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Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated The measles outbreak continues to spread in the United States, surpassing 700 cases this year, federal health officials said on Monday. The virus has now been found in 22 states. More than 500 of the 704 cases recorded as of last Friday were in people who ...
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'Brady Bunch' Episode Fuels Campaigns Against Vaccines And Marcia's Miffed As the number of measles cases nationwide rises to levels not seen since before the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, some people who oppose vaccines, cite an odd cultural reference as evidence the concern about measles is overblown: a 1969 ...
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Pakistan's War on Polio Falters Amid Attacks on Health Workers and Mistrust ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani officials had been hopeful that 2019 would be the year they would succeed in their campaign against polio, and declare Pakistan polio free. But a complete victory has proved elusive. Instead, the country's anti-polio ...
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Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too Measles is on the rise again, all around the globe. Though the number of people affected in the U.S. is still relatively low compared with the countries hardest hit, there are a record number of U.S. measles cases — the highest since the disease was eliminated ...
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US officials say measles cases hit 25-year record At least 704 people in the United States have been sickened this year by measles, the highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease, according to a new report released Monday morning by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's the ...
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5 Questions Every Cat or Dog Owner Should Ask Their Vet Ms. Wells is a staff writer at Wirecutter, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times Company. April 29, 2019. Whether you're a lifelong pet owner or a first-time adopter, a trip to a rowdy and crowded vet's office can be a frazzling experience.
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Radiotherapy after chemo may improve survival in patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma Milan, Italy: Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma who have large tumours at the time of diagnosis may benefit from radiotherapy after chemotherapy even when all traces of the cancer appear to have gone, according to late breaking results presented ...
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When to screen for autism? New study suggests as young as 14 months (CNN) When screening for autism spectrum disorder, a new study suggests that children can be reliably diagnosed with autism at an age earlier than what is currently recommended. Current recommendations are for children to be screened specifically for ...
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Cops say touching fentanyl is making them sick. Impossible, doctors say. DETROIT — The stories are scary: They tell of cops across the nation overdosing by accidentally touching fentanyl while searching cars in traffic stops or rendering first aid. Except toxicologists say the stories also are wrong — and that they create ...
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Measles Concerns Over Missed Vaccinations More than half a million children in the UK missed out on a first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, according to figures released last week by UNICEF. It came as Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, warned that public vaccine ...
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Single dose of targeted radiotherapy is safe and effective for prostate cancer A single high dose of radiation that can be delivered directly to the tumour within a few minutes is a safe and effective technique for treating men with low risk prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the ESTRO 38 conference. Radiotherapy ...
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Work Stress, Poor Sleep, High Blood Pressure a Deadly Trio By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Job stress, high blood pressure and poor sleep may be a recipe for an early death, German researchers report. In a study of nearly 2,000 workers with high ...
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Harvard AI determines when tuberculosis becomes resistant to common drugs Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's deadliest diseases, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Close to 10 million people were infected with it in 2017, a year during which there were 1.3 million reported TB-related deaths. Making ...
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US Could Join Venezuela as Only Countries in North and South America That Are Not 'Measles Free' The United States officially eliminated measles in the United States in 2000 but according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the current outbreak is the worst since then, and the almost 700 cases already confirmed in 2019 means the country could in a ...
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Why Parents Shouldn't Be Too Worried Over WHO's New Guidelines for Screen Time for Children Scan the headlines on any given day, and you'll likely find at least one about the perils of "screen time." We're addicted to our smartphones! Binge watching is killing our sex lives! So, it follows we may be even more concerned about how increased time spent ...
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Urine test to end 'smear fear' Women who are too anxious or embarrassed to go for a smear test could instead provide a urine sample to be screened for cervical cancer, research suggests. A trial found urine testing was as good at detecting a virus called HPV that is a big risk factor for the ...
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JetBlue flight detained at JFK airport during potential measles scare A plane full of JetBlue passengers arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport was quarantined on Sunday evening over concerns of a possible measles scare. All passengers were later cleared by medical services, the airline confirmed in a statement.
