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Obesity-Related Cancers on Rise in Young Adults Young adults in the U.S. are experiencing higher rates of obesity-related cancers than their predecessors did at their age, a new American Cancer Society study finds.
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Officials say no measles cases in region GLENS FALLS - The current New York state measles outbreak is unprecedented, said a New York Department of Health spokesman on Thursday.
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Measles outbreak in southwestern Washington rises to 50 cases An outbreak of measles in southwestern Washington is growing worse by the day, with the number of cases soaring to 50 as of Monday, according to state health officials.
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Five cases of measles confirmed in the greater Houston area Five cases of measles have been confirmed in the greater Houston area, a regional cluster that makes Texas the eleventh state this year to report the highly contagious disease until recently thought virtually eliminated in the U.S.. The cases, all ...
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Women's brains appear younger than men's, study finds (CNN) What's in a number when it comes to age? Lowering blood pressure could cut risk factor for dementia. Adult female brains appear, on average, a few years younger than same-aged male brains, a new study finds.
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Too Many Kids Using Too Much Toothpaste, CDC Says Overuse of toothpaste puts many young American children at increased risk for splotchy or streaky teeth when they're older, a U.S.
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Obesity-related cancers rising fastest among millennials, study finds Mirroring the decades-long increase in obesity rates in the U.S., cancers that are thought to be driven at least in part by excess weight are also on the rise among people under age 50, a new study suggests.
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Too much toothpaste may hurt your child's smile When struggling to put a child to bed on time each night, one of the last things on a parent's mind is the amount of toothpaste smeared across their toothbrush.
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For millennials, cancers fueled by obesity are on rise, study says (CNN) Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ages, according to an analysis released Monday by the American Cancer Society.
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Five cases of measles confirmed in Houston area UPDATED: Officials in both Galveston and Montgomery counties have now confirmed measles cases. A girl, under 2 years old, contracted measles in January in Montgomery county.
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Sudden outbreak of measles prompts emergency declaration, renews vaccination debate OLYMPIA, Wash. (FOX News) -- The measles outbreak in the Pacific northwest is worsening: 51 confirmed and nine suspected cases. Now there's concern some of the people exposed to the highly contagious disease may have traveled, putting countless ...
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What drives patients to use medical marijuana: mostly chronic pain Slowly but surely, the stigma surrounding marijuana use is losing its grip in the U.S. Since the 1990s, advocates have pushed for a re-evaluation of cannabis (the plant species name often used interchangeably with marijuana) as a viable treatment for a ...
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Carolyn Hax: Working out a way around a fitness-phobic mom Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My youngest sister is 14. She recently spent 10 days at my house visiting, and we had a wonderful time.
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Flu now widespread in 45 states, including Alabama: How to disinfect at home, school, work Flu is now widespread in 45 states, up from 36 states last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Only Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, Indiana and West Virginia have escaped widespread outbreaks of the flu.
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Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana Chronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs. That's followed by stiffness from multiple sclerosis and chemotherapy-related nausea, according to an analysis of 15 states published ...
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Could Germs in Your Gut Send You Into Depression? By Amy Norton. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Feb. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Certain bacteria dwelling in the human gut might feed depression, according to a new study that adds evidence to the theory.
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Health Experts Want Congo's Ebola Outbreak Declared an International Public Health Emergency (DAKAR, Senegal) - An international group of public health experts on Monday called on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency committee to consider declaring Congo's Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency.
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WHO and vaccine group back 'critical' cervical cancer shots A vaccine given to girls to protect them against a virus that causes cervical cancer is a "critical" health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly as possible, especially in poorer countries, cancer experts said on Monday.
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Novel cervical screening prgram: A woman's needs come first A collaboration in Malaysia is piloting a novel cervical screening program that features the comfort of self-sampling and the ease of digital communication.
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Trump is planning campaign to halt transmission of HIV in US by 2030 President Trump plans to announce a campaign to halt transmission of HIV in the United States by 2030 in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, a goal some experts say is within reach, according to people inside and outside the administration.
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Flu cases continue to climb BOSTON - Two Massachusetts children have died from flu-related illness in the past week as the number of confirmed cases continues to climb, according to health officials.
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Possible Cancer Cure Being Developed Under Scrutiny Israeli scientists from Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies LTD., recently announced that they believed they may have discovered a universal cancer cure that works with a single injection and does not require toxic chemotherapy, radiation therapy, ...
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Doctors Zapped a Woman's Brain So She Could Laugh Through 'Awake' Brain Surgery When the woman woke up from her sedation, she felt anxious and started crying. That's not atypical, given the circumstances: The woman, an patient with epilepsy, was undergoing awake open-brain surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.
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Garry Shandling Bequeaths $15.2 Million To UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine Garry Shandling was always known as a generous spirit to his friends. He died nearly two years ago, but is still proving that. Shandling has bestowed $15.2 million to benefit medical research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
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Can we reverse diabetes? Studies involving low-carb diets have produced encouraging results. One great thing about practising medicine is that you get to meet people from all walks of life - from the poor to the rich, from the powerful to the aam aadmi.
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Two treated for measles at Yale New Haven Hospital NEW HAVEN - Yale New Haven Hospital has treated two patients with measles in the past two weeks. The hospital's spokesman confirmed the cases of the highly contagious disease on Sunday morning, but did not have further details.
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WATCH: Update on foot and mouth disease outbreak ... • Editor's note: This live event has ended. You may watch a recording above. PRETORIA - The Department of Agriculture briefed the media on the status of the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
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AI beats expert doctors at finding cervical pre-cancers TAMPA (Florida) • Artificial intelligence (AI) may be poised to wipe out cervical cancer, after a study showed computer algorithms can detect pre-cancerous lesions far better than trained experts or conventional screening tests.
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Here's how to increase early detection of childhood cancer Cancer is debilitating and traumatic, and even more so in young children. Unfortunately, this is the reality in many families. Monday 4 February is World Cancer Day and this year the focus is on the importance of early detection - something that can ...
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Children born of fertility treatments face no increased risk of cancer NBC - Children conceived with the help of fertility treatments do not a face a higher risk of cancer. That's according to a new Dutch study that tracked nearly 48,000 children for 21 years.
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Show support for World Cancer Day on 4 February In order to commemorate World Cancer Day, which falls on 4 February, two organisations in Sandton will be hosting events to raise awareness.
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Swine flu warning: Deadly virus cases SURGE in UK - symptoms you must know about SWINE FLU is a deadly virus that infected more than 10,000 people in 2009, spanning 74 countries. Now, the virus has reached the UK and the number of infections has reached a flu-season high.
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Hardlook: Crisis H1N1, outbreak of Swine Flu A sharp spike in swine flu cases has caught Delhi's hospitals by surprise, with isolation wards running full and doctors advising abundant caution.
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