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Johnson & Johnson Inc's statement was unequivocal. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2EYaDzr

Some doctors warn that Facebook is becoming an arbiter of users’ mental distress without proving that its efforts are accurate, effective or safe. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2BTxngT

Since the first known outbreak struck 120 people in 2014, acute flaccid myelitis has returned every other year, in greater and greater numbers - and 2020 could be set to be the worst yet. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2QdkDH5

From deleting old apps to using multi factor authentication, Elissa Redmiles of the University of Maryland reveals how to stay safe online in 2019. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2VmIg3O

(Reuters Health) - LGBT patients treated in the emergency room (ER) are more comfortable reporting their sexual orientation on a medical form rather than in a discussion with a health care provider, a new study shows. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2LHmzXL

Kelly Thomas, 23, and Jeff Marquis, 35, are two of the first patients in the world able to walk after being paralyzed thanks to implanted devices that 'reconnects' the spine with the brain. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2EZzC6b

A recent study found that one in three Americans takes at least one drug that carries a side effect warning for depression. We break down the surprising medications that can affect your mood. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2EZ8yU8

The ban is part of sweeping legislation by Mayor Bill de Blasio to drive down New York City's smoking rates, which are currently at their lowest level in recorded history. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2EZzx2n

‘Tis the season to be drinking. Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals the best choices for alcohol drinks to avoid piling on the pounds this party season. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2TidOGb

Current treatment options are costly and have unfavourable side effects, claim the researchers from the Jewish General Hospital in Canada. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2EYv3IA

A proposed $1.5 billion sale of a nonprofit hospital system that serves 18 mostly rural counties draws worries from residents. from Health http://bit.ly/2LIHARH

Every time I’ve stopped or reduced my meds through tapering, I’ve experienced symptoms of discontinuation to some extent. from Health http://bit.ly/2AqFJg7

(Reuters Health) - In public mass shootings in the U.S., victims shot with a handgun were more likely to die than in the events associated with a rifle, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2R2Rh3i

The Wireless Electromagnetic Method project was built on a site nearly five times the size of New York City from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2QYKg3D

There is no law requiring tampon makers to disclose their ingredients. Yet. from Health http://bit.ly/2GNSBTe

NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1 New York City pharmacies won't be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AydKeH

4-year-old undergoes surgery after swallowing magnets from popular toy Mother issues warning to parents after she says her son had to have part of his colon and intestines removed after swallowing 13 tiny magnets from a toy. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2GKWzfe

Doxorubicin (stock image) is one of two commonly prescribed breast-cancer chemotherapy drugs that was analysed by scientists at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2RohTva

The WAND, developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, is wireless and autonomous. It can stimulate and record simultaneously - meaning it can adjust itself in real-time. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2GL6G3x

Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in mental health and addiction at the University of York, said the evidence to show the tee-total month works is weak. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2F0bHCP

Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Carolina - and New York City - are experiencing high rates of flu activity. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2EZgV2v

Gemma Greenwood, née Epstein, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with the disease in 2016. She died on December 22, two days after tying the knot to her partner Ben. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2QZM8Ju

Surrogate mothers in the UK are responsible until a parental order is granted. But 69 per cent believe parenthood automatically rested with intended parents, according to a survey. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2F1xnyN

Christina Rodriguez, from Port Glasgow in Inverclyde, piled on the pounds during a stressful divorce a decade ago, turning to comfort eating to help her cope. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2SvVxFd

Scientists from Sussex University have found that in driving simulators, spraying a pleasant, calming smell at drivers reduced the number of accidents. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2Qd8JNg

One of the nation’s top cancer hospitals has grappled with how to bring breakthrough treatments to market while remaining true to its mission. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2GQ4GHm

Some hospital executives and cancer researchers sit on the boards of publicly traded companies, raising questions about whether their dual roles create a conflict of interest. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2LHtkZM

Long wait and lack of money plague efforts to offer financial aid and boost access to the booming industry. from Health http://bit.ly/2GPpS0p

Woman donates kidney to ex-husband years after divorce Former childhood sweethearts whose fairytale ended after 24 years of marriage and two children still fulfilled their promises of “in sickness and in health” after Mary Zeigler provided her ex-husband Bill Henrichs with a kidney. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Qacpj3

