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Shuping Wang, Who Helped Expose China's Rural AIDS Crisis, Dies at 59 Shuping Wang, a Chinese doctor who braved the loss of her job as well as ostracism, assault and the destruction of her first marriage to expose the spread of AIDS in rural China, died on Sept. 21 in Salt Lake City. She was 59. She died while hiking in a ...
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Experimental prostate cancer therapy delays disease in 'landmark' trial (CNN) An experimental prostate cancer therapy may change the way patients are treated for the second-deadliest cancer in men. In a "landmark" phase III clinical trial, presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona on ...
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Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice. Public health officials for years have urged Americans to limit consumption of red meat and processed meats because of concerns that these foods are linked to heart disease, cancer and other ills. But on Monday, in a remarkable turnabout, an international ...
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MCI, Heavy Drinking a Hazardous Cocktail? The combination of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk for progression to dementia, new research shows. Results from a large, prospective cohort study showed that individuals with MCI who consumed an ...
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Mixed Results For A Test Of Vitamin C For Sepsis Could the leading cause of death in hospitals be curtailed with a safe and inexpensive treatment that includes vitamin C? That question has been on the minds of intensive care doctors since the spring of 2017, when a well-known physician asserted that he ...
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State Border Splits Neighbors Into Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots Patricia Powers went a few years without health insurance and was unable to afford regular doctor visits. So the Missouri resident, who lives near St. Louis, had no idea cancerous tumors were silently growing in both of her breasts. If Powers lived just across ...
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Deadly EEE: Parts of nation see worst outbreak of brain-swelling, mosquito virus in more than a half-century Patricia Alice "Pat" Shaw, of East Lyme, Connecticut, loved the outdoors. She walked her dogs three times a day. She often sat by the backyard swimming pool at her home, surrounded by woods. The walks, the pool, the woods – any of those pleasures may ...
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Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First When children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall are usually the first line of treatment. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines on Monday that uphold the central role of ...
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Meat's Bad for You! No, It's Not! How Experts See Different Things in the Data Researchers are in another fight about food. This week the Annals of Internal Medicine published studies arguing that eating red meat poses minimal health risks for most people, and that even our certainty about that link is weak. With these conclusions in ...
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Gene-Based Therapy Helps Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that targets faulty gene repair may buy more time for some men with advanced prostate cancer, a new clinical trial finds. Experts called the study "landmark," because it zeroed in on men with particular ...
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Gene-Based Therapy Helps Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that targets faulty gene repair may buy more time for some men with advanced prostate cancer, a new clinical trial finds. Experts called the study ...
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Michigan's EEE aerial spraying program begins in southwest Michigan Aerial spraying of pesticides began Monday night in Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph and Cass counties and was expected to continue until about 4:30 a.m. as the threat of mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis spreads in Michigan. The hope is that the aerial ...
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Girl, 14, dies of rare fungal infection caused by mold; mom says daughter 'choked on her own blood' An avid horseback rider and outdoors lover, 14-year-old Jade Owens' adventures were seemingly just beginning when a rare fungal infection took her life. Jade, from the United Kingdom, first began to complain of headaches and flulike symptoms in May.
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79 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease now reported in outbreak linked to North Carolina state fair (CNN) An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 79 confirmed cases, including 55 hospitalizations and one death, according to the state division of public health. Authorities haven't pinpointed the ...
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Should You Stop Eating Red Meat? A New Paper Has a Controversial Answer Nutrition research is consistently conflicting. Everything from a study's design to the way its data is analyzed can affect the outcome of a particular experiment—hence the frustrating and common phenomenon where something considered healthy today is ...
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Childhood TB Shot May Offer Long-Term Protection from Lung Cancer By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A tuberculosis vaccine commonly used in other parts of the world might reduce a person's risk of developing lung cancer if given early in childhood, ...
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Pediatricians stand by meds for ADHD, but some say therapy should come first When children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall are usually the first line of treatment. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines Monday upholding that central role of ...
