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MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH: Three Paralyzed Men Can Walk Again After Receiving Spinal Implant

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Resources for Flu Season: Get your shot today!

The importance of knowing how to protect yourself and others is crucial as this year's flu, like in years past, can be fatal. PLATTSBURGH | The first case of ...

Nurse Niels Högel goes on trial in Germany over 100 patient deaths

Hoegel was caught red-handed injecting unauthorized drugs into a patient in 2005 but no one at the hospital intervened. "We fought for four years for this tri...

Dogs may be able to detect Malaria in humans

Health researchers are now tapping doggos to help detect major diseases, including malaria , in people who may or may not be infected. The research was a...

Silver Sneakers members observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month

While most breast cancers occur in women over 50, it can develop in either men or women of any age. In such instances, cancer may already have spread to other...

More Than 90% of World’s Children Don’t Breathe Clean Air, WHO Reports

The Court also gave liberty to the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to take pre-emptive steps under the Graded Response Action Plan without stri...

9th child dies after virus outbreak at New Jersey facility

The new diagnosis of adenovirus brings the total number of cases at the rehabilitation centre to 26. "We are working every day to ensure all infection control...

Amazon, other tech giants face United Kingdom 'digital services tax'

Theresa May this morning denied the moves signalled she was preparing to call another snap election . Meanwhile, Tottenham MP and ex-culture minister David ...

Come join in the Pink March for breast cancer on Sunday!

More than a million people participate in these Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events each year - with a message much bigger than just fighting the dis...

Saturday's a good day to safely dispose of old, unwanted prescriptions

Proper disposal also helps reduce the risk of prescription drugs entering a human water supply or potentially harming aquatic life, police said. In May, offic...

Trump announces plan to lower drug prices

The speech focused on spending in the part of Medicare that pays for seniors who get drugs administered in a doctor's office. Trump gave a speech on Thursday at...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A mystery disease, this time in the US

A rare illness that can lead to paralysis or death, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), is making headlines across the nation, with one of the newest cases confirmed ...

New weapon ready for launch at the flu

The 2017/2018 flu season in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , was a high severity season with high levels of influenza-rela...

Pistons still unbeaten after 110-103 win over Cleveland

CJ McCollum also had 22 for the Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Pistons announced that an MRI of Kennard's right shoulde...

Free flu shot clinic to be offered in Chesapeake October 26

In addition to those who are most at risk of serious illness from the flu, some people are unable to get the vaccine , like infants younger than 6 months, thos...

Tall people more likely to get cancers, finds study

American researchers from the University of California at riverside found that tall people have greater risk of cancer than people of other growth . The surpris...

Eating organic foods reduces your risk of getting cancer

But scientists admitted the study did not prove a definitive link between a non-organic diet and cancer - pointing out that richer people tend to be healthi...

Healthy Living: What you need to know about metastatic breast cancer

Victoria Sanders hasn't been diagnosed with breast cancer, but she's taking precautions by having a double mastectomy. Norfolk construction staff switched the...

Microplastics Can Find Their Way Into Your Gut, Study Says

Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria said Tuesday that their pilot study found so-called microplastics i...

What's Going Around: Doctors urging people to get flu shots

The flu killed an estimated 80,000 Americans last season, making it the worst in decades. The U.S. saw over 80,000 flu-related deaths a year ago, with 154 dea...

Rare polio-like disease reported in Ohio

These 62 confirmed cases are among the total of 155 reports that CDC received of patients under investigation (PUIs). It is also unclear who could be at hig...

Not exercising worse for your health than smoking

In fact, the study claims not exercising might be more harmful to your health than smoking. "We can see from the study that the ultra-fit still have lower morta...

Six children dead in virus outbreak at USA health centre

An investigation is ongoing, but the center has agreed not to admit new patients until the outbreak is deemed over. The New Jersey Department of Health sai...

Teen Shows ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ In Fight Against Breast Cancer

Researchers tested what effect the combination had on women's overall survival and whether it could delay chemotherapy. The Breast Cancer Awareness day-long eve...

Biden says American values 'shredded' by Trump

Trump tweeted this afternoon, "Heading to Nevada to help a man who has become a good friend, Senator Dean Heller . They like the caravans". "You know, all ...

Certain lifestyle changes can reduce the risk of breast cancer

BCN provides breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic follow-up throughout the state. "So many of our people in the community are affected by b...

Endocyte, Novartis Ink $2.1B Merger Agreement

The deal includes 177Lu-PSMA-617, a potential first-in-class investigational radioligand therapy (RLT) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant pros...

Man dies from extremely rare disease after eating squirrel brains

According to reports , only a few hundred cases of vCJD have ever been reported . The 61-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Rochester, New York in 2015...

Large raises thousands for cancer research

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Can You Get the Flu From a Flu Shot? Experts Weigh In

Twice a year, the WHO organizes consultations to review the data and predict what strains of the flu will be most prevalent in the coming season. In all, expe...

Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken in 29 states

The CDC said the outbreak started in January, and more people have tested positive for this strain through September. The CDC said it was working with the U....

CDC Warns of Polio-Like Virus Striking More US Kids

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Analysts Call Attention:: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, (NYSE: UNH)

With the company affected by events now, it is a ideal time to analyze the numbers behind the firm in order to come up with a rather realistic picture of what t...

Flu Vaccination Very Important For Pregnant Women Says CDC

The CDC has a tool to find locations to get a flu shot near you . Flu shots are a family tradition for Dr. Chris Sikora-and he wants them to be for other Albe...

United Nations issues DR Congo Ebola warning

The Committee will meet on 17 October in Geneva to ascertain whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of worldwide concern, and what recommend...