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WH Group, China's top pork processor, said on Thursday it was trying to verify a Taiwan government statement that the African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2CTsAOB

Oregon woman, 94, stung 74 times after crossing underground wasp nest A 94-year-old woman in Oregon was doing yard work when she was stung by dozens of wasps. Bernice Arline Patterson was even hospitalized after the attacks. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2PwMHc7

The school groundskeeper who won a jury trial against Bayer AG's Monsanto unit over allegations that the company's glyphosate-containing weed-killers caused his cancer, accepted a court-mandated reduced punitive damages award on Wednesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2JsMmSh

China's birth rate is set to decline further this year as well as over the next few years, despite the country's 2016 move to relax its controversial "one-child policy", the China Daily newspaper said on Thursday, citing population experts. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2OYO0Bj

Teal pumpkins help trick-or-treaters with allergies Homes are using teal pumpkins placed on doorsteps to let family’s know their treats are safe for kids with allergies. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2qnmSgy

Human disgust evolved as a mechanism for avoiding potential disease threats. from Health https://ift.tt/2EVXmJo

PEHP, which provides insurance to 170,000 Utahns, will pay for patients to fly to San Diego and drive over the border to Tijuana, where they can get lower prices for 13 common drugs. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ql27lB

Seema Verma is the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. from Health https://ift.tt/2Rtr9us

AbbVie Inc and Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday their immunotherapy delayed the progression of a type of blood and bone marrow cancer when used in combination with the Swiss drugmaker's cancer drug in a late-stage trial. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2ADJhvU

(Reuters Health) - People who have slightly elevated blood sugar and other early signs of risk for type 2 diabetes may avoid developing the full-blown disease if they start taking medications or make lifestyle changes that are usually used to treat diabetes, researchers say. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2SFwKiK

Compared to open surgery for cervical cancer, the less invasive approach was more likely to result in cancer recurrence and death, new studies found. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2QaKrEG

(Reuters Health) - Women with early cervical cancer who opt for minimally-invasive surgery die sooner and are more likely to have their tumors reappear than those who have a conventional hysterectomy, according to two studies that could dramatically change treatment for the deadly malignancy. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2SwZRoe

Less invasive surgery to remove the cervix and uterus of early stage cervical cancer patients raises the risk of death later by 65%, a Massachusetts General Hospital study found. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SAaXJ2

Reed Havlik, five, from Iowa, has vanishing white matter disease, a rare condition that eats away at his central nervous system, causing him to gradually lose his hearing, vision and motor function. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zet2Ue

The families of Camdyn Carr, four, of Roanoke, Virginia, and Sebastian Bottomley, of York, Pennsylvania, are revealing the long-lasting effects AFM has left on their children. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SCGSIK

Kian Yazdani, eight, from Vienna, Virginia, was diagnosed with ADHD due to his behavioral issues. His mother, Melody, soon discovered his issues were the result of a lack of sleep. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zi7JB7

Researchers with the American Association for the Advancement of Science analysed data from more than one million people to uncover the link. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2OZ5LjU

A 26th child has caught the adenovirus sweeping the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, where the virus has killed nine. The Department of Health cited the hospital for poor hand-washing. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SybRWq

Researchers at Mount Auburn Hospital, Massachusetts, made the discovery after studying 191 volunteers who ranged in age from four months to 88 years. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2JuMhOf

Researchers from The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, found that electrically stimulating paralysed patients' spinal cords helped them control their legs in just a week. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2OXme86

NHS data collected from GP surgeries shows 9.9 per cent of patients are now considered to be battling the mental health disorder. In contrast, the rate was 9.1 per cent last year. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zj38ig

Experts from the University of Manchester video taped conversations between three-and four-year-old children and their parents while they explored a park and its education centre. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2P3W8Aw

More than 2,000 patients are being treated at a secure hospital in the UK. In 2016, there were 16,660 incidents where patients had to be restrained, which rose to 28,880 last year. (stock) from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ERQFrK

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(Reuters Health) - Even though almost one in four black people in the U.S. may have moderate to severe sleep apnea, a common nighttime breathing disorder, a new study suggests the vast majority haven't been diagnosed or treated by a doctor. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2P66foA

Three patients with spinal cord injuries​ are now able to walk with targeted electrical stimulation of the spinal cord from Health - CBSNews.com https://ift.tt/2SzMxiT

After accidentally developing a physical dependence, I spent months in withdrawal. And I didn't even know it. from Health https://ift.tt/2P5j81V

(Reuters Health) - Unnecessary cesarean-section deliveries (C-sections) might decline if a variety of interventions targeting patients, healthcare professionals and hospitals were implemented, suggests an updated review of existing research. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2CRnnaa

CDC confirms 10 new cases of rare polio-like neurological condition via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ObNIlj

By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SwFYO6

An experimental, pacemaker-like device offers hope for treating spinal injuries. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2PyzTSH

Appendix removal is linked to lower risk of Parkinson's Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AFuMb5

California mom of four dies 30 minutes after emergency birth, family says A California family is grieving the loss of their mother who died shortly after giving birth to their youngest sister in an emergency C-section last week. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2F2oG94

More than half of the patients who received treatment survived, scientists reported. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2CRHJjE

Edmund Rath, a 53-year-old from Austria, wants to do simple things such as brush his teeth and slice bread. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2qhB4Yu

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Doctors share what you need to know about contraception and getting pregnant in the future. from Health https://ift.tt/2Szzuhl

Researchers at New York's Cornell University found that picaridin can kill spotted salamanders, which feed on a mosquito's offspring - keeping fly's population in check. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SxWQUE

Researchers at the University of Zurich found that increasing quantities of cocaine in Europe and the US contain potentially-fatal drug levamisole. It is unclear why the material is used to bulk out cocaine. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zgENJO

Charlene Flores of Fresno, California, planned to give birth to her fifth daughter with husband Elesandro naturally, due to her history of heart issues which could be aggravated by a Caesarean. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SxtqWF

The anesthetic-turned-party drug, ketamine, is increasingly being used off-label to treat difficult cases of depression like Lauren Pestikas's, costing the Chicago preschool teacher $3,000 a session. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zgXEog

Rachel Maretsky, 13, of Orlando, Florida, hand-made 125 capes for infants in the NICU at Winnie Palmer Hospital with emblems including Superman, Batman and The Incredibles. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Sxtndr

As marijuana has become more broadly legal in the US, edibles have surged in popularity and ERs have seen far more cannabis patients. US health officials warn parents to check their kids' Halloween candy. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zlkUl4

France has launched a nationwide investigation into why some two dozen babies have been born without hands or arms in a handful of rural areas since 2000 after several new cases were reported this week, the health minister said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2QaLIvd

Health officials are urging all Americans over six months old to get a flu shot now as flu activity is expected to pick up by next month from Health - CBSNews.com https://ift.tt/2zjjjw5

Deaths and paralysis stemming from respiratory infections have been reported, but those cases are rare. from Health https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/respiratory-viruses-getting-worse-news_us_5bd86ac4e4b017e5bfd61523

It's possible to have an adverse reaction to a flu shot, but it's rare. We spoke to experts about flu vaccine safety to answer all your questions. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinekee/flu-shot-side-effects-reaction

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis AG's copy of Humira, the world's bestselling prescription medicine developed by U.S.-based AbbVie Inc, the agency's website showed on Wednesday. from Reuters: Health News https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abbvie-novartis-fda/fda-approves-novartis-copy-of-abbvie-bestseller-humira-idUSKCN1N529J?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews