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MI investigating 6 breathing illnesses, vaping use

A Winnipeg-based respiratory therapist says more research is needed into the health effects of vaping after a patient in the USA died of a severe respiratory il...

Fitbit launches new health and fitness subscription service at $9.99 per month

The Versa 2 has things going for it that the Apple Watch does not. Here are our first impressions. The Fitbit Versa 2 offers a very familiar design to t...

BJ Penn Receives Haymakers To The Face During Street Fight

It reportedly took place at the Lava Shack on the Big Island. That's when Penn's friends intervened and helped him get up. It is now unclear what started the fi...

Teen May Have Exposed Disneyland Tourists to Measles

She is now back in New Zealand . The famous Santa Monica beach and pier. Public health officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties issued a warning Frid...

Red Wine's Good For Your Gut, Says Study

White wine drinkers who should be socially and culturally similar, had no significant differences in diversity, as did drinkers of other types of alcohol, like ...

Heart disease deaths in US on rise

Mortality related to hypertension, though infrequent, increased slightly over the same time period. Mortality rates for causes of death included heart disease...

Residents warned to avoid mosquitoes after EEE virus found

She was the fourth confirmed human case of the virus in MA this year. "Back in 2017, there were 7 reported or confirmed cases in horses in 2017". Horses can...

Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia says he'll retire

He was the first Republican in Georgia to be elected to a third, six-year term in the Senate, his office said . Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) when Isakson retires ...

Trump says China wants to restart trade talks

President Emmanuel Macron of France said in a joint press meet with his USA counterpart here that he would try in the next few weeks to firm up a meeting betw...

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis

Shares, which rose during Monday's session, added onto gains in the extended session. The outcome of the case is being closely watched by plaintiffs in abou...

Donald Trump: China Taking a 'Very Hard Hit' in Trade Fight

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He , who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday that China was willing to resolve the trade dispute through "calm"...

Creative Planning Has $269,000 Stake in Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX)

The ERP5 Rank is an investment tool that analysts use to discover undervalued companies. This may be one of the single most important factors in achieving succe...

MA woman dies from rare EEE virus, 3 others infected

For the last several days we were hopeful that with the best possible care from the Doctors and Staff at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, she would be able to re...

Psychiatrist Warns CNN Against Diagnosing Trump's Mental Health

He may be more responsible for millions of more deaths than they were. The segment has drawn significant attention from the conservative Twitterverse in a...

IL death could be first from lung illness linked to vaping

In a statement, Ezike said that agency is sending representatives to IL early next week. All of the sickened have been teens or adults who had used an elect...

Study shows daily 'polypill' reduces heart disease, stroke

A combination of four medications in one pill may provide a less expensive option for people to avoid life-threatening heart problems , new research shows....

West Nile hits Louisiana, with 9 confirmed infections

But warns that it is only one case. The department also reported a positive Saint Louis Encephalitis virus human case in Fresno County. The second samplin...

Turns Out, Having A Dog Has Surprising Benefits For Your Heart Health

The study collected information on 1,769 people, none of whom had a history of heart disease , living in Brno, Czech Republic. When a dog inadvertently gets hi...

Biden asks crowd: What if Obama had been assassinated?

Biden, while speaking in Keene, New Hampshire, said: "I've been here a number of times". The 76-year-old Biden served as Obama's vice chairman for 2 phrases a...

WHO says eradicating malaria ‘can be done’

There are several medications available to treat and control malaria and effective insecticides to fight mosquitoes, its main transmitter, but in the opinion ...

Bake Off's Prue to advise new government review into hospital food standards

It will look at hospitals that now have high food standards to see what other NHS trusts can learn from them.Hospital caterers, patient groups, suppliers and ...

CDC Warns of Salmonella From Beef in the US, Mexico

Ian Plumb, a CDC medical epidemiologist. A deadly outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella that sickened 225 people across the United States beginning in...

Will The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) Go Down Anytime Soon?

Investors are looking for a ratio greater than one, which indicates that the firm can meet that need. Investors may also be closely tracking the underperformers...

Global traveler with measles visited Disneyland

She also may have exposed people at the adjacent Desert Palms hotel, 631 W. Katella Ave., where she apparently stayed from August 11-15. The agency said it ha...

Marsha Edwards Accused Of Killing Children And Herself | Crime Time

Marsha Edwards and her two children, 22-year-old Christopher Edwards and 20-year-old Erin Edwards were found in Edwards' townhome just outside Atlanta on...

Blood test ‘may detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier’

A new blood test can now detect signs of ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than the time taken for diagnosis of the disease at present, with scientists hav...

Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Start on Sunday in Worcester County

Residents are encouraged to visit the DPH website at www.mass.gov/guides/aerial-mosquito-control-summer-2019 for the latest updates on spraying in their com...

Colorado sees first vaping-related illness in 'sudden and severe' case

The CDC says most cases involve adolescents and young adults, which isn't necessarily a surprise given that the US Surgeon General declared youth vaping an epid...

United Kingdom no longer measles-free as vaccination rates fall dramatically

He said that the people would be motivated to get catch-up vaccinations. Though anti-vaccine sentiments have been around for as long as vaccines have existed,...

Widespread outbreaks of hepatitis A across Missouri

It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. Members of any of the listed groups who have not been vaccina...