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	health Daily update ⋅ November 27, 2019
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	Washington Post Deadly measles outbreak hits children in Samoa after anti-vaccine fears Washington Post The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is immediately sending experts in response to a request from the Samoan government for assistance with a measles outbreak that has sickened 2,437 people and killed 32 people, mostly children, U.S. officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times It's Not Just Poor White People Driving a Decline in Life Expectancy The New York Times As the life expectancy of Americans has declined over a period of three years — a drop driven by higher death rates among people in the prime of life — the focus has been on the plight of white Americans in rural areas who were dying from so-called deaths ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Built For Counterterrorism, This High-Tech Machine Is Now Helping Fight Fentanyl NPR Sarah Mackin runs a cotton swab around the inside of a tiny plastic baggie that appears to be empty. She spreads whatever residue the swab picked up onto a test strip that resembles a Band-Aid, then slides the strip into a buzzing machine about the size of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Pushed into the shadows: How punishing pregnant women for opioid use leads to more birth complications ABC News Samantha Powell said she started abusing prescription painkillers when she was just 15. For years, she moved through rehab and detox facilities, methadone and suboxone clinics, looking for a way to overcome her dependency. She succeeded in quitting ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Low vaccination rate and deadly medical mistake led to Samoa measles outbreak: health experts ABC News Samoa's measles outbreak rages on, with the ministry of health reporting 32 deaths as of Tuesday, almost all of which have been among children aged 4 and younger. The island nation of fewer than 200,000 has tallied 2,427 measles cases in the outbreak ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR A Single Dose Of Ketamine Might Help Heavy Drinkers, Study Finds NPR What if a single dose of ketamine could make a heavy drinker dramatically cut back on booze? A team at University College London thinks that ketamine may be able to "rewrite" memories that shape a person's relationship with alcohol. Scientists say that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 1 year later, mystery surrounds China's gene-edited babies Washington Post Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs. He has not been seen publicly since January, his work has not been published and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP CDC: Medical devices key source of antibiotic-resistant infections CIDRAP A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that antibiotic resistance is more prevalent in bacterial infections linked to medical devices such as catheters and ventilators than in the bacteria associated with surgical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post A man ate hot pot and ended up with tapeworms in his brain Washington Post A Chinese man sought medical attention for seizures and a headache that lasted nearly a month. Doctors found tapeworms from undercooked meat were causing his pain. Researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University published a paper ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: For Better or For Worse, a Couple's Heart Health Can Overlap U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Tom and Martta Kelly don't need a study to tell them how couples influence one another's health. Married for 11 years, the West Orange, New Jersey, pair met at a running club. Most weekends ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Deportation fears linked to high blood pressure among immigrant women CNN (CNN) The United States' restrictive immigration policies are having an impact on the health of immigrant women, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers at the University of California looked ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Blood Clots, Uncontrolled Bleeding and a Stroke – All After Giving Birth U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Near the end of her second pregnancy, Amanda Moreland sliced open her knee. She applied pressure with a towel but couldn't fully stop the bleeding. The next day, the Jacksonville, Florida, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com German man dies after being licked by his dog NBCNews.com A man in Bremen, Germany, died from a very rare infection he developed after his dog licked him, doctors reported last month in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine. According to the report, the unidentified 63-year-old was healthy ... Flag as irrelevant
	AAFP News CDC Reports Mixed Progress Fighting Antibiotic Resistance AAFP News November 26, 2019 11:15 am News Staff – On average, someone in the United States develops an antibiotic-resistant infection every 11 seconds, and every 15 minutes, someone dies from such an infection. This medical illustration, presented in the CDC ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News In deprived areas, depression hits men harder BBC News This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a Creative Commons licence. Depression is a major cause of disability around the world, and if left untreated, can lead to substance abuse, anxiety and suicide. Major depressive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Hepatitis Outbreak Prompts Alert Over Blackberries Patch.com The berries have sickened 11 people in three states and are recalled in 11 states including Michigan. By Jessica Strachan, Patch Staff. Nov 27, 2019 11:08 am ET. Reply. 0. Eleven people in three states have contracted hepatitis A from blackberries ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Autism-related genetic mutations occur in aging brains of Alzheimer's patients EurekAlert (press release) Researchers believe that autism is caused by mutations that occur sporadically in the egg or sperm or during pregnancy. Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) is a dominant gene whose de novo (during pregnancy) mutations are known to cause ... Flag as irrelevant
