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U.S. News & World Report Researchers Uncover Surprises About Celiac Disease U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, May 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New research has revealed some surprising findings about who develops celiac disease in the United States. The study found that it's most common among people whose ancestors came from India's Punjab ... and more » Google

Bidness ETC Ocaliva Approved for Rare Liver Disease U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, May 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare chronic liver disease called primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The disease causes the liver's small bile ... Intercept Pharma's new liver disease drug comes with hefty price tag: $70000 a yearMarketWatch FDA approves Ocaliva for rare, chronic liver diseaseFDA.gov New Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment ApprovedPharmacy Times Bidness ETC -Benzinga -CNA Finance (press release) -PharmaLive (press release) (subscription) all 19 news articles » Google

KTRS | St Louis News and Talk Radio | The Big 550 AM Many children go to primary care for concussions, not the ER Clay Center Dispatch New research confirms that relying on emergency room data to estimate the prevalence of childhood concussions doesn't deliver a complete picture because many seek treatment in primary care. The study, from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia health ... Primary care is point of entry for many kids with concussions The JAMA Network JournalsEurekAlert (press release) Most patients first seek concussion treatment from PCPHealio More kids are getting concussions youngerPhilly.com (blog) all 6 news articles » Google

Food Poisoning Bulletin Gold Medal Flour Recalled by General Mills Over E. Coli Concerns Bloomberg General Mills Inc. is voluntarily recalling an estimated 10 million pounds (4.5 million kilograms) of flour over E. coli concerns after customers who used the baking staple reported getting sick during the last five months. The Centers for Disease ... General Mills recalls Gold Medal flourKARE General Mills Recalls Flour Amid Possible E.coli ContaminationWall Street Journal General Mills Recalls Flour Products Amid E.Coli InvestigationCBS Local Minneapolis Star Tribune -Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal -PR Newswire (press release) -Thomson Reuters Foundation all 9 news articles » Google

KSDK.com Mayor Slay signs prescription drug monitoring bill KSDK.com Mayor Francis Slay just signed a bill creating the first prescription drug monitoring program in St. Louis. KSDK Staff , KSDK 1:19 PM. CDT May 31, 2016. Prescription drugs (Photo: KSDK). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. ST. LOUIS ... St. Louis establishes prescription drug monitoring programfox2now.com Mayor Slay expected to sign prescription drug monitoring bill TuesdayKMOV.com Mayor to sign prescription drug monitoring program in the City of St. LouisKTRS | St Louis News and Talk Radio | The Big 550 AM all 8 news articles » Google

Woman gets flesh-eating bacteria while fishing in Gulf of Mexico Atlanta Journal Constitution A woman who was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico was diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria after something bit her foot. (Photo: Screengrab via WDSU/YouTube). Health officials offer word of caution after woman infected by flesh-eating bacteria in GulfWPBF West Palm Beach Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria while surf fishingNew York Daily News Flesh-eating bacteria infects woman near Grand Isle, TV station reportsNOLA.com all 4 news articles » Google

Medical Xpress Scans Spot Brain Region That Misfires in Depressed People Philly.com TUESDAY, May 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A part of the brain that responds to bad experiences acts in an unexpected way in people with depression, a small study finds. One theory suggested that the pea-sized structure called the habenula was ... Brain structure that tracks negative events backfires in depressionEurekAlert (press release) Brain Backfires in DepressionI4U News all 3 news articles » Google

Palm Beach Post Copperhead snake bites child at preschool playground Palm Beach Post A copperhead snake bit Kiley Cook while she was on a preschool playground. (WFAA/Facebook). Florida statewide building boom follows rollback of regulations. Access to MyPalmBeachPost.com included for Post subscribers. Explore. GRANDBURY, Texas ... 2-year-old recovering after being bitten by copperhead snake at Granbury day careDallas Morning News (blog) Toddler bitten by copperhead at North Texas daycare playgroundWFAA.com Granbury toddler bitten by a copperhead snakeWBAP News/Talk all 4 news articles » Google

