Latest and Breaking Health & Living Well News and Top Stories - July 2
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Rare Diseases Targeted in New Research Program /div
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In U.S., one in 10,000 infants is born with the vision-robbing disease
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Twitter might be influencing young people's opinions of the drug, study suggests
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Weigh yourself often
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Early detection can help prevent serious complications
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ACCRA (Reuters) - West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday.
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Exercise may help to keep the brain robust in people who have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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A 53-year-old woman has episodes of confusion caused by dramatic drops in her blood sugar. Can you figure out why?
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Prom king Logan Stiner's death calls attention to the danger of the unregulated and easy-to-purchase substance
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Think melanoma is most common in sunny states? Think again
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Though rates of cigarette smoking in America continue to decline, smokeless tobacco use remains popular, especially among young men -- and with potentially dangerous health consequences.
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The Centers for Disease Control say that doctors in Southern states write the most opioid prescriptions. Plus, half of U.S. adults suffer from a chronic condition like diabetes or heart disease. Danielle Nottingham reports on this and mo...
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Nicole C. Kear always thought it was normal when she’d bump into things – but when she turned 19, she soon realized it wasn’t just clumsiness.
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Louise Daniel, 36, from Hornchurch, Essex, was delighted when she landed a university place to study nursing - and was spurred on to slim to 13st 8lb.
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(Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified the company that issues regarding its Sylmar, California-based manufacturing plant have been resolved.
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The unnamed toddler's tumour currently weighs as much as he does as medics at Quanzhou Children's Hospital in China prepare to remove it thanks to donations to fund the boy's care.
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Harrison Hobson, from Bristol, had to wear the unusual double leg cast to cure his dysplasia - a condition that caused his hip to be permanently dislocated.
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Barbara Ward, 43, from Hartlepool was diagnosed with the rare disorder after being hospitalised when a shower sent her into severe anaphylactic shock.
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The singer, 36, has opened up about the crippling self-doubt she felt throughout her dancer days and especially her battle with bulimia.
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A selection of health policy stories from Oregon, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, Georgia, Kansas and Iowa.
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The options the Supreme Court floated to extend coverage to women who work for closely held companies that object to covering contraception are opposed by some religious groups and women's rights groups. The compromise involves passing r...
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A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Robert McDonald, the VA secretary nominee, is facing a huge bureaucracy with more than 300,000 employees. Elsewhere, a new poll finds most veterans say getting care at VA hospitals is "very" or "somewhat" difficult.
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Borrowing a tactic from the GOP, Democrats use the Supreme Court ruling to energize their voters and raise money, The Los Angeles Times reports.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday requested a waiver from the federal government to expand Medicaid coverage using a state plan that he says would promote personal responsibility. Developments in California, Oregon, Georgia and Washingt...
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Specialists in cybersecurity say the health industry "is flirting with disaster" as so much patient data goes digital, Politico reports. Also, speakers at a health care conference explore the difficulties of cutting waste and medical err...
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Officials say the moves would save the agency $58 million next year by changing how much it pays for some services and requiring agencies to prove their effectiveness.
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Medication to boost red blood cells, and blood transfusions has shown to make no difference to the outcomes of people suffering from anaemia as a result of a severe head injury.
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The School Nutrition Association now says the new rules are too costly. Meanwhile, NPR looks at the difficulties for employers to deal with workers' weight problems and the increasing number of obese seniors.
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Deaths involving narcotic painkillers dropped 26 percent over two years in Florida after stricter doctor scrutiny, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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[RNW Africa]While mobile services have existed in several forms for decades in Ethiopia's Somali Region, in recent years the regional government together with various NGOs have led an initiative to substantially increase these services a...
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The 'Family-Link' system uses laptops loaded with webcams to enable children in hospital to videochat with friends and family.
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Dr Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of virology at University of Wisconsin at Madison, has tweaked the 2009 strain of pandemic influenza to make it resistant the human immune system's antibodies.
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The HHS inspector general issues two reports concluding the federal health marketplace and some state exchanges had inadequate safeguards to stop people who were ineligible from getting tax credits to help pay for premiums.
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The results track with sales results at many of the major fast-food chains, which are struggling to find the right recipe to woo younger U.S. diners who increasingly are seeking fresher, healthier food.
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it is time to abandon some popular but erroneous obesity myths. In an article published June 23 in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, the research t...
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If you’ve ever opened a jar, bottle, package, or container of food — and then wondered whether to store of it, you’re not alone. The right choice between the refrigerator or room temperature can save you money by reducing food waste.When...
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Rep. Michael Burgess lambasted the Obama administration Wednesday for failing to build out Obamacare's tech platform in a way that could avoid or rectify a slew of inconsistencies on consumers' applications. The Texas Republican was resp...
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While Mother Nature is the unquestioned star in this part of the state, Red Mountain Resort deserves credit for its cuisine, caring hand and cardio.
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Scientists have for the first time produced live offspring from testicle tissue that has been deep frozen, and say a similar technique might one day be used to preserve the fertility of boys facing cancer treatment.
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Alexis Stanton, 38, from Linden in Beacon Lough in Gateshead, was left in agony with a bleeding scalp and says she was left with no choice but to shave her head.
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You can't be too careful in the sun. Parents and kids need to be aware of the risks associated with spending hours outside under the sun's broiling rays. If you end up with a burn even after taking precautions like slathering on the suns...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Health officials say a high school is at the center of a tuberculosis outbreak in Sacramento County. The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1riccLH ) that four more students at Grant Union High Schoo...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University scientist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges alleging that he falsified research for an AIDS vaccine to secure millions of dollars in federal funding. Dong-Pyou Han, 57, entered h...
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The latest analysis of childhood vaccines confirms they're generally safe.
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Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of immunology biotherapeutic products, is pleased to announce the addition of its newest plasma collection center located at 311 North Patterson Road, in Valdosta, Georgia.
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Actavis plc today announced that its subsidiary Forest Laboratories, LLC has successfully completed its acquisition of Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, and up to approximately ...
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Mark Browne from Lincoln was told by a GP he was 'too young' to be suffering from bowel cancer a year before doctors discovered a 6cm cancerous tumour.
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Irish Deaf Society say withdrawal of funding will leave ‘gaping hole’ in supports for deaf
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Eight-year-old Lauryn Robinson died at her home in Mold, North Wales, on Sunday, June 29, after a year-long battle with lymphoblastic leukaemia and Burkitts non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