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Parts of boy's colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says A Wisconsin mother is warning about the dangers of a popular toy that landed her 4-year-old son in emergency surgery after he swallowed 13 tiny magnets. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2F0I6Ky

(Reuters Health) - Low fitness levels have long been tied to higher risk for heart problems. Now researchers say men's cardiorespiratory fitness is tied to their risk for stroke as well. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2SsdXqz

A study by the Mediterranean Neurological Institute, in the Italian Province of Isernia, found taking statins alongside the diet lowers the risk of a heart-disease related death. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2SvWDRl

The woman from Lebanon was ill for two months with pain all over her body and a fever. Routine tests came back as negative but later scans showed a 6cm lesion in her liver. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2LFsPzi

Woman develops donor's peanut allergy after lung transplant Sometimes, you just really want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QZHP0M

Stop being the alcohol police. from Health http://bit.ly/2SphYvT

Paper questions Trump bone spurs But fails to prove 1968 draft deferment bogus via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EZuXl2

Portsmouth University researchers were behind the study, which is the first to test specialised pregnancy sportswear against standard fitness clothing sold on the high street. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2GO9wVG

A study of more than 25,700 Danes by the University of Copenhagen found that a person's cholesterol level is up to 20 per cent higher in January after indulging in festive treats. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2TlHFO1

Toni Gordon, John Westby, Bee Clark and Paul Ellis paid as little as £35. They were treated by Invisible Ink Mcr, in Manchester, a business set up on Facebook by Steven Anthony Prophet. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2RkZW0F

Concentrations of THC in cannabis have risen from five per cent in 2006 to 10 per cent in 2016, according to data from across 28 EU member states and Norway and Turkey. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2Aoeh2t

There are 850,000 people in the UK living with some form of dementia, of which there is no cure. Figures show there are around 5.7million patients battling Alzheimer's - the most common form - in the US. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2RmOwcG

From the Keto diet to ALS, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier answers Google's top 2018 health searches In 2018, Americans googled billions of health questions on everything from diets to rare diseases; insight from Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2RmRDkS

Nicole Biddulph, 19, of Devon, developed the golf ball-sized lump in May 2003 aged three. During the biopsy, doctors severed her spinal cord, which the lump was wrapped around. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2GKARYM

Poor hearing is not just an annoying inconvenience. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2R13c1B

The incentives of grant funding and career advancement, even the potential for fame, can influence researchers. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2EYTqG1

Figures from NHS England show half of those who are eligible for a free NHS 'health MOT' failed to show up for the 20-minute assessment. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2AhhjWn

Every five minutes in Britain, someone will suffer a stroke. They can affect people of all ages: one in four people who have a stroke are of working age and they strike more than 400 children each year. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2Rsy8HO

The danger, it’s regularly claimed, is that skipping breakfast means we’ll get hungry later in the day, eat all the wrong things, and ultimately put on weight. But is it really true? from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2GJtC3a

The bakery giant launched its Minimise Me plan in July 2017. Now a new TV series claims eating nothing but food sold by the chain – including its sausage rolls – can indeed help trim the waistline. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2ESwOal

British Heart Foundation-backed research has found that heart attack patients all suffer major ‘emotional whiplash’ that reverberates long after their bodies have healed. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2TcJzAg

There were flu outbreaks, Meghan Markle’s fitness tips and cancer-zapping hats – but how healthy is your memory of the year’s medical headlines? from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2Rn5O9w

I am a 52-year-old man who drinks a couple of times each week. My GP says I have slightly high blood pressure and I am a little overweight. Will ‘dry January’ make me healthier? from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2GJtFfm

In December 2016, Rhys became one of the first children in Britain to undergo a new kind of reconstructive surgery, pioneered by surgeons at London’s Great Ormond Street hospital. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2StC9Jg

Jen Taylor, 30, from London, needed seven months of chemotherapy before a life-changing operation to treat sarcoma with which she was diagnosed in August 2017 after noticing a lump. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2rXAbFl

Judge Reed O'Connor said he stands by his conclusion that the law is invalidated by congressional repeal of its fines on people who remain uninsured from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2F0TkxA