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14th vaping-related death in US reported in Nebraska (CNN) Nebraska health officials on Monday announced the state's first death due to severe lung disease linked to vaping, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed deaths to 14. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said the death ...
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Drive Time a Barrier to Opioid Treatment Allowing methadone treatment that's currently available only in tightly regulated clinics to be provided in primary care settings could improve access to opioid addiction treatment in rural America, according to a new study. Methadone is one of three drugs ...
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Fish Oil Supplements May Do Your Heart Good By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans pop a fish oil supplement each day, hoping to bolster their heart health. Now, research suggests they may be on the right track. The most ...
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AHA News: First-Time Pregnancy Complications Could Mean High Blood Pressure Later MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Women who have complications during their first pregnancy are more likely to develop high blood pressure within seven years, according to new research. The study, published Monday in the ...
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How to Stay Healthy this Flu Season Infectious disease experts at Rutgers explain this year's flu season and give advice on how to prevent infection. By Patti Verbanas, Patch Contributor. Oct 1, 2019 9:53 am ET. Reply. 0. How to Stay Healthy this Flu Season. About 40 million people contracted ...
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Is climate change to blame for New England's EEE outbreak? Alan Gettman, mosquito abatement coordinator with the state Department of Environmental Management, points out a small light that lures mosquitoes close enough to be sucked into a trap. He and his team have been trapping mosquitoes to track the spread ...
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Dangers of Vaping: Facts and Statistics on Health Risks of E-Cigarettes as Lung Illness Causes Teen Deaths Across US At least 12 people have died in the U.S. and hundreds of people have suffered lung injuries after using e-cigarettes, in a multi-state outbreak which has led officials to advise against vaping. Experts are scrambling to find a cause after the deaths were recorded ...
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Why it finally makes sense to vaccinate boys against HPV From September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 in the UK are being offered free vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for the first time. HPV causes cervical cancer, and girls and young women have been receiving the vaccine for over ten years.
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Fifteenth death in Essex Strep A outbreak A 15th person has died in an outbreak of a deadly bacteria, health officials have confirmed. Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group said two cases dating back to 2018 of the invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) bacterium had been identified. The strain ...
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Can Rabbits Help Unravel the Mystery of Female Orgasm? Female orgasm has long been a subject of fascination, dating back to Aristotle. Male orgasm is required for ejaculation and transporting sperm for fertilization—but sexual climax is not necessary for a woman to become pregnant. In addition, many women do ...
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Elkhart County to spray to combat spread of mosquito-borne virus ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – Following the confirmation of several cases of a deadly mosquito-borne virus, Elkhart County commissioners have decided on an aerial spray plan to limit the spread of the disease. Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has ...
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Flu Vaccine Selections Suggests This Year's Shot May Be Off the Mark The strains chosen for the Southern Hemisphere vaccine suggest the Northern Hemisphere one may not provide optimal protection. By Helen Branswell, STAT on September 30, 2019. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share on Reddit. Share on ...
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'Universal' flu vaccine may be one step closer to reality ATLANTA -- What if you could skip annual flu vaccinations and get multiyear protection from a single shot? An infusion of federal dollars into research and development may be just the thing to bring such a "universal" flu vaccine closer to reality.
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Occupational pesticide exposure may raise heart risk (Reuters Health) - On-the-job exposure to high levels of pesticides might raise the risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke, according to a long-term study in Hawaii. Farm and agricultural workers need to wear personal protective equipment and, ...
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Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2019 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Nebraska Sees First Vaping-Related Death, Bringing U.S. Total to 15. With Nebraska's first death from lung damage linked to vaping the victim, a 65 ...
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Parkinson's Disease: 'People think I'm drunk' A Londonderry man who was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 30 says more young people need to be aware of the disease. Ronan Coyle first noticed the symptoms at 24 but only found out what the problem was six years later. "People think I'm drunk ...
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Some experts disagree over new ADHD guidelines This is Kaiser Health News story. When children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall are usually the first line of treatment. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines Monday ...
