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Fevers during pregnancy linked to autism, but medication helps
Women who reported having had a fever during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to a baby who would later be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or a development delay, says a major new study. But the babies of women who treated their fevers...
Tags: Chemicals, Acetaminophen (drug), Genes and Chromosomes, Autism, Science and Technology
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Smoking prevention efforts get short shrift from states, CDC says
Every day, about 3,800 American kids try a cigarette for the first time. A thousand of them will grow up to to have a daily smoking habit, and nearly 300 will wind up dead due to a smoking-related disease. Those statistics would be depressing under...
Tags: Tobacco Products, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Quitting Smoking, Health, Polio
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Pakistan doctor who helped CIA find Osama bin Laden sentenced
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden's whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to...
Tags: Chemicals, West Point, Police Investigations, Preventative Medicine, DNA
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Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden gets 33 years in prison
World NowA Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to further erode Washington... -
Death rate for diabetics drops sharply, CDC study finds
Better management of blood sugar levels and improved tools for managing heart disease have led to a sharp drop in the death rate for diabetics, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2006,...
Tags: Diabetes, Amputation, Renal Failure, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
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Future heart-health alarm rises with new statistics on kids
American adolescents already carry a heavy burden of future heart disease risk, and while obesity has contributed mightily to their poorer health prospects, normal-weight kids are by no means off the hook, a study produced by the Centers for Disease...
Tags: Weight, Medical Specialization, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions
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Ban Ki-moon: Eradicate polio, finally
As the World Health Assembly convenes in Geneva this week, one item on the agenda will be polio, or more specifically, how to finally deliver on an epic promise made a quarter-century ago: to liberate humankind from one of the world's most deadly and...
Tags: Afghanistan, Epidemics and Plagues, Ban Ki-moon, Smallpox , Diseases and Illnesses
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CDC toughens definition of lead poisoning
The standard for what constitutes lead poisoning in children has been sharply lowered for the first time in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. In a posting on its website, the Atlanta-based center announced...
Tags: Lead Poisoning, Standards, Painting, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says
The proportion of Americans with asthma increased from 7.3% in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010, marking the highest level ever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. In 2010, an estimated 18.7 million adults and 7 million children had the...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Asthma, Allergies, Wheezing, Symptoms
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Woman, 24, battles flesh-eating bacteria: Are you at risk?
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially deadly disease that ravages the body's tissues and causes them to die off, earning it the fiendish nickname "flesh-eating bacteria." A Georgia college student, Aimee Copeland, 24, is currently fighting...
Tags: Penicillin (drug), Substance Abuse, Strep Throat, Lungs and Airways, Respiratory Disease
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1 of 6 cancer deaths worldwide caused by preventable infections
One in every six cancer deaths worldwide is caused by preventable infections, a total of 1.5 million deaths yearly that could be halted by widespread vaccination programs, researchers reported Wednesday. Since 1990, that number has grown by about half a...
Tags: Health Organizations, Genes and Chromosomes, Human papillomavirus, Liver Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Vaccination rates higher in states requiring them in middle school
States that require vaccination for pertussis, meningitis and tetanus for admission to middle school have a higher vaccination rate than states that do not, but the rate is not nearly as high as one might expect from such a requirement, researchers...
Tags: Chemicals, Autism, Meningitis, Human papillomavirus, Diseases and Illnesses
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