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	health Daily update ⋅ November 12, 2019
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	Livescience.com 4 Bacteria Strains Gang Up to Cause Deadly Flesh-Eating Infection Livescience.com The patient arrived at the hospital with what looked like a run-of-the-mill bacterial infection. But then, things turned much more serious: The patient developed a "flesh-eating" infection that ultimately required the amputation of both arms and both legs. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Middle-Aged Muscle Mass Tied to Future CVD Risk in Men Medscape Higher levels of lean muscle mass in middle age may be linked to lower 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, regardless of traditional risk factors such as diet, income, smoking, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and abnormal cholesterol levels, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes The Ebola Vaccine Is Now Officially Here With Approval In Europe Forbes It's official. We now have a real Ebola vaccine. Not a kind-of-almost-sort-of-there vaccine. Not an experimental-use vaccine. No, this is a vaccine that the European Commission has just approved for use, the first of its kind. According to today's announcement, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal These People Got the Flu So You Won't Have To Wall Street Journal "They took a syringe filled with the flu virus that they defrosted," says the 37-year-old. "They shot one into each nostril and had us lie down." Ms. Edwards and 19 strangers are confined to an isolation unit at the University of Maryland School of Medicine for at ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Vaping linked to teenager's life-threatening lung inflammation in rare British case CNN London (CNN) The fluid in e-cigarettes could cause a potentially life-threatening lung condition in some people, British doctors have warned, after a 16-year-old boy suffered respiratory failure in a rare case that has been linked to vaping. The teenager had a ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital ABC News Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping. By. COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press. November 11, 2019, 3:12 PM. 3 min read. Image Icon. FILE - In this Oct. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD CDC: Vitamin E Likely Culprit in Vaping Cases WebMD Nov. 11, 2019 -- CDC researchers have identified their first possible culprit behind the outbreak of illness related to vaping: vitamin E acetate. Calling it a "breakthrough," the agency says it found vitamin E acetate in all 29 samples of lung fluid from patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News The company decoding African DNA to help fight diseases BBC News Black Africans are at disadvantage when it comes to drug treatments because they represent only 2% of the genetic samples used for pharmaceutical research, but a new Nigeria-based genomics company wants to change that. This dearth of genetic studies ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Children 'become less active during primary years' BBC News Children's physical activity levels drop significantly during their primary school years, research finds. The Bristol University study found that between the ages of six and 11, children became 17 minutes less active a week with every year. Researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New measles case reported in metro Atlanta ABC News Cobb County, a suburban part of Atlanta, Georgia, confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated person, according to state health officials. Interested in Measles? Add Measles as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Measles news, video, and analysis ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Vaping May Be Worse for Heart Health Than Tobacco Cigarettes, New Study Finds TIME E-cigarettes may be more harmful to a smoker's heart than traditional tobacco cigarettes. That's the finding of new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented today (Nov. 11) at an American Heart Association scientific conference. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Vaping No Healthier for Your Heart Than Smoking? WebMD By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Vaping isn't necessarily better for your heart health than smoking tobacco, a pair of new studies argue. They report that use of e-cigarettes negatively affects risk factors ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Cholesterol levels dropping in US, but many still need care Washington Post WASHINGTON — Some good health news: Americans' cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment. Researchers say Monday's report suggests a controversial change in recommendations for cholesterol ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital Washington Post DETROIT — Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping. No other details of the transplant were released Monday by Henry Ford Health System, which has ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP European Commission grants final approval to Merck's Ebola vaccine CIDRAP UN peacekeepers received the vaccine this summer in North Kivu province as a step to boost public confidence. The European Commission has granted full licensure to Merck's VSV-ZEBOV, Ebola vaccine, a first for the product, which is currently being used ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New insights into cause and treatments for aggressive form of breast cancer Medical Xpress Potential environmental risk factors and new targets for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer have been identified, according to new data presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton. The study suggests that exposure to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com E-cigarettes may actually be worse for your heart than regular cigarettes MarketWatch E-cigarettes have been marketed as "safer" than traditional cigarettes in the past, as well as a means to quit smoking. But a growing body of research suggests that vaping isn't only as dangerous as smoking regular cigarettes — it may be even worse. Flag as irrelevant
