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US Measles Outbreak Is Linked To Global Surge In The Virus In the year 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles "eliminated" from the United States. But with measles continuing to spread and at times flourish in many parts of the globe, the U.S. has been unable to remain immune to the ...
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Brady Bunch Star Maureen McCormick Slams Anti-Vaxxers Using Measles Meme "If you have to get sick, sure can't beat the measles," Maureen McCormick's character Marcia Brady had said on The Brady Bunch. By Dave Quinn. April 29, 2019 04:17 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Print Send Text Message. Mike Pont/WireImage.
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UN Issues Urgent Warning on the Growing Peril of Drug-Resistant Infections With more and more common medications losing their ability to fight dangerous infections, and few new drugs in the pipeline, the world is facing an imminent crisis that could lead to millions of deaths, a surge in global poverty and an even wider gap between ...
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Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures NEW YORK — Quarantines in California. Fines in New York City. Orders for some people to avoid public places in Rockland County, New York. As an outbreak of measles surges across the United States — with 704 cases this year and counting — some local ...
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Officials declare measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest over PORTLAND, Ore. — A measles outbreak that sickened more than 70 people, mostly children, in the Pacific Northwest is finally over even as the total number of cases nationwide continues to spike to near-record levels , officials said Monday. Six weeks have ...
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Why Men Won't Go to the Doctor, and How to Change That Compared with women, they avoid going to the doctor, skip more recommended screenings and practice riskier behavior. They also die about five years sooner, live with more years of bad health and have higher suicide rates. Now, with growing recognition ...
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Where did the measles outbreak in LA start? Officials are looking abroad Los Angeles County officials dealing with a measles outbreak say they expect that more people will be diagnosed with the illness in the coming weeks, while the nation stares down what will likely be its worst measles year in decades. But where are these ...
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Our antibiotics are no match for superbugs, and it's a 'global crisis,' UN report says (CNN) Common diseases such as tuberculosis are becoming untreatable while lifesaving medical procedures like surgeries carry increasing risks because of "alarming levels" of resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a new United Nations committee ...
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A capsule tricks your stomach into feeling full; could it treat obesity? (CNN) A new capsule was recently cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration to help adults who are overweight or obese shed some pounds when used along with diet and exercise, according to the biotechnology company Gelesis, which developed ...
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Doctors newly define another type of dementia, sometimes mistaken for Alzheimer's (CNN) Doctors have newly outlined a type of dementia that could be more common than Alzheimer's among the oldest adults, according to a report published Tuesday in the journal Brain. The disease, called LATE, may often mirror the symptoms of ...
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Scientists say they're closer to possible blood test for chronic fatigue Scientists in the United States say they have taken a step toward developing a possible diagnostic test for chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition characterized by exhaustion and other debilitating symptoms. Researchers at Stanford University School of ...
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Blood Test Might Diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is such a mysterious illness that it took years to be recognized as a legitimate ailment, and doctors still struggle to accurately ...
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'Vampire facial' at New Mexico spa tied to 2 HIV cases, health officials say (CNN) Health officials are investigating two cases of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, among clients who received injection-related procedures, including "vampire facials," at an Albuquerque spa. The New Mexico Department of Health announced on ...
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Job Stress, Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Deadly Trio By Steven Reinberg. HealthDay Reporter. 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 blood ...
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Ebola spreading at record pace in DRC, now 1466 cases Today the ministry of health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded 27 new cases of Ebola, setting a new single-day record for this 9-month outbreak on the far eastern edge of the country. Late last week, officials recorded 23 cases in one ...
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Test allows doctors to determine most effective treatment for women with breast cancer A breast cancer test has been found that helps doctors make treatment decisions for some breast cancer patients, following research carried out at Queen Mary University of London and funded by Cancer Research UK. The test was successful in predicting ...
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RT After Chemo May Slow Hodgkin Lymphoma Chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy for advanced, bulky Hodgkin lymphoma produced mixed results in a randomized trial. An intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis showed no difference in progression-free survival (PFS) at 3 or 5 years with chemotherapy ...
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Biomarker for chronic fatigue syndrome identified Ron Davis is the senior author of a paper that describes a blood test that may be able to identify chronic fatigue syndrome. Steve Fisch. People suffering from a debilitating and often discounted disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome may soon have ...
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How To Retain Good Memory Under Stress Public Speaking. Two powerful words that can make or break a growing career. I recently had a new business coaching client (we can call her Julie) come to me petrified from her first experience hosting a live event for her clients on wellness. She dedicated ...
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'Flailing' blood cells and plasma signal chronic fatigue Researchers have created a blood test that can flag chronic fatigue syndrome, which currently lacks a standard, reliable diagnostic test. People with the debilitating and often discounted disease may soon have scientific proof of their ailment. "Too often, this ...
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Consumer Group Seeks Probe of NIH A consumer group wants to know why the National Institutes of Health prevented two doctors critical of a sepsis trial from speaking to U.S. investigators. The nonprofit consumer-advocacy group, Public Citizen, is calling on a federal inspector general to ...
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Avoid Food Bloggers When Looking for Nutritional Advice GLASGOW, Scotland — People looking for nutritional advice to help with weight management should not turn to social media influencers, warn UK researchers, who found these influencers often had no relevant qualifications and their blogs lacked credibility ...
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Declining Sense of Smell May Foretell Death Elderly people with a poor sense of smell have a higher likelihood of dying in the 10 years after testing than those whose sniffers stay sharp. In a new study, elderly people with a poor sense of smell had a 46% higher risk of death 10 years after olfactory ...
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As Sense of Smell Fades, Does Death Come Closer? By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- They say the nose knows, but can a loss of smell signal impending death? Possibly, researchers say. They discovered that a poor sense of smell was associated with a ...
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Long-term Mortality Risk Linked to Poor Sense of Smell More evidence has linked loss of smell with long-term mortality among older adults, independent of commonly suspected confounders, a study published online today in Annals of Internal Medicine shows. "[W]e found that poor olfaction was associated with ...
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Malawi is testing a new malaria vaccine. But it's still early days Malaria is a leading cause of death and illness around the world. Over 200 million cases are reported every year, and more than 400 000 people die. More than 90% of cases are reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have spent decades searching for an ...
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Ohio man recovering from flesh-eating bacteria infection after visiting Florida An Ohio man who was visiting family in Florida on spring break when he suddenly felt ill is miraculously on the road to recovery with all limbs intact after doctors diagnosed him with a flesh-eating bacteria infection in his foot. Barry Briggs said he noticed ...
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Even a little exercise can mean big improvements in your health Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Everyone knows exercise is good for you. But not everyone knows just how good. When you see the health benefits of physical activity in a list, they can seem almost too good to ...
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As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza. Turns out it was a group of men in their 60s and 70s who held a standing game night which included sex with one ...
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JetBlue Plane Quarantined in New York City After Child on Board Was Suspected of Having Measles Port Authority officials reportedly checked each passenger on the plane after a medical emergency was declared on board. By. Madison Roberts. April 29, 2019 05:28 PM. A JetBlue plane was quarantined at New York City's John F. Kennedy International ...
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Mom rips anti-vaxxers after infant son contracts measles: '100% preventable' A California mother whose 5-month-old son contracted the measles virus posted heartbreaking photos of her infant suffering from a head-to-toe rash in an effort to urge others to get their children vaccinated. Sara Blum said that her son Walter developed a ...
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Even in a Michigan outdoor paradise, ticks are a growing public health threat Onekama is on the west side of Michigan, about 10 miles north of Manistee and the southern gateway to Michigan's scenic highway, M-22. Onekama (pronounced by locals as One-comma and O-NECK-a-ma) is known as an outdoor summer paradise for ...
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Keen sense of smell linked to longer life (Reuters Health) - Older adults with a poor sense of smell may die sooner than their counterparts who have keen olfactory abilities, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers asked 2,289 adults, ages 71 to 82, to identify 12 common smells, awarding scores from ...
