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It's Not Just Measles. What You Should Know About Vaccines For Adults Amid one of the largest measles outbreaks in the U.S. in recent history, vaccines are on the minds of many Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that the number of measles cases this year has climbed to 839 in 23 ...
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Despite Measles Warnings, Anti-Vaccine Rally Draws Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] MONSEY, N.Y. — An ultra-Orthodox rabbi falsely described the measles outbreak among Jews as part of an elaborate plan concocted by Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York to deflect ...
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To Move Is to Thrive. It's in Our Genes. A need and desire to be in motion may have been bred into our DNA before we even became humans and could have helped to guide the evolution of our species, according to a fascinating new study of the genetics of physical activity. The study uses big ...
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Oregon vaccine bill dead as US measles count soars Critics blasted a decision by Oregon lawmakers that killed a bill aimed at getting more children vaccinated for measles and other preventable diseases in order pass a tax on large businesses, saying it jeopardized public health. Despite passing the House ...
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Glucosamine Supplements Linked to Lower CVD Event Risks People who regularly take glucosamine supplements appear to have a moderately lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, results from 22 centers participating in the UK Biobank suggest. Glucosamine use was associated with a 15% lower risk for ...
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Majority of sunscreens tested would flunk proposed FDA safety tests, report says (CNN) Nearly two-thirds of all sunscreens evaluated by the Environmental Working Group would not pass safety tests proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration, the consumer advocacy group announced Wednesday. The group released its analysis ...
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Research: Nation's low-rated hospitals are deadlier due to mistakes, botched surgery, infections Patients' risk of dying from medical mistakes, deadly infections and safety lapses have gotten much worse at the lowest ranked U.S. hospitals, underscoring Americans' need to check ratings of their local hospitals, new research released Wednesday shows.
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Sunscreen doesn't protect dark-skinned people from developing melanoma Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer linked to overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Sunscreen can block UV rays and therefore reduce the risk of sun burns, which ultimately reduces the risk of developing melanoma. Thus, the ...
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Opioid prescriptions drop sharply among California state workers, CalPERS says The agency that manages health care for California's massive state workforce is reporting a major reduction in opioid prescriptions, reflecting a national trend of physicians cutting back on the addictive drugs. Insurance claims for opioids, which are prescribed ...
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NHS England, Biogen reach deal on pricey drug for deadly disorder NEW YORK (Reuters) - England's National Health Service said it had reached a deal to pay for U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc's expensive spinal muscle atrophy treatment Spinraza. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ...
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Hormones Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Trans Women Transgender women -- individuals born male who identify with a female gender -- faced a nearly 50-fold increase in breast cancer risk by going on feminizing hormonal therapy, a Dutch study suggested. An incidence ratio of 46.7 (95% CI 27.2-75.4) was seen ...
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Sleep apnea tied to heart problems after surgery (Reuters Health) - People having surgery may be more likely to experience cardiovascular problems afterward when they have a common nighttime breathing disorder known as sleep apnea, a study suggests. Compared to patients without apnea, people with ...
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Thwarting A Protein Reverses Brain Decline in Aged Mice Something in elderly blood is bad for brains. Plasma from old mice or humans worsens cognition and biological indicators of brain health, when infused into young mice. Conversely, plasma from young mice (or humans) rejuvenates old brains. Much of this ...
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Brain Bleed Risk Puts Safety of Low-Dose Aspirin in Doubt By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Let's say you're one of the millions of older adults who takes a low-dose aspirin religiously, in the belief that it will guard against heart disease and heart attacks.
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'Zombie cells' buildup in your body may play role in aging NEW YORK — Call them zombie cells — they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are studying drugs that can kill zombie ...
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Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery: To Give or Not to Give A single dose of antibiotics administered to women following operative vaginal delivery (via forceps or vacuum extraction) was associated with a reduction in infections, a randomized trial found. A significantly lower portion of women randomized to receive ...
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Ticks and Lyme Disease Are a Threat for Cities, Too Black-legged ticks are making a home in New York City, representing a heightened risk of infections like Lyme disease for their human neighbors in the Big Apple and in urban areas beyond, a new study shows. The study, published Wednesday by the ...
