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	health Daily update ⋅ January 6, 2020
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	The New York Times New Hope for Migraine Sufferers The New York Times If you live with or work with someone who suffers from migraine, there's something very important you should know: A migraine is not "just a headache," as many seem to think. Nor is it something most sufferers can simply ignore and get on with their lives. Flag as irrelevant
	The Providence Journal New test for Alzheimer's to begin trial The Providence Journal $5-million study of comparatively simple and inexpensive eye test will be headed by researchers at URI, Butler Hospital and BayCare Health System in central Florida. SOUTH KINGSTOWN — A comparatively simple eye exam that could detect Alzheimer's ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Hundreds of Seattle students without updated vaccinations records may be excluded from school this week CNN (CNN) More than 1,400 Seattle Public Schools students are still at risk of being excluded from school if they don't provide verified vaccination records by Wednesday, school system spokesman Tim Robinson said. That's down from last month when 2,200 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com What is Veganuary? How to go vegan: Campaign asks people to try plant-based diet Today.com First, there was Dry January, a month-long break from alcohol after the excesses of the holidays. Now, here comes "Veganuary," a campaign to get people to try a plant-based diet in the new year. The goal is to go vegan "for January and beyond," according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Health Officials Work to Solve China's Mystery Virus Outbreak Wall Street Journal Medical authorities are racing to identify the cause of a mystery viral pneumonia that has infected 59 people in central China, seven of whom are in critical condition, and triggered health alerts in Hong Kong and Singapore. The pneumonia cases, centered in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Looking into the eyes for early signs of Alzheimer's disease The Boston Globe KINGSTON, R.I. – Imagine if you could find out, decades ahead of time, whether you are going to suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Now imagine if you could detect those signs through an eye scan -- rather than through the invasive, expensive tests that doctors ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME How serious is the pneumonia outbreak? TIME According to Wuhan's health bureau, 59 patients have been diagnosed with the virus, including seven in critical condition as of Sunday. Some of the patients operated stalls at the seafood market. All of the patients are in quarantine, and 163 people who had ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com 'Leads to faster weight regain:' Experts say popular keto diet, while trendy, isn't sustainable fox6now.com MILWAUKEE — America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight Watchers' derrière on the stock market, captured the endorsement of celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Alzheimer's care can be especially challenging for some Asian Americans Chicago Tribune Oanh Meyer is no stranger to Alzheimer's disease. Her everyday life revolves around caring for those who suffer from the ailment. Meyer's office is at the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center in Sacramento. But her care goes beyond the clinic: Her mother ... Flag as irrelevant
	kfor.com Experts say the keto diet isn't sustainable, so why is it so popular? kfor.com (CNN) – America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight Watchers' derrière on the stock market, captured the endorsement of celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian and ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Simple eye exam could detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say USA TODAY SOUTH KINGSTOWN — A comparatively simple eye exam that could detect Alzheimer's disease many years before severe clinical symptoms appear is about to undergo a clinical trial sponsored by the University of Rhode Island, Butler Hospital in Providence ... Flag as irrelevant
	maltawinds.com Infections caused 13% of cancers in 2018 Healio In 2018, infections were the cause of 13% of all new cancer diagnoses, totaling 2.2 million new cases worldwide, although these totals do not include nonmelanoma skin cancers, according to findings published in The Lancet Global Health. Helicobacter ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX40 Nutrition experts: Keto diet isn't sustainable FOX40 (CNN) — America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight Watchers' derrière on the stock market, captured the endorsement of celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian and ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Ozone, Wood Smoke Raise Odds of COPD in Smokers and Nonsmokers U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of ozone and wood smoke each increase the risk for lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among smokers and nonsmokers alike, two new studies find. People with COPD ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Aspirin appears to curb colorectal cancer recurrence and tumor growth, study finds Medical Xpress The benefits of a daily aspirin may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment, say City of Hope researchers who have found aspirin appears to reduce tumor growth and inhibit recurrence of the disease. The trick now, researchers say, is to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The Big Number: 24 percent of young adults may have prediabetes in US, study shows Washington Post In the United States, nearly 1 in 4 young adults (24 percent) and close to 1 in 5 adolescents (18 percent) have prediabetes, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC official described these numbers as "evidence ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Mystery Viral Infection in China Has Experts Baffled As SARS Ruled Out Newsweek Health officials in China are working to find the cause of a mysterious form of viral pneumonia which has sickened dozens of people in a central city. At least 59 people in the central city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, have come down with the virus, which was