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Immunity-Boosting Tips for Flu Season
When flu season comes around, there are a number of ways to boost your immunities. Aside from flu shots and eating healthy, you can also take a number of supplements. We spoke with Whole Foods to get tips on the best ones for your body.
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Ex-Kiss Drummer: Breast Cancer not Just for Women
Lying in bed one night in 2007, PeterCriss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
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Common Cold Virus May Have Foiled HIV Vaccine Test
The failure of an experimental AIDS vaccine trial two years ago may have been caused by the common cold virus.
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Study Raises New Questions About Merck Pill Zetia
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
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CDC Now Says 4,000 Swine Flu Deaths in US
Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu - about four times the estimate they've been using.
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AIDS is Leading Cause of Death, Disease for Women
In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
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H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Scheduled for Washoe, Clark
Health officials in southern Nevada and Washoe County have scheduled swine flu immunization clinics for Saturday.
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Renown Cancels Some Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics; NNMC Offers One
Due to “unpredictable delivery” of the seasonal flu vaccine, Renown Medical Center has postponed some upcoming clinics.
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Ground Beef Recalled over E. Coli Illnesses
A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a bacteria that has caused illness and one death, according to health officials.
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Dem Leader: Public Option in Senate Health Bill
Majority Leader Harry Reid says health care legislation headed to the Senate floor will include an option for government-run insurance.
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Tips on Hormone Use, Coping with Menopause
What to do if menopause makes you miserable?
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CDC: 1 in 5 Kids Had Flu this Month
The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.
Free H1N1 Vaccinations Are Thursday
The Washoe County Health District is holding its first swine flu vaccinations today. A line outside started forming at 6:30am. They expect to be able to vaccinate about 100 people per hour.
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Feds To Issue New Medical Marijuana Policy
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors.
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Product Recall: Del Monte Cantaloupe
A Northern California grocery chain has recalled several hundred cartons of cantaloupe after routine testing detected salmonella.
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Pigs May Have Tested Positive for H1N1
Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine, Agriculture Department officials said Friday.
First Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Available
The Southern Nevada Health District is issuing the first doses of the swine flu vaccine.
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CDC Official Downplays Risk from Swine Flu Vaccine
A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
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NV Medical Assistants Allowed to Give Flu Shots Again
Medical assistants in Nevada will be allowed to give flu shots after a compromise was reached following meetings with key state leaders.
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FDA Panel Unanimously Backs Glaxo Cancer Drug
Federal health advisers say an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline can benefit patients by slowing the disease, despite some risk of liver damage.
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Swine Flu Vaccines to Begin Arriving in Nevada
Health officials say the swine flu vaccine will begin arriving in Nevada sometime this week.
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Philips Healthcare Recalls 5,400 Defibrillators
Philips Healthcare said Saturday it is recalling about 5,400 automated external defibrillators after receiving reports of a memory chip failure in a small number of some models that could make them inoperable.
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Public Health Option Goes Down in Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee has voted against creating a new government health insurance plan to compete with the private market.
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Pregnant? Get a Flu Shot - but it May be a Hassle
It's hard for pregnant women to escape the message: You're at extra risk from swine flu - it could trigger premature labor, hospitalize you for weeks, even kill you - so be among the first in line for vaccine next month. But only about one in seven pregnant women gets a flu shot each winter.
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Swine Flu Spreads Week or More After Symptoms
New studies show that many people with swine flu may be able to spread the virus for a week or more after symptoms first appear. That's longer than some experts had thought.
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Sebelius Announces New Food Safety Web Site
The Obama administration is rolling out a new Web site designed to streamline food safety information for consumers.
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FDA Backs Glaxo's Vaccine Cervarix for Women
Federal health officials favor approving GlaxoSmithKline's long-delayed vaccine Cervarix to prevent the leading cause of cervical cancer in U.S. women.
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Harvard Study: Businesses Not Ready for H1N1 Flu
Many American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study released Wednesday.
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Petri Baking Products Announces Cookie Recalls
The following recalls have been announced:
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FDA Reports Health Problems with Stolen Insulin
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid certain vials of insulin made by Novo Nordisk that were stolen earlier this year and may not be safe for use.
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Women With High Testosterone Take more Money Risks
A new study finds that women with higher levels of testosterone are more likely to act like men when it comes to rolling the dice on investments.
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FDA Probes Liver Damage with Weight Loss Pill Alli
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking alli, the only nonprescription weight loss drug approved by the agency.
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Burden of HIV Disease in Nevada “Alarming”
Nevada has an alarming number of reported AIDS cases, according to a report released Monday from the Nevada State Health Division.
Studies: New Osteoporosis Drug Cuts Fracture Risk
Two studies suggest a first-of-its-kind osteoporosis drug lowers the risk of bone fractures as well as or better than current medicines.
Nearly 10 Percent of Health Spending for Obesity
As Congress continues to debate ways to reduce escalating health care costs, new research spells out the economic importance of weight control.
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Anti-Meat Group Sues, Says Hot Dogs Need Warnings
Hot dogs may be as American as baseball and apple pie, but an anti-meat advocacy group says they're hazardous to your health and should carry warning labels.
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Environmentalists Seek Halt to Tahoe Shore Rules
Two environmental groups have filed a motion in federal court seeking to halt regulations allowing new buoys, piers and boat ramps around Lake Tahoe.
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Final Rules Out for Government Stem Cell Research
The government is creating a master list of which embryonic stem cells qualify for taxpayer-funded research, now that President Barack Obama has lifted restrictions on the field.
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FDA Requires Chantix to Have Mental Health Warning
The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts.
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FDA Panel to Vote on Painkiller Restrictions
The Food and Drug Administration has assembled more than 35 experts for a two-day meeting to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdose with acetaminophen - the pain-relieving, fever-reducing ingredient in Tylenol and dozens of other prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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JBS Swift Beef Co. Expands Beef Recall
JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo., is voluntarily expanding its beef recall to include about 380,000 pounds of products because of possible E. coli contamination
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Stomach Stapling May Lower Cancer Risk in Women
Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says.
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Stocks Fall as June Job Losses Exceed Estimates
Stocks fell early Thursday after a new report showed more job losses than expected in June.
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Big Federal Study will Test Vitamin D, Fish Oil
The U.S. government will sponsor a big study of fish oil and vitamin D pills to see if either supplement can keep healthy people from developing cancer, heart disease or other problems.
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NV Whistleblower Gets Job Back, for Now
A federal agency has been ordered to rehire an ex-worker until an appeals board can hold a hearing on his whistleblower claim that he was fired in retaliation for telling his boss two co-workers illegally shot mountain lions from a government airplane in Nevada.
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Lists of Recalled Nestle Cookie Products, States
Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after 65 people nationwide who ate the dough raw reporting falling sick, including 25 who were hospitalized.
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FDA Panel OKs Schizophrenia Drug for Adolescents
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration say a powerful psychiatric drug from AstraZeneca is safe and effective to treat schizophrenia in adolescents.
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Study: Drug Combos May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, worrisome new research shows.
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Immune System Taught to Fight Deadly Skin Cancer
For the first time, a novel treatment that trains the immune system to fight cancer has shown a modest benefit in late-stage testing against the deadly skin cancer melanoma.
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KFC Grilled Chicken Also Has Secret Recipe
When KFC, a division of Yum Brands Inc., offered coupons online for a free meal, some of its stores ran out and traffic threatened to get out of hand at some locations.
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