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	health Daily update ⋅ December 14, 2019
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	CNN There have been at least 1300 flu deaths in the US so far this season, CDC estimates CNN (CNN) At least 1,300 people have died from the flu so far this season, according to a preliminary estimate released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been at least 2.6 million flu illnesses and 23,000 flu-related ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post WHO measles statistics: These five countries have the most cases, but the US is struggling with the disease, too. Washington Post As measles sweeps through Samoa, overwhelming health officials and killing at least 70 people so far, public health experts again find themselves doing battle with a vaccine-preventable disease. In a recent update, the World Health Organization called ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Sleeping Too Much Might Raise Stroke Risk WebMD By Steven Reinberg. HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're the kind of person who sleeps nine or more hours a night or takes long afternoon naps, you may want to worry about your stroke risk, a new Chinese study ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Flu activity picks up coast to coast, with unusual strain most prominent NBCNews.com Flu season got off to a fast start and shows no sign of slowing. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that flu activity continues to rise across the country, with an estimated 2.6 million flu illnesses reported so far this year. Of those ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape 'Remarkable' New Data on Menopausal Hormone Therapy Medscape SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ― Two different types of menopausal hormone therapy — estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestin — have opposite effects on breast cancer incidence that persist long after stopping treatment, according to over 19 years of ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today HRT Has 20-Year Impact on Breast Cancer Risks MedPage Today SAN ANTONIO -- Menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen alone yielded lasting reductions in breast cancer incidence and death while estrogen plus progestin showed persistent increases in both, long-term data from two Women's ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Samoa Extends Measles State of Emergency, NZ to Fund Pacific Vaccination Campaign The New York Times MELBOURNE — The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million ($640,700) to help combat measles in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Lovely But Dangerous, Wood Fires Bring Health Risks U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Decades ago, Nat King Cole gently crooned about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But since then, scientists have uncovered some troubling truths about wood smoke. Although the image of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Residual cancer burden predicts long-term outcomes across breast cancer subtypes Healio SAN ANTONIO — Residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy accurately predicted long-term recurrence risk and survival across all breast cancer subtypes, according to results of a meta-analysis presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Weekly Ebola cases spike, involve 3 transmission chains CIDRAP The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak for the week ending Dec 10 substantially increased, with 27 reported, up sharply from the average weekly total of 7 reported during the previous 3 weeks, the World Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A Festive Cake With a Big Reveal The New York Times LONDON — There's a lot of wrapping up going on at this time of the year. Presents get wrapped up as we prepare for the holidays. The year gets wrapped up in advance of a new one just around the corner. (Even our bodies get wrapped up as the ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Could Carb-Heavy Meals Keep You From Good Sleep? HealthDay FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Pasta, white bread, sugary candy and baked goods: Americans love them, but could all those "refined" carbohydrates and sugars be keeping people up at night? About 30% of Americans have insomnia, and a new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Norovirus outbreak closes Washington school; more than 100 students, staff sickened Fox News An elementary school in Seattle, Wash., is closed Friday due to an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus. In a statement posted to Twitter, Seattle Public Schools announced that Leschi Elementary School is closed Dec. 13 due to the outbreak that has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Miniature Brains Recently Sent Out Brain Waves for the First Time Smithsonian This story originally appeared on Massive Science, an editorial partner site that publishes science stories by scientists. We are in a boom of organoids. New and exciting advancements are approaching quickly with these tiny, model organs. Perhaps the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Lovely but dangerous, wood fires bring health risks Medical Xpress Decades ago, Nat King Cole gently crooned about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But since then, scientists have uncovered some troubling truths about wood smoke. Although the image of a log fire is often associated with the holidays, romance and cozy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albany Times Union A missed mono diagnosis cost a former Capital Region teen her life Albany Times Union FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — It started like any common cold. Ariana Delfs had a headache and low-grade fever. She felt tired and run down. It was late November. Everyone gets colds that time of year, her father Mark Delfs said. What they and doctors didn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children deals with fungal infection BBC News The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children is dealing with an infection that can cause severe disease in children with weakened immune systems. The BBC understands that one child acquired the infection while being treated for another condition. Flag as irrelevant
	Omaha World-Herald Flu arrives early, as warned, and Nebraska is one of 12 states with high activity Omaha World-Herald As warned early last month, Nebraska is seeing an early surge in influenza this year. Dr. Tom Safranek, Nebraska's state epidemiologist, said the season appears to be running about four weeks ahead of schedule. The last time it took off this early was in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News Scientists develop superbug-resistant, self-cleaning plastic wrap Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News (CNN) — Researchers have developed a self-cleaning plastic wrap that repels bacteria — and could be used to prevent the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and other forms of dangerous bacteria. A team of scientists from Canada's McMaster ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fresno Bee Thousands of traumatic brain injuries in US linked to cell phone use, researchers say Fresno Bee Cell phone use has been connected to an estimated 76,000 head and neck injuries in the United States, according to new research. Of those injuries, about 13,000 were classified as "internal organ injuries," which were mostly traumatic brain injuries, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Inverse Massive study reveals 8 major psychiatric conditions share common genes Inverse The largest genetics study of its kind reveals eight common psychiatric conditions share deep genetic ties — suggesting these different diagnoses are not so distinct as we think. Genomic data from 727,126 people reveals that anorexia nervosa, attention ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live 5 News WCSC Doctors report increase in HPV-related cancers Live 5 News WCSC CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Doctors at Trident Health say they are seeing a significant rise in patients with cancer related to the human papillomavirus, also known as HPV. HPV is one of the more common sexually-transmitted diseases in the country. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign WSAU News By Will Ziebell. MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million ($640,700) to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	Anadolu Agency Rebel attack on Congolese city leaves 6 dead mySanAntonio.com BENI, Congo (AP) — A Congolese city at the center of the Ebola epidemic has again come under attack from rebels, leaving at least six people dead. Witnesses said Saturday that the rebels from the Ugandan-based group known as ADF had launched an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toronto Sun GIFFORD-JONES: Why I'm still working at age 95 Toronto Sun I'm often asked, "Why don't you stop working?" It's a good question as many of my friends have left this planet. But I don't want to get rusty, so I'm happy to have a work routine. Besides, an article from the Harvard Medical School indicates there are health ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC6OnYourSide.com Nationwide Children's: New cystic fibrosis treatment could treat 90% of patients ABC6OnYourSide.com COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A new treatment undergoing clinical trials is very promising for treating patients with cystic fibrosis. Nationwide Children's Hospital has completed phase III clinical trials of a triple therapy treatment known as Trikafta. Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Sharp increase in number of opioid deaths, ER visits in Ontario TheRecord.com TORONTO — The number of opioid-related deaths and emergency department visits continued to rise in Ontario in the first three months of this year, the latest government data shows. Public Health Ontario said 435 people died from opioid overdoses ... Flag as irrelevant
	India Tribune Yoga as good as aerobic exercise for super brain health India Tribune New York, Dec 13 (IANS) If you do not like or cannot perform aerobic exercise for some reason, try yoga to improve brain health as scientists led by Indian-origin Neha Gothe have found evidence that yoga enhances many of the same brain structures and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Montana health department to enforce flavored vaping ban Tri-City Herald Montana's health department will begin enforcing its emergency ban on the sale of flavored vaping products beginning next Wednesday, state officials said Friday. A temporary restraining order preventing the ban from taking effect expired on Oct. 28, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Atlas Bandage heals broken bones by trapping a biochemical New Atlas When a bone-break occurs, the body floods the injury site with a healing biochemical known as adenosine. A new bandage is designed to absorb that substance, keeping it around so it can do more work. Ordinarily, the adenosine that is naturally sent to bone ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca 8 cases of whooping cough confirmed in NWT's Tlicho region CBC.ca All confirmed cases have been 'isolated and treated,' says N.W.T. Health Department in a news release. CBC News · Posted: Dec 13, 2019 3:20 PM CT | Last Updated: in 21 hours. A file photo of a child coughing. There are eight confirmed cases of whooping ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Philadelphia Inquirer Hotly contested bill could end religious vaccine exemptions in New Jersey The Philadelphia Inquirer Controversial legislation that could do away with New Jersey's religious exemption for vaccinating children is scheduled to come up for a full state Senate vote Monday. In a hearing that drew hundreds of parents opposed to the bill, as well as public health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today At least 1 in 4 outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are 'inappropriate' Medical News Today Some 24 million, or 18%, of the 130.5 million prescriptions for antibiotics that ambulatory care providers wrote in 2015 in the United States had no documented reason for using the drug, according to a recent analysis. Pharmacist inspecting pills Share on ... Flag as irrelevant
	India Tribune Over 9 hours' of sleep may raise stroke risk by 23% India Tribune New York, Dec 13 (IANS) People who sleep nine or more hours per night are 23 per cent more likely to later have a stroke than people who sleep seven to less than eight hours per night, warns a new study. The results revealed that long naps are also not ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheInfobiz (blog) Doctors can now tell if you have throat cancer by looking at your SPIT within five minutes TheInfobiz (blog) A saliva test that diagnoses mouth and throat most cancers triggered by HPV may perhaps well perhaps moreover keep hundreds of lives every three hundred and sixty five days, a perceive suggests. Scientists at Duke University in North Carolina came within ... Flag as irrelevant
	Doctor NDTV Doctors can now tell if you have throat cancer by looking at your SPIT within five minutes Herald Publicist A saliva take a look at that diagnoses mouth and throat most cancers brought on by HPV may save hundreds of lives every year, a examine suggests. Scientists at Duke College in North Carolina found the take a look at was 80 per cent correct at recognizing ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheHealthSite Bad food choices may increase your risk of cancer TheHealthSite Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. And, the diet you follow may have a close association to it. Many scientific researches have pointed to this fact. A study at Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus, says that a poor diet is on par with alcohol, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill More people are dying at home than in hospitals. Is that a good thing? The Daily Briefing More people are dying at home than at the hospital for the first time in at least 50 years, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Download URMC's conversation prompts to start improving end-of-life care for patients ... Flag as irrelevant
	mindbodygreen.com Scientists Find Changing Your Diet Can Help Prevent Vision Loss mindbodygreen.com A new study conducted at the University of Buffalo has found that certain traits of a "poor" diet can increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The term macular degeneration refers to a set of diseases that result in a loss of vision due to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New Indian Express Eating within 10-hour window may help stave off diabetes, heart disease: Study The New Indian Express The study could lead to a new treatment option for metabolic syndrome patients who are at risk of developing life-altering and costly medical conditions such as diabetes. Share Via Email. Published: 14th December 2019 01:34 PM | Last Updated: 14th ... Flag as irrelevant
	The African Exponent Does PrEP reduce HIV? What are best treatment for HIV AIDS? The African Exponent HIV is transferred from person-to-person from communication with infected blood, semen, and vaginal liquid. Having unsafe sex vaginal or anal sex with an infected partner greatly raises the risk of getting HIV. HIV can also be forwarded via unsterile drug use, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Herald Publicist Oregon school closes after 'flu-like symptoms' sicken nearly half of staff Herald Publicist Almost half of the employees at an Oregon college referred to as out sick this week, forcing the college to shut for 2 days. Oak Grove Academy in Gales Creek was closed on Wednesday and Thursday after 11 of the 30 employees members on the college ... Flag as irrelevant
	Magazine 99 Oregon college closes after 'flu-like signs' sicken just about part of body of workers Magazine 99 December 13, 2019 | 4:27pm. Nearly part of the workers at an Oregon school known as out ill this week, forcing the school to close for two days. Oak Grove Academy in Gales Creek used to be closed on Wednesday and Thursday after 11 of the 30 workers ... Flag as irrelevant
	TheHealthSite Novel saliva test can detect mouth, throat cancer early TheHealthSite A non-invasive saliva test can detect human papilloma virus-16, the strain associated with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), showing promise for earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer, report researchers. Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Monitor Bird flu outbreak in Suffolk leads to chicken slaughter Herald Planet All 27,000 chickens at a farm in Suffolk will be slaughtered after cases of bird flu were confirmed. A number of the birds were found to have the H5 strain of avian flu, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. It set up a 1km (0.6 mile) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Finance UK Is keto diet safe for children? TheCable The ketogenic or keto diet is a very-low-carb high-fat diet. It seems to have delivered several health benefits over the years. But is keto safe for kids? And is it a solution for parents who are trying to help overweight children lose pounds and get healthy? Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Monitor US chicken, egg companies heighten security after bird flu case Livingston Ledger U.S. chicken, egg companies heighten security after bird flu case. By Tom Polansek. CHICAGO, March 6 (Reuters) – Top U.S. chicken and egg companies ramped up procedures to protect birds from avian flu on Monday, a day after the federal government ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine NIH director pledges to move quickly on recommendations to stop sexual harassment Science Magazine An advisory group yesterday issued a sweeping set of recommendations to crack down on sexual harassment in labs funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The panel's advice included mandating that NIH-funded institutions report confirmed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated Baylor Live Mascot Treated at Texas A&M Medical Center Sports Illustrated COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Baylor and Texas A&M spent nearly a century battling on and off the football field. Both known for their rich educational backgrounds in the state of Texas, the Aggies and Bears would battle it out on the field and in the classrooms. Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA Phys.Org In 2015, the first commercial nanopore DNA sequencing device was introduced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Based on a synthetically engineered transmembrane protein, nanopore sequencing allows long DNA strands to be channelled through the ... Flag as irrelevant

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