papillomavirus (HPV) declined significantly from 2008 to 2014, as did the HPV strains that cause most cervical cancers, CDC investigators reported.
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'I know it's a bit odd and gross…': Woman, 55, plans to get HANDBAG made out of the skin from her amputated LEG Faced with having a leg amputated, most people would be left fretting about how they would cope with the loss of a limb. But one woman has apparently decided to make the most of her predicament - by having a 'designer' handbag made from the discarded ...
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Blueberries can help lower blood pressure A new study has found that eating 200g of blueberries every day for a month can lead to a decrease in systolic blood pressure in healthy people.
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New research identifies best exercise times for adjusting body's internal clock Everyone needs sleep, but that doesn't mean it comes easy for everyone - especially when your natural sleep cycle is disrupted, throwing off your internal clock.
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Vaping now features on Government's stop smoking website Quit.ie Vaping now features on the Government's stop smoking website. Growing public interest in vaping to help stop smoking has led the HSE to include a section on it on its quit.
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Vietnam | Deadly pig virus in remote farms Vietnam is on high alert after African swine fever was discovered in its northern provinces. More than 200 pigs have been slaughtered after household farms in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces were suspected to be contaminated, the Department of Animal ...
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5 questions: Are we prepared for the next flu pandemic? One hundred years after the deadly influenza pandemic of 1918-19, are we any better prepared for the next outbreak? Why has the influenza virus been so difficult to conquer?
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Ebola outbreak 'under control' in part of eastern DR Congo An Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 500 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been brought under control in one major area, the health ministry said late Tuesday.
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A Morning Walk May Be as Good as Medication for Lowering Blood Pressure Taking a morning stroll can do wonders for your blood pressure, according to a study out Wednesday, especially if you're not moving around much to begin with.
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This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic As leader of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu works to protect the nation — and the world - from devastating outbreaks.
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