	PsychCentral.com Teen Anxiety Symptoms Shown to Track Amount of Screen Time PsychCentral.com New research suggests that social media use, television viewing and computer use, but not video gaming, are linked to an increase in anxiety symptoms among adolescents. Canadian investigators discovered a higher than average frequency of social media ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What other cities can learn from how New York City is tackling HIV epidemic ABC News New York City, once the at heart of the nation's deadly AIDS crisis, recently announced that the number of new HIV cases fell to a record low in 2018 by utilizing a strategy some health care experts believe could help bring the disease below epidemic levels if ... Flag as irrelevant
	FiercePharma Roche's flu med Xofluza drives drug resistance and may be a bad choice for kids, study says FiercePharma Roche has an ongoing development program for its flu drug Xofluza that's aimed at getting the drug approved to treat infants, children under age 12, hospitalized patients and more. (Roche). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. A few days after an ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Moms are binge drinking more, but so are all women, study finds NBCNews.com Moms are binge drinking more, but they're not the only ones: According to a study released Tuesday, binge drinking rates are on the rise for nearly all groups of Americans, whether they have children or not. "There had been a lot of media attention on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com There's Mounting Evidence That This Vaping Additive Is Behind Lung Illnesses Livescience.com Researchers found the additive, vitamin E acetate, in samples tested from this year, but not from last year. Shares. A THC-containing e-cigarette. (Image: © Shutterstock). Officials have more evidence that a chemical called vitamin E acetate is playing a role in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Second Michigander Dies From Vaping-Related Lung Injury Patch.com Since August 2019, 56 confirmed and probable vaping-related lung injury cases have been reported in Michigan. Now, the death toll is at two. By Jessica Strachan, Patch Staff. Nov 27, 2019 10:16 am CT ... Flag as irrelevant
	AAMC US medical schools training more students with disabilities Reuters (Reuters Health) - A growing number of doctors in training have psychological disorders and chronic health problems, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on disabilities reported by students at 64 U.S. medical schools in 2016 and 2019. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Winter vomiting bug hits NI schools BBC News Some schools in Northern Ireland are being hard hit by the winter vomiting bug with many pupils off sick. A few have even had to close for a deep clean to tackle the virus. About a quarter of the 360 pupils at Clandeboye Primary in Bangor are absent and the ... Flag as irrelevant
	PR Newswire UK Oligomerix and Feinstein institutes publish in vivo Alzheimer's disease treatment data EurekAlert (press release) New York, November 19, 2019 - Oligomerix, Inc., a privately held company pioneering the development of tau oligomer inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders, and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune OPRF High School officials: Second student diagnosed with whooping cough Chicago Tribune A second Oak Park and River Forest High School student has been diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping cough, school officials announced. The announcement of a second student being diagnosed with whooping cough came through a Nov. 26 letter from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer Medical Xpress If your DNA is a cookbook, a single gene is a recipe. But it's a flexible recipe that if edited one way can make a pie; edited another way can make a cake. And that difference can mean cancer, as a team of researchers who looked at those gene editors writes in ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPBS Active Shooter Drills May Not Stop A School Shooting — But This Method Could KPBS School shootings like the recent one in Santa Clarita, Calif., have focused the nation's attention on school safety. And schools across the U.S. are wrestling with how to prevent themselves from becoming the site of the next tragedy. Many schools are turning to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com No more hospital for ear tubes? FDA approves same-day treatment in doctor office Today.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new method of inserting ear tubes into children, a potential game changer for the more than half million children who receive tubes in their ears annually. The new device, the Tubes Under Local Anesthesia ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans HealthDay TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A look at the genetics of hibernating animals might shed light on obesity in humans. "Hibernators have evolved an incredible ability to control their metabolism," explained Christopher Gregg, an associate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Vaccination-wary groups call for halt of oral polio vaccine Washington Times Vaccination-wary groups are calling for the World Health Organization to halt the use of an oral polio vaccine following reports of 11 new cases of polio attributed to the vaccine in five countries. "In impoverished communities with substandard sanitation and ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay US Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects -- including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg -- triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers over nearly two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Health Highlights: Nov. 27, 2019 HealthDay Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Hepatitis A Outbreak Possibly Caused by Fresh Blackberries. There