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| Ebola vaccine hampered by deep distrust in eastern Congo Until his last breath, Salomon Nduhi Kambale insisted he had been poisoned by someone and that was the reason he was vomiting blood. The 30-year-old man wouldn't give community health teams his phone number, and when they found it, he hung up on ... | |
| Summer may be prime time for first highs (Reuters Health) - American teens and adults may be more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time over the summer than at other times of year, a new study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A Cannabis plant is pictured at the "Weed the People" event ... | |
| Climate Change Blamed for Deadly Fungus Risk By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Scary new life-threatening fungal infections could soon menace mankind, thanks to climate change, a new report argues. In general, humans are incredibly resistant ... | |
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| Eating Disorders You've Probably Never Heard Of According to the Centers for Disease Control, almost 70% of Americans over the age of 20 are overweight, including 35% that are considered obese. In kids and teens, it's 17%. Meanwhile, the cultural ideal is to be fit, thin, and trim. The quest for body ... | |
| Violence, Mistrust Block Fighting Ebola Prolonged fighting and public mistrust of health workers is the main barrier toward solving the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, medical and aid experts say. The World Health Organization declared on July 17 that the current Ebola ... | |
| Many deadly common cancers get little charity funding (Reuters Health) - Many of the most common and lethal cancers get the fewest research dollars from fundraising advocacy groups, especially cancers associated with stigmatized behaviors like smoking and drinking, a U.S. study suggests. Cancers of the ... | |
| Arm Implant to Prevent HIV Emerging MEXICO CITY — A whip-thin length of polymer loaded with islatravir, Merck's investigational HIV prevention drug, and implanted into the arm is being investigated as a future option for people who have a hard time taking pills. The drug — previously referred ... | |
| Improved Prosthetic Hand Has A Lighter Touch And Easy Grip Keven Walgamott, a real estate agent who lost his left hand and part of his arm in an electrical accident in 2002, got emotional when he was able to clasp his hands together and "feel" the space between his thumb and his index finger using a 3D-printed ... | |
| Northern Ireland A&E 12-hour waits doubled in June 2019 The number of people who had to wait more than 12 hours in Northern Ireland's emergency departments in June was more than double the same time last year. The target was breached more than 2,800 times in June 2019, according to the latest figures from ... | |
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| FDA OKs First-Ever Nasal Glucagon for Severe Hypos in Diabetes The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first nasally administered glucagon product (Baqsimi, Eli Lilly and Co) for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia for patients aged 4 years or older who have diabetes. The nasal powder is the first ... | |
| Waist Size Key to Health, Even Without Obesity By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A widening waistline can harm the health of older women, even if they avoid obesity, new research suggests. It's a condition known as "central obesity" -- a concentration ... | |
| The keto moment At first, the cravings were like "a drug withdrawal," Jay Wortman recalls. Lying on a hotel bed in Ottawa one night, he'd had to white-knuckle his way out of eating Ferrero Rocher chocolates he'd spirited off a flight. A recent Type 2 diabetes diagnosis had ... | |
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| Study Paints Dire Picture of HIV, STIs in Young African Women MEXICO CITY -- HIV incidence was high in young South African women in a recently reported contraception trial, surpassing 3% annually at all South African study sites, a researcher said here. Overall, HIV incidence in South African women ages 18-35 in the ... | |
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| More Measles in LA County as National Cases Continue to Rise Officials have confirmed another measles case in Los Angeles County as the highly contagious viral infection continues to crop up elsewhere in the U.S. as well. A local resident contracted measles in connection with overseas travel and may have exposed ... | |
| Extra Pounds May Accelerate Brain Aging A greater body mass index (BMI) in midlife or early old age was tied to less global gray matter in later life, a cross-sectional study in northern Manhattan found. People with higher BMI had thinner cortices as they aged than people with lower BMI, reported ... | |
| Could Extra Weight Weaken Your Brain? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Extra pounds and a wider waistline won't do your brain any favors as you get older, a new study suggests. In fact, obesity appears to accelerate brain ... | |
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| Measles: 16th case reported in Los Angeles County resident By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reports investigating an additional confirmed case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident. This case involves travel outside of the US and is not linked to the ... | |
| Plant-Based Diet Helps Keep Diabetes at Bay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, July 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Turns out that the old adage -- an apple a day keeps the doctor away -- may actually be true. New research suggests that the more plant foods you eat, the ... | |
| Could Climate Change Help Spread Dangerous Fungal Infection? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Scary new life-threatening fungal infections could soon menace mankind, thanks to climate change, a new report argues. In general, humans are ... | |
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| Could Extra Weight Weaken Your Brain? WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Extra pounds and a wider waistline won't do your brain any favors as you get older, a new study suggests. In fact, obesity appears to accelerate brain aging by a decade or more, the researchers added. | |
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| Ebola vaccine undermined by deep distrust in Congo BENI, Congo — Until his last breath, Salomon Nduhi Kambale insisted he had been poisoned by someone and that was the reason he was vomiting blood. The 30-year-old man wouldn't give community health teams his phone number and when they found it, ... | |
| Testing Cortisol Levels in Hair May Aid Depression Diagnosis Testing for cortisol in hair samples may one day aid in the diagnosis of depression and in efforts to monitor the effects of treatment, according to a new study published online in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. Researchers from The Ohio State ... | |
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| Bat found at Fort Worth Water Gardens tests positive for rabies FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County Health Officials are warning the public after a bat found at the Fort Worth Water Gardens tested positive for rabies. The bat was pulled from the water July 15 at the water gardens at 1502 Commerce Street. Anyone who ... | |
| Too much caffeine during pregnancy may damage baby's liver Having too much caffeine during pregnancy may impair baby's liver development and increase the risk of liver disease in adulthood, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Pregnant rats given caffeine had offspring with lower birth ... | |
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| Eating at certain times of the day may help weight loss July 24 (UPI) -- The time of day a person eats may help determine whether they can lose weight, new findings show. Fasting from time to time or eating earlier in the day may help people lower their body mass by reducing their appetite, according to research ... | |
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| Using body heat to speed healing Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures — there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply covering them with a barrier (usually an adhesive gauze bandage) to keep them moist, limit pain, and ... | |
| Nanotech injection nabs cancer cells on the run Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill cancer cells that escape during surgeries, researchers report. This could prevent metastasis and save lives, particularly in cases of triple negative breast cancer. Researchers ... | |
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| Health Officials Warn Of LA New Measles Exposure A 16th person infected with measles in Los Angeles visited Westside businesses including a coffee house, gym, bank restaurant and shops. By California News Wire Services, News Partner. Jul 25, 2019 3:22 am ET ... | |
| Ebola vaccine hampered by deep distrust in eastern Congo BENI, Congo – Until his last breath, Salomon Nduhi Kambale insisted he had been poisoned by someone and that was the reason he was vomiting blood. The 30-year-old man wouldn't give community health teams his phone number, and when they found it, ... | |
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| Atrial fibrillation: New marker for atrial damage discovered Atrial fibrillation is a common abnormal heart rhythm. It is treated either with medications or by applying heat or extreme cold to destroy small specific tissue areas in the atrium. This inevitably causes small wounds. A team at the Cardiac and Vascular Surgery ... | |
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