Thursday, February 7, 2019

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Baby Molly was loved and wanted, but her mother wishes she hadn't been forced to carry her to term. Editor's note: According to TIME Magazine, New York state recently passed new legislation regarding late-term abortion.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Amber Gorrow is afraid to leave her house with her infant son because she lives at the epicenter of Washington state's worst measles outbreak in more than two decades.
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When Dr. Jorge Chavarro's team started investigating marijuana's effects on sperm, they had every reason to believe weed would prove detrimental to "testicular function," because other studies had said it to be so.
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Vancouver, W.A. (KOMO) - State health officials say the first person to contract measles in the latest outbreak was someone from outside the country.
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When you get high on marijuana, your sperm gets high too—pot has been linked to lower sperm counts and concentrations. But a new study, published Tuesday in the journal Human Reproduction, found that isn't true with both current and former marijuana ...
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New Jersey health officials say people who visited a Dunkin' Donuts in Ocean City may have been exposed to hepatitis. Feb. 7, 2019.
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New Jersey health officials say people who visited a Dunkin' Donuts in Ocean City may have been exposed to hepatitis. NJ Surgery Center Responds to Health Scare NJ Surgery Center Responds to Health Scare.
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New Jersey health officials say people who visited a Dunkin' Donuts in Ocean City may have been exposed to hepatitis. The Cape May County Health Department says a person who worked at the store tested positive for hepatitis A and was there while he ...
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Customers who visited a Dunkin' Donuts location on the Jersey Shore last week are being urged to get the hepatitis A vaccination after an employee tested positive for the highly contagious virus near the end of last month.
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BEIJING - Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS.
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An observational study found higher sperm concentrations and higher testosterone levels in men who have smoked marijuana compared to men who have not used it.
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Noting that science has "brought a once-distant dream within reach," President Donald Trump on Tuesday night pledged to eliminate HIV transmission within 10 years.
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Men who smoke marijuana may have higher sperm counts than those who have never used the drug, a surprising new study suggests. The findings are "not consistent" with previous research, which has suggested that marijuana has a harmful effect on men's ...
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By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Forget the mellow slacker image -- pot smoking might actually make men more potent.
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An incredibly informative conversation with Rhonda Pruitt of the Virginia Department of Health's Piedmont Health District recently deepened my understanding of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) and of the measles virus itself.
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SHANGHAI: A batch of more than 12,000 blood plasma treatments produced by a state-owned pharmaceutical company in China was found to have been contaminated with HIV.
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BEIJING - Officials in Shanghai are investigating reports that a Chinese pharmaceutical company may have sold more than 12,000 units of a blood plasma product contaminated with H.I.
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All of the carpets in City Hall and City Hall East may need to be ripped out due to a typhus outbreak in downtown Los Angeles, according to Council President Herb Wesson, who said a city employee possibly contracted the infectious disease while at work.
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Authorities in the Philippines have declared an outbreak of the highly contagious measles virus in several areas including the capital, Manila.
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The last week in January saw a spike in influenza cases reported in Montana, and Missoula County now has the highest numbers of infections in the state this season.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said there are also measles outbreak in other areas in Luzon and Central and Eastern Visayas aside from Metro Manila.
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(3rd UPDATE) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III reiterates his appeal for parents to have their children vaccinated against measles amid the continued vaccine scare created by the Dengvaxia controversy ...
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The Hill Country's off-again, on-again winter weather is the prime time to get influenza and be calling work to say you're sick.
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There was a slight reprieve from the flu across Pennsylvania from the last week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released its weekly report tracking the number of confirmed flu cases -- meaning a positive lab test reported to the state -- in ...
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A student at Lake Dallas High School has been diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping cough, officials said Wednesday. Denton County Public Health epidemiologist Briar Deen sent a letter to parents asking them to review their immunization records to ...
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(Reuters Health) - Almost two-thirds of patients in the U.S. who get medical marijuana are using it as a treatment for chronic pain, a new study suggests.
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The rates for some cancers linked to obesity are rising among young adults in the USA, said a study led by the American Cancer Society.
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Education has long been thought to protect against the ravages of brain diseases like Alzheimer's. Numerous studies seemed to suggest that the more educated were less likely to develop dementia.
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Parents of students at two Cherokee County schools received letters this week warning them that their child may have been exposed to whooping cough.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pinpointed 48 counties where they said half of all new HIV diagnoses occurred. Two of those counties, Pinellas and Hillsborough, are right here in the Tampa Bay Area.
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(CNN) -- Don't rest on your laurels, as your scholastic achievements will not save you from dementia, new research suggests. A high level of education does not delay the start of dementia and does not slow the speed of decline, according to a study ...
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Jennifer Murray rolled her double stroller into her Kent pediatrician's office Wednesday on a mission. "I'm here for the MMR vaccine," she told office staff.
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A case of whooping cough was confirmed in the Dell Rapids School District on Wednesday. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is spread through respiratory droplets - meaning coughing and sneezing are most common ways the disease is spread.
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Watching President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, my mind raced back to one of my patients, panting as she strung together a few words.
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CNN's David McKenzie travels to Madagascar as the country experiences a massive measles outbreak, causing more than 300 deaths and 20,000 to become infected.
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Philippines health officials officially declared a measles outbreak in National Capital Region (NCR), which includes Manila on Wednesday.
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From Women's Health. You'd totally know if you were having a heart attack, right? You'd clutch your left arm in pain, immediately fall down to the floor, and head to the hospital immediately.
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HOUSTON - Health experts said vaccinating kids for the measles is the only real way to protect them against the virus. However, families in Texas can opt out of giving their children the MMR vaccine for medical, religious, or personal reasons and ...
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Men and women will always have their differences, but did you know these differences also extend to our hearts? That's important to know because heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States.
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FLORENCE. February is recognized as National Heart Month in efforts to raise awareness and to promote heart health. Heart disease is the No.
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Nagoya, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Pigs at a farm in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, have tested positive for swine fever, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
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Washington: There might be a treatment for Chlamydia - the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world - now.
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While it's well-established that eating fruits and vegetables can benefit physical health. A recent study suggests that it may also benefit psychological well-being.
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Women may not need to undergo surgery for non-cancerous ovarian cysts, avoiding potential surgical complications. This is the finding of new research, by a team of international scientists from institutions including Imperial College London and KU ...
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