have been 14 cases of hepatitis A in five states -- Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Flu In Illinois: How To Stay Healthy Over Thanksgiving Patch.com ILLINOIS — Travel during Thanksgiving comes with an unfortunate exchange of germs at airports, gas stations and in your own relatives' homes. With flu season underway and the virus' prevalence only expected to grow, Patch spoke to an infectious diseases ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Dramatic Drop Seen in Kids Choking to Death on Household Objects HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to reduce choking deaths among young children seem to have paid off: A new report finds the number of kids dying from choking on household objects has ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News HIV-positive sperm bank opens in New Zealand BBC News The world's first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors has launched in New Zealand, aiming to fight stigma surrounding the illness. Three HIV-positive men have already signed up to donate - all of whom have an undetectable viral load. This means virus levels ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Drug-Resistant MRSA Can Spread Via Toothbrushes and Towels, Scientists Warn Newsweek A drug-resistant infection can be spread via household items such as refrigerator door handles, the TV remote, toothbrushes and towels, scientists have warned. The study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases honed in on what is known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes This New Compound May Be Able To Battle A Common Hospital Superbug Forbes Scientists in Canada have identified a new compound that has killed even the toughest types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in lab tests. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a huge threat to public health, with around 120,000 blood-borne cases of one of the worst ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Gunshot Wounds Have Long-Term Health Consequences: Study HealthDay WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency department patients treated for gunshot wounds to the chest or abdomen are more likely to wind up in the hospital again than those who have such wounds in other areas of the body, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek A Single Dose of Ketamine Could Help Heavy Drinkers Cut Down, Study Suggests Newsweek Taking a single dose of ketamine could help problem drinkers cut down on alcohol, according to research. The study in question involved 90 participants around the age of 28, who drank more than the recommended amount of alcohol in the U.K., where the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Heavy Industry Market Alzheimer's disease usually worsens slowly Chicago Tribune Q: My mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but she seems to be declining rapidly. Doesn't Alzheimer's usually get worse slowly? A: Yes, Alzheimer's disease usually worsens slowly. But its speed of progression varies, depending on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Manila area: More than two dozen environmental samples test positive for polio Outbreak News Today The National Polio Laboratory (NPL) of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) today confirmed that a total of 26, out of 142 environmental samples (ES) collected, tested positive for ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Deadly superbug MRSA can linger on surfaces in the home for months NBCNews.com Once MRSA gets into households, the deadly superbug can take hold and spread easily, a study published Tuesday shows. And more often than not, the bacteria hitched rides into the homes on children. Researchers found that in households of people with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Barnsley dairy recalls products after E. coli outbreak BBC News A dairy is recalling milk after an outbreak of E.coli in South Yorkshire, public health officials said. Darwin's Diary was "advised" to recall products after 18 people fell ill. Barnsley Council and Public Health England said a potential problem had been identified ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Death Toll in Samoa Measles Epidemic Reaches 25 WebMD Nov. 26, 2019 -- The death toll in a measles epidemic sweeping Samoa has reached 25, and all but one of the victims have been young children, an official said Monday. More than 140 new cases were reported within the past day, bringing the total to about ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Maryland records lowest number of new HIV cases in more than 30 years Washington Post For the first time in more than three decades, the state of Maryland recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases of HIV infection in 2018. The state Department of Health announced on Tuesday that 997 new cases of HIV were reported in Maryland last year. Flag as irrelevant
	Advocate.com Human Rights Campaign: Trump Jr. Must Apologize for 'Vile' HIV Tweet Advocate.com The Human Rights Campaign is demanding that Donald Trump Jr. apologize for an appallingly ignorant tweet about HIV. Over the weekend, Trump Jr. tweeted out a story on the LGBTQ website Queerty headlined "What You Stand to Lose by Not Having Sex ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Aerobic exercise and heart-healthy diet may slow development of memory problems Medical Xpress Cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND), or mild cognitive impairment, is a condition that affects your memory and may put you at risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia. According to the U.S. National Library for Medicine, signs of mild cognitive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study explores new tracer in prostate cancer hunt Medical Xpress A new study looks to move doctors and patients closer to earlier and more precise detection of recurrent prostate cancer that would clarify treatment decisions and lead to more confident courses of action and better health outcomes. A multi-center trial registry ... Flag as irrelevant

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