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From brutal surgeries to pink ribbons: A history of breast cancer Ruth Pennebaker, a former columnist for the Texas Observer and the Dallas Morning News, is an Austin author and public-radio commentator. Nancy Brinker established the Susan G. Komen foundation in honor of her sister, who died of breast cancer.
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Will vaping bans do more harm than good? Some public health experts say yes. As policymakers nationwide struggle to control a skyrocketing youth vaping epidemic and rising cases of severe vaping-related lung illnesses, some doctors say reactionary bans on nicotine e-cigarettes are a mistake. In an editorial published Thursday in the ...
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A New HIV Vaccine Effort With A Different Kind Of Strategy Ever since the AIDS epidemic erupted nearly 40 years ago, researchers have tried to make a vaccine. The efforts typically end up like this: "Failure Of Latest HIV Vaccine Test: A 'Huge Disappointment.' " Now researchers have come up with a new blueprint.
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Ebola Spreads in Congo After Militants Attack Treatment Camp: WHO GENEVA — Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease's hotspots since militants attacked their camp, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday ...
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News at a glance An 11-year-old girl receives the measles vaccine; most of those sickened in Samoa have been children. PHOTO: UNICEF/STEPHEN. The island nation of Samoa reported this week that a large measles outbreak, originally stoked by fears about the vaccine for ...
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What is influenza type B, and is it making the flu season worse this year? The 2019-2020 flu season in the United States has already commenced, and may be attributed to the early rise of influenza B — a strain of the influenza virus that typically emerges toward the end of the flu season. Flu activity has been higher than normal for ...
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Breast Cancer Risk From Menopause Hormones May Last Decades SAN ANTONIO — Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop taking the pills, long-term results from a big federal study suggest. Although the risk is ...
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GSK's ViiV seeks marketing license for baby-friendly HIV pill LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK applied on Friday for a license to market its HIV drug dolutegravir in a formulation designed to be easier for babies and children who are living with the virus to swallow. FILE PHOTO: Dolutegravir pills used in the ...
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Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp: WHO GENEVA (Reuters) - Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease's hotspots since militants attacked their camp, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
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Florida Teen Dies After Contracting Mono — Her Heartbroken Father Says 'It Was Too Far, Too Fast' A Florida teen's life was tragically cut short when she contracted mononucleosis, her family says. Ariana Rae Delfs, 17, died after falling ill about three weeks ago, according to WJAX-TV. Her father, Mark Delfs, said the star student, who was a senior at ...
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Men 'at greater risk of infertility' if small at birth Newborn boys weighing less than 3kg (6lb 10oz) could be at greater risk of infertility when they become adults, a Danish study suggests. By their early 30s, 8.3% of men who were small at birth had fertility problems, compared with 5.7% of those born within ...
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Evidence, alarm, and the debate over e-cigarettes This is a moment for legitimate alarm at the intersection of two distressing but distinct epidemiological patterns involving e-cigarettes ("vaping"): an increase in vaping among youth and a sudden outbreak of acute lung injuries and deaths in the United States, ...
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Scientists home in on potential treatments for deadly Nipah virus LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists working on how to combat a highly infectious and deadly virus called Nipah, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, say they have found around a dozen potential drugs that might be developed to block the disease.
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Top 10 health questions Americans searched on Google in 2019 Google's "Year in Search 2019" report offers intriguing insight into what people want to know about their bodies. Woman getting blood pressure checked. Lowering blood pressure was one of the most pressing issues for Americans Googling health information ...
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Food labels with caloric costs in exercise could lead to healthier choices (Reuters Health) - Consumers might make healthier choices if food labels showed how many minutes of walking or running was needed to burn off calories, instead of just a calorie number, a new study suggests. Pooled data from 14 randomized trials showed ...
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Hawaiian schools' low vaccination rates spark fear after Samoa measles outbreak The recent outbreak of measles in Samoa, which has killed 72 people, has sparked fears about low vaccination rates in Hawaii. (MORE: Worldwide measles deaths surge, reversing years of progress). In eight schools at least 30% of students were ...
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Team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and which women are likely to remain disease-free. They will present their findings on December 13, 2019, at the San Antonio ...
