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HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic For just the second time since the global epidemic began, a patient appears to have been cured of infection with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.
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In biggest advance for depression in years, FDA approves novel treatment for hardest cases The Food and Drug Administration approved a novel antidepressant late Tuesday for people with depression that does not respond to other treatments - the first in decades to work in a completely new way in the brain.
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Confirmed: No Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine, Even for 'At Risk' Kids Children who receive the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are not at increased risk for autism, and that includes children who are sometimes considered to be in "high risk" groups for the neurodevelopmental disorder, a massive new study finds.
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Teen steals the show as Congress tackles anti-vaccine misinformation campaigns An Ohio high school senior's passionate testimony at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday gave an indication of how misinformation from social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, is at the root of the anti-vaccine movement.
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FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression The Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug that can relieve depression in hours instead of weeks. Esketamine, a chemical cousin of the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, represents the first truly new kind of depression drug since Prozac ...
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Senate panel warns of dangers of anti-vaccine movement A Senate panel warned lawmakers Tuesday about the dangers of false information about vaccines and called for a national campaign, similar to the one against smoking, to counter the public health threat posed by anti-vaccine groups.
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One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism At a time when measles outbreaks are mounting among clusters of unvaccinated children, notably in Washington State, New York and Texas, a new large study published this week found no association between the measles vaccine and autism - a reason ...
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Here's How Strokes Happen When You're as Young as Luke Perry Luke Perry's death, following a massive stroke, is both a tragedy and a bit of a mystery. The actor was just 52 years old, and the vast majority of strokes occur in much older people.
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A cure for HIV? Doctors share London success story (Editor's note: The Short List has been republished following the removal of outdated content that was mistakenly included in the original version.
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US AIDS activists welcome London 'cure' but warn against complacency NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. AIDS activists said on Tuesday they were encouraged by news that a patient in London became the second known person to be cleared of the deadly HIV infection but warned that the development is only one more step in a ...
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Maryland county gives alert for possible measles, then gives all-clear From southern Maryland in a single day came both bad news and good news about a disease that has recently received considerable nationwide attention: measles.
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Blood pressure medication recall expands again for possible cancer risk A widespread recall of common blood pressure and heart failure medications has been expanded to include more drugs containing losartan making the total for one week to four recalls.
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How 'completely avoidable' measles cases continue to climb WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 - and part of the rising threat is misinformation that makes some parents balk at a crucial vaccine, federal health officials told Congress.
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Are You At Risk for Heart Disease? 7 Ways to Lower Your Risk According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.
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Measles outbreak sparks fears, renews tensions over mandatory vaccination Over 200 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S. in the past few months. About half of them occurred in the Pacific Northwest, leading Washington Gov.
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Alzheimer's Screenings Often Left Out Of Seniors' Wellness Exams Primary care doctors are really good at checking seniors' cholesterol levels and blood pressure but often fail to use tests that could detect dementia.
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News Scan for Mar 04, 2019 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 47 more measles cases, raising the total since the first to the year to 206 cases in 11 states.
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Iowa reports dismal HPV-vaccination rates as related cancer incidents rise The human papillomavirus is responsible for a broad swath of cancer diagnoses annually, but Iowans have been slow to adopt vaccination recommendations - sitting well below a national goal of vaccinating 80 percent of 13- to- 15-year-olds by 2020.
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Flu -like illnesses still high in Georgia The most recent data from Georgia's Department of Public health shows the occurrence of flu-like illness in Georgia remains high - 10 on a scale of 1-10 in mid February.
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Why Do We Need Sleep? Israeli Scientists Solve the Mystery We all sleep. From jellyfish to frilled-neck lizards to flying squirrels to humans, the need for sleep is universal. But the biological reason why sleeplessness ultimately leads to death has always been a mystery.
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Alzheimer's grows sharply in Georgia — and faster than national average ATLANTA >> The number of Georgians dying from Alzheimer's disease is growing at a staggering pace, far exceeding the national average, according to a new study released today.
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Free colorectal screening kits Free colorectal screening kits. WARREN. Trumbull Regional Medical Center is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits to the public during March, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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Researchers pursue blood test for colorectal cancer Researchers at the West Virginia University Cancer Institute are evaluating a first-of-its-kind blood test for detecting colorectal cancer.
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Dr. Kevin Most: Colon cancer March is colon cancer awareness month, so we thought we would take a few minutes and discuss new colon cancer screening, treatment and most importantly some studies that should make us more aware of this illness and what we can do to prevent and ...
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YouTube stars pushing junk food get children to eat more unhealthy snacks Children who see young social media influencers promote junk food may consume more unhealthy calories, a new study suggests. Advertising aimed at children has long been linked to an increased risk that children will make unhealthy food choices and ...
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New Blood Test May Make Screening for Colorectal Cancer Easier Researchers at West Virginia University Cancer Institute are studying whether a blood test could detect colorectal cancer. Listen.
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Sleep vital to repair DNA damage, Israeli study finds Why do we sleep? Israeli researchers discover sleep is necessary to repair DNA damage accumulated during our waking hours, holding out promise for neurodegenerative diseases.
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Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer on International HPV Awareness Day 2019 March 4th, 2019 - On International HPV Awareness Day 2019, a global partnership of over 60 organizations will be 'lifting the lid' on the human papillomavirus (HPV) on March 4, 2019.
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Extra Weight May Be Linked To An Increased Chance Of Surviving Stroke:Study While obesity has known to be a key risk factor in many diseases, a new study suggests having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke.
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How Instagram exposure could ruin children's eating habit New York– Making children eat healthy food can test the patience of parents. The exposure of children to social media platforms such as photo-sharing app Instagram could make the job even tougher for them, suggests a new study.
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'Broken heart' syndrome linked to brain's reaction to stress, research finds "Broken heart" syndrome, a disease that causes the heart to temporarily weaken, has been linked to the brain's reaction to stress, new research has found.
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Testing everyone for HIV leads to drop in infection by a third Testing everyone in a community for HIV and offering immediate treatment to all those who test positive can cut the number of new infections by around a third, according to new research.
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Colon cancer rising among millennials – but doctors aren't sure why Nicole Obenski knew she was at higher risk for colon cancer as someone who suffers from colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
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Signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer in older adults March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Even though colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, many adults are scared to get screened or bring up any symptoms they're experiencing.
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'Test and Treat' reduces new HIV infections by a third in African communities Results from largest ever HIV prevention trial suggest strategy could make a significant contribution to controlling epidemic. New HIV infections in southern Africa could be reduced substantially by offering entire communities voluntary HIV testing ...
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Snoring, sleep apnea linked to Alzheimer's disease, study claims Maybe it's time to cut your buzzsaw spouse a break. Heavy snorers may have higher accumulations of the toxic protein tau - a bio-hallmark of Alzheimer's disease - in the part of the brain that manages memory, navigation and perception of time ...
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Katie Byrne: 'Quitting cigarettes is one thing - quitting nicotine is quite another' It's National No Smoking Day today, but as someone who has a chronic nicotine addiction, I'm not entirely sure if I should be celebrating it.
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Thousands queue in rain to be tested as donor for five-year-old with leukaemia Almost 5,000 people queued for hours in the rain to get tested to see if they were a match to help save the life of a five-year-old boy fighting a rare cancer.
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