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Samoa Arrests Anti-Vaccination Activist As Measles Death Toll Rises Samoan authorities have arrested a prominent anti-vaccination activist amid an outbreak that has killed at least 63 people, most of them children. Edwin Tamasese has been charged with "incitement against a government order," according to the BBC.
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US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus NEW YORK — The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there's a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials ...
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US flu season arrives early and it could be an especially bad one, experts warn The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there's a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say. The last flu ...
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Samoa says almost 90% of people vaccinated against measles after deadly outbreak MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Samoa said on Saturday nearly 90% of eligible people had been vaccinated against measles as it lifted a two-day curfew imposed amid an outbreak that has killed 65 in recent weeks. FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa ...
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As influenza activity picks up, 1 more child dies of flu The rate of outpatient clinic visits for influenza-like illnesses (ILI) jumped from 2.9% to 3.5% in the past week, and flu-related pediatric deaths have reached six, according to the latest weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
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BPA Levels in Humans Are Underestimated: Study By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in people's bodies are much higher than once thought, according to scientists who say they've created a more accurate ...
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FDA Testing Levels of Carcinogen in Diabetes Drug Metformin FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in metformin diabetes medications are under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Metformin is a prescription drug used to control high blood sugar in ...
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HHS Pays For PrEP But Who Will Prescribe It? A few days ago the US Department of Health and Human Services launched Ready, Set, PrEP. The program provides medication for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV for people who are uninsured. This is great news. However, the success of ...
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Flu Season May Peak Just in Time for the Holidays Flu activity has been elevated for a month. The last time flu activity picked up this quickly was more than 15 years ago. Experts say the flu season can be unpredictable, and the best way to protect yourself if with the flu shot. As we inch closer toward the thick of ...
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Consistent, 10-hour daily eating window benefits adults with metabolic syndrome LOS ANGELES — Adults with metabolic syndrome, even those prescribed antihypertensive and statin drugs, who consistently limited food and beverage consumption to the same 10-hour period for 12 weeks experienced improvements in body composition, ...
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Flesh-eating bacteria tied to heroin kills 7 in San Diego SAN DIEGO — A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past two months in the San Diego area, prompting health authorities to alert law enforcement and other officials in California. Nine people who ...
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Acupuncture reduces radiation-induced dry mouth for cancer patients After receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during the course of radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less dry mouth, according to study results from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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National Influenza Vaccination Week focuses on preventing complications In light of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is taking place through Saturday, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is encouraging all people to receive their annual influenza vaccine, with particular emphasis on the vaccine's ability to ...
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Recent measles outbreak in Cobb County likely over With no new diagnoses over the past three weeks, state health officials believe a measles outbreak that grew to 11 total cases in Cobb County is likely contained. The Georgia Department of Public Health said the cases were limited to three families who live ...
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Our cellphones are causing more head and neck injuries, study shows Created for convenience, our cellphones are fighting back. A study looking at 20 years of data from emergency rooms found a recent spike in cellphone–related injuries to the head, neck, face and eyes. Many of the injuries were minor – cuts and bruises – but ...
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Black Tar Heroin Kills 7 in San Diego A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past two months in the San Diego area, prompting health authorities to alert law enforcement and other officials in California. Nine people who injected black ...
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More than 140000 people worldwide died from measles last year, most of them younger than 5 As the number of measles cases continued to soar, more than 140,000 people across the globe died from measles last year, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Most deaths ...
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Flu season arrives early in the South, driven by an unexpected virus An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there's a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say. » RELATED: Flu activity, already high in Georgia, increases again. The last flu season ...
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Norovirus outbreak closes Finham Park School in Coventry A comprehensive school has been forced to closed because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug norovirus. Finham Park School in Coventry said it would shut on Monday "due to significant numbers of staff and students off school" with the bug.
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Brushing your teeth could be good for your heart (Reuters Health) - People who brush their teeth three times a day are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation or heart failure than those with less consistent oral hygiene habits, a Korean study suggests. Researchers examined data on 161,286 people with ...
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Gavi to fund global stockpile of Ebola vaccines Under a newly approved program, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced it will fund a global emergency stockpile of Ebola virus vaccines available to countries for outbreak response and prevention. The public-private partnership said it would open a funding ...
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5 Things About Cancer, Genetics, and Germline Screening This week, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released a new set of updated guidelines for who should have genetic testing to understand their genetic risk assessment for breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers. Here are 5 things to know ...
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Ebola Virus Vaccines Will Be Available For Stockpile According to a Vaccine Alliance In recent years, the world, specifically the continent of Africa, has been plagued by the Ebola virus. Just last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its tenth Ebola outbreak, with 3,301 confirmed cases of infection in which 2,198 deaths are reported.
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Worcester accounts for 12% of cases in the state's growing hepatitis A problem Quietly, while Massachusetts health priorities have been focused on opioids and vaping, an outbreak has led to hundreds of hospitalizations and spurred health officials to alert the public to use more precautions. Seven Massachusetts residents have been ...
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Head and neck injuries due to cellphone use are rising, according to study A recent study has found an increase in cellphone injuries, including facial cuts, bruises and fractures. The study, published Thursday, found a spike in U.S. emergency room treatment for these mostly minor injuries. app-facebook. Rutgers University.
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Head and neck injuries due to cellphone use are rising, according to study A recent study has found an increase in cellphone injuries, including facial cuts, bruises and fractures. The study, published Thursday, found a spike in U.S. emergency room treatment for these mostly minor injuries.
