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Lone Republican stalls $19.1 billion worth of nationwide disaster aid A House Republican lawmaker blocked a $19.1 billion disaster aid package on Friday, delaying a bill that would send federal funding to disaster-affected areas across the country. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) voted to block the legislation, which has the support of ...
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Novartis $2 million gene therapy for rare disorder is world's most expensive drug ZURICH/NEW YORK - Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday won U.S. approval for its gene therapy Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of death in infants, and priced the one-time treatment at a record $2.125 million.
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Ready for Summer Camp? Measles Shots Now Required for Many Sunscreen? Check. Swimming goggles? Check. This summer, the most important part of the camp checklist for many New Yorkers is proof of measles immunization. Parents have been warned that their children could be turned away if they don't have it.
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Race Difference in Prostate Cancer Disappears With Equal Access Race was not associated with higher rates of dying from prostate cancer in an analysis that looked at how black and white men had fared when treated in settings where patients had standardized access to care. The study was published online May 23 in ...
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Novartis $2 million gene therapy for rare disorder is world's most expensive drug ZURICH/NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday won U.S. approval for its gene therapy Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of death in infants, and priced the one-time treatment at a record $2.125 ...
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Biology a Scapegoat for Poor Prostate Ca Outcomes in Black Men? Black men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer had similar disease-specific outcomes compared to whites when treated in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical systems and randomized trials, a multicohort study found. After adjustments for various disease and ...
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Maine to end non-medical exemptions for vaccinations AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for required vaccinations in Maine. With the Democrat's signature Friday, Maine will end non-medical vaccine opt-outs by 2021 for students ...
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Another Pinellas Restaurant Worker Positive For Hepatitis A MADEIRA BEACH, FL --For the sixth time this year, a Pinellas County food service worker has tested positive for hepatitis A. The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County identified a case of hepatitis A in a food service worker in Madeira Beach.
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Remember the lunch lady fired for giving a boy a free meal? His mother now says she lied. It's been a whirlwind week in Canaan, N.H., with television cameras descending on the town of fewer than 4,000 after news of a cafeteria worker being fired for giving a student a free meal garnered national media attention. Bonnie Kimball claimed that she ...
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Threats to health workers roil Ebola response amid new cases Threats of death and more violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak region kept the response on shaky security ground, with nurses threatening to strike if government officials don't take action and some health facilities closing ...
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World's Most Expensive Gene Therapy Zolgensma Treats Rare Genetic Disease In Infants One-time treatment for a rare genetic disease that targets infants now costs a whopping $2.1 million in the United States, making it the world's most expensive gene therapy. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Novartis drug ...
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Health officials considered no-fly list to prevent measles transmission ATLANTA — State and local health officials have consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent months about the possibility of preventing individuals from flying to prevent measles transmission. This year, there have been such ...
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Health officials considered no-fly list to prevent measles transmission State and local health officials have consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent months about the possibility of preventing individuals from flying to prevent measles transmission. This year, there have been such discussions ...
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At $2.1 million, new gene therapy is the most expensive drug ever The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved a gene therapy for a rare childhood disorder that is now the most expensive drug on the market. It costs $2.125 million per patient. But for those patients lucky enough to get it, it appears it can save their ...
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UV expert offers tips to stay safe in the sun The effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation accumulate over your lifetime. Overexposure to this radiation is linked to skin cancer, which remains the most common form of cancer in the United States, and the rates are rising. Nancy Akerman is a physical ...
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Mother of student given free food tells newspaper her child is not needy (CNN) The mother of a New Hampshire high school student who received free food from a lunchroom worker told a local newspaper that her son is not a needy child. Speaking anonymously to the Union Leader earlier this week, the mother said, "I have three ...
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If you weigh yourself daily, you could prevent holiday weight gain, study says If you're trying to lose weight, you should hop on the scale daily, according to a new report. » RELATED: Muscle-building protein shakes linked to weight gain, depression in new study. Researchers from the University of Georgia recently conducted a study, ...
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The FDA approves a gene therapy that is the most expensive drug in the world The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the most expensive drug in the world, a $2.1 million one-time gene therapy for treatment of a rare disease that afflicts infants. Novartis, the drug's manufacturer, announced the approval and publicly ...
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FDA OKs First Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (Zolgensma, AveXis Inc, a Novartis company), the first gene therapy for children younger than age 2 with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). A one-time infusion, ...
