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	health Daily update ⋅ April 16, 2019
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	CNN Wake up, America: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says CNN (CNN) Hey, sleepyheads. What you believe about sleep may be nothing but a pipe dream. Many of us have notions about sleep that have little basis in fact and may even be harmful to our health, according to researchers at NYU Langone Health's School of ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Times 90 New Cases of Measles Reported in US as Outbreak Continues Record Pace New York Times The number of new measles cases in the United States rose again this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, bringing the total number to 555 in 2019. This year's outbreak is on course to be the worst since the country ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn NPR Measles is surging. Last week the U.S. recorded 90 cases, making this year's outbreak the second largest in more than two decades. So far this year, the U.S. has confirmed 555 measles cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Unaware he had measles, a man traveled from NY to Michigan, infecting 39 people Washington Post Last month, a traveler raising money for charity in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community drove through the night to Detroit — his next fundraising stop. He felt sick en route and saw a doctor when he got there. But the doctor, who had never seen ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN BBC News The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science Can You Still Get the Measles If You've Been Vaccinated? Live Science The number of measles cases in the U.S. continues to climb, with more than 550 cases reported from January to April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That's the second highest number of measles cases reported in any ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work? NPR Workplace wellness programs — efforts to get workers to lose weight, eat better, stress less and sleep more — are an $8 billion industry in the U.S.. Most large employers offer some type of wellness program, with growth fueled by incentives in the federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post New 'added sugars' labeling could save money and improve health Reuters (Reuters Health) - The Food and Drug Administration's new mandatory rules requiring labels on all packaged foods and drinks to indicate the presence of so-called added sugars could have substantial health and cost saving benefits in the United States over ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Half of people prescribed statins don't reach cholesterol goals after two years, study says CNN (CNN) Half of all people who are prescribed statins for the prevention of heart disease fail to reach target cholesterol levels two years later, according to a new study. Researchers used data submitted to the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink by 681 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters China urges large pig farms to test for African swine fever Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for African swine fever in a bid to help early detection of the disease, overturning an earlier prohibition on commercial firms carrying out their own testing. FILE PHOTO: Pigs ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Falling for phone scams could be an early sign of dementia, study says CNN (CNN) The woman lives alone, but she's rarely lonely. Friends stop by most mornings, and a niece looks in weekly. Still, most of her afternoons and evenings are spent sitting in her chair, looking at the clouds and sky through a picture window. The caller ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Toddler diagnosed with rare, aggressive tumor after mom noticed massive swelling in stomach Fox News A toddler in the U.K. is facing a fight for life as she battles a rare and aggressive tumor that left her "looking pregnant." Cleo Keenan has a tumor in her abdomen which caused her stomach to swell up like a balloon. Her parents Shannon Latham, 23, and father ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Cannabis users may need more anesthesia for surgery Reuters (Reuters Health) - People who regularly use cannabis may need more than twice the usual dose of anesthesia for surgery, a U.S. study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A Cannabis plant is pictured at the "Weed the People" event as enthusiasts gather to celebrate the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Ebola cases climb by 44 as vaccine trial affirms high efficacy CIDRAP The pace of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with another 20-case day, but with some good preliminary news about the efficacy of the vaccine, which officials hope to parlay into their ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Michigan measles outbreak linked to outbreak in New York CNN (CNN) Michigan health officials confirmed the measles outbreak in Oakland County is linked to the ongoing outbreak in New York. Lynn Sutfin, public information officer for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, told CNN that a male ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Researchers combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with drug discovery to understand why cancer treatment works Medical Xpress 11,000 people are predicted to die from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 2019, according to the American Cancer Society. The cancer starts in the bone marrow. There, mutated genes fail to prevent blood cells from replicating again and again and again, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal When a Family Faces Dementia, Tracking Devices Can Help—to a Point Wall Street Journal Kim Rice tracks her husband's every move, including his arrival home each night from adult day care. She's among the millions of Americans caring for a loved one with dementia at home. And like many, she turned to tracking and monitoring devices to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Five things to know about the measles outbreak The Hill The number of new measles cases in the country is on the rise, with the U.S. on track to have its worst year since public health officials declared the disease eliminated in 2000. As of Thursday, the current outbreak has sickened 555 people across 20 states. Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science What Angry Dreams Look Like in Your Brain Live Science How were your dreams last night? By analyzing brain activity, scientists may be able to answer that question for you — especially if you had an angry dream. New research finds that a signature pattern of brain activity can reveal whether there was anger in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Celebrity 'Fat-Shaming' Affects All Women, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- You've probably seen headlines screaming that a favorite star is packing on the pounds. Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lawrence -- no matter how ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Senior's Weakness for Scams May Be Warning Sign of Dementia U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — Does an older friend or relative have a hard time hanging up on telemarketers? Or get excited about a "You've won a prize" voicemail? New research suggests seniors who aren't on guard against scams also might be at risk for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress First-year trainee doctors spend little time on patient care Reuters (Reuters Health) - Over a typical 24-hour shift, first year residents training in internal medicine spend just three hours on direct patient care and only 1.8 hours on education, a U.S. study suggests. Most of their time - an average of 15.9 hours out of every ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Common Diabetes Drug May Also Shield Kidneys, Heart U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A common diabetes drug may also greatly reduce the odds for death from kidney failure and heart disease in diabetes patients with kidney disease, a new ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Where Traffic Pollution Hurts Children the Most U.S. News & World Report A first-of-its-kind county-by-county heat map details the distribution of childhood asthma due to nitrogen dioxide across the U.S.. By The Conversation, Contributor April 15, 2019. By The Conversation, Contributor April 15, 2019, at 3:03 p.m.. More. U.S. News ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com How food labels could cut health-care costs by more than $31 billion MarketWatch More detailed food labels could reduce risks of heart disease and diabetes, lower medical costs, a new study says. Getty Images/iStockphoto. Researchers at Tufts University in Boston estimated the cost-effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration's ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Israeli Team Announces First 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Cells U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The world's first complete 3D printer-generated heart, made using the patient's own cells and materials, has been created in a lab. Until now, success has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Your Life Span May Be Foretold in Your Heart Beats HealthDay TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Where your resting heart rate goes, so goes your health. That's the suggestion of a new study that found older Swedish men with a resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute had a doubled risk of an early death, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Common Diabetes Drug May Also Shield Kidneys, Heart HealthDay MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A common diabetes drug may also greatly reduce the odds for death from kidney failure and heart disease in diabetes patients with kidney disease, a new study finds. The news on Invokana (canagliflozin) is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Researchers 3D-print heart from human patient's cells CNN (CNN) Researchers have 3D-printed a heart using a patient's cells, providing hope that the technique could be used to heal hearts or engineer new ones for transplants. "This is the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered and printed an entire ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Celebrity 'Fat-Shaming' Affects All Women: Study WebMD By Serena Gordon. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- You've probably seen headlines screaming that a favorite star is packing on the pounds. Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lawrence -- no matter how thin, ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Celebrity 'Fat-Shaming' Affects All Women, Study Finds HealthDay MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- You've probably seen headlines screaming that a favorite star is packing on the pounds. Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lawrence -- no matter how thin, no celebrity seems immune from "fat-shaming.". Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Researchers develop first printed 3D heart in major scientific breakthrough ABC News For the first time in history, scientists have created a three-dimensional, fully vascularized human heart. The biomedically engineered heart was created using a 3D printer by researchers at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel. Modeled on a human patient, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 'Added Sugars' Label on Foods May Save Many Lives WebMD By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new Nutrition Facts label that highlights the amount of added sugars in food could prevent nearly 1 million cases of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Many Older Adults Keep Guns Unlocked, Loaded at Home U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many older adults, including those who are mentally impaired, don't lock up their guns and ammo, University of Washington researchers