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Cake, Coffee, and Misinformation: Inside an Anti-Vaxxer Meeting Rocking babies and munching on cake, hundreds of people—many of them members of New York's Orthodox Jewish community—gathered late Monday night at an anti-vaxxers rally in the Atrium, a ballroom in Monsey, about an hour north of New York City.
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What to Tell People Who Are Against Measles Vaccination This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hi. I'm Art Caplan. I'm at the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine. Well, we've talked about this in the past, but the measles outbreak that has beset the United States just keeps going. Many states are ...
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Zika may be under control, but Miami-Dade has other disease concerns as mosquito season looms Nearly three years after Miami-Dade was plunged into a panic by an outbreak of Zika, the county's stepped-up battle against mosquitoes has succeeded in limiting the spread of the deadly virus. But as mosquito season again looms with the arrival of summer ...
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To reduce dementia risk, eating well and exercising do more than puzzles and pills If you want to save your brain from the ravages of dementia, keep the rest of your body well with exercise and healthy habits rather than relying on vitamins or other pills, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organization. About 50 million people ...
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'I'm The Surgeon General's Wife—And I've Had Skin Cancer Twice' From Women's Health. As a mom of a newborn and two very active toddler boys, cancer was the absolute last thing on my mind when I went in for my postpartum checkup that day in 2009. In fact, it was so far out of the realm of possibility that, even though I ...
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The Death Of Antibiotics: We're Running Out Of Effective Drugs To Fight Off an Army of Superbugs In January, Columbia University revealed that four patients at its Irving Medical Center in New York had been sick with an unusual version of E. coli , a common gut bacterium. Although the news largely escaped attention in the media, it ricocheted through the ...
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Protesters rally as New York lawmakers consider ending religious exemptions for vaccines Opponents of vaccinations staged a protest at the New York state capitol on Tuesday. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations, but protestors are trying to kill the bill. Most of the measles cases in New York ...
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What Are Skin Cancer Risk Factors? Pharmacists have a role to play in helping patients prevent and seek treatment for skin cancer, which is an uncontrolled overgrowth of abnormal skin cells. This occurs when the DNA of skin cells are damaged and remain unrepaired, triggering mutations that ...
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Thyroid disease 'being over-treated' Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are being prescribed thyroid drugs unnecessarily, according to international researchers. They advise against lifelong hormone treatment for mild underactive thyroid problems (hypothyroidism), saying there is not ...
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New research pinpoints the exact number of cups of coffee you can drink per day to maintain a healthy heart Previous research has shown that drinking coffee is good for you, and while that hasn't been disproved, a new study reveals you may want to stop after the fifth cup. Research from the University of South Australia looked at data from 347,077 adults in the ...
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This map shows the 25 US counties most at risk for measles outbreaks The danger zones have low vaccination rates and a high volume of international travel, researchers warn. South_agency/iStock. A new map shows where measles outbreaks could spread next. Author photo. By ...
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Frail elderly 'failed by care deserts' The system for looking after frail older people in England is falling apart, with what are being dubbed "care deserts" emerging, a charity says. An analysis carried out for Age UK indicates about 30% of areas now have no residential care beds. The situation is ...
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UPDATE 1-NHS England, Biogen reach deal on pricey drug for deadly disorder (Adds statement from Biogen). By Michael Erman. NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - England's National Health Service said it had reached a deal to pay for U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc's expensive spinal muscle atrophy treatment Spinraza. NHS England said it ...
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Signs of Suicidal Thoughts Seen in PTSD Brains By Alan Mozes. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine if brain scans could show whether someone with PTSD is on the verge of suicide. Sound too far-fetched to be true? Now, a small, new study suggests it's possible ...
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Combination therapy advisable for bowel disorder IBS The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional bowel disorder, and the more adversely their everyday life is affected. This is shown by a Sahlgrenska Academy study indicating ...
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Mom with sleep disorder claims she once unknowingly purchased a full-sized basketball court A mother of three who says her online shopping habits while sleeping nearly drove her to a life in debt has finally received a diagnosis for the disorder. Kelly Snipes claims her complaints were initially dismissed as stress or overtiredness and, in addition to ...