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Study confirms better immune response for flu vaccines aimed at seniors In the first study of its kind, a head-to-head comparison of three flu vaccines targeted to seniors against the standard vaccine found that enhanced versions produce better immune response, which may translate to better protection. The three newer vaccines, ...
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Different Psychiatric Disorders Share Common Genetic Variants Results from the largest human study of its kind suggest that different psychiatric diseases share a number of the same genetic variants, some of which start to show heightened expression during pregnancy and may impact on neurodevelopment. The study ...
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Chyler leigh of 'Supergirl' battles bipolar disorder (HealthDay)—Chyler Leigh has taken on some challenging roles in her career, including helping keep the world safe from alien threats on the TV show "Supergirl" and learning to be a surgeon as Lexie Grey on "Grey's Anatomy." But her most demanding task ...
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The flu season started early this year. Is it connected to a rise in influenza type B? The 2019-2020 flu season in the USA has commenced and may be attributed to the early rise of influenza B – a strain of the virus that typically emerges toward the end of flu season. Flu activity has been higher than normal for the past month, according to the ...
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Vaping Illness Death Count Surpasses 50 in US NEW YORK — The death toll in the vaping illness outbreak has topped 50, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The 52 deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospitalized cases that have been reported across the nation this year, the Centers for Disease ...
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Food labels that include exercise advice could help battle obesity, researchers claim You might think twice about what you eat. U.K. researchers claim that a new food labeling system that would show how much exercise would be needed to burn off the food's calories could help battle obesity. However, critics are claiming it could promote ...
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Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have known for decades that aerobic exercise strengthens the brain and contributes to the growth of new neurons, but few studies have examined how yoga affects the brain. A review of the science finds evidence that yoga ...
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Stomach flu outbreak terrorizes school in Washington state, sickening over 100 students, staff A nasty Norovirus outbreak is terrorizing Washington state, forcing hundreds of kids to stay home and dozens of schools to close. Seattle Public Schools tweeted that Leschi Elementary will be closed Friday for cleaning because of the stomach flu outbreak.
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Chyler Leigh of 'Supergirl' Battles Bipolar Disorder By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Chyler Leigh has taken on some challenging roles in her career, including helping keep the world safe from alien threats on the TV show "Supergirl" and learning to be a ...
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Baby boys born small for gestational age have increased risk of infertility in adulthood Baby boys who are born small for their gestational age are at increased risk of having fertility problems in adulthood, according to research published today in Human Reproduction, one of the world's leading reproductive medicine journals. Researchers in ...
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Anthracycline, Radiation Treatment for Childhood Cancer Shown to Increase Risk of Adult Breast Cancer With more children receiving chemotherapy and radiation to treat their diseases, leading to more survivors, awareness has grown of the belated effects of those treatments once patients reach adulthood. According to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics, there ...
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Kristen Dahlgren's reporting on cancer symptoms may have saved her life (CNN) Cancer was the last thing on NBC correspondent Kristen Dahlgren's mind. Dahlgren shared her story Wednesday with "Today" and said she believed she was low risk. "I'm in my 40s. I'm active," she said. "I don't have a family history of anyone getting ...
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Scientists use gene editing to disrupt both latent and active herpes virus in human cells The herpes simplex virus, commonly known as the cold sore virus, is a devious microbe. It enters the body through regions lined with mucous membranes—mouth, nose and genitals—but quickly establishes lifelong viral hideouts inside nerve cells. After initial ...
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Destigmatizing mental health treatment this holiday season: 'Seeking help is not a sign of weakness' Bronzeville resident Alexis Brown was driving to a friend's south suburban home in the early morning hours of March 16 when exhaustion led to her collision with a median in Dolton. The self-taught mixologist said she doesn't really know the sequence of ...
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Older blood is just as good for kids needing transfusion For critically ill children needing blood transfusions, older red blood cells are just as effective and safe as fresh ones, a new study shows. Researchers compared fresh blood stored for up to seven days to older red blood cells stored for nearly four weeks.
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Flu season is here, and it's coming for your kids The flu is out in force. And so far this season, it's been hitting children the hardest. Influenza is a wily virus-it's almost impossible to predict where and how it will strike as it circumnavigates the globe. There are, however, some patterns that routinely occur, ...
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Flu season is here, and it's coming for your kids The flu is out in force. And so far this season, it's been hitting children the hardest. Influenza is a wily virus—it's almost impossible to predict where and how it will strike as it circumnavigates the globe. There are, however, some patterns that routinely occur, ...
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Meet CRISPR: Humanity's Shiny New Tool One of biology's wilder facts is that we're all family. You and me, sure, but also me and a mushroom. Triceratops shared genes with you. So does the virus that makes you cough, and a rosebush. Bacteria left us on the tree of life around 2.7 billion years ago, ...
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Getting a good night's rest is critical to your health. How to improve your sleep habits If you're struggling to focus on work after a night of lousy sleep, you're not alone. According to the National Institute of Health, 50-70 million Americans experience sleep disorders. Older adults are particularly vulnerable to sleep problems, with more than half ...
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More Americans are dying at home instead of in hospitals, report says For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that reflects a growing embrace of hospice care and the kind of end-of-life experience that most people say they want. Deaths in nursing homes also ...
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Can you change your personality? Scientists say 'maybe' It has long been believed that people can't change their personalities, which are largely stable and inherited. But a review of recent research in personality science points to the possibility that personality traits can change through persistent intervention and ...
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Too much sugar this Christmas could 'trigger depression' Scientists are warning too much Christmas pudding, mince pies and yule log this festive season could trigger depression. A team from the University of Kansas looked at a range of studies that analysed the link between the sweet stuff and the mental-health ...
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Differences Found in Brains of Kids Born to Depressed Parents THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of kids who have a high risk of depression because they have parents with depression are structurally different from other kids' brains, a new study finds. Depression often first appears during ...
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WHO: No measles-related deaths reported in Samoa over last 48 hours HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly a month after the Samoan government declared a state of emergency, there are signs the country could be turning a corner in its fight against a devastating measles outbreak. In addition to seeing a decrease in ...
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Woman's arthritis causes bones to dissolve in case of 'telescoping fingers,' report finds A woman's severe rheumatoid arthritis caused her to develop a bizarre condition known as "telescoping fingers," according to a case report released this week. A 69-year-old woman in Turkey went to a rheumatology clinic for treatment of her "severe joint ...
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Drop that donut! Mexico pays portly cops to slim down It's a sunny morning in Mexico City, and police officers drip with sweat as they do push-ups and squats, part of a program for overweight cops in one of the world's most obese countries. The two dozen officers grimacing through their workout on the pavement ...
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Boys born at full-term weighing less than 6lbs 6oz are 55% more likely to be infertile in adulthood, study finds Boys with a low birth weight are more likely to be infertile in adulthood, a study suggests. Advertisement. Researchers found men born at full term weighing less than 6lbs 9oz were 55 per cent more likely to have fertility issues, compared to heavier boys.
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Drop that donut! Mexico pays portly cops to slim down Mexico City (AFP) – It's a sunny morning in Mexico City, and police officers drip with sweat as they do push-ups and squats, part of a program for overweight cops in one of the world's most obese countries. The two dozen officers grimacing through their ...
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Senior citizens are not experiencing a 'loneliness epidemic' Health experts and media reports have raised concerns that elderly citizens are lonelier than previous generations. But that belief may not be accurate. Two American Psychological Association studies suggest that the increasing number of senior citizens ...
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DOH: Hawaii Needs To Remain On Guard Against Measles Four cases of the measles have been reported in Hawaii this year, but the state's high vaccination rates will likely prevent an outbreak as severe as the one experienced by the nation of Samoa, state health officials say. All four cases in 2019 were ...
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Ebola cases sharply up in eastern DR Congo Twenty cases of Ebola have been recorded in three days in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where deadly violence is hampering efforts to end the 16-month-old epidemic, the authorities said on Thursday. Ten cases were notified on Wednesday alone ...
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Most active flu season since 2003 is already 'wreaking havoc' in the US The 2019-2020 flu season follows two straight unusually bad flu seasons. Unfortunately, two key indicators show this year could be more of the same. First, "This season is off to an early start, earlier than any season this decade," Dr. Bryan Lewis, professor at ...
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More people in the US are dying at home than at the hospital For the first time since the early 20th century, more people in the United States are dying at home than at the hospital, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. The researchers looked at the number of natural ...
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