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	health Daily update ⋅ January 17, 2020
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	Medscape Rapid Diagnosis Centres Catch Cancers with Vague Symptoms Medscape Patients with vague and/or non-specific symptoms suspicious of cancer who do not qualify for urgent referral can have a decision on whether or not they have cancer in less than a week if they are referred to a rapid diagnosis centre (RDC), the results of a pilot ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Best 17 skincare products for dark skin, according to dermatologists NBCNews.com Adjusting your skincare routine to your skin type is significant to finding a workable routine: normal, oily, combination or dry. Likewise, it's similarly important to base it on your skin tone or color. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, for example, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International A second person has died from a new SARS-like virus in China CNN International (CNN) A second person has died in China from a new virus that has infected dozens of people and put the rest of Asia on alert, Chinese health officials said Thursday. A 69-year-old man identified only by his surname, Xiong, died on Wednesday in the central ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Toddler separated from twin for first time after rare cancer diagnosis: 'It's been really hard' Fox News The devoted mom of 3-year-old twins gave a moving speech of her fear as her son, who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia just after Christmas Day, is separated from his sister for the first time to receive life-saving treatment. Self-employed couple ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Kill-Switch for CRISPR Could Make Gene-Editing Safer Scientific American It started out as "sort of a stupid thing to do", recalls Joe Bondy-Denomy, a microbiologist at the University of California, San Francisco. As a graduate student in the early 2010s, he tried to infect bacteria with viruses that, on paper, shouldn't have stood a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Your Fitbit could help health officials predict flu outbreaks in real-time CNN (CNN) That Fitbit you've been wearing could be doing a lot more than tracking your trips to the store. It may help health officials stop the flu from spreading, too. Researchers working at the Scripps Research Translational Institute reviewed de-identified data ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Japan reports latest case of SARS-family virus that's sickened dozens in China ABC News Japan on Thursday reported its first case of a new coronavirus, which has infected 41 people in China, sparking concern about the virus's potential to spread during Chinese New Year next week, when millions are expected to be traveling. "Considering global ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Sepsis Kills Millions More Worldwide Than Previously Estimated NPR A medical condition that often escapes public notice may be involved in 20% of deaths worldwide, according to a new study. The disease is sepsis — sometimes called blood poisoning. It arises when the body overreacts to an infection. Blood vessels ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME This Year's Flu Season Got Off to a Strange Start. What Does that Mean for the Months Ahead? TIME Flu season is always unpredictable. Different viral strains circulate each year, which makes forecasting the disease's spread—and formulating the annual flu vaccine—an educated guessing game. Even so, the 2019-2020 flu season has been particularly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine New SARS-like virus in China triggers alarm Science Magazine Had the nightmare returned? That's the question many were asking in the first 10 days of this year, after a new form of pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, a megacity in central China. The outbreak revived memories of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Fails In Large Trial NPR Hope for an effective and inexpensive treatment for the deadly condition sepsis has dimmed following results of a major new study. Researchers had hoped that a simple treatment involving infusions of vitamin C, vitamin B1 and steroids would work against a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Are Human Body Temperatures Cooling Down? Scientific American It is one of those facts of life that we learn early and don't forget: normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. But a new study in eLife argues that that number is outdated. The figure was probably accurate in 1851, when German doctor Carl Reinhold ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY The 'business reason' to tackle sleep issues: It might lower medical costs USA TODAY Sleep is the latest in an ever-growing list of wellness issues – such as weight loss, exercise and nutrition – that firms are targeting to improve workers' health and lower medical costs. Phil Galewitz. Kaiser Health News. Charlie Blakey had a sense he was ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Daily and weekly tips to help prevent burnout at work NBCNews.com Burnout is a real problem and one that, since being declared an "occupational phenomenon" in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) last year, clearly isn't going away. O.C. Tanner's 2020 Global Culture Report ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Genetically engineered mosquitoes resist spreading any form of dengue Science Magazine Recover from dengue once, and you're not necessarily free and clear. The mosquito-borne disease marked by fever, rash, and debilitating pain results from any of four genetically distinct versions of the dengue virus. Previously infected people who get hit with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why People Under 40 Aren't Making It a Priority to Get a Flu Shot Healthline A survey reports that about 51 percent of millennials in the United States haven't received a flu shot, and 32 percent don't plan to get one. The survey also indicated that millennials and African Americans were most likely to be influenced by anti-vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Binge drinking is on the rise: What to know about the risks ABC News The number of drinks Americans are consuming per bingeing episode has increased dramatically, according