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Twitter launches tool to combat vaccine misinformation Twitter has launched a new tool to combat vaccine misinformation on its platform following intense scrutiny from public health advocates and lawmakers over social media's role in amplifying debunked conspiracy theories. When Twitter users search ...
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Philadelphia's overdose deaths dip overall in 2018, but soar in older residents Overdose deaths dropped slightly in Philadelphia in 2018 — with 1,116 people dying of accidental overdoses compared to 1,217 people the previous year, according to figures released by the Department of Health Tuesday. Still, the city's opioid crisis ...
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Twitter launches new search features to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines As measles outbreaks in the United States and other countries continue to get worse, Twitter is introducing new search tools meant to help users find credible resources about vaccines. It will also stop auto-suggesting search terms that would lead users to ...
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Spinal muscular atrophy: Spinraza approval delights family The mother of girl with a muscle-wasting disease is delighted a drug that may slow her daughter's condition has been approved for use on the NHS. NHS England said it has agreed the use of Spinraza to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Preschoolers lose almost 30 minutes of sleep a night using this device New research claims this common habit leads to 'significantly less' sleep in kids ages three to five. Liderina/iStock. Young kids who watch TV before bed sleep less. Author photo. By. NicoleLyn Pesce. Struggling to get your kid to sleep through the night?
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The importance and advancements in early detection for Lyme disease Lyme disease is caused by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. The infection can be treated with antibiotics, but unless it's caught early, it can cause serious, long-lasting side effects, like joint pain and fatigue. But there is research that may someday help ...
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Woman develops 'grapefruit'-sized hematoma after landing on jet ski handlebars An unnamed woman's vaginal injury was documented in a medical journal after she sought help for a massive hematoma on her vulva that developed after she fell off her jet ski and landed on the watercraft's handlebars. According to the case report, the ...
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'Terrifying' Ebola epidemic out of control in DRC, say experts An Ebola epidemic in a conflict-riven region of Democratic Republic of Congo is out of control and could become as serious as the outbreak that devastated three countries in west Africa between 2013 and 2016, experts and aid chiefs have warned.
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'Zombie cells' building up in your body may play role in aging Call them zombie cells — they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are studying drugs that can kill zombie cells and ...
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DRC Ebola total climbs by 15 cases, vandals hit Katwa hospital The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) saw no let-up on new Ebola cases and attacks on the response today, with 15 more illnesses reported along with a report of vandalism at a hospital in Katwa. In other developments, South Korea today announced a ...
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'It was a leap of faith but we knew it could work': the new roles in mental health care The make-up of the mental health workforce is changing. New roles are being developed to cope with increased demand, while others are emerging to reflect a move towards offering more holistic care to patients who are struggling with their mental health.
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Philadelphia ranks 29th among US counties most at risk for measles outbreaks The perfect storm for another U.S. measles outbreak may include a busy international airport. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Johns Hopkins University have identified 25 U.S. counties that are most at risk for a measles outbreak.
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Low-Dose Aspirin May Lead to Bleeding in the Skull, Study Says A new report links the practice of taking low-dose aspirin preventatively to a seriously alarming side effect. By Maggie O'Neill. May 14, 2019. Pin FB More. Twitter Email Print Send Text Message. Video Player is loading.
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Woman suffers freak groin injury after being flung from jet ski A woman suffered a horrific vaginal injury after being flung from a jet ski and landing directly on her handlebars. The 25-year-old was left with a large blood clot on her vulva that was continuing to swell and had to be surgically drained. She was in so much ...
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Twitter launches new search tool to combat vaccine misinformation Twitter has launched a new search tool to combat the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the social network. Users will now be prompted to visit a credible public health resource when they search on Twitter for certain keywords related to vaccines, ...
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Glucosamine supplements 'may cut heart risk' Glucosamine supplements, better known as a remedy for joint pain, may lower a person's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), research suggests. The findings in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) come from nearly half a million people in the UK. Almost one ...
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Woman claims she was separated from newborn after testing positive for opiates because of poppy-seed bagel Less than 24 hours after giving birth, a New York mother said her baby was taken from her after she tested positive for opiates — despite claiming she did not take any drugs. Elizabeth Dominguez, a 29-year-old from Tonawanda, said that when she went into ...
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