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Health news • Jun 11

Waist Size and Muscle Mass: Predictors of Prognosis in CKD

In patients with CKD, lower muscle mass is linked to higher mortality and CKD progression, and higher visceral adiposity is linked to an increased risk for...

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Health news • Jun 11

Confirmed Ebola Cases Surpass 600 with Over 120 Dead as Outbreak Continues to Grow

More than 100 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the current outbreak surpasses 600 total cases, according to Congolese...

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Health news • Jun 11

Mass. takes up new tracking for tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome, which causes red meat allergy

Public health officials began new surveillance tracking for alpha-gal syndrome this spring, and the commonwealth's epidemiologist outlined efforts Wednesday...

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Health news • Jun 11

David Furnish warns politics is undoing decades of progress against AIDS

David Furnish says global HIV aid cuts and rising criminalisation are undermining testing and PrEP, putting decades of AIDS progress at risk.

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Health news • Jun 11

A Very Contagious Virus Is on the Rise, but Doctors Say Doing This One Simple Thing Will Keep You Safe

Cases of norovirus, a.k.a. the "winter vomiting disease," are rising around the country known for serious symptoms. Doctors share why and how you can stay...

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Health news • Jun 11

HaysMed's lifelong vitality project aims to transform Hays health with outdoor exercise

Pictured above is one of three areas that the lifelong Vitality project will construct. Ar.

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Health news • Jun 11

Scientists discover a hidden cause of aging cells that can be reversed

Researchers discovered that declining levels of phosphatidylcholine may be a major cause of age-related mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of cellular...

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Health news • Jun 11

3 children's deaths tied to Benadryl overdoses amid social media challenge

3 children have died from diphenhydramine overdoses. The antihistamine is sold as Benadryl. There is an ongoing social media trend to take more than the...

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Health news • Jun 11

Damn the Risks, Pour Me Another Glass - by Mona Charen

IS A GLASS OF WINE WITH DINNER going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? For the past few years, we've been deluged with...

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Health news • Jun 11

United States Democrats warn Ebola threat amid Health and Human Services (HHS) cuts

A group of Democratic senators has warned that the United States is ill-prepared to respond to major public health threats, citing a worsening Ebola...

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Health news • Jun 11

Possible hantavirus case at San Quentin prompts testing, decontamination

San Quentin is awaiting state and federal test results after an incarcerated person showed symptoms that could be consistent with hantavirus.

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Health news • Jun 11

Physicists Discover How Slime Mold 'Makes Decisions' Without a Brain

Slime molds are slippery, nebulous beings. They're not true molds. They're not even fungi. For most of their lives, they exist as either plasmodia or...

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Health news • Jun 11

DR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola Response

The Congolese government and international partners should prioritize community engagement and limit the role of security forces in responding to the Ebola...

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Health news • Jun 11

The internet’s favourite yoga instructor just shared a 10-minute routine to reset the nervous system, but what does that really mean and how can you benefit?

Yoga offers a multitude of benefits and serves people who practice it in a variety of ways. For some, it's just a good stretch, while for others, it's a way...

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Health news • Jun 11

The World Cup Could Spread More Than Soccer Fever, Experts Warn

WASHINGTON (AP) – While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for...

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Health news • Jun 11

4 'Bad' Vegetables You Should Eat for Weight Loss, According to Dietitians

Some vegetables like corn and potatoes have earned a reputation that they're bad for weight loss. Dietitians explain why that might not be true.

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Health news • Jun 11

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center investigating possible case of hantavirus in 38-year-old male inmate

SAN QUENTIN, Calif (KGO) -- San Quentin Rehabilitation Center confirmed on Wednesday that it's investigating a possible case of hantavirus in a 38-year-old...

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Health news • Jun 11

Rare disease linked to rabbits has Colorado health officials on alert

Colorado health officials announced on June 9 that they had detected a rare disease linked to rabbits and ticks in the state.

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Health news • Jun 11

3 ways GLP-1 drugs could be getting better

Drug companies are racing to catch up with industry leaders Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, and improve patients' experience with the weight-loss drugs.

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Health news • Jun 11

Third rabies case confirmed in Wayne County in recent weeks

Galen, N.Y. — Wayne County has recorded its third rabies case in the past few weeks, according to the county's public health department.

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