ONE Campaign President Gayle Smith joins moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss the AIDs crisis and what her organization is doing to combat it. from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2Al4FWs

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A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to poor sterilization and medication practices. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2Q9BCdl

The past year's restrictions were particularly extreme. from Health http://bit.ly/2rZqp5q

Nebraska medical facility says it's monitoring American possibly exposed to Ebola An American who may have potentially been exposed to Ebola while in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Nebraska to be monitored, the medical facility revealed Saturday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CG0IwU

The doctor had been providing medical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 300 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2RsEK96

A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the United States on Saturday and was put in quarantine in Nebraska. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2EVogAf

International traveler with measles arrived at New Jersey airport, state health officials say; warn of possible exposure An individual who flew to a New Jersey airport on Christmas Eve has a confirmed case of the measles, health officials said Friday, while warning that others could’ve potentially been exposed. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GODkRZ

A reluctant evolution is taking place in residential drug treatment for opioid addiction. Here’s a look at one center’s wary shift. from NYT > Health https://nyti.ms/2TbZf74

Vermont fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate woman 41 years ago: lawsuit A child conceived in 1977 through artificial insemination was fathered by the fertility doctor who performed the procedure, a new lawsuit claims. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QX9lvJ

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Officials warn about increased flu activity across the country CDC: Colorado, New Mexico and Georgia are seeing especially high levels of influenza-like illnesses; insight from family physician Dr. Jennifer Caudle. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2QVmm93

Easy exercises to kick start the New Year and stick with your resolution to get healthy in 2019 Brian Zehetner, director of health and wellness at Planet Fitness, shares simples exercises you can do at the gym. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EXQKIG

A staggering percentage of kids in New Orleans experience trauma. Safe spaces at schools are hard to come by. from Health http://bit.ly/2CFPOr5

Jesse Karmazin claims he can fight aging, and a lot of people want to believe him. from Health http://bit.ly/2QT0uvb

This year, people turned to Google to answer their questions about the keto diet, ALS, endometriosis, and more from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2s0CiYN

An investigation by KSDK showed that the girl's Type I diabetes was diagnosed twice, and her mother was informed both times. from Health http://bit.ly/2Ai797F

Vlogger with 'miserable' digestive condition fitted with permanent feeding tube: 'It basically gave me my life back' Hannah Ritchie now needs a feeding back due to her chronic digestive condition. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2EScrdi

That's one big baby! Texas mom gives birth to 14-pound, 13-ounce son Maybe everything really is bigger in Texas. At 14 pounds, 13 ounces, the parents of Ali James Medlock were told their son is the heaviest baby ever born at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital near Dallas. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AkI8Zy

Health officials are warning people who were at Newark Liberty International Airport on Christmas Eve that they have been exposed to measles from Health - CBSNews.com https://cbsn.ws/2Qb6L02

A traveler who flew into Newark Liberty International's Terminal B from Brussels has been diagnosed with the disease. They went through passport check between noon and 4pm. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2AiM6lK

Ali James Medlock was born in Arlington on December 12 weighing 14 pounds, 13 ounces, stretching 21.5 inches long. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2SkxhWC

The claim has sparked widespread concerns about ethics and unintended consequences weeks after another Chinese scientist claimed he modified the DNA of twin girls. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2SopgA4

Georgia-born Jack Trotter's epilepsy is treatable - but without care it can be life-threatening. His mother Leah is now fighting to get more kids tested at birth to avoid preventable deaths. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2SpJj14

Marisha Chaplin and Jon Hibbs, from Cotsgrave in Nottinghamshire, had their second daughter, Isla, on Saturday after women in a mothers' group on Facebook raised money for their IVF. from Health | Mail Online https://dailym.ai/2ETqXkV

(Reuters Health) - People who live in neighborhoods with more green spaces may have less stress, healthier blood vessels and a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than residents of communities without many outdoor recreation areas, a small study suggests. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2EQ6RIi

(Reuters Health) - International migrants who relocate to high-income countries to work, study or join family members are less likely to die prematurely than people born in their new homelands, a research review suggests. from Reuters: Health News https://reut.rs/2SrSQo7