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More Americans Evacuated From China as Coronavirus Cases Top 31,000 Worldwide

More Americans Evacuated From China as Coronavirus Cases Top 31,000 Worldwide

Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More Americans were evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China late Thursday, as the number of cases worldwide surpassed 31,000. Two chartered planes carrying about 300 Americans have left Wuhan, the U.S. State Department said Thursday night. Both flights will stop […]

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AHA News: Expert Heart Advice for Rare Genetic Muscle Disorder

AHA News: Expert Heart Advice for Rare Genetic Muscle Disorder

Latest Heart News THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — A rare, inherited muscle disorder that occurs in about 1 in 8,000 people, myotonic dystrophy also can affect the heart and other organs. A new set of expert recommendations offers guidance for managing the progressive condition. “Your average cardiologist doesn’t see this all […]

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FDA Not Recommending Recalls of Diabetes Drug

FDA Not Recommending Recalls of Diabetes Drug

Latest Diabetes News By Lisa NainggolanWebMD Health News Feb. 6, 2020 — The FDA says it has no plans to recall any metformin products, used to treat type 2 diabetes, after tests did not show any evidence of contamination with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at levels that would cause concern. The FDA began testing samples of metformin […]

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There’s a Virus Spreading in U.S. That’s Killed 10,000: The Flu

There’s a Virus Spreading in U.S. That’s Killed 10,000: The Flu

Latest Cold and Flu News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Folks fretting about the coronavirus are forgetting there’s another virus already running rampant in the United States, one that’s killed nearly 20 times as many people in this country alone. Influenza has already taken the lives of 10,000 Americans […]

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For Patients on Blood Thinners, GI Bleeding May Signal Colon Cancer: Study

For Patients on Blood Thinners, GI Bleeding May Signal Colon Cancer: Study

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking blood thinners for an irregular heartbeat should prompt doctors to check for colon cancer, a new study advises. Researchers looked at more than 125,000 patients in Denmark with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib). They reported that those with […]

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CRISPR Gene Editing Creates ‘Designer’ Immune Cells That Fight Cancer

CRISPR Gene Editing Creates ‘Designer’ Immune Cells That Fight Cancer

Latest Cancer News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a first, scientists have used gene-editing technology to create “designer” immune system cells that can fight tumors and survive for months in cancer patients’ bodies. It’s a proof of principle, the researchers say — and an early step toward bringing […]

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Gene Variant Ups Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Patients: Study

Gene Variant Ups Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Patients: Study

Latest Alzheimer’s News THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A genetic variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease increases the risk of dementia in people with Parkinson’s disease, researchers say. The finding could lead to new treatments for dementia in Parkinson’s patients, according to the team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Parkinson’s […]

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Plant Therapy May Lower Workers’ Stress

Plant Therapy May Lower Workers’ Stress

Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Gazing at a plant at work could help ease your job-related stress, a new study suggests. It found that looking at a plant for a few minutes and taking care of it led to slight drops in high levels of anxiety among workers […]