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Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared. Excerpted from "An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System," published on Tuesday by William Morrow.
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Did you catch a cold or is it allergy season? This time of year, many are staying close to a tissue box, as runny noses and sneezes abound. This can cause many to wonder, "Do I have a cold or am I suffering from allergies?
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Smoking during pregnancy doubles risk of sudden death for baby, study says Smoking even one cigarette a day during pregnancy can double the chance of sudden unexpected death for your baby, according to a new study analyzing over 20 million births, including over 19,000 unexpected infant deaths.
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Why Alex Trebek's pancreatic cancer is a difficult cancer to treat "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek, 78, recently shared the news with the world that he has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.
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Woman suffers severe allergic reaction to partner's medication after oral sex FOX NEWS - A woman suffered a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to penicillin after performing oral sex on her partner, according to a case report.
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Woman Suffers Anaphylactic Shock After Oral Sex With Man On Medication A woman from Alicante, Spain, suffered a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to penicillin after having oral sex with her partner who was on medication.
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Thousands In ICE Custody Are Being Quarantined For... Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had to place more than 2,000 detainees in quarantine after an outbreak of mumps and other diseases, CNN reported.
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Plastic surgery is on the rise. Here's what people are getting done Almost 18 million people might look a little different today than they did a year ago, according to data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons on Monday.
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CDC sees increase in measles cases in the US The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 228 cases of measles have been reported across the U.S. this year alone.
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Woman discovers shocking family truths after at-home DNA test: "I literally started crying" Last Updated Mar 11, 2019 3:14 PM EDT. Spit in a little tube, mail it in, and wait for the results. That's all you have to do when taking a gene test by the companies 23andMe and AncestryDNA.
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More than 2000 people in ICE custody quarantined for contagious diseases More than 2,000 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are being quarantined amid an outbreak of mumps and other diseases.
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Ask the Expert: What new colorectal cancer screening options are available? What new colorectal cancer screening options are available alongside colonoscopies? Several new or improved options are available to those of screening age (generally ages 50 to 75) who are at average risk for colorectal cancer.
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More than 2000 people in ICE custody quarantined for contagious diseases (CNN) More than 2,000 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are being quarantined amid an outbreak of mumps and other diseases.
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Measles case confirmed in Collin County is second for Dallas-Fort Worth, 11th statewide Updated at 10:40 a.m. Monday: Revised to include additional information about the Collin County case. A case of measles has been confirmed in Collin County, according to health officials.
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Even more evidence on vaccine safety The vaccine to prevent measles is overwhelmingly safe and has no connection to autism. This is hardly news, but rather the effective conclusion reached by multiple scientific investigations over several decades.
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Eye exam detects signs of Alzheimer's disease (Reuters Health) - Using an ultrasensitive scanning technique, researchers can detect signs of Alzheimer's disease in the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, according to a new report.
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Why Constant Nighttime Pee Breaks Cost the US Economy $44 Billion Annually Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night already feels excruciating, in that terrible moment when you have to tear yourself from the warm covers.
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New study shows eye scan can reveal changes associated with Alzheimer's disease Ophthalmologists at Duke University have found that a special type of eye scan can pick up changes indicative of Alzheimer's disease.
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Flu season is on the rise, and a more severe strain dominates: What you need to know Since the start of 2019, influenza has been steadily on the rise in the U.S., with the number of new cases currently above the national baseline.
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Budget Proposal Adds Funding for Fighting HIV/AIDS in US, Cuts Contribution to Global Effort The president's proposed budget included new funding for his push to end the epidemic of the virus that causes AIDS in the U.S.
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The FDA approved a new ketamine depression drug — here's what's next For years, ketamine clinics across the country have offered intravenous infusions as a fast-acting treatment for severe depression.
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Ask a Doctor: Will allergy shots help with my allergies? Q: If I have allergies, will allergy shots be effective for me? A: Allergy shots have been around for many decades and are sometimes called immunotherapy.
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MUSC research helped paved way for groundbreaking treatment for depression A potentially life-saving treatment for depression recently got more convenient with the introduction of a new nasal spray called esketamine - a drug treatment that the Medical University of South Carolina helped research.
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Low vaccination rates put Arizona at risk of measles outbreak after first confirmed case of 2019, officials say The Arizona Department of Health Services is working to prevent a measles outbreak after a 1-year-old child in Pima County caught the viral infection, marking the first confirmed case in Arizona for 2019.
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Jefferson County residents concerned over report of measles JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Jefferson County residents are expressing concerns about vaccinations now that a confirmed case of measles has been reported in the county.
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Measles cases at 'alarmingly' high levels around the world, UNICEF says Global measles cases increased by 48.1% between 2017 and 2018, according to calculations by UNICEF of data on 194 countries from the World Health Organization.
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Brainstorm Health: 23andMe and Diabetes, Death by Video Chat, Trump Budget Happy Monday, readers. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Would you want to be told you're dying over a video screen attached to a robot?
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Colon Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life Although I usually refrain from writing columns linked to national health observances, I believe that Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, in March, is too important to ignore.
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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Virus Vaccine Market Analysis, Major Competitor and Strategies, Regional Outlook ... Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Virus Vaccine market research report 2019-2024 report portrays definition, an investigation of significant improvements in the market, profound aggressive examination and budgetary investigation.
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UT researchers look to unlock the power of forgetting for those with trauma AUSTIN (KXAN) - New research out of UT Austin suggests that in order to forget a negative experience, more attention should be focused on that experience.
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Forgetting Uses More Brain Power Than Remembering AUSTIN, Texas - Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin discovered through neuroimaging.
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Measles case identified in Jefferson County The Jefferson County Health Department has identified and is managing a single case of measles in the county, including working with potential contacts of the victim, according to a press release issued by the department late Friday afternoon (March 8).
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Study Finds Napping Is *Actually* Good For Your Health Sleep is good for your health - yeah, yeah. You've heard it before. But before your eyes glaze over, know this: you don't necessarily need a full eight hours to reap the benefits.
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Trump's Budget Asks for Nearly $300 Million to End the US HIV Epidemic Within 10 Years President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget includes nearly $300 million meant to "defeat the HIV/AIDS epidemic" in the U.S.
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Waking up often to use the bathroom actually hurts the economy Nocturia is a condition defined by waking up more than twice a night to urinate, and it affects nearly 20 percent of the overall population, especially older adults.
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23andMe will tell you how your DNA affects your diabetes risk. Will it be useful? As more people get genetic testing to assess their risk of getting cancers and other serious conditions, diabetes has been almost entirely left out - largely because of the difficulty of developing a useful test.
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Diabetes study ties lower risk to just a moderate amount of body strength (CNN) Strength has been tied to a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, but you don't need to overdo the weightlifting to reap the benefits, according to a new study.
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Key gene behind breast cancer identified Australian researchers have tracked an elusive cancer-promoting gene that appears to be behind aggressive breast cancers, paving the way for crucial therapeutic drug treatment for the deadly disease.
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Thousands more people to be offered blood pressure drugs Updated draft guidance on hypertension from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence lowers the threshold for treatment to a diagnosis of stage 1 hypertension with an estimated 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease of 10% or more.
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Common cold hope: Researchers find a crack in the flu's ever-evolving armour The flu virus is mankind's greatest enemy. It kills as many as 650,000 people every year. Worse, it has the potential to massacre millions as it did in 1918.
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Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep disordered breathing than an average middle-aged man.
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Facebook plans to stop anti-vaccine content on its platform Facebook says it won't allow anti-vaccinations posts to spread on its platform. The company won't go as far as to disable personal accounts -- but says it will begin reducing the distribution of misinformation on vaccines.
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