report. Almost 39% ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Mom who lost arm, legs after dog bite raises awareness on dangers of sepsis Fox News A Canadian mother who had three limbs amputated after she was bitten by her dog during a game of tug-of-war is raising awareness on sepsis, the life-threatening infection that nearly killed her. In 2013, then 49-year-old Christine Caron was playing with her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org New study proves for the first time that intestinal bacteria grow in pregnant women Phys.Org Bar-Ilan University researchers have found that these bacteria "sense" pregnancy and "understand" the need to move to the next generation in order to assist babies in breaking down the sugar in mother's milk. Gestation is accompanied by alterations in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Ebola vaccine more than 97% effective in DRC outbreak Healio The Ebola virus vaccine being used in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, has been more than 97% effective, according to a preliminary estimate published by WHO. The estimate comes from a ring trial of Merck's ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Israeli Team Announces First 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Cells WebMD By Robert Preidt. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The world's first complete 3D printer-generated heart, made using the patient's own cells and materials, has been created in a lab. Until now, success has been limited to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Health Highlights: April 16, 2019 HealthDay Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Only Half of Patients Taking Statins Reach Cholesterol Targets: Study. Just half of patients who take statins to prevent heart disease achieved their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Senior's weakness for scams may be warning sign of dementia Medical Xpress Does an older friend or relative have a hard time hanging up on telemarketers? Or get excited about a "You've won a prize" voicemail? New research suggests seniors who aren't on guard against scams also might be at risk for eventually developing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News 'Superbug' germs found all over hospital patients' hands: study Fox News Every corner of the hospital prominently features hand sinks, hand sanitizer stations and reminders to wash regularly. And while health care providers are trained to clean up constantly, a new study reveals that patients may be overlooking that responsibility. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress High-dose, immune-boosting or four-strain? A guide to flu vaccines for over-65s Medical Xpress Flu vaccines work by exposing the body to a component of the virus so it can "practise" fighting it off, without risking infection. The immune system can then mount a more rapid and effective response when faced with a "real" virus. Three types of influenza ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Many Older Adults Keep Guns Unlocked, Loaded at Home HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many older adults, including those who are mentally impaired, don't lock up their guns and ammo, University of Washington researchers report. Almost 39% of the more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Israeli Scientists Print World's First 3D Heart With Human Tissue Daily Beast It once would have been dismissed as science fiction—but Israeli scientists claim they've made the extraordinary breakthrough of printing the first 3D heart using "ink" made of human tissue. The Tel Aviv University researchers revealed the heart Monday ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston Falling for phone scams could be an early sign of dementia, study says KPRC Click2Houston St. Louis, Mo. - The woman lives alone, but she's rarely lonely. Friends stop by most mornings, and a niece looks in weekly. Still, most of her afternoons and evenings are spent sitting in her chair, looking at the clouds and sky through a picture window. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today How Chocolate Could Cut Tobacco Cravings MedPage Today As health officials search for novels ways to help cigarette smokers kick the habit, they may want to consider enlisting the power of smell. Researchers found that smokers exposed to pleasant olfactory cues, like the scents of chocolate, lemon, or vanilla, had ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ars Technica As Ebola outbreak rages, vaccine is 97.5% effective, protecting over 90K people Ars Technica An experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus is 97.5 percent effective at preventing the disease, protecting well over 90,000 people in the massive, ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to preliminary data. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Israeli Team Announces First 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Cells HealthDay MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The world's first complete 3D printer-generated heart, made using the patient's own cells and materials, has been created in a lab. Until now, success has been limited to printing only simple tissues without blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Candida auris Spreads Through US Hospitals Medscape Public health officials are closely tracking a new superbug. It's a tough new strain of fungus called Candida auris, and it's resistant to most of the drugs that are available to treat it. Studies estimate that about half of people who become infected with it will die. Flag as irrelevant
	Pacific Standard When Older Americans With Depression and Dementia Have Access to Firearms Pacific Standard When it comes to gun violence in America, one solution politicians and citizens often talk about is better mental health screenings. But a new study suggests there's little being done to mitigate the risks of gun ownership and unsafe gun storage among older ... Flag as irrelevant

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