to a new study. The annual number of binge drinks among adults who reported binge drinking jumped on average from 472 in 2011 to 529 in 2017, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Women's Blood Vessels Age More Quickly, Leading to Earlier Heart Disease Healthline Researchers say a woman's blood vessels age more quickly than a man's blood vessels. They say this accelerated aging process may begin in some women as early as their 30s. Experts say the aging can cause a rise in blood pressure and lead to a number ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune 'A tough year for children': Experts say this flu season is proving harsh, especially for kids Chicago Tribune This year's flu season is shaping up as a harsh one in Chicago and across the country, particularly for children. More than 900 lab tests in Chicago for the flu have come back positive since the end of September, compared with 240 during the same time ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Flu Shot No Match for 'B' Strain, Season Rages On WebMD Jan. 16, 2020 -- Influenza is still going strong in the United States and isn't expected to slow down for at least several more weeks, according to a report from the CDC. What's more, this season's vaccine is only a 58% match for the B strain of flu, known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Sepsis, the 'hidden killer,' may be responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, study shows Fox News Sepsis is likely responsible for one in five deaths worldwide -- more than cancer -- each year, according to a new study. These "alarming" figures are more than double previous estimates. Sepsis also remains America's No. 1 cause of in-hospital deaths, ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Fewer Childhood Cancer Survivors Getting Hit by Heart Troubles U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Since the 1970s, serious heart disease among childhood cancer survivors had declined remarkably, a new study finds. The decline suggests that efforts to make cancer treatments, including radiation, less toxic are ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Sepsis Causes Far More Deaths Worldwide Than Thought U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Sepsis kills more than twice as many people worldwide as once believed, and children in poor regions account for an excessive number of such deaths, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com The Surprising Condition That Causes 1 in 5 Deaths Livescience.com The number of deaths from sepsis worldwide is much higher than previously thought, with an estimated 20% of people dying from the life-threatening condition, according to a new study. The study, published today (Jan. 16) in the journal The Lancet, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Schools in D-FW aren't being hit hard with the flu, but it's too soon to know if the season has peaked The Dallas Morning News While this flu season got off to an early start around Dallas-Fort Worth, school districts say they are thankful their students and staff haven't been hit hard with the illness — at least so far. Campuses around the region said they haven't seen spikes in absences ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancies Can Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress in Many Women Healthline Researchers say 1 in 6 women experience post-traumatic stress after a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. Experts say many women suffer in silence either because they hadn't told people about the pregnancy or because friends and family downplay the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'Intensity' of US Binge Drinking Is on the Rise U.S. News & World Report By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- While the frequency at which Americans binge drink has declined slightly over the past decade, the number of drinks they imbibe during a binge is rising to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Health warning: How Fitbits can help predict flu outbreaks Reuters LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters - The Fitbit on your wrist not only counts your steps and minutes of sleep, it can also help tell if you're coming down with the flu - and warn health authorities to get ready to help. FILE PHOTO: Fitbit devices are displayed in a store in ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Millennials Most Likely to Skip Flu Shot, Believe 'Anti-Vaxxer' Claims: Poll HealthDay THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Millennials are less likely to have had a flu shot this season and are more likely than other American adults to agree with some false anti-vaccination information, according to a new nationwide survey. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com UC San Diego Biologists Help Engineer Fever-Resistant Mosquitoes Patch.com Scientists have synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus, the university announced Thursday. By California News Wire Services, News Partner. Jan 16, 2020 3:04 pm PT ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News The next fight for many cancer survivors? Beating back financial hardships CBS News Cancer survivors often face another harrowing battle – a fight for their financial lives. Nearly 54% of adults who beat the disease said they experienced cancer-related financial hardships after treatment, according to a new study based on a 2016 survey of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Cheap roundworm drug found to enhance the effects of chemotherapy in prostate cancer Medical Xpress Scientists at the University of Glasgow and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have tested close to 1000 existing medicines and discovered that a cheap drug commonly used to treat parasitic worm infection could be a game-changing treatment for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian As the World Faces One of the Worst Flu Outbreaks in Decades, Scientists Eye a Universal Vaccine Smithsonian With the deadly 2017-2018 flu season still fresh in the public health officials' minds, this year's outbreak is shaping up to be just as severe. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), says this flu season could be ... Flag as irrelevant