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Hair Dye & Relaxers Were Linked To Breast Cancer In A Major New Study For Black women, maintaining a hairstyle is about so much more than getting it cut and blown out. In addition to navigating social pressures to keep your hair natural or straighten it, a new study says those choices could lead to health issues. Permanent hair ...
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No link between caesarian delivery and obesity, research finds Delivery by caesarean section does not increase the chance of a baby ending up overweight or obese as a young adult, researchers have found, contrary to previous research. The authors of the study say their work drew on a huge number of people and ...
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Colorado's hepatitis A outbreak grows to almost 300 cases, 2 deaths The number of cases of hepatitis A in Colorado has increased to almost 300 people, with at least two deaths from the contagious liver infection, according to data from the state health department. The rise in hepatitis A cases, which began in Colorado in 2018, ...
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Once-a-month contraceptive pill is in development Scientists are developing a contraceptive pill that women could take just once a month. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a star-shaped drug that unfolds in the stomach, steadily releasing hormones on each of its six arms.
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Permanent hair dye, chemical straightener linked to breast cancer CNN - Permanent hair dye and chemical hair straightener use were linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The risk is more than six times higher for black women, CNN reports. The study ...
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DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Why we really ARE gambling with the health of young people who are addicted to betting Do you know how many betting shops there are between the train station and the hospital?' a patient asked me the other day. I confessed I didn't. Advertisement. In fact, I'd never noticed a single one, although I'd been walking that route every day for years.
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Group to hold free HIV testing during AIDS awareness event in Port Allen A nonprofit is offering free HIV testing during an event Monday in Port Allen that organizers hope spurs a greater conversation on preventing the spread of HIV. The event, hosted by the Louisiana Tri-Parish Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, starts at 6:30 ...
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Single case of infectious tuberculosis confirmed at Vancouver high school: health authority A single case of infectious tuberculosis has been confirmed at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver, the region's health authority said Friday. Vancouver Coastal Health said staff and students were notified about the case on Thursday, and is working ...
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Obesity does more harm to men than women, raises heart attack risk by 29% PARIS: Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday. Described as the "most comprehensive" review of its kind covering almost 400,000 patients over ...
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BPA levels in humans higher than previously thought, study suggests A new method developed by researchers suggests that measurements used by the FDA and other regulatory agencies underestimate BPA exposure by as much as 44 times. By. HealthDay News. (. 0 Comments. Sort by. Newest, Oldest. Facebook Comments ...
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Healing the ozone layer helped slow global warming Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The hole in the ozone layer isn't yet gone, but it's been slowly shrinking for the last few decades, mostly thanks to the Montreal Protocol, passed in 1987, which helped phase out the use of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbons around the world.
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Caesarean obesity warnings 'debunked' Babies delivered by caesarean section are no more likely to grow up obese than those born vaginally, according to researchers who say they have debunked the link made by other studies. Earlier work had suggested that babies exposed to natural bacteria ...
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Visiting restrictions at Gloucestershire hospitals as winter vomiting bug strikes VISITING restrictions are being introduced at Gloucestershire hospitals from Monday because of a winter vomiting bug. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust said winter vomiting bug 'norovirus' is affecting hospitals and members of the community and it needs ...
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Will 500000 Ebola Vaccines Be Enough? December 6th, 2019 – The Board of Gavi announced during a meeting in New Delhi, India, that an expanded stockpile of Ebola vaccines will become available in 2020. This announcement on December 5, 2019, said 'an estimated investment of $178 million ...
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This Is The Best Week For Flu Shots December 7th, 2019 – For millions of individuals with heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes, getting sick with an influenza virus can lead to serious complications. During the 2018-2019 flu season, approximately 93 percent of US adults who were ...
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Why Intuitive Eating Is the Anti-Diet — and How to Get Started Are you constantly on a diet or worrying about what you're eating? If so, you're not alone. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), we spend $60 billion a year on dieting and diet products in the U.S. — yet 95 percent of dieters will ...
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Children of parents with depression have different brain structures Washington: A study conducted in the United States revealed that there are structural differences in the brains of those children whose parents have depression. The condition of depression typically arises during adolescence. While the causes of depression ...
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Children with depressed parents may have structural differences in brain A study conducted in the United States revealed that there are structural differences in the brains of those children whose parents have depression. Earlier studies have consistently shown that adolescent children of parents with depression are two to three ...
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Air pollution can degrade health quality quickly Washington: A recent study states that reduction in air pollution yields a fast and dramatic impact on health outcomes and also decreases the causes of morbidity. The study -- 'Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction' -- published in the American Thoracic ...
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Kids born through C-sections not at higher obesity risk A child born through cesarean procedure or C-section is no more likely to develop obesity than those born through vaginal delivery, new research has found. The findings contradict several smaller studies that did find an association between C-section ...
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Kids born through C-sections not at higher obesity risk London, December 7 (IANS) A child born through cesarean procedure or C-section is no more likely to develop obesity than those born through vaginal delivery, new research has found. The findings contradict several smaller studies that did find an ...
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HIV Testing, Treatment, Prevention Not Reaching Enough Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. — Far too many Americans with HIV are unaware that they have it. Far too few have the virus under control through effective treatment. And far too few Americans are taking the daily pill that prevents HIV. The findings – showing that ...
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A Once-A-Month Oral Contraceptive Pill Is In The Works Around one-third of women taking the oral contraceptive pill say they forget at least one dose each month. But perhaps soon, that fear of forgetting could be a thing of the past. Scientists from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have made ...
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Good exercise capacity lowers all cause mortality in women: ESC study Exercise is good for health and longevity for everyone but information on women is scarce. Women generally live longer than men, so dedicated studies are needed. Researchers at University Hospital A Coruña, Spain have found that women exercise ...
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