NOLA.com Enrollment for Louisiana's Medicaid expansion opens Wed. Washington Times BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - People interested in getting insurance coverage through Louisiana's new Medicaid expansion can begin signing up Wednesday. Residents can apply online at www.healthy.la.gov or by phone at 1-888-342-6207. Gov. John Bel ... Louisiana approved for first-in-the-nation Medicaid enrollment planThe Advocate all 5 news articles » Google

MarketWatch Intercept Pharma's new liver disease drug comes with hefty price tag: $70000 a year MarketWatch For the last two decades, there's been little recourse for patients with the rare, chronic disease primary biliary cholangitis — which causes the liver to deteriorate — who didn't respond well to the only treatment option. Those patients, up to 40 ... Here's Why Intercept Pharma (ICPT) Stock Is Gaining TodayTheStreet.com FDA approves Ocaliva for rare, chronic liver diseaseFDA.gov New Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment ApprovedPharmacy Times Bidness ETC -Benzinga -StreetInsider.com -InvestorGuide all 19 news articles » Google

MarketWatch Intercept Pharma's new liver disease drug comes with hefty price tag: $70000 a year MarketWatch For the last two decades, there's been little recourse for patients with the rare, chronic disease primary biliary cholangitis — which causes the liver to deteriorate — who didn't respond well to the only treatment option. Those patients, up to 40 ... and more » Google

Shape Magazine 6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Protect Yourself From the New Superbug Shape Magazine The woman, who went to a clinic thinking she just had a urinary tract infection, is fine now, but if this antibiotic-resistant superbug were to spread, it would take the world back to a time when there were no antibiotics, said Tom Frieden, M.D., the ... A super strategy for fighting superbugsNewsday 'Superbug' found in Pennsylvania patient highlights dangers of antibiotic resistanceHSPH News Specialist: Fighting the 'super bug' starts with stopping misuse, overuse of antibioticsBucks County Courier Times WTNH Connecticut News (press release) -Healthcare Dive -Cosmopolitan.com -Cortez Journal all 14 news articles » Google

USA TODAY Sisters diagnosed with breast cancer weeks apart USA TODAY Utah sisters Sharee Page and Annette Page share almost everything, including breast cancer. The siblings found out they had cancer two weeks apart, AP reports. They both have the BRCA2 gene, a mutation that puts a woman at a much greater risk for ... Sisters diagnosed weeks apart fight breast cancer togetherWashington Post all 11 news articles » Google

USA TODAY Biotech firm StemCells to cease operations USA TODAY Biotech firm StemCells Inc. plans to dissolve its operations following the failure of a clinical trial that was testing a treatment for spinal cord injury. The Newark, Calif.-based firm said it would assess options to "monetize its intellectual ... StemCells, Inc. Announces Termination of Phase II Pathway Study Following Review of DataGlobeNewswire (press release) Why StemCells Inc (STEM) Stock Is Cratering TodayInvestorplace.com StemCells nixes mid-stage study in spinal cord injury; shares plummet 82%Seeking Alpha Sonoran Weekly Review all 5 news articles » Google

CNA Finance FDA approves Ocaliva for rare, chronic liver disease FDA.gov On Friday, May 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults with an inadequate ... Why Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (ICPT) is an Attractive Acquisition TargetBidness ETC Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT) Stock: FDA Approves OcalivaCNA Finance (press release) 3 Reasons Goldman Sachs Still Neutral On Intercept PharmaBenzinga InvestorGuide -Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) -Proactive Investors USA & Canada -Wall Street 24 all 13 news articles » Google

Forbes Genetic Testing For Cancer Risk Is On The Rise -- But Is It Smart? Forbes At the upcoming meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), more than 150 presentations are planned on recent discoveries about how genes may predict cancer. The presenters range from health research luminaries like the Mayo Clinic ... What's Hot at ASCO 2016?Medscape It's not cancer: Removing cancer label from some conditions may greatly improve careGenetic Literacy Project Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of common breast cancer genesBioNews Kansas City infoZine -Pulse Headlines -Christian Post -ETHealthWorld.com all 15 news articles » Google