	Herald Correspondent Many black, elderly US lung cancer patients don't get recommended care Reuters (Reuters Health) - Only about 60% of lung cancer patients get recommended treatments like chemotherapy and radiation that are linked to better survival odds, and a new study suggests rates are even lower for black and elderly patients. Researchers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Europe Union conditionally approves Merck's Ebola vaccine, Ervebo Healio The European Commission granted conditional approval to Ervebo, Merck's investigational Ebola virus vaccine, which has been used widely and effectively in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC. According to Merck ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Cobb student with measles may have spread to others unvaccinated Atlanta Journal Constitution A Cobb County middle schooler diagnosed with measles exposed other unvaccinated students to the highly contagious disease, the Georgia Public Health Department said Monday. School district officials confirmed that the student attended Mabry Middle ... Flag as irrelevant
	KDAL News UPDATE 1-Merck wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine Reuters (Adds background on outbreak). Nov 11 (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc on Monday received approval from the European Commission to market (bit.ly/2NZ0QMB) its Ebola vaccine, less than a month after a European medicines panel backed the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Does the Ketogenic Diet Work for Weight Loss? Healthline The ketogenic, or keto, diet is a very low carb, high fat eating pattern that has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. It has been shown to offer several impressive health benefits — including weight loss. Thus, many people turn to this way of eating to reach ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Household Chemicals Could Be Linked to Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer, Scientists Believe Newsweek Scientists believe an aggressive form of breast cancer could be linked to common household items. Such products include household detergents, antiseptics and prescribed medications, as well as industrial pollutants, according to researchers who presented ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Artificial Intelligence Uses ECGs to Predict A-Fib Risk HealthDay TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In two studies, artificial intelligence was used with electrocardiogram (ECG) results to identify patients who are at increased risk for a potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat, and those more likely to die within a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies say Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year - or one child every 39 seconds - despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. In a report on what they described as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel Melting Sea Ice Lets Deadly Marine Virus Spread from Atlantic to Pacific, Study Says The Weather Channel Phocine distemper virus, or PDV, was once only seen in the waters off Europe and eastern North America. The disease turned up in Pacific otters in 2004. Researchers wanted to know how the pathogen reached the northern Pacific Ocean. Melting Arctic sea ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Australia unprepared to move future Alzheimer's treatment into rapid clinical use Medical Xpress As in other countries, the Australian health care system has limited capacity to rapidly move a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease from approval into wide clinical use, which could leave thousands of older people without access to transformative care if ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Contraceptive drug shows promise for preventing and regressing cervical cancer Medical Xpress A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the active ingredient in the common contraceptive injection Depo-Provera, was effective in preventing the development of cervical cancer in mice with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Crispr Takes Its First Steps in Editing Genes to Fight Cancer Seattle Times Doctors have for the first time in the United States tested a powerful gene-editing technique in people with cancer. The test, meant to assess only safety, was a step toward the ultimate goal of editing genes to help a patient's own immune system attack cancer. Flag as irrelevant
	Vanguard Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies say Reuters LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year - or one child every 39 seconds - despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. In a report on what they ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Asthma can turn deadly in rare cases. Here's how CNN (CNN) The death of 13-year-old Broadway star Laurel Griggs is a tragic reminder of how serious asthma can be. Fans, friends and Broadway pay tribute to 13-year-old actress Laurel Griggs. Laurel battled asthma for about two years, her father Andrew Griggs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com 25 years ago President Ronald Reagan announced his Alzheimer's to the nation Today.com Twenty-five years ago this month, President Ronald Reagan told the nation he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life," he wrote in a letter addressed to his "Fellow Americans," dated ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Retinal imaging technology for early detection of Alzheimer's disease Medical Xpress Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in the U.S., with approximately 5.4 million currently affected and an estimated 16 million by 2050. Damage to the brain from Alzheimer's disease occurs years before patients exhibit symptoms. Attempted ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Dad bans lollipops after 5-year-old son nearly choked to death Fox News A father of two has banned lollipops for his family after his 5-year-old son nearly choked to death after being given one while trick-or-treating. Brett Cole