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Health news • Jul 15

Mama Stray Dog Living in a Roadside Ditch With Her Only Baby Never Expected What Came Next

A roadside rescue gives one mama stray dog and her baby a fresh start after they were found sheltering in a ditch.

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Health news • Jul 15

New Israeli ultrasound procedure offers hope for enlarged prostate

Rambam Health Care Campus is testing an Israeli-developed system that uses focused ultrasound to destroy obstructive prostate tissue from outside the body,...

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Health news • Jul 15

Going to Museums and Movies May Slow Aging, Study Finds

Older adults who took in more culture aged more slowly, a study finds, an effect researchers compare to regular exercise.

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Health news • Jul 15

One thing in your blood may predict Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms

A blood test that measures a single protein may be able to predict a seemingly healthy person's risk of developing Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline up...

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Health news • Jul 15

'I dreaded bedtime before new sleep apnoea treatment'

Swindon's Great Western Hospital is one of five trust offering a new treatment for sleep apnoea.

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Health news • Jul 15

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading...

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Health news • Jul 15

'Ghost Poops' Say A Lot About Your Gut Health, According To Doctors

“Ghost poops” happen to most of us at one point or another. The elusive excrement's journey goes as follows: you sit on the loo and pass a bowel movement,...

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Health news • Jul 15

Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease

A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms.

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Health news • Jul 15

New Alzheimer’s blood test may be promising but is not yet ready for widespread use

Blood tests for tau, a key biomarker of Alzheimer's disease, may predict dementia risk, a new study found. The best way to use the test, however,...

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Health news • Jul 15

Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Offer New Promise to Diagnose and Predict the Disease

New studies are shedding light on how the tests could eventually transform treatment.

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Health news • Jul 15

Blood-based test can predict risk of developing symptoms of Alzheimer's up to a decade early

A blood test for the biomarker phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) recently received federal clearance, but questions have emerged about the extent to which...

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Health news • Jul 15

Mass. won't see as many Cyclospora cases as Midwest, Tufts doc says

Eighteen cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in Massachusetts between May 1 and July 1, adding to a rise in the outbreak that is spreading across...

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Health news • Jul 15

Salad greens, lettuce ‘possible source’ of cyclosporiasis parasite: Officials

Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is pointing to lettuce and salad greens as the possible source of a stomach parasite behind a...

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Health news • Jul 14

New York Is Having a Legionnaires’ Outbreak. Here’s What to Know.

Health officials had not identified the source of the bacteria but said they were optimistic about finding a culprit.

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Health news • Jul 14

New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests

Health officials say a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Manhattan's Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing.

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Health news • Jul 14

Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis confirmed or under investigation nationwide, CDC says

Nearly 7000 people may have the foodborne illness cyclosporiasis, the CDC. On Tuesday, Taco Bell said it had removed some ingredients “as a precautionary...

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Health news • Jul 14

Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 63 cases

New York City is managing a community cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on the Upper East Side that officials believe is tied to bacteria found in...

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Health news • Jul 14

Number of UES buildings with positive Legionella tests more than doubles since preliminary findings

One of these buildings is likely responsible for an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has sickened 60 people so far, city health officials say.

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Health news • Jul 14

Aortic dissection: Symptoms and who's at risk for this medical emergency

It's not common but several notable people have died from it, including actors John Ritter and Alan Thicke.

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Health news • Jul 14

76 UES Buildings Test Positive For Legionella: See New List

The health commissioner has released the addresses of the 45 new buildings that tested positive for Legionella bacteria.

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