first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Complex Innovative Trials: New guideline adoption could get medicines to patients faster Medical Xpress Complex Innovative Design (CID) trials could be transformed for the better, following the publication of recommendations, published today in the British Journal of Cancer (Monday). The authors believe, if implemented, the ten recommendations they've ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Even a Single Dose of HPV Vaccine May Provide Protection The New York Times The HPV vaccine is highly effective against the cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus, but only half of teenagers and young adults have gotten all three of the doses recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak Yahoo News China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not the flu-like virus SARS that killed hundreds more than a decade ago. The infection was first reported last week in Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP Experts say the keto diet isn't sustainable, so why is it so popular? WTOP America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight Watchers' derrière on the stock market, captured the endorsement of celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian and Halle Berry, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Journal News | LoHud.com New York flu: What to know about cases in your county, recent spikes and flu shots The Journal News | LoHud.com Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video. More videos on YouTube. More videos. Share. Include playlist. An error occurred while retrieving sharing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo During Brain Surgery, This AI Can Diagnose a Tumor in 2 Minutes Gizmodo Optical histologic images showing two different forms of brain tumors, diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). Image: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone Health. Expert human pathologists typically require around 30 minutes to diagnose brain tumors ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com Seattle students without updated vaccination records will be excluded from class starting Jan. 8 fox6now.com SEATTLE — More than 1,400 Seattle Public Schools students are at risk of being excluded from school if they don't provide verified vaccination records by Wednesday, Jan. 8 school system spokesman Tim Robinson said. That's down from December when ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International A mysterious virus is making China (and the rest of Asia) nervous. It's not SARS, so what is it? CNN International (CNN) Chinese health authorities have not been able to identify a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has infected dozens of people and put the rest of Asia on alert -- although they have ruled out a return of the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today SARS, MERS ruled out in China pneumonia cluster Outbreak News Today By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews. Health officials in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, China are reporting (computer translated) a total of 59 patients with unexplained diagnosis of viral pneumonia have been reported as of Jan.5, including 7 critically ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sacramento Bee Your teen daughter likely doesn't need a pelvic exam, research suggests. Here's why Sacramento Bee Hundreds of thousands of young girls are being subjected to unnecessary pelvic and cervical exams because doctors aren't aware of guidelines on when to perform the exams, according to research released Monday by the University of California, San ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Sports As drug companies go bust, the discovery of new antibiotics is stunted Yahoo Sports Antibiotic resistance means a growing number of bacteria no longer respond to once effective drugs, turning "harmless" infections into deadly diseases. The World Health Organization calls it "one of the biggest threats to global health", with no one being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Less common flu strain prominent this year in Virginia Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. — Public health officials say a type of flu virus that's usually less prevalent is being reported more frequently in Virginia this year. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that of the more than 1,800 cases confirmed by lab reports since the ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times Breakthrough: Scientists Develop A New Gene Silencing Technique To Edit Out Pain International Business Times More than 50 million American adults suffer from chronic pain and more than 19.6 million of them have high-impact chronic pain, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Chronic pain is associated with numerous physical and mental ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Depression drug recalled over mislabeled strength of pills Atlanta Journal Constitution Aurobindo Pharma USA has voluntarily recalled a lot of its depression drug Mirtazapine because the label could have the wrong strength of the medication, the Food and Drug Administration announced recently. According to the FDA, the bottles labeled as ... Flag as irrelevant
	International Business Times This Diet Could Help Protect Transplant Recipients' Kidney Health International Business Times It is unfortunate that kidney transplant patients suffer from loss of renal function within a decade. More than one-third of all kidney recipients go through the risk of graft failure in spite of improving the survival rates of the transplanted organs in the initial years ... Flag as irrelevant
	KBJR 6 US on track for one of the worst flu seasons in decades FOX31 Denver (CNN) — This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in decades, according to the United States' top infectious disease doctor.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said while it's impossible to predict ... Flag as irrelevant
