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Flu deaths in state rise as officials continue to urge vaccinations

Gerry Predy, the AHS's senior medical officer of health. "I was diagnosed with the flu this year and it was absolutely terrible", Miranda said, "Lo and behold...

Coffee may come with cancer warning label in California

Coffee companies have argued that acrylamide levels in coffee should be considered safe and that coffee's health benefits outweigh any risk. A number of the...

Recent report: Pizza is healthier breakfast than cereal

On Monday, blogger and dietitian Chelsey Amer caused a stir when she told the Chicago Tribune that a greasy slice of pizza is healthier than a bowl of cerea...

Researchers develop blood test to gauge Alzheimer's risk

By implanting deeply into the brain a pacemaker that activates its vital areas with electricity in the hope that it will compensate to some extent dementia dama...

New York State inmates to receive free tablets

The state Department of Corrections says about 51,000 inmates will be eligible to receive free tablets to communicate with family and assist in their education ...

SGMC observes Heart Health Month

More than 92.1 million Americans are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of stroke. "At Saint Thomas Health, we care for wome...

CDC Director's Investment in Tobacco, Drug Companies Baffles Ethics Experts

Fitzgerald's financial holdings were reviewed by the HHS Ethics Office, and she was instructed to divest of certain holdings that may pose a conflict of intere...

OK Flu-Related Deaths Jumps To 92; More Than 2500 Hospitalizations

Fierstein. Professor Kamila Hawthorne, vice-chairwoman of the Royal College of Global Positioning System, said: 'We have seen a decrease in the overall number...

New Poll Shows Frightening Jump in Trump Approval Rating Since December

In 2009, then-President Barack Obama had a 57 percent rating after his first year in office, registering 50 percent or higher in 41 states. The new poll also ...

SpaceX's rocket booster survived descent despite no landing attempt

Elon Musk has confirmed that the Falcon 9 first stage from the GovSat-1 launch survived its intentional water landing . SpaceX did fire the rocket's r...

Trump pledges to make America great 'for all Americans'

In the same survey, 67 percent of Americans said the country was more divided because of Trump. Trump touted his first-year achievements during the speech, ...

CHAN 2018 final: Morocco, Nigeria set February 4 meeting

The clash between Nigeria and Sudan produced so much tension that both teams ended the game with ten men each. And 10 minutes into the game inside the Grand S...

Soy Is The Healthiest Plant Based Milk, Researchers Say

Long live soy milk: it's been crowned the best substitute for cow's milk in a new reiew examining the pros and cons of the major plant-based alternatives....

Trump's Immigration Plans Remain Divisive in US Congress

President Donald Trump vowed again Tuesday to bring down prescription drug prices in the United States, an issue on which his government has been accused of d...

'Super Blue Blood Moon' around the globe

Nasa explained that the event on 31 January offers a rare opportunity to see a supermoon , a blue moon and a lunar eclipse at the same time. While the m...

Study Warns Disrupted Sleep Cycles Could Be Linked To Alzheimer's

Another study suggested that sleep disorders may be an of Alzheimer's disease, and although the study was observational, it found biological markers of the di...

Mike Fisher is returning to the Nashville Predators six months after retiring

Mike Fisher is returning to the Nashville Predators. "I think about the retirement". It's going to be some work, but I am ready for it. Fisher now doesn't ha...

Brain pacemaker may delay Alzheimer's symptoms

Scharre teamed up with Dr. Ali Rezai, who was formerly based at Ohio State University but who is now at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia ...

Train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits trash truck

There were a "few bumps and bruises" sustained by passengers, said the source who asked not to be identified, and provided the information by email. The Repub...

Iowa Tops ARTBA List of States With Deficient Bridges

America's road network, which includes its bridges , was ranked third among the largest advanced economies by company executives, behind Japan and France but s...

DMX Taken Into Custody for Parole Violation and Failing Drug Test

Rakoff said the rapper was found with opiates, cocaine, and oxycodone in his system. DMX , 47, whose songs include the 2003 hit "X Gon' Give it to Ya", ple...

Harley-Davidson shipments disappoint, shares drop

Analysts expect Lennox International Inc. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 208,951 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,631,000 after buying ...

Samsung Electronics' net profit jumps 73% in Q4

Sales rose 24 percent to $61.6 billion and operating profit was up 64 percent to $14 billion. Shares in South Korea's biggest company are coveted and highly v...

Teacher recorded calling military 'lowest of our low' in classroom rant

Salcido is heard on the video - which had been viewed almost 6.4 million times as of 6 p.m. Monday - saying only those without options would choose the milita...

Taylor Swift Set to Headline Biggest Weekend

If only someone else somewhere in this country of ours would think to set up a music festival that the BBC could champion and cover and support. Music fans ac...

In reversal, US EPA maintains restriction on Alaska mine project

EPA intends to solicit additional public comment on the impact of the mining application on the existing proposed determination to better inform that analysi...

Sharp increase in flu activity reported in Indian River County

The combined total of laboratory confirmed flu cases for those three regions last week was 362. Type B accounted for 25 percent of cases. And numerous news agen...

Beach walk leaves couple with worms in feet

At first, they didn't think anything of the fact their feet had started to itch and just thought they'd got fleas, but it soon became apparent that something wa...

Indonesian police shaved transgender women and made them dress as men

Dozens of locals tried to attack the group of beauticians as they were taken to the police station, but they were pushed back by authorities, they said. "Such i...

There is a 4G variant of the Nokia 3310

Unlike the earlier two Nokia 3310 versions, the Nokia 3310 4G variant offers different specifications. The phone will be available in Blue and Charcoal colo...

Rob Gronkowski a surprise participant at Patriots sendoff rally

When one thinks of notable playoff performances by New England Patriots players, the name that is most often thrown around is that of quarterback Tom Brady ....

What Happened to the H3N2 Virus or "Australian flu"

This process takes time and delays the analysts' job. It's not clear why this season - with the same bug - is worse, some experts said . "We do rely on famil...

Read Logic's full, impassioned Grammys speech: 'Black is handsome. Hate is ugly.'

Look, I'm not a politician, but if that man can call those lovely places 'shitholes, ' I can stand up and say they are not 'shitholes, ' " he said. Portnow's ...

E-cigarettes could raise risk of cancer and heart disease, warn scientists

A series of studies have hinted however that e-cigarettes may not be harmless. They also pointed out that cardiovascular disease, not cancer , is the great...

California teacher's anti-military rant: 'Dumb sh*ts, the lowest of the low,'

He said that criticizing war as a general public policy is legitimate, but that Salcido should not have intentionally "besmirched the intellect of people who ...