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Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC says Heads up, hunters: You can potentially contract tuberculosis from deer infected with the bacterial disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced. A 77-year-old Michigan man was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2017 after he was ...
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Red Meat OK'd in New ACP Guideline But Critics Call Foul Consuming red and processed meat at current levels is safe according to guidelines published online today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physician's flagship journal. The NutriRECS guideline is based on four systematic reviews that ...
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FDA approves canagliflozin to treat diabetic kidney disease, heart failure hospitalization The FDA approved a new indication for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin to reduce the risk for end-stage renal disease, worsening of kidney function, cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure among adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic ...
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Duke University in line for potential $400 million grant to find a universal flu shot Duke University's Human Vaccine Institute could get one of the university's largest ever grants, after a federally funded institution gave it contracts to research a potential "universal" flu shot. Duke announced Monday that it had received three research ...
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Fish Oil Supplements May Do Your Heart Good MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans pop a fish oil supplement each day, hoping to bolster their heart health. Now, research suggests they may be on the right track. The most up-to-date review of data from 13 prior studies found ...
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Measles in New Zealand: Two unborn children die from complications in Auckland By NewsDesk @bactiman63. Health officials in New Zealand continue to report additional measles cases this year with 1576 confirmed cases of measles notified across New Zealand through Sep. 27. Image/Jim Goodson, M.P.H.. Auckland has been ...
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Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca spread via washing machines: Study Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be spread via washing machines. This has been proven by hygienists at the University of Bonn for a children's hospital in which a Klebsiella oxytoca type was repeatedly transmitted to newborns. Fortunately, no dangerous ...
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BREAKING: UGA gets major funding to develop flu vaccine The University of Georgia announced Monday it is leading a major federally-funded effort to develop a revolutionary flu vaccine that could provide long-lasting, universal protection and potentially reduce deaths. The goal is to develop a new, more advanced ...
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Mosquito spraying scheduled to begin Monday night in four Southwest Michigan counties This treatment map provided by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows the areas throughout lower Michigan where aerial pesticide spraying is scheduled to occur. The treatment is intended to combat the fast-spreading mosquito-borne ...
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Everything you need to know about deadly EEE Health officials say EEE is one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in the United States. An average of 7 human cases are reported in the country annually, but 2019 has seen far more in what health officials are calling an outbreak. Here are the ...
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CVS pulls Zantac and similar heartburn drugs because of cancer worries (CNN) CVS Pharmacy has stopped selling Zantac, as well as its generic version of the heartburn medication, over concerns that they might contain a substance that could cause cancer. CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, said over the weekend it ...
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Affordable Care Act making US healthier, data suggest DETROIT — Poor people in Michigan with asthma and diabetes were admitted to the hospital less often after they joined Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. More than 25,000 Ohio smokers got help through the state's Medicaid expansion that led them to ...
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Warm weather dwellers not immune to flu, so get your shot The arrival of fall and all things pumpkin is a distinct reminder that winter will soon be on its way. Even though we live in Florida and it's much warmer climate than most other states during the winter season, this does not mean we are immune to the ...
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One Dead in NC Legionnaires' Outbreak Oct. 1, 2019 -- Confirmed cases of Legionnaires disease linked to a North Carolina state fair now stand at 79, including 55 people hospitalized and one death. Health officials haven't found the cause of the outbreak. Many of those sickened, however, said they ...
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More than a dozen Indiana high school students hospitalized after mistakenly injected with insulin Sixteen Indiana students were rushed to the hospital Monday after they were mistakenly injected with insulin during a tuberculosis skin test at their local high school, according to school officials. The students from the McKenzie Center for Innovation ...
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Zantac Cancer Warning: Why CVS Is Recalling Heartburn Drug and What Alternative Medication You Can Take CVS Pharmacy has suspended the sale of heartburn drug Zantac "out of an abundance of caution." This follows the news that ranitidine products, including Zantac, are being investigated over possible contaminants that have been linked to cancer.
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