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Health officials considered no-fly list to prevent measles transmission State and local health officials have consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent months about the possibility of preventing individuals from flying to prevent measles transmission. Posted: May. 24, 2019 6:04 PM. Posted By: ...
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Maine governor signs bill eliminating religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed a bill to eliminate religious and philosophical exemptions for children receiving vaccines, according to House Democrats. LD 798, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Tipping, gets rid of those exemptions for ...
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Attacks on DR Congo Ebola teams kill four since outbreak: govt Kinshasa (AFP) - Scores of attacks on health teams tackling an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have killed four people and wounded dozens in the last ten months, the government said on. The UN has reported teams helping fight the ...
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Health officials threaten travel ban amid measles outbreak Mackenzie Bean - 17 hours ago Print | Email. Health officials are threatening to place people with probable measles infections on a federal no fly list if they do not willingly cancel flights themselves, reports The Washington Post. State health officials in New ...
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Giving City: Are you a sickle cell carrier? Event aims to help you find out An event June 1 aims to raise awareness about a devastating disease, for which thousands of Austinites are carriers, though they may not know it. The Walk for Sickle Cell will offer free health screenings and raise funds for Camp Cell-A-Bration, a summer ...
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NADMO to disburse GH¢1.05 million to victims The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) will disburse $200,000 (GH¢1.05 million) to 96 victims and bereaved families of the June 3 disaster, who have not received any benefit from the government. The Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose ...
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Hannibal Aquatic Center reopening Memorial day weekend If you're looking for a way to fight the heat this Memorial Day weekend, the Hannibal Aquatic Center has got you covered. Hannibal Parks and Recreation officials said they're all set for the reopening for the season Saturday, with hours noon to 6 p.m. seven ...
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VR can identify early Alzheimer's more accurately: Study London– Virtual reality (VR) technology can identify early Alzheimer's disease more accurately than 'gold standard' cognitive tests currently in use, says a study. The findings, published in the journal Brain, highlight the potential of new technologies to help ...
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Researchers find hormonal link between diet and obesity In a new study researchers have found that low levels of a circulating hormone called adropin predict increased weight gain and metabolic dysregulation during consumption of a high-sugar diet in a nonhuman primate model. According to the study published ...
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E-cigarette is injurious to your health Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), popularly called electronic cigarettes, are available in many shapes and sizes, including the prominent brand JUUL, which resembles a flash drive and contains roughly the same amount of nicotine as in an entire ...
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Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market Demand & Future Scope Including Top Players And Forecast to 2022 Deep Brain Stimulation Devices market research is provided on major factors such as consumer needs and changes observed in them over time, market sales in terms of value and volume, emerging opportunities, market growth trends, factors driving this ...
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Muscle Stimulation Devices Market | Industry Size & Insights 2019-2025 By Top Key Players Researchmoz added Most up-to-date research on "Muscle Stimulation Devices Market: Adoption of Combination Devices to Gain Visible Traction in Developing Economies: Global Industry Analysis 2013 – 2017 and Opportunity Assessment 2018 – 2028" to ...
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The dirt on money laundering Money laundering Money is the main cause for people to engage in almost any type of criminal activity. Money-laundering is the process of concealing the source of illicit funds or "dirty money.'' Money laundering crimes are fraud and drug trafficking. It is also ...
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Unhealthy food at work may up risk of lifestyle ailments: Study Boston: Employees who purchase unhealthy food at office may indulge in such diet outside work as well, increasing their risk of lifestyle ailments such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a study suggests. The study, published in the American ...
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Brain stimulation on trial to treat physical illness Medications "electricals" as the latest promising treatments for everything from dementia, pain, bladder control and gut disorders. Australia's first medical conference into neuromodulation — the science of targeting nerves or brain cells with electrical ...
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Fraudsters took £11000 from pensioner in phone scam which went on for weeks A pensioner was conned into handing more than £11,000 to scammers. Police are warning people to be vigilant after the elderly man was targeted over the phone in a scam that lasted several weeks. The victim was contacted by telephone regularly over a ...
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Tonto Dikeh calls out IG users who storm her page to beg for money 'with pride' In this month of May, Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has been serving controversy here and there and she's shown that she's not ready to slow down. From her estranged husband to calling out her colleagues, seems everyone's had a fair share of the ...
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