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Researchers identify causes and mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome using family-based genetic analysis A first-of-its-kind study using family-based genetic analysis has confirmed a gene involved in male hormone production, DENND1A, plays a major role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The discovery will enable personalized medicine ...
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Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A type 2 diabetes drug for adults also controls blood sugar levels in children and teens with the disease, researchers report. Type 2 diabetes is on the rise ...
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Congo Ebola cases hit record for most reported in single day BUTEMBO, Congo — The woman spent more than a week at home sick before family members tried to take her to an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo. Before the motorcycle could reach the facility, it was too late. Her crumpled body rested against the ...
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In a World First, Drone Delivers Kidney for Transplant MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In what researchers are calling a groundbreaking achievement, an unmanned drone delivered a new kidney for a 44-year-old Baltimore woman. On April 19, the aircraft delivered the donor kidney that was ...
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Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A type 2 diabetes drug for adults also controls blood sugar levels in children and teens with the disease, researchers report. Type 2 diabetes is on the rise among children and teens, but they have fewer treatment ...
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Aging baby boomers are about to push Alzheimer's disease rates sky high She had researched Alzheimer's disease and its effects on the brain for years, but it wasn't until her own mother's memory began to slip that Dr. Eva Feldman, a University of Michigan neurologist, truly grasped how devastating the disease is. Margherita ...
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Congo registers record of 27 new Ebola cases in one day GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo registered a one-day record of 27 new confirmed Ebola cases on Sunday, raising last week's number of cases to 126, the biggest since the current outbreak was declared last ...
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More Pregnant Women Vaping, Study Says By Robert Preidt. HealthDay Reporter. 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 women are ...
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As Sense of Smell Fades, Does Death Come Closer? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- They say the nose knows, but can a loss of smell signal impending death? Possibly, researchers say. They discovered that a poor sense of smell was ...
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Dancing Helps People With Parkinson's Disease A recent article, posted on BioRxiv, shows that in a small group of people, these daily lessons improved their motor symptoms. This paper is not yet peer-reviewed, but the positive effects of dancing for people with Parkinson's Disease have been well-studied ...
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Congo Ebola Cases Hit Record for Most Reported in Single Day By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press. BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) — The woman spent more than a week at home sick before family members tried to take her to an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo. Before the ...
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Children who are breastfed are less likely to be obese than bottle-fed babies, study reveals Children who are breastfed are less likely to be obese during their childhood, compared to children who only bottle feed, a new study from the World Health Organization found. In a study across 22 countries, children in nearly every location had higher rates ...
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Drone delivers kidney for transplant in Maryland, doctors say: 'It's a first step' A drone delivered a kidney to be transplanted for the first time ever, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). The organ was successfully transplanted on April 19 to a 44-year-old woman from Baltimore who had been on dialysis for 8 ...
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Florida Man Contracts Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Fish Hook Gets Stuck in His Hand During a recent fishing trip, Mike Walton got a fish hook stuck in his hand which led him to contract the life-threatening bacteria. By Joelle Goldstein. April 29, 2019 10:40 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Print Send Text Message. A Florida man who ...
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New WHO research reveals wide gradient of severe child obesity across Europe New research from WHO Europe presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, UK (28 April-1 May) shows there is a wide gradient of severe child obesity across Europe, with countries in Southern Europe generally having the highest ...
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More Cal State LA, UCLA students cleared from measles quarantine LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A quarantine remains in effect Monday for less than half of nearly 800 people who were exposed to measles at two Los Angeles universities. In the last 20 years, measles cases have been so rare, recollection of the disease may be ...
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After 75 days and nearly $1 million, the Vancouver-area measles outbreak is over The Clark County measles outbreak is officially over, public health authorities announced Monday morning. That marks 42 days -- two cycles of a measles infection -- without a new case. The largest outbreak in the Northwest since measles was eliminated in ...
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