of Devon, England, said his son Bobby was eating a lollipop while sitting with his mother when he began ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthcare IT News Geisinger studies show AI deep learning model helping cardiologists detect AFib Healthcare IT News Artificial intelligence technology based on a deep learning model could help cardiologists predict irregular heart rhythms, known as atrial fibrillation, before it develops. WHY IT MATTERS That's the conclusion drawn from two studies to be presented at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	wtvr.com Your hatred of heart-healthy veggies could be genetic wtvr.com If certain vegetables have always made you gag, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be what scientists call a "super-taster:" a person with a genetic predisposition to taste food differently. Unfortunately, being a super-taster doesn't make ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Veterans Often Hit Hard by Deaths of Fellow Soldiers HealthDay MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As Americans pay tribute to all veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces Monday, new research suggests that how comrades died can affect levels of grief among soldiers who served in Afghanistan ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Cholesterol Levels Dropping in US, but Many Still Need Care U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — Some good health news: Americans' cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment. Researchers say Monday's report suggests a controversial change in recommendations for cholesterol ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Fetal nicotine exposure harms breathing in infants EurekAlert (press release) Exposure to nicotine during development inhibits the function of neurons controlling the tongue, according to research in newborn rats recently published in eNeuro. This impairment may be a factor in sudden infant death syndrome in humans. Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Studies: Regular pot use raises risk of youth heart problems KTVZ (CNN) - Younger people with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a new presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. A second presentation says that young people who use weed ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Some people 'genetically wired' to avoid some vegetables BBC News Hate eating certain vegetables? It could be down to your genes, say US scientists who have done some new research. Inheriting two copies of the unpleasant taste gene provides a "ruin-your-day level of bitterness" to foods like broccoli and sprouts, they say. Flag as irrelevant
	WUSA9.com VERIFY: Do less than half of US adults get vaccinated for the flu? WUSA9.com WASHINGTON — QUESTION: Do a majority of adults in the U.S. skip getting a flu shot? ANSWER: Yes. Last flu season -- October 2018-May 2019 -- 54.7 of adults in the U.S. did not get the influenza vaccine. However, the majority of adults in Maryland and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP The Latest: 2 Flu-Related Deaths Confirmed in Nevada U.S. News & World Report LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on flu deaths in Nevada (all times local):. 2:40 p.m.. Health officials have confirmed Nevada's second flu-related death this season. The Washoe County Health District says Monday the unidentified patient contracted Influenza A ... Flag as irrelevant
	nwitimes.com Regular screening, immunotherapy among latest weapons against lung cancer nwitimes.com According to the statistics from the American Cancer Society, 14% of all new cancer diagnoses are lung cancer. In 2018, there were 234,030 new cases in the U.S. — 121,680 in men and 112,350 in women. Lung cancer, both small cell and non-small cell, ... Flag as irrelevant
	11Alive.com WXIA Cobb parents on alert after middle school student diagnosed with measles 11Alive.com WXIA COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Parents in Cobb County are on high alert after a student at Mabry Middle School was diagnosed with measles. It's incredibly contagious, and can get other people sick long after the person infected has left the room. Measles spreads ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina Using weed regularly raises the risk of heart problems for young people, studies find FOX Carolina Younger people with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a new presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. A second presentation says that young people who use weed frequently are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Merck wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine Reuters (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc on Monday received approval from the European Commission to market (bit.ly/2NZ0QMB) its Ebola vaccine, less than a month after a European medicines panel backed the first-ever vaccine against the deadly virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Using weed regularly raises the risk of heart problems for young people, studies find WRAL.com By Jen Christensen, CNN. CNN — Younger people with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a new presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. A second presentation says that young ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV Trans fats linked to memory loss later in life, study shows KABC-TV For years, experts have been working to learn what lifestyle factors can impact our risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Now, a recent study clarifies a link between what we eat and our risk for memory loss later in life. The study looked at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo E-Cigarettes Don't Have to Be Tainted to Send You to the Hospital, UK Case Shows Gizmodo In recent months, hundreds of people in the U.S. have become acutely sick and have even died due to vaping. These cases have largely been tied to black-market vaping products made with toxic additives. But a new case study out of the UK seems to show ... Flag as irrelevant

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