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Taking HIV drug PrEP 'doesn't mean you're promiscuous'

BBC Health - Ven, 26/04/2019 - 01:07
A study will look at whether use of the HIV drug increases infection rates for other STIs.
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Syndrome without a name: The boy who baffles doctors

BBC Health - Ven, 26/04/2019 - 01:06
Working out what makes Charlie Parkes ill is like fitting together "little pieces of a puzzle", his mum says.
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U.S. judge blocks Trump's cutoff of family planning subsidies: plaintiffs

Reuters Health - Ven, 26/04/2019 - 00:59
A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration cutoff of U.S. subsidies for poor women obtaining birth control from Planned Parenthood and other clinics that offer abortion services or information to patients, according to the state attorney general.
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Think You Smell Only With Your Nose? You're Wrong

WebMD Health - Ven, 26/04/2019 - 00:28

Researchers found that odor-detecting sensors in the nose are also present in the taste cells on our tongue.

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Homemade kits with tourniquets make gunshot first aid more available

Reuters Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 23:39
(Reuters Health) - Homemade kits used to train bystanders to step in and stop bleeding after a gunshot wound could save lives, a new report suggests.
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News coverage of violent events may contribute to 'cycle of distress'

Reuters Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 23:38
(Reuters Health) - In the wake of violent events like mass shootings or natural disasters, people who watch the most media coverage of the story are more likely to show post-traumatic stress symptoms months later, a small U.S. study suggests.
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Drugmakers Astellas, Amgen to pay $125 million in U.S. charity kickback probe

Reuters Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 23:03
Two drugmakers will pay nearly $125 million to resolve claims they used charities that help cover Medicare patients' out-of-pocket drug costs as a way to pay kickbacks aimed at encouraging the use of their high-priced medications, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
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Too Many U.S. Women Still Drinking in Pregnancy

WebMD Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 22:45

The study found that, far from decreasing, the rate of drinking and binge drinking in pregnancy actually rose slightly from levels reported in 2011-2013.

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Long Antibiotic Use May Raise Women's Heart Risks

WebMD Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 21:51

The results mean that for older women who take antibiotics for two months or more, 6 per 1,000 would go on to develop heart disease, compared with 3 in 1,000 among those who did not take the drugs.

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When Doctors Are Bad Conversationalists

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 21:00
(MedPage Today) -- Don't stifle the flow with patients, says Christopher Johnson, MD
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Measles, At New High, Can Be Deadly, Experts Warn

WebMD Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 20:58

Measles was thought to have been a relic of the past, so most young parents haven't witnessed the disease, so they don’t realize how dangerous it is, experts said.

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Peanut OIT Anaphylaxis Risk Higher Than Placebo, Avoidance

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 20:30
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-analysis shows 3-fold greater risk with oral therapy
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Salmonella Outbreak From Cut Melons Tops 100 Cases

WebMD Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 20:24

All cases were linked to the consumption of pre-cut cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon "packaged in clear, plastic clamshell containers under several different brands or labels."

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Bausch Health's lotion for plaque psoriasis wins FDA approval

Reuters Health - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 20:18
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bausch Health Companies Inc's topical plaque psoriasis treatment, which is expected to be a key revenue driver for the company.
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Oops: Data Supporting Tenofovir Over Entecavir for Hepatitis B Retracted

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 25/04/2019 - 20:15
(MedPage Today) -- Still superior for preventing liver cancer, but mortality/transplant advantage disappears
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