	Canton Repository It's here: Flu making its annual appearance in Stark Canton Repository Cover your mouth and stock up on tissues. It's that time of year again. Local health departments have seen an uptick in reported flu cases. Flu season typically runs from October to March. During the week of Dec. 15-21, the latest week data is available, Stark ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News China Pneumonia Outbreak Widens to 59 Amid Hunt for Source Yahoo News (Bloomberg) -- A pneumonia outbreak in China that's infected 15 more people doesn't appear to be spreading from human to human, officials said, after ruling out SARS as a potential cause of the mysterious disease. As of Sunday morning, 59 people had ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert (press release) Robotic trunk support assists those with spinal cord injury EurekAlert (press release) New York, NY--January 6, 2020--Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can cause devastating damage, including loss of mobility and sensation. Every year, there are an estimated 17,000 new SCIs in the US alone, a rate higher than in most regions of the world. Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Eating Cannabis Also Carries Risks, Warn Doctors: 'Legal Does Not Necessarily Mean Safe' Newsweek Doctors have warned of the risks of eating cannabis products, particularly to those who are new to the substance. Weed was legalized in Canada in 2018, and some 27 percent of respondents of the 2019 National Cannabis Survey said they had consumed ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP CDC reports more cases of Type B flu than typical this early in season WTOP It's time to get the flu shot if it's still on the "to-do" list. Type A flu is normally the most prevalent strain early in the flu season. But this year, the CDC is reporting Type B flu instead as being the strain people are getting. According to area health departments, Type ... Flag as irrelevant
	WJLA A less common flu strain is prominent this year in Virginia, here's why WJLA RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Public health officials say a type of flu virus that's usually less prevalent is being reported more frequently in Virginia this year. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that of the more than 1,800 cases confirmed by lab reports since ... Flag as irrelevant
	RTE.ie INMO calls for emergency measures to deal with hospital overcrowding in Cork RTE.ie The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says emergency measures are required to deal with the overcrowding at Cork's two largest hospitals. The INMO said that Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital are operating "beyond their limits" ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Daily dose of aspirin could lower bowel cancer risks by setting off tumor cell 'suicide,' animal study suggests Daily Mail More than 95,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year - and the disease is on the rise; New City of Hope Hospital research in mice suggests that 100mg of aspirin a day could stop tumor growth or keep them from coming back after ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Health impacts of bushfires won't be known for years, experts say The Sydney Morning Herald Australians breathing toxic bushfire smoke will have to wait years to know what long-term health impacts they may suffer, as experts say there is no precedent for the ongoing crisis. University of NSW professor Bin Jalaludin, a chief investigator with the Centre ... Flag as irrelevant
	Metro Mum saves baby from death by barging into doctor's room during eight-hour wait Metro A mum saved her baby's life by bursting into a doctor's office to demand treatment during a gruelling eight-hour wait for a call-back. Rachael Pedrick, 26, began worrying when Holly showed flu-like symptoms as well as sticky eyes, vomiting and diarrhoea on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Interesting Engineering Legal Ease: Early dementia and vulnerability in managing finances The Times Herald In a new study, researchers noted that seniors who are experiencing fiscal difficulties may have early undiagnosed Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia in many cases. The phenomenon of unpaid bills, overdrawn accounts, and dwindling ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Apps pop up for intermittent fasting The Straits Times A diet that forbids eating for many hours might seem tough, but with more information available, people find it less intimidating. NEW YORK • On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are okay. On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine. With the latest diet trend, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Times Hope for millions as scientists switch off pain gene The Times Gene therapy could be used to treat people suffering from chronic pain, after scientists successfully switched off part of the system that transmits signals to the brain. The experiments showed it was possible to interfere with a gene that controls feelings of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gulf News Can you be thin and diabetic? Gulf News The association between a poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and diabetes is well documented. It is misleading, however, to assume that type 1 and type 2 diabetes can only affect those that are overweight. The condition can be found in people of all shapes and ... Flag as irrelevant
	PsychCentral.com Tau Protein Tangles May Predict Sites of Brain Degeneration in Alzheimer's PsychCentral.com Brain imaging of tau-protein "tangles" predicts the location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients a year or more in advance, according to a new study. In contrast, the location of amyloid "plaques," which have been the focus of Alzheimer's research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of Malta HPV vaccine: offering wider protection for cervical cancer Times of Malta Two vaccine brands are available to protect females against the types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers. One of these vaccines also protects against most genital warts and is also used in boys. Both of them are recommended from the age of nine years ... Flag as irrelevant
	Manchester Evening News Mum saves daughter, 1, from sepsis death after storming into GP surgery and demanding to be seen Manchester Evening News A one-year-old girl nearly lost her life to sepsis after her mum waited eight hours to speak to a doctor before rushing into the surgery demanding to be seen. Rachael Pedrick became worried about her daughter Holly when she came down with flu-like ... Flag as irrelevant

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