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azcentral.com 8 more cases of measles confirmed in Arizona azcentral.com State health officials have issued an alert for Pinal County. The outbreak started with two cases at an Eloy detention center. Loading… Post to Facebook. 8 more cases of measles confirmed in Arizona State health officials have issued an alert for ... Health alert: State lab confirms 8 additional measles cases in Pinal CountyAZFamily Health officials confirm 8 more cases of measles in Pinal CountyArizona Daily Star Arizona Dept of Health confirms 8 new cases of measles12news.com Outbreak News Today -Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -TriValley Central -NBC4i.com all 10 news articles » Google

San Angelo Standard Times Mothers-to-be closely watch Zika virus progress San Angelo Standard Times Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/TNS Kaysha Curro, 33, is 8 months pregnant and has a big pool and yard that fills with mosquitoes in the summer. "When I started hearing about cases in the United States, it really started to hit home," she said. and more » Google

San Angelo Standard Times Mothers-to-be closely watch Zika virus progress San Angelo Standard Times Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/TNS Kaysha Curro, 33, is 8 months pregnant and has a big pool and yard that fills with mosquitoes in the summer. "When I started hearing about cases in the United States, it really started to hit home," she said. CDC urges speed on Zika as House negotiates fundingMohave Valley News CDC chief: 'Three months in an epidemic is an eternity'MSNBC CDC Monitoring 279 Pregnant Women In US States And TerritoriesThe Oracle Dispatch all 11 news articles » Google

Tri-City Herald Pasco frozen food company lays off 61 in wake of recall Washington Times PASCO, Wash. (AP) - A Pasco frozen food company has laid off 61 more workers amid an ongoing shutdown in connection to listeria contamination in some of its products. The Tri-City Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Z69ZAS ) that CRF Frozen Foods announced ... When eating your veggies isn't good for youCBC.ca Pasco frozen foods plant idled by listeria outbreak lays off more workersYakima Herald-Republic Recall Alert: Widespread Listeria RecallMilitary Technologies all 7 news articles » Google

UPI.com Study: MRI scans prove schizophrenic brains attempt self-repair UPI.com Through the use of MRI technology and a new, highly detailed analysis process, researchers have found evidence that the brains of patