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	health Daily update ⋅ September 9, 2019
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	The New York Times Who's Missing From Breast Cancer Trials? Men, Says the FDA The New York Times In recent years, health officials have pushed aggressively to include more women in clinical trials of new drugs. Gone is the ban that once excluded women of childbearing age from participating in studies. Even scientists who work with animals are now ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Can the world eradicate another disease? CNN London (CNN) Banishing an infectious disease from the face of the Earth is the holy grail of public health -- a scientific and humanitarian feat for the ages. It's also fiendishly difficult. Smallpox, which once killed 2 million people a year and disfigured many more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Malaria can be eradicated by 2050, say global experts Reuters LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Malaria can be eradicated within a generation, global health experts have said. FILE PHOTO: A worker sprays insecticide for mosquitos at a village in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Defeat malaria in a generation - here's how BBC News The world could be free of malaria - one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity - within a generation, a major report says. Each year there are still more than 200 million cases of the disease, which mostly kills young children. The report says ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Malaria can be eradicated by 2050, say global experts Reuters Malaria can be eradicated within a generation, global health experts have said. FILE PHOTO: An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Cancer Patients Turn to Crowdfunding for Medical Expenses Medscape Crowdfunding for medical care is becoming increasingly common as the cost of both healthcare and out-of-pocket expenditures continues to rise. For cancer patients, unpaid medical bills was the most pressing need in crowdfunding campaigns, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Experts challenge WHO with 'epic' goal to eradicate malaria by 2050 Reuters LONDON, (Reuters) - Malaria can be eradicated within a generation and the World Health Organization (WHO) should not shy away from this "goal of epic proportions", global health experts said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: An Anopheles stephensi mosquito ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Massachusetts girl, 5, contracts deadly EEE virus, in critical condition: report Fox News Two additional cases of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus have been confirmed in Massachusetts, one of which was reportedly confirmed in a 5-year-old girl. The Massachusetts Department of Health on Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes An Electromagnetic Health Crisis Forbes If living beings have always been exposed to natural electromagnetic fields, and their bodies produce electric currents as well, why is there a growing concern about the human-made electromagnetic fields? Introduction. Exposure to the electromagnetic field ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNA Slovakian biotech firm signals tentative Alzheimer's drug hope Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) - An Alzheimer's vaccine developed by a privately held Slovakian biotech firm showed early signs of efficacy in a mid-stage trial, a rare step forward in the fight against the brain-wasting disease, the company said on Monday. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Drink Coffee, Avoid Gallstones? U.S. News & World Report By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- To the many ways in which coffee seems to confer unexpected health benefits, add a lowered risk of painful gallstones. After tracking nearly 105,000 Danes for an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Facebook, Pinterest Fight Back Against Anti-Vaccine Content Healthline Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram have put in safeguards to help combat health misinformation online. Healthcare providers say misinformation online has hindered their ability to reach certain people. In particular, misinformation about vaccines has helped ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Patient who contracted Eastern equine encephalitis in Michigan dies, officials say ABC News A patient in Michigan who contracted Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling, has died, according to health officials. Three cases of EEE have been confirmed in Michigan, the state's Health and Community ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Sens. Markey, Warren press health officials on EEE research Washington Post BOSTON — U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are pressing federal health officials on research efforts to combat eastern equine encephalitis. The two Massachusetts Democrats this week sent a letter to the National Institute of Allergy and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Use of antibiotics in preemies has lasting, potentially harmful effects Medical Xpress Nearly all premature babies receive antibiotics in their first weeks of life to ward off or treat potentially deadly bacterial infections. Such drugs are lifesavers, but they also cause long-lasting collateral damage to the developing microbial communities in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Dr. Oz reveals his mother has Alzheimer's, acknowledges missing signs Today.com Dr. Mehmet Oz has revealed his mother has Alzheimer's disease and that he failed to notice the signs ahead of the "devastating" diagnosis. The cardiac surgeon and host of "The Dr. Oz Show" wrote on Instagram and his website Monday that he was caught off ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Antibiotics appear to cut flu vaccine effectiveness Futurity: Research News The depletion of gut bacteria by antibiotics appears to leave the immune system less able to respond to new challenges, such as exposure to previously unencountered germs or vaccines, says Bali Pulendran, professor of pathology and of microbiology and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay 40-Year Study Sees Steady Rise in Pregnant Women's Blood Pressure HealthDay MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past four decades, the U.S. has seen a sharp rise in the number of pregnant women with high blood pressure, new research reveals. For the study, the researchers analyzed data from about 151 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	Devdiscourse US recorded 7 new cases of measles last week, lowest of 2019 Reuters (Reuters) - The United States recorded only seven new measles cases last week, the lowest number so far this year, bringing the total for cases to 1,241 in the worst outbreak since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 40-Year Study Sees Steady Rise in Pregnant Women's Blood Pressure U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past four decades, the U.S. has seen a sharp rise in the number of pregnant women with high blood pressure, new research reveals. For the study, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Women's deep belly fat more strongly linked to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Medical Xpress A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, with over 325,000 participants, shows that deep belly fat is a major contributing risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study also shows that deep belly fat is a larger risk factor in ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Breathe, focus, headset: Women turning to VR in labor WPLG Local 10 (CNN) - While in labor with her second child, in November 2016, Erin Martucci's doctor suggested an unorthodox option to quell her anxiety about giving birth without the pain relief of an epidural: a virtual-reality headset. Martucci, a stay-at-home mother from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress World's largest evidence review: Nutritional supplements for mental health Medical Xpress We've all heard that 'food is good for your mood'. Now a new study into mental health and nutrient supplementation has taken a leap forward by establishing the gold standard for which nutrients are proven to assist in the management of a range of mental ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky News Survey reveals 'suboptimal awareness' of lung cancer molecular testing guidelines Healio BARCELONA — One-third of health care professionals reported a lack of knowledge about evidence-based guidelines for molecular testing of lung cancer, according to survey results presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress A 'super-cool' method for improving donated liver preservation Medical Xpress A new method for super-cooling human donor livers to subzero centigrade temperatures without freezing can triple the time that a donor organ stays safe and viable during transportation from the donor to the recipient. This development could greatly expand ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Scottish study shows that autoantibody test followed by CT imaging may reduce lung cancer mortality Medical Xpress A combination of the EarlyCDT-Lung Test followed by CT imaging in Scottish patients at risk for lung cancer resulted in a significant decrease in late stage diagnosis of lung cancer and may decrease lung cancer specific mortality, according to research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study suggests human growth hormone can reverse epigenetic aging Medical Xpress A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in Canada has found evidence that suggests recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) can reverse epigenetic aging in humans. In their paper published in the journal Aging Cell, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 'Gamification' may improve effectiveness of weight loss interventions Healio Weight loss interventions with game elements, especially competition, result in significantly greater increases in physical activity among overweight and obese adults compared with those that do not have game elements, according to study results published ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times US should expect moderate to severe flu season, health experts say Washington Times Public health experts say the United States should expect a moderate to severe flu season, noting how the influenza season has played out in Australia. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times, Singapore Edition Children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence Medical Xpress A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child's life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16. This work is being presented for the first time at the ECNP Congress ... Flag as irrelevant
	AOL Woman who thought she was pregnant learns she instead had cancer AOL A 23-year-old British girl who thought she was pregnant was shocked to learn that she had been carrying a cancerous mass instead, the Mirror reports. Two years ago, Grace Baker-Padden, of Willington, County Durham, and her 28-year-old partner Joe ... Flag as irrelevant
	UH System Current News Hula study finds drop in blood pressure in Native Hawaiians UH System Current News Participants of the KaHOLO study dance hula at a gathering to celebrate the findings of the research. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine ( JABSOM ) presented results of a five-year study that showed hula significantly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Eastern equine encephalitis: Massachusetts Senators Markey and Warren send letter to Anthony Fauci Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. In light of the increase in Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Massachusetts this and recent years, US Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter Friday to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... Flag as irrelevant
	WXXI News App aims to end isolation and educate parents whose children have fetal alcohol disorders WXXI News Each year in the U.S., thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol before they were born. Between 2 and 5 percent of the U.S. population is diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or FASD. "That is ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston New cases of potentially fatal mosquito virus found in Massachusetts KPRC Click2Houston BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Health announced two new cases of Eastern equine encephalitis -- more often known by the acronym EEE -- have been confirmed on Friday. These new cases, which include a woman in her 60s and a young girl ... Flag as irrelevant
	KERA News A New Study Suggests A Link Between Blood Pressure And Dementia KERA News One more reason to avoid high blood pressure: A new study suggests a possible link between high blood pressure and dementia. The study followed about 48-hundred Americans for 24-years. The results found two blood pressure patterns associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	NEWS.com.au Mum-to-be discovers 'awful' truth about baby bump at 12-week scan NEWS.com.au An excited mum-to-be has revealed her horror after she went for a 12-week scan and discovered the sinister truth about her "baby" — which was actually a cancerous growth that cruelly made her body mimic a pregnancy. Grace Baker-Padden, 23, from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk E-cigarettes may damage the heart, scientists say, as they ask Public Health England to stop recommending vaping Telegraph.co.uk E-cigarettes may damage the heart, scientists have concluded, and have called for Public Health England (PHE) to stop recommending vaping. Researchers looked at 38 studies into the cardiovascular impact of vaping and found worrying signs of damage in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sky News Ground-breaking blood test could reduce lung cancer deaths Sky News Lung cancer is the third most common cancer but it has a very high mortality rate. Less than 9% of patients survive more than five year after diagnosis - often because it is spotted too late. A trial of 12,209 high-risk patients in Scotland found that those who took ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Atlas Antibiotics found to reduce efficacy of flu vaccine by disrupting gut microbiome New Atlas A new study is offering the first evidence in humans to suggest depletion of gut microbiome diversity by antibiotics can reduce the efficacy of a vaccination. The research focused on a cohort administered with the influenza vaccine, hypothesizing gut bacteria to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald 'Lack of compelling evidence' for magnesium tablets helping mood The Sydney Morning Herald It has been touted as a "chill pill", but there is little to suggest magnesium tablets do anything to benefit your mental health, the world's largest evidence review of nutritional supplements in psychiatry has found. Researchers from Western Sydney University's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Daily More Teens Are In Need Of Prescription Glasses Medical Daily As social media users become younger in many parts of the world, researchers warned that many children are facing health problems linked to long hours spent facing screens. A new study found a growing number of kids requiring prescription glasses. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Stop return of measles by making MMR jab compulsory, say GPs The Guardian The MMR jab should be compulsory for children before they are allowed to start primary school to stop the resurgence of measles and mumps, leading GPs are demanding. Schools should ask all parents to prove their four- or five-year-old has had their two ... Flag as irrelevant
	WCVB Boston Town steps up spraying, changes recess procedures after 5-year-old diagnosed with EEE WCVB Boston Monday is the first day back to class in Sudbury since a 5-year-old girl was diagnosed with Eastern equine encephalitis in the town. Town leaders say trucks will be rolling through town, spraying for mosquitoes Monday and Tuesday. Advertisement ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newton Kansan Vaccine rates up among local teens Newton Kansan Results from a recent National Immunization Survey regarding teens (13-17) showed Kansas is improving in vaccine rates for HPV and MenACWY and remaining consistent with Tdap. "In 2014, Kansas had the lowest coverage in the nation for the HPV ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Study finds eating chicken linked to higher cancer risk fox8.com A new study out of England finds people who eat chicken are at an increased risk of developing cancer. Researchers looked at the eating habits of nearly 500,000 middle-aged British people over an eight year period,the Daily Mail reported. Researchers from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pulse GPs urge the Government to make measles vaccination compulsory Pulse Senior GPs have recommended that children should not be allowed to start school unless they have had the MMR vaccination. They have urged the Government to have four and five-year-old pupils' vaccination statuses checked before they start their ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Scotsman Scottish woman's life saved after blood test trial picks up cancer - months before tumour visible The Scotsman A lifelong smoker feels like 'the luckiest woman in the world' after a blood test detected lung cancer - 20 months before a tumour was visible. Rebecca Allison, 68, was picked to take part in what is thought to be the world's largest randomised controlled study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz UK couple discover 'baby' is actually cancerous tumour at 12-week scan Stuff.co.nz Young couple Grace Baker-Padden and Joe Cowling were delighted to hear they were expecting their first baby. But their excitement turned to shock at the 12-week scan when doctors discovered a cancerous mass. "It was such a shock. From planning this ... Flag as irrelevant
	WABC-TV Mosquitoes in Westchester test positive for West Nile Virus WABC-TV MAMARONECK, Westchester County -- Health officials say mosquitoes in Westchester County have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year. The county health department said Friday that a batch of mosquitoes carrying the virus was ... Flag as irrelevant

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