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	health Daily update ⋅ November 25, 2019
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	NPR For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? A Dose Of This Drug Equals 8 Salmon Servings NPR It's long been known that eating fish, especially cold-water fish such as salmon that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, is good for heart health. But, for the millions of Americans who are at high risk of heart disease, eating enough fish to make a difference isn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than 1000 patients may have been exposed to HIV and other viruses after error in sanitizing procedure CNN (CNN) More than a thousand surgical patients at Goshen Hospital in Indiana may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B after an error in the sanitizing procedure for surgical equipment, according to a press release from Goshen Health. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows HealthDay By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers can have certain brain differences from their thinner peers -- changes that might signal damage from inflammation, a new, preliminary study suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke Medical Xpress More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart and blood vessel problems instead, according to new research published in the European Heart Journal today. For some cancers, like breast, prostate, endometrial, and thyroid ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons sent home from Sierra Leone BBC News Three British nationals have been brought back to the UK from Sierra Leone for medical assessment after coming into close contact with two people diagnosed with Lassa fever. One of the two infected Dutch nationals - both doctors working in Sierra Leone ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz There's a reason companies are afraid to talk about men's mental health Quartz The statistics are staggering: For young men aged 15 to 24, suicide is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. That means men commit suicide at a rate that's 3.5 times higher than women. The rate is even higher among male Veterans and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Samoa measles epidemic worsens with 24 children now dead ABC News Authorities say a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, all but one of them young children. By. NICK PERRY Associated Press. November 25, 2019, 1:15 AM. 3 min read. Image Icon. In this image ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Samoa measles epidemic worsens with 24 children now dead Los Angeles Times Authorities said Monday that a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, all but one of them young children. "We still have a big problem at hand," Samoa's Director General of Health Leausa Take Naseri ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Teens with Obesity May Have Brain Damage That Produces Poor Eating Habits Healthline Researchers say MRIs have revealed signs of brain damage in teens with obesity. They say the damage may affect a hormone in the brain that signals to people when they're full and should stop eating. Experts say it's important to treat obesity in teenagers ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cancer survivors 'have higher heart risk' BBC News More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a study says. The European Heart Journal looked at three million US patients, with 28 different cancers, over 40 years. The researchers say the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Vaccination required after mumps found at Arkansas school Washington Post FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — All University of Arkansas students are being required to have up-to-date vaccinations in order to attend classes following a mumps outbreak on campus. The state Department of Health on Friday issued a notice telling students they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Samoa measles epidemic worsens with 24 children now dead Washington Post WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Authorities say a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, all but one of them young children. The government of the South Pacific nation said Monday that more than 140 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Bruin State stem cell agency grants 3 UCLA scientists total of over $18 million Daily Bruin Three UCLA researchers collectively received over $18 million to develop clinical trials for stem-cell-based treatments. Sophie Deng, an ophthalmology professor; Yvonne Chen, an associate professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics; ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why Eye Injuries from Airsoft, Pellet Guns Are on the Rise Healthline Researchers say the number of eye injuries associated with BB, pellet, Airsoft, paintball, and other guns is increasing. They say the increase is due to the fact that guns sold today are more powerful than the toys of yesteryear. Experts recommend that ... Flag as irrelevant
	West Central Reporter Air Pollution May Damage the Brain The New York Times Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with lower scores on tests of mental acuity, researchers have found. And one reason may be that air pollution causes changes in brain structure that resemble those of Alzheimer's disease. The scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Apple Watch catches grandmother's heart condition, possibly saving her life Fox News Thanks to a gift from her grandchildren, a woman is still alive. Marie Bourque took herself to the hospital in the middle of the night after being awakened by her Apple Watch. The device had reportedly detected an irregular heartbeat and issued an alert. Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Sterilization Breakdown Potentially Exposes Nearly 1200 Patients to Infectious Diseases Gizmodo Nearly 1,200 patients at Goshen Hospital in northern Indiana may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV because a technician missed an important step during the routine cleaning of surgical instruments. CNN reports patients who underwent ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Widespread stomach virus shuts down an Oregon elementary school, school officials say oregonlive.com A nasty bout of a stomach virus has spread through an Oregon school district, prompting the disinfection of its buildings and the closure of an elementary school, school officials said Sunday. The apparent virus has spread to a large number of students, staff ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Health officials: It's not too late. Get the flu vaccine Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. — State officials are reminding Virginians it's not too late to get their flu vaccine. The Virginia Department of Health encourages all Virginians older than 6 months to receive the vaccine. State health officials gathered last week for an event in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek GERD Awareness Week: Here's What You Should Know About the GI Disease That Affects 20 Percent of Americans Newsweek In the week of the last Thursday of November, people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, a time-honored tradition of linking up with relatives to reflect on all the good gifts life has bestowed upon them—and an excuse to gorge on as many baked ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress High out-of-pocket costs can make lifesaving medications out of reach for millions of Americans with CD Medical Xpress One in 8 adults with common heart diseases and stroke skip taking medications, delay filling prescriptions or take lower doses than prescribed because of concerns about cost, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's ... Flag as irrelevant
	LGBTQ Nation Donald Trump Jr. insinuates HIV+ people offer nothing but death LGBTQ Nation Yesterday, Donald Trump Jr. sent out a tweet in response to a story from our sister site Queerty, which was about the benefits of having sex with HIV-positive people. The story itself actually followed up on comments from a previous story from the perspective of ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times Popping Antibiotics A Lot? You Might Be At Risk Of Parkinson's Disease International Business Times Apart from antibiotic resistance, the overuse of antibiotics poses several other health risks. A new study has suggested that excessive use of antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) which is a progressive disorder of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Man dies after being licked by his dog and contracting rare infection CNN International (CNN) A 63-year-old man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection when he was licked by his dog. Doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent medical advice if they exhibit unusual flu-like symptoms following the rare case, details of which ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Doctors thought Wanaka nutritionist Kate Callaghan was 'too healthy' for cancer Stuff.co.nz When Kate Callaghan felt a lump in her breast, she never thought it could be stage four breast cancer - and neither did her doctors. As a holistic nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach, doctors considered the health-conscious 35-year-old mum-of-two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Study finds increase in pediatric eye injuries from nonpowder firearms Medical Xpress Nonpowder firearms have long been marketed to children and teenagers as toys or "starter" firearms and include BB, pellet, airsoft and paintball guns. A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Daily 5 Ways To Thrive At Work Based On Brain Science Medical Daily For most of us, working is something that we have to do for the bulk of our life, for some even more. This means that how we manage our time, as well as what we do with it, is important in order to make sure that they're well spent because these are things that ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Week UK What is Lassa fever? The Week UK Three Britons repatriated from Sierra Leone after coming into contact with two doctors diagnosed with the disease. whatsapp · facebook · twitter · google+ · linkedin · email. Getty Images. Healthcare workers have been battling Lassa fever in West Africa for ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times Healthy Elderly Man Contracts Rare Infection After Being Licked By Pet Dog, Dies International Business Times An elderly man caught a rare infection and died after he was licked by his pet dog. The case was published in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine by doctors in Bremen, Germany, on Thursday. According to the case report, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Diabetes Diet: What Is Glycemic Index? Top Foods With Low- Glycemic Index That Every Diabetic Must Know NDTV Diabetes diet can be difficult to understand. It must comprise of foods which do not affect the blood sugar levels negatively. Some foods can increase your blood sugar levels very fast whereas some may not affect blood sugar and help in management of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Instinct Magazine Trump Jr Appears To Further HIV Stigma On Twitter Instinct Magazine Donald Trump Jr. got some serious pushback on Twitter after a snarky response to a tweet from an LGBTQ news site regarding dating people with HIV. Responding to a tweet that read, "What you stand to lose by not having sex with people with HIV," the junior ... Flag as irrelevant
	Magnoliareporter Nine mumps cases at Fayetteville during fall semester Magnoliareporter Nine confirmed cases of the mumps have been confirmed at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville this fall semester, with additional cases still being investigated. Student health center officials are working closely with the Department of Health to stop the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Stuff.co.nz Calcium supplements: Don't waste your time and money Stuff.co.nz OPINION: In most supermarkets and pharmacies, there are shelves of supplements with health claims on their labels. Apparently, calcium and vitamin D supplements "help support" healthy bones and teeth. But what does that even mean? If I think about what I ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun Pregnant mum told to 'prepare for the worst' for her unborn baby after botched tummy tuck triggered deadly sepsis The Sun AN expectant mum is terrified her unborn baby is at risk - after a botched tummy tuck triggered sepsis and left her an hour from death. Kerrie Wilkes, 27, admitted she wanted to be 'Insta perfect' when she splashed out £4,200 on the op, also known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirror.co.uk Dr Miriam Stoppard: At last a drug bringing hope to tackle Alzheimer's Mirror.co.uk Doctors have welcomed what they call a "turning point" for the treatment of Alzheimer's - after waiting years to find a treatment which might stop mental decline. Share. Comments. Miriam Stoppard. By. Miriam Stoppard. 