LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Those who traveled to the Las Vegas strip earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.
According to the Southern Nevada Health District, a person with a confirmed case of measles visited Las Vegas from August 1 to 6.
The health dis…
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People with type 2 diabetes "should not be encouraged" to take omega-3 fish oil supplements, researchers from the University of East Anglia say.
There had been some concerns omega-3 could be harmful for people with the condition…
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SALT LAKE CITY State legislators are hoping to add to recent local and national efforts to curb the use of vape pens and e-cigarettes, particularly among youth.
The Health and Human Services Interim Committee, chaired by Sen. Allen M. Christensen, R-North Og…
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Ashkenazi Jewish women should be screened for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes linked to breast cancer, according to the recommendation by a US task force announced in an editorial this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
One in 40 Ashkenazi Je…
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Last week marked an extraordinary advancement in our global health security as clinical drug trials treating Ebola, one of the most deadly known pathogens to mankind, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), saw a 90 percent survival rate in pat…
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Although antibiotics can help kill harmful bacteria, the drugs may increase your risk for cancer, according to a new report.
» RELATED: Dangers of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance in oral infections
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Med…
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(CNN)Even when air pollution is at levels below air quality guidelines and regulatory limits, it can still pose a hazard to public health, a new study finds.
In a 30-year analysis of 652 cities in 24 countries and regions on six continents, researchers found…
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MDMA is known for its popularity in the rave and music festival scene, but doctors are testing whether or not the powerful empathy-inducing drug can treat alcohol addiction. As it stands, preliminary results of the first study of its kind show promising outco…
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MAYNARD, Mass. —A Maynard resident was recently diagnosed with the Powassan virus, a deadly tick-borne illness, according to Town Administrator Greg Johnson and the Maynard Public Health Division.
The virus can cause encephalitis, a potentially fatal swellin…
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A vaping addict, from Utah, is now relying on an oxygen tank after constantly smoking the e-cigarettes.
Aubree Butterfield shared her tragic story on Facebook about how she contracted pneumonia after "constantly" puffing on her e-cig for three years until a…
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