WTNH Connecticut News (press release) Sen. Blumenthal to call for action to fight 'superbugs' WTNH Connecticut News (press release) HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Dr. Jack Ross, the Director of Infectious Disease at Hartford Hospital, will call for action to fight the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on Tuesday afternoon. For the first time ... and more » Google

AllAfrica.com Tanzania: HIV Prevalence Data Inaccurate - NBS AllAfrica.com Dar es Salaam — The current data used for estimating the national HIV prevalence in Tanzania is inaccurate, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed yesterday. This means the government has been relying on "inaccurate information" to plan and ... New UN treatment targets for HIV/AIDS would be 'expensive but worth every penny'EurekAlert (press release) 7 HIV Symptoms In WomenCounsel & Heal New UN targets for HIV/AIDS treatment expensive, but could save millions of livesYale News Deutsche Welle -Daily Times -Xinhua -7thSpace Interactive (press release) all 13 news articles » Google

FierceBiotech Teva's Huntington drug launch on hold after FDA rejection FierceBiotech Teva's $3.5 billion plan to buy Auspex and take the final slap shot needed for a new drug approval has gone awry. The company says that the FDA has rejected its marketing application for SD-809 for chorea, the involuntary motion that afflicts ... Teva Pharma (TEVA) Receives CRL from FDA for SD-809; No New Trials RequestedStreetInsider.com Teva receives CRL in response to SD-809 NDASeeking Alpha FDA Asks Teva for More Information on Huntington's DrugNasdaq GuruFocus.com all 7 news articles » Google

Bucks County Courier Times Specialist: Fighting the 'super bug' starts with stopping misuse, overuse of antibiotics Bucks County Courier Times This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the O157:H7 strain of the E. coli bacteria. On Wednesday, May 26, 2016, U.S. military officials reported the first U.S. human ... Want to win $2 billion? Create the next antibiotic.Washington Post An Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Has Been Discovered for the First Time in the U.S.Cosmopolitan.com Southwest Health pharmacist stresses antibiotics awarenessCortez Journal Napoleon Northwest Signal -Sunbury Daily Item all 9 news articles » Google

Inquirer.net EU drug agency: Ecstasy is making a comeback among the young Washington Post LISBON, Portugal — Ecstasy is becoming popular again in the European Union, with online sales and targeted marketing helping to drive the revival among a new generation of users, the EU drug agency said Tuesday. MDMA, also known as ecstasy, has ... Ecstasy in comeback as new generation discovers dance drugThe Guardian The internet and MDMA loom large in this year's otherwise unspectacular European Drug ReportDeutsche Welle Young users 'guinea pigs' for new wave of drugs: EU watchdogPeninsula On-line all 6 news articles » Google

Sisters Diagnosed Weeks Apart Fight Breast Cancer Together ABC News Two Utah sisters grew up in the same bedroom, went to the same college, worked for almost a decade at the same company and have visited over 50 countries side by side. Now every three weeks, they sit together in matching chairs and chat as their bodies ... and more » Google

Bloomington Pantagraph Lifestyle May Be Key to Improving ADHD in Kids Bloomington Pantagraph MONDAY, May 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often treated with medications, such as Adderall or Ritalin. But a new study suggests that parents can also help their kids by promoting healthy ... and more » Google

UPI.com New test helps identify rare genetic diseases in newborns UPI.com MONDAY, May 30, 2016 -- New gene screening methods may greatly improve doctors' ability to quickly diagnose rare genetic diseases in newborns, researchers say. The new test includes all of the more than 4,800 genes currently known to be linked with ... Next-generation gene sequencing helps diagnose rare diseases in newbornsScience Codex all 2 news articles » Google

UPI.com New test helps identify rare genetic diseases in newborns UPI.com MONDAY, May 30, 2016 -- New gene screening methods may greatly improve doctors' ability to quickly diagnose rare genetic diseases in newborns, researchers say. The new test includes all of the more than 4,800 genes currently known to be linked with ... and more » Google