19:53, 24 NOV 2019. Lifestyleopinion. Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Using AI to determine which lung cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy News-Medical.net Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict whether chemotherapy will be successful, can now determine which lung-cancer patients will benefit from expensive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Virtual-Strategy Magazine Factors Affecting the Continued Growth of the Fitness Industry Virtual-Strategy Magazine It should come as no surprise that the fitness industry is not only growing, but it is booming, and indeed it has been for well over a decade. These days, a new emphasis has been placed on being healthy and strong rather than just shedding pounds, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Independent Donald Trump Jr makes 'ignorant' joke about people with HIV The Independent Donald Trump Jr has been criticised for a "despicable" and "ignorant" comment about people with HIV. The US president's son appeared to joke about the risks of having sex with people who have the virus in a Twitter post. It came in response to an article by ... Flag as irrelevant
	BreakingNews.ie Health systems 'unprepared to care for rising number of ageing people with HIV' BreakingNews.ie Global health systems are unprepared to meet the needs of an ageing population living with HIV, experts have warned. While people with the virus are living longer due to the success of preventative measures such as HIV testing, condom provision and drugs ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toronto Star Are we headed back to a time before antibiotics? Toronto Star Unlike, say, our great-grandparents, most of us take it for granted that if we pick up a bug, we'll be able to kill it off pretty easily with a simple prescription from the doctor. We owe that peace of mind to antibiotics, many of which were discovered and developed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Style Dog owner, 63, dies after suffering 'multi-organ failure' when his pet licked him Yahoo Style A man died from "multi-organ failure" after being licked by his dog. The unnamed 63-year-old developed a fever, muscle pain and laboured breathing a few weeks after he was salivated on by the canine. After going to hospital, tests showed signs of kidney ... Flag as irrelevant
	Irish Mirror Dr Miriam Stoppard: At last a drug bringing hope to tackle Alzheimer's Irish Mirror Well, we've been desperate for it to happen. And now after waiting years to get an Alzheimer's treatment that might stop mental decline in its tracks – we may have found it. Doctors have welcomed a turning point in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease after the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sierra Leone Telegraph Sierra Leone on high alert as Lassa fever kills two people Sierra Leone Telegraph Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 November 2019: Health officials, doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone are working hard to contain the spread of a Lassa fever outbreak, reported at a hospital in Masanga, Tonkolili district in the north of the country, where the source ... Flag as irrelevant
	http://www.newsgram.com/ Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working Science Codex CLEVELAND--Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict whether chemotherapy will be successful, can now determine which lung-cancer patients will benefit from ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Punch Dutch doctor dies after S.Leone Lassa fever infection Medical Xpress A Dutch doctor who contracted Lassa hemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone after treating patients has died in hospital, while a second doctor is undergoing treatment, the top Dutch health official said Sunday. The unnamed doctor was flown back to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Nobel means a lot more for cancer patients Livemint Washington: When Shaun Tierney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of kidney cancer in 2007, the prognosis was grim. Twelve years on, the 64-year-old is still living an active life, and even participating in marathon walks for cancer research—an ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sun From diabetes to cancer… why waking up in the night is something to worry about The Sun NEARLY everyone has experienced a bad night's sleep when they wake up in the middle of the night. For many, the cause is normally nothing to worry about - with it often being down to regular lattes or late night boozing. If you struggle to sleep at night it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scottish Daily Record Glasgow woman almost killed by tummy tuck in Polish clinic reveals fears for unborn baby Scottish Daily Record A pregnant woman told how a botched tummy tuck could put her baby at risk after a sepsis infection left her an hour from death. Kerrie Wilke said she wanted to be 'Insta perfect' when she paid £4,200 on the op in Poland in 2017. The 27-year-old began to feel ... Flag as irrelevant
	EconoTimes 3 ways to get rid of Visceral fat EconoTimes One of the challenges many have nowadays, especially women, is losing weight or shedding the belly fat. As it is located in the abdominal cavity, visceral fat poses many health threats, but fortunately there are ways to reduce it. Belly fat, especially in women, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Express Indian teens most active in the world! WHO study reveals latest global trend Financial Express In a first of its kind study on global and regional trends among 11 to 17-year-olds, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that around 80 per cent of the adolescents globally do less than 60 minutes of activity per day – the minimum daily recommendation. Flag as irrelevant

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