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HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Researchers found an increase...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, HIV, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Could vaginal delivery be safer for preemies?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section, a new study of more than 20,000 newborns suggests. Based on those cases, researchers found that...Tags: Science and Technology, Obstetrics, Cesarean Section, Vaginal Delivery, Gynecology
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Muchos estadounidenses no se realizan el examen adecuado para la hepatitis C: CDC
ReutersPor Julie Steenhuysen NUEVA YORK (Reuters) - Funcionarios de salud pública de Estados Unidos informaron que sólo la mitad de la población que alguna vez estuvo infectada con el virus de la hepatitis C se realizó la prueba de detección adecuada...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Hepatitis C , Diseases and Illnesses
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Jessamine County Health Department says 40 percent of county homes tested are high in radon
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comIt’s no secret that smoking is the number-one cause of lung cancer in America, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The second-leading cause, according to the CDC, is something that can affect people without them even...Tags: Environmental Politics, Disease Prevention, Respiratory Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: Colon Cancer, Gynecology, Ovarian Cancer, Menopause, Health and Medical Professionals
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California ordered to move prisoners at risk of valley fever
SACRAMENTO — The federal official in charge of healthcare in California prisons has directed that more than 3,000 inmates be moved out of state lockups that are infected with a lethal fungus known as valley fever. The Monday directive from medical...
Tags: Prisons, HIV, Coccidioidomycosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Justice System
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Antibiotic-resistant ground turkey found in 21 states-report
Reuters* FDA says "major public health threat" * Dangerous bacteria found on 90 percent of turkey tested By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in ground turkey on U.S. grocery shelves across a...Tags: MRSA, Turkey, Food and Drug Administration, Food Industry, Salmonella Infection
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Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Gun crime has plunged in the United States since its peak in the middle of the 1990s, including gun killings, assaults, robberies and other crimes, two new studies of government data show. Yet few Americans are aware of the dramatic drop, and more...Tags: Cocaine, Criminals, Murder, Crime Victims, Crime, Law and Justice
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Many with hepatitis C don't get needed follow-up tests, CDC says
Half of all patients who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not had follow-up testing to see if they are still infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means many people are living with the disease and not...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Hepatitis C , Cirrhosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Hepatitis
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Suicide rates up among U.S adults ages 35 to 64, CDC reports
Suicide rates among Americans 35 to 64 years old rose 28% from 1999 to 2010, from 13.7 per 100,000 people to 17.6 per 100,000 people, the CDC reported Thursday. The greatest increases occurred in people 50 to 54 years old (up 48%) and among people 55...
Tags: Suicide, Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, Behavioral Conditions, Research
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Jury weighs fate of abortion doctor in murder trial
ReutersPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury ended its first day of deliberations on Tuesday without reaching verdicts in the murder trial of a doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women....Tags: Demerol (drug), Kermit Gosnell, Abortion, Prosecution, Personal Income
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Lindblom closed today after student, 16, dies of meningitis
Two days after a student died from bacterial meningitis, Lindblom Math and Science Academy will be closed today so crews can clean the West Englewood school on the South Side. Savon Smith's mother said she found him unresponsive when she tried to wake...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Meningitis, Flu, Headaches
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