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A kidney for transplant was delivered by drone for the first time ever A kidney scheduled for transplant was delivered by a drone for the first time ever, said the University of Maryland Medical Center, in a move they say could make organ delivery safer and more affordable. The drone was custom-built to monitor the organ in the ...
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WHO: Too Much Screen Time Bad for Children No media source currently available. 0:00 0:05:25 0:00. Direct link. 128 kbps | MP3 · 64 kbps | MP3. Pop-out player. The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first ever guidance on how much time young children should spend using electronic ...
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Study paves way for innovative treatment of epilepsy A drug commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis may, after necessary modifications, one day be used to treat patients with epilepsy, researchers in Prof. Inna Slutsky's lab at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv ...
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Urine test could prevent cervical cancer Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. The study, led by Dr. Emma Crosbie and published in BMJ Open, found that urine testing was just as good as ...
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Measles, Including Cases In Washington, Sets Record The spread of misinformation about measles vaccines in Washington and elsewhere is making 2019 the worst year for measles in 25 years. By Travis Loose, Patch Staff | Apr 28, 2019 2:00 pm ET | Updated Apr 28, 2019 5:03 pm ET ...
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Many Smokers Switch to Vaping While Pregnant, But Safety Issues Remain By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Are many women who smoke switching to e-cigarettes during pregnancy? That's the suggestion from a new study that finds close to 4% of pregnant American ...
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Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Anxiety & Depression in Kids A new study has found a link between obesity and an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. That increased risk is independent of traditional risk factors, such as parental psychiatric illness and socioeconomic status, ...
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Obesity: Study of 2.8 million shows increased disease and death risks A major new study highlights the scale of the obesity problem in the UK, with a significant risk of death and disease attached to weight gain. People with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-35 were at 70% higher risk of developing heart failure than their healthy ...
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Anti-Vaxxer Leaflet Found Hidden in Children's Book Bought From Amazon A woman has expressed fears that anti-vaccination propaganda is being pushed on children via Amazon warehouses after allegedly finding a leaflet inside a book that she had purchased from the online retailer. Lucy Boyle, of Hampshire in South England, ...
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Cycling to Work Could Cut Obesity-Related Mortality GLASGOW — Obese individuals who actively commute to and from work, particularly those who cycle, may be able to reduce their risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events versus those who go to work by car, say UK researchers in findings ...
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Obesity significantly increases risk of serious disease, researchers warn Being obese is linked to a significantly higher chance of serious disease and early death than being a healthy weight, research on more than 2.8 million adults suggests. The chance of suffering serious illness goes up with increasing weight gain, experts ...
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Japanese 'super-fungus' linked to the deaths of eight people in British hospitals Computer illustration of the unicellular fungus (yeast) Candida auris. C. auris was first identified in 2009. It causes serious multidrug-resistant infections in hospitalized patients and has high mortality rates. It causes bloodstream, wound and ear infections and ...
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More Women Snore Than Is Reported By Robert Preidt. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that snoring is not the sole domain of men. "We found that although no difference in snoring intensity was found between genders, women tend to ...
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Severely obese people in middle age 50% more likely to die early, study finds High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes among the risks, according to analysis of data on 2.8 million NHS patients. Sarah Boseley Health editor. Mon 29 Apr 2019 01.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email. Shares. 0. 0. Researchers ...
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The world's first malaria vaccine will go to 360000 African children Some 360,000 children a year in three African countries will receive the world's first malaria vaccine as part of a large-scale pilot program, the World Health Organization said last week. Malawi has started vaccinating children under 2 years of age, and Kenya ...
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Preschooler called hero after running for help when mom suddenly collapsed A 4-year-old girl in England is being called a hero after she ran next door for help when her mom suddenly collapsed at home a few months ago. Cara Channer said she hadn't been feeling well in the days prior to the emergency and was watching TV with her ...