	AAFP News CDC Issues Advisory on Elevated Influenza Activity AAFP News January 16, 2020 04:01 pm News Staff – On Jan. 10, the CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory(emergency.cdc.gov) to notify physicians that seasonal influenza activity remains high in the United States, primarily due to heightened circulation of ... Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle 170 Yosemite Valley visitors fall ill — norovirus confirmed in 2 cases so far San Francisco Chronicle A highly contagious gastrointestinal illness has swept through Yosemite National Park, sickening at least 170 people and prompting a massive cleanup effort at the hotels, restaurants and public facilities in the picturesque valley, federal officials said Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Americans are binge drinking more, greatly increasing health risks NBCNews.com Americans who binge drink have reached new levels of over-consumption: A report published Thursday finds that binge drinkers have significantly increased their alcohol intake in recent years. The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE Great Ideas Health Warning: How Fitbits Can Help Predict Flu Outbreaks The New York Times LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) -. The Fitbit on your wrist not only counts your steps and minutes of sleep, it can also help tell if you're coming down with the flu - and warn health authorities to get ready to help. A study in the United States has found that heart rate ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Japan has 1st novel coronavirus case; China reports another death CIDRAP Japan has reported a novel coronavirus (2010-nCoV) infection in a traveler from Wuhan, the second country to report a case outside of China, raising more questions about how easily the virus is spreading among people. Meanwhile, health officials in Wuhan ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lincoln Journal Star Mystery of Amish children's sudden deaths in eastern US solved — 15 years later Lincoln Journal Star About 15 years ago, an Amish family in the eastern United States was hit by an unexplainable tragedy as one of their children died suddenly while playing and running around. Just a few months later, the same fate befell another one of their children. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Fish Oil Supplements Tied to Sperm Health The New York Times Taking fish oil supplements may improve sperm quality in healthy young men, a new analysis suggests. Researchers studied 1,679 Danish men taking physical examinations for compulsory military service. Their average age was 19, and 98 of them reported ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio BP elevations occur earlier in life for women vs. men Healio BP elevations occurred more rapidly in women compared with men and as early as the third decade of life, which may explain why CVD presents at different times between both sexes, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. "Many of us in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com See How Many Hepatitis A Cases Were Reported In Bergen County Patch.com BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – A deadly hepatitis A outbreak has expanded in New Jersey, infecting 576 people and hitting many counties hard after popping up in some unexpected places, such as a supermarket and Dunkin' Donuts. Since the outbreak began ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com See How Many Hepatitis A Cases Were Reported In Passaic County Patch.com PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ – A deadly hepatitis A outbreak has expanded in New Jersey, infecting 576 people and hitting many counties hard after popping up in some unexpected places, such as a supermarket and Dunkin' Donuts. Since the outbreak began ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com See How Many Hepatitis A Cases Were Reported In Union County Patch.com Since the outbreak began last year, 7 people have died, at least 448 people have been hospitalized and 576 cases have been reported. By Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff. Jan 16, 2020 2:40 pm ET. Reply. 0. As the deadly outbreak of hepatitis A expands see how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Loss of function in key Y-chromosome genes increases cancer risk in men Medical Xpress Numerous studies have shown that men are more susceptible to cancer than women; however, the reason for this difference remains poorly understood. A new study by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has identified a key ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu China says second person dies in Wuhan pneumonia outbreak Reuters SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A second person has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan following an outbreak of a previously unknown virus, local health authorities said late on Thursday. The 69-year-old man had been admitted to hospital ... Flag as irrelevant
	Penn State News Walnuts may be good for the gut and help promote heart health EurekAlert (press release) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Walnuts may not just be a tasty snack, they may also promote good-for-your-gut bacteria. New research suggests that these "good" bacteria could be contributing to the heart-health benefits of walnuts. In a randomized, controlled ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak PBS NewsHour BEIJING (AP) — A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respiratory condition on Dec. 31, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Channel Mortality rate for cervical cancer has dropped 50 percent in the past 40 years The Denver Channel This article is the part of a monthly series of stories focused on cancer issues. Denver7 is proud to partner with the American Cancer Society, Cancer Support Community, Colorado Cancer Coalition and Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at HealthONE to bring ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Study: Medicaid Expansion Associated with Reductions in Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Pharmacy Times 2020-01-16 20:00:00. Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor. A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that expanding eligibility for Medicaid may help mitigate the opioid overdose epidemic, though expansion was associated with increased ... Flag as irrelevant

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