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US in Danger of Losing Measles 'Elimination Status.' Here's What That Means. As the number of U.S. measles cases continues to climb this year — topping 1,000 reported cases so far — the country is at risk of losing its measles "elimination status," health officials say. But what exactly does it mean to have eliminated measles, and when ...
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The cost of cancer: 25% of survivors face financial hardship, report finds (CNN) Cancer can take a toll not only on the body but also a patient's bank account -- and just how much of a toll has been revealed in a new report. About one-fourth of cancer survivors in the United States say they have had problems paying medical bills ...
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Rewards — And Risks — Of Using Antibiotics As Silver Bullet For Kids In Africa Researchers pursuing a simple, cheap way to dramatically reduce childhood deaths in sub-Saharan Africa released some promising new results today — but it's still unclear whether their approach might ultimately put more children at a disadvantage in ...
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RNA sequence analysis reveals macroscopic somatic clonal expansion across normal tissues Somatic cells can accumulate mutations over the course of an individual's lifetime. This generates cells that differ genetically at specific loci within the genome. To explore how this genetic diversity in individuals contributes to disease, Yizhak et al. developed a ...
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Large Ebola outbreaks new normal, says WHO The world is entering "a new phase" where large outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a "new normal", the World Health Organization warns. Previous Ebola outbreaks affected relatively small numbers of people. But the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Surgeons opened her skull to remove a cancerous tumor. Instead, they found a tapeworm. Warning: An image of a tapeworm appears lower in this article. Doctors had broken the disheartening news to Rachel Palma, explaining that the lesion on her brain was suspected to be a tumor, and her scans suggested that it was cancerous. Palma, a ...
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Study: Overdose Antidote Has Been in Short Supply at Philadelphia Pharmacies A new study shows only 1 in 3 Philadelphia pharmacies had naloxone nasal spray in stock in 2017, despite a standing prescription statewide that aimed to increase access to the drug capable of reversing an opioid overdose. In 2015, Pennsylvania issued a ...
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Heartburn Drugs Again Tied to Fatal Risks By Amy Norton. HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who use common heartburn drugs for months to years may face heightened risks of dying from heart disease, kidney failure or stomach cancer, a new study ...
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Accumulated Mutations Create A Cellular Mosaic In Our Bodies Your body has about 40 trillion cells, and they all arose from a single fertilized egg. But it turns out the DNA in many of those cells is no longer a perfect clone of that original one. A study published Thursday in the journal Science shows that our body's cells are ...
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Virginia health officials warn of possible exposure to measles-infected child at Dulles airport, other locations The Virginia Health Department issued an advisory Thursday, cautioning the public that they might have been exposed to a measles-infected child at Dulles International Airport on Sunday, June 2, and in several other places in Northern Virginia a few days ...
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It might take 2 more years to contain Congo Ebola outbreak, WHO official says (CNN) In a "worst-case scenario," the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may take up to two years to end, a World Health Organization official said Thursday. The outbreak, which began on August 1, is "not under control," Dr. Mike ...
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We're in trouble: Skin cancer is on the rise, and not just for golfers The trouble took more than 25 years to emerge, and when it did it was in the form of a wart-like bump on the top of my nose. I assumed at first that the bump was a big, hard pimple. But the usual amateur interventions only seemed to make it worse, so I ...
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Number of US Measles Cases Tops 1000 for First Time Since 1992 The number of measles cases has topped 1000 (1001) in the United States since January 1, according to a June 5 statement from Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar. The last time the number of yearly measles cases was higher was in 1992 ...
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Pregnant Women Who Eat More Fiber May Lower Child's Celiac Risk Mothers who eat a high-fiber diet in pregnancy may lower the risk of celiac disease in their children, a new study suggests. The study researchers analyzed information from more than 88,000 Norwegian children and their mothers, who gave birth between ...
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AHA News: Diabetes and Heart Failure Are Linked; Treatment Should Be Too THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Having Type 2 diabetes or heart failure independently increases the risk for getting the other, and both often occur together, further worsening a patient's health, quality of life and care costs, ...
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Domestic abuse survivors 'more at risk of serious mental illness' Women who experience domestic abuse are three times more likely to develop a serious mental illness, Birmingham University research suggests. But they are also twice as likely to have had some form of mental illness already, the study in the British Journal ...
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6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return A new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast cancer patients does not increase the risk of their cancer returning. The majority of clinical trials in cancer assess either new ...
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Trouble Tracking Finances Could Be Sign of Dementia By Robert Preidt. HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If someone you know is struggling to keep track of their finances as they age, early dementia might be the culprit. That's the conclusion of researchers who tested 243 ...
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Oliver Hall inquest: 'Gross failure' led to boy's death A six-year-old boy died of meningitis because of the "gross failure" to provide basic medical treatment, a jury has concluded. Oliver Hall, of Halesworth, Suffolk, died the day after his symptoms began in October 2017, his inquest was told. He had been ...
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'Trained' master cells could improve TB vaccine Bolstering the activity of a master cell responsible for coordinating the body's immune defenses after a tuberculosis infection could help reduce millions of new infections every year. "The immune response to the TB bacteria hinges on the early response of this ...
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How Close Are We to Getting a Lyme Disease Vaccine? Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne (bug-transmitted) infection in the United States today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and stopping the spread of the disease is difficult. In fact, in 2017, the confirmed ...
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Guard Your Skin Against the Summer Sun THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you're at the beach, the park or a pool this summer, be sure to protect your skin from the sun's damaging rays. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States, and most skin cancers ...
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Heartburn drugs again tied to fatal risks (HealthDay)—People who use common heartburn drugs for months to years may face heightened risks of dying from heart disease, kidney failure or stomach cancer, a new study suggests. The study included more than 200,000 U.S. veterans. It's the latest to ...
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Guard Your Skin Against the Summer Sun By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you're at the beach, the park or a pool this summer, be sure to protect your skin from the sun's damaging rays. Skin cancer is the most common type ...
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Report Outlines Policy Changes After 11 Kids Died At NJ Facility The state Department of Health Thursday released a report with several recommendations after 11 kids died at a Wanaque facility last year. By Daniel Hubbard, Patch Staff | Jun 6, 2019 12:18 pm ET ...
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State Health Department Calls for Requiring Outbreak Plan TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State authorities called Thursday for a law requiring long-term care facilities to develop disease outbreak plans in response to the deaths of 11 children at a New Jersey rehabilitation center last year. The call was included in a state ...
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A Million New STIs Are Contracted Every Day, the WHO Says The U.S. has in recent years battled soaring numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). And new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) say that problem is a global one: Worldwide, about a million new curable STIs are contracted every day.
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Women experiencing domestic abuse nearly three times as likely to develop mental illness Up until now, there has been confusion whether the mental illness or the abuse came first and very few previous studies have been able to demonstrate the direction of the relationship. This new study is the first of its kind in the UK to clearly show that the ...
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Biting 'buffalo gnats' drive Minnesotans indoors So you think mosquitoes are a pain? How 'bout those gnats? After a brutal winter and near-record spring floods, Minnesotans now are enduring waves of biting "buffalo gnats" that seem impervious to the usual repellents. "I would say it's approaching historic ...
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Mosquitoes in northern Illinois should peak this weekend, but West Nile threat to stick around Forecasts of a relatively cool and rainy summer mean this year's mosquito population may be similar to the bug's bite — irritating and annoying but not necessarily dangerous to Chicagoans' health. While most experts monitoring the mosquito population in ...
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Hospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak Three hospital patients have died in an outbreak of listeria linked to pre-packed sandwiches. Public Health England (PHE) said the victims were among six patients affected in England and the deaths occurred in Manchester and Liverpool. Sandwiches and ...
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Sex Evolved Because It Protects Against Rare Contagious Cancers, Scientists Think EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 6-JUN-2019 14:00 ET (6-JUN-2019 18:00 GMT/UTC). Sex is a risky business. And yet, for some reason, so many organisms—including humans—do it. Now, a team of scientists argue it could be partly because the process ...
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Over 25% Cancer Survivors in US Face Financial Crisis The number of cancer survivors in the United States is rapidly increasing. As of now, there are around 16.9 million people struggling with cancer in the country. New research suggests that cancer treatment often comes with a huge financial burden.