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Higher BMI linked with increased risk of serious health problems and death in study of 2.8 million UK adults A new study has shed light on the link between higher body mass index (BMI) and serious health outcomes and death in over 2.8 million adults representative of the UK population. The new estimates, being presented at this year's European Congress on ...
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Almost 75% of dementia patients in Singapore experience rejection and loneliness: survey SINGAPORE — Nearly three in four dementia patients experience rejection and loneliness, while over half indicated that they were treated by others as less competent, according to Singapore's first national survey on the illness. The survey's findings, which ...
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Do You Really Think "The Brady Bunch" Was Real? Like many of us who grew up in the 1970's and '80's, we were lucky enough to see medical maladies get wrapped up with a bow in 30-minute episodes. One show that did it better than any was the Brady Bunch. Alice sprained her ankle. And recovered before ...
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New approach to managing surgery will speed patient recovery but challenges current practices A review in CMAJ challenges historical surgical practices that are not research-based, outlining a multidisciplinary approach called enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) that will help patients recover more quickly from surgery. The article, published in ...
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Japanese 'super-fungus' linked to the deaths of eight people in British hospitals Eight people have died after becoming infected with a deadly Japanese 'super-fungus' health watchdogs have revealed. According to a report in the Times the patients, in British hospitals, were infected by Candida auris a yeast renowned for its resistance to ...
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Researchers have uncovered a link between childhood obesity and mental health problems Obese children are more likely to suffer from mental health problems, such as anxiety and low mood, when they start secondary school, new research suggests. Researchers, from the university of Liverpool, found obesity and mental health had a close link, ...
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This video game can detect early stages of Alzheimer's better than medical tests, researchers say Just a few minutes of playing a certain video game could help identify the earliest stages of Alzheimer's in ways existing medical tests can't, researchers have found. A new study used a smartphone app called Sea Hero Quest to monitor how gamers with and ...
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Government website best place for clinical trial info My wife has had dementia for over two years. There is an ad in our local paper for an Alzheimer's disease study. It says, "This study will assess how safe and effective an investigational drug is at slowing the progression of early (prodromal) or mild Alzheimer's ...
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Pregnant women who were overweight children are at increased risk of developing hypertensive disorders A study of nearly 50,000 women in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in in Glasgow, Scotland (28 April-1 May), reveals that those with overweight or obesity in childhood were more likely to develop hypertensive disorders ...
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The Big Number: The average US adult sits 6.5 hours a day. For teens, it's even more The average American adult now spends about 6½ hours a day sitting — an increase of about an hour a day since 2007. For teenagers ages 12 to 19, that number is eight hours a day. More time spent on computers gets much of the blame for this trend in ...
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Diet capsules that swell in stomach could help weight loss Gel capsules that part-fill the stomach before a meal may help people lose weight and keep it off, the European Congress on Obesity was told on Sunday. The hydrogel capsule first made news in 2010, when it was called Attiva. Now, as Plenity, it has been ...
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Crowdfunding site Indiegogo to ban anti-vaccine fundraisers The crowdfunding website Indiegogo is banning anti-vaccine fundraisers and other health fundraisers that aren't backed by science, the company said Friday, according to BuzzFeed News. A spokesperson for the company added that the ban has not yet ...
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Radiotherapy doubles the survival chances of mesothelioma cancer patients Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years when they are given a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk. The study presented at the Estro 38 meeting ...
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Indiegogo bans anti-vaxxers from fundraising on its platform Indiegogo, the crowdfunding startup popular with filmmakers and other creatives, is banning anti-vaxxers from its platform. According to BuzzFeed News , the company will "no longer allow anti-vaccine fundraisers or any projects making health claims that do ...
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Urine test could mark the end of smear tests Women may now be able to provide urine samples rather than going for a smear test to be screened for cervical cancer, research suggests. A trial has found that a urine test is just as accurate at detecting the HPV virus. The presence of the virus is one of the ...
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US measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities By Alex Dobuzinskis. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles ...
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