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Brain-eating amoeba may have come from neti pot

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While being treated in hospital, he started coughing up blood and mucus, which apparently increased the strain on his lungs, and doctors had started treating ...

Ocasio-Cortez claps back after Trump Jr. mocks her on social media

The eldest son of President Trump posted the meme Thursday night for his 1.5 million Instagram followers - and Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Friday in response that h...

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In the successful case, published Tuesday in The Lancet , the donor was a 45-year-old mother of three who died from a rare type of stroke, and also donated her...

Worldwide Hunt Underway To Find Rare Blood For Girl With Cancer

In order to be a match for Zainab, the donor must be Pakistani, Indian or Iranian - meaning the donor's birth parents would have to be 100 percent Pakistani, In...

Infant ibuprofen recall from Wal-Mart, CVS, Family Dollar

Several lots of infant liquid ibuprofen are being recalled due to the bottles potentially containing higher concentrations of ibuprofen. Tris Pharma said ther...

Australian Researchers Develop 10-Minute Test to Detect Cancer

The test has a sensitivity of about 90 per cent, meaning it would detect about 90 in 100 cases of cancer , with 10 per cent false positives. Researchers note...

First baby born using uterus transplanted from dead donor a 'resounding success'

The girl born in the Brazilian case was delivered via caesarean section at 35 weeks and three days, and weighed 2,550 grams, the case study said. The transp...

Officials urge Hoosiers to get the flu shot

Kern County Public Health Services Department announced Friday that it has received confirmation of the first flu-related death in Kern County for the 2018-2019...

GSK to sell Bangladesh's stake to Unilever

Synergy benefits will start accruing from FY21 Expects one-time dividend in FY21, given that Glaxo has cash of 38 billion rupees ($539 million) on its books and...

FDA gives OK to eat some romaine lettuce

The permitted areas include the Imperial Valley and other desert growing regions in California, as well as Yuma, AZ, Florida and Mexico. Hydroponic lettuce and ...

Today Is World AIDS Day

To make matters worse, estimates indicate that only 75% of people with HIV know their status. She said that in some parts of the region, HIV testing and acces...

Kentucky ranks fifth in the nation for 2017 overdose deaths — CDC

Life expectancy for females has consistently been higher than males and the gap continues to widen. Over the past decade, suicide has ranked as the 10th lea...

Ebola outbreak kills 19 under one week in DR Congo

It is not clear how many Centres for Disease Control and Prevention workers are now forced to tackle the outbreak from DRC's capital, Kinshasa, almost 1 600km...

Lloyd Russell-Moyle: MP tells the Commons he has HIV

Speaking during an adjournment debate on HIV, he said: "Next year it will be 10 years since I became HIV-positive. HIV in this country is no longer the death se...

Amazon Launches Quantum Ledger Database and Managed Blockchain

Of course, heavily-regulated industries such as the financial industry are unable to hand over sensitive data for privacy reasons and more recent overarching ...

This is why a group of doctors made a decision to swallow Lego heads

Researchers find the amount of time it takes for a Lego head to pass through the body thanks to some fearless volunteers. It would not have been acceptable to...

The US mortality crisis: CDC reports extraordinary drop in life expectancy

That number dropped sharply between 2013, when the Affordable Care Act kicked in, and 2016. The CDC found suicide became the second leading cause of death ...

New cases of HIV rise in Eastern Europe

HIV remains a major public health concern, affecting more than 2 million people in Europe, especially in the eastern regions like Russian Federation, according ...

Gene-editing scientist claims 'another potential pregnancy'

Asked whether there were any other edited gene pregnancies as part of his trials, He said there was another "potential" pregnancy and replied "yes" to a f...

Only romaine lettuce from central, northern California is unsafe: U.S. FDA

Due to personal health information restrictions, OPH can not provide any additional information about the case, however, the person did report consumption of ro...

20% Rise in Insulin Use by 2030, Study Says

Using data from the International Diabetes Federation and 14 studies to get a picture of type 2 diabetes numbers across 221 countries, the team modeled the bu...

Groundbreaking Treatment That Reduces Severity Of Peanut Allergies Heads Toward FDA Approval

But they also cautioned that the treatment does not cure peanut allergies and should not be attempted at home. He said: "Up to now, without any treatment av...

Romaine Lettuce Is Not Safe To Eat Whatsoever, CDC Warns

The Public Health Agency of Canada issued an public health notice Tuesday advising only individuals in Ontario and Quebec to avoid eating romaine lettuce an...

Throw away all your romaine lettuce, no matter where it’s from — CDC

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Antibiotics Threatening Our Future Health

Improving the way healthcare professionals prescribe antibiotics, and the way patients use antibiotics, will help keep Hoosiers healthy, prevent fight antibioti...

Adriana Lima changed her VS Show regime

The two were photographed tonight happily chilling at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after party. At last night's show, held at Pier 24 in NYC, the mum-...

Arizona Flu Season Starts: Get Your Shot, Experts Advise

Donna Arnett, an epidemiologist and dean of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, who was not involved in the new research, said the increased ...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 300 cases

Some sick people have refused to go to treatment centres, health-care workers are still being infected, and some people are dying of Ebola or spreading the vi...

Study finds that morning people are less likely to get breast cancer

What's more , every additional hour slept after the recommended eight-hour sleep was associated with a 20 percent increase in risk. "We would like to do fu...

FDA Approves Powerful Opioid Pill as IV Painkiller Alternative

The new, single-dose tablet version of the pain killer, mean to be taken under the tongue, can only be given in hospitals and is meant for those who can't take ...

Man paralysed by garden slug dies after eight years

Jimmy Galvin , one of his best friends, regrets not stopping Sam from eating the slug at the party. "The conversation came up, should I eat it? Bang. His last...

Obamacare changes to know with open enrollment underway

Regardless of which path you choose, private health coverage can only be purchased during the open enrollment period unless you qualify for a Special Enrollm...

What's New in Breast Cancer Research? | Nursing

Quist added during the screening of over 200 women to test for the disease at the Sekondi Lorry Park in the Western Region. In such instances, cancer may alread...

Ninth Child Dies in Virus Outbreak at NJ Center

The outbreak has left six children dead and 12 others sick. The department confirmed 25 pediatric cases have been associated with the outbreak. The teams wi...