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Which Dogs Are More Likely to Bite Your Kids? By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- No parent wants their child to suffer a dog bite, and new research offers some guidance on which dogs are the riskiest around young kids. The body size and ...
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The US could lose its measles elimination status At over 1,000 measles cases, 2019 is proving to be a truly terrible year for vaccine preventable diseases. By Sara Chodosh moments ago. measles map. We are just four months shy—if endemic measles cases persist—of losing our status as a measles ...
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Domestic abuse victims more likely to suffer mental illness - study Research finds women who have been abused by partner are three times more likely to suffer mental ill health. Sarah Boseley Health editor. Fri 7 Jun 2019 02.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 7 Jun 2019 02.02 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...
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Medical costs cause 'financial hardship' for 1 in 4 cancer survivors For many Americans under 65 who've battled and survived cancer, the financial fight is far from over. A new report finds that a quarter of adult survivors say they are experiencing "material financial hardship" trying to cover medical costs. Cancer survivors with ...
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US measles cases top 1000 as officials urge vaccinations The number of measles cases in the U.S. has topped 1,000 as public officials continue to plead with parents to vaccinate their children. "The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public ...
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It's mosquito season: 5 things to do to keep the pests at bay Weather warm enough to spend time outside comes with trade-offs, including the risk of being bitten by disease-carrying mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus, which can be deadly. Here are ways to keep down their numbers and defend ...
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Bill would mandate measles vaccine for summer camp kids A state pol wants to add the measles vaccine to summer campers' pack lists this year. State Sen. David Carlucci (D) introduced a bill Thursday that would require all kids going to New York summer camps prove they've received a slew of vaccinations — as ...
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Second case of measles confirmed in Santa Barbara County SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirmed a second case of measles Thursday after a community member came into contact with the virus during international travel. The person in question has been ...
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Texas couple who died in Fiji had been 'throwing up for up to 8 hours' Hours before dying in Fiji, Michelle Paul texted her parents saying she had been vomiting for hours during her vacation. "We are both going to the doctor now. We have been throwing up for 8 hours. Dave has diarrhea. My hands are numb. We will text when ...
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1 in 4 Cancer Survivors Faces 'Financial Hardship' Due to Medical Costs By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For many Americans under 65 who've battled and survived cancer, the financial fight is far from over. A new report finds that a quarter of adult survivors say ...
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Surgeons opened her skull to remove a cancerous tumor. Instead, they found a tapeworm. Doctors had broken the disheartening news to Rachel Palma, explaining that the lesion on her brain was suspected to be a tumor, and her scans suggested that it was cancerous. Palma, a newlywed entering a new chapter in her life, said she was in shock, ...
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Grove City woman identified as Legionnaires' patient who died at Mount Carmel Grove City A Grove City woman has been identified as the patient diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease who died during an outbreak at Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital, where most water restrictions were lifted Thursday. Deanna "Dee" Rezes, 75, died Sunday at the ...
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How old are your organs? Salk, UCSD mouse study finds human clues If the findings apply to humans, this difference in cell ages could shed light on how to make better replacement organs and tissues. By Bradley J. Fikes. June 6, 2019. 12:14 PM. Facebook · Twitter; Show more sharing options. Share Close extra sharing options.
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Researchers find cause for increased disease burden after midlife Worms, flies and mice have biochemical events that regulate the longevity of their lives -- and it turns out that humans have a similar molecular program. By. Tauren Dyson. (. 0 Comments. Sort by. Oldest. Facebook Comments Plugin. ) When important ...
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CDC says that measles cases in the US surpass 1000 this year The number of cases of measles in the United States this year has surpassed 1,000, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. The agency said there have been 1,001 cases so far this year. That's 20 more cases than the US ...
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Uneven sleep schedule linked to risk of metabolic disorders, new study says An irregular sleep schedule can increase the risk for a variety of metabolic disorders, including hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and high blood sugar, according to a new NIH study. Funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a division of ...
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Scientists edge closer to root causes of multiple sclerosis An international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia has made a scientific advance they hope will lead to the development of preventative treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS). In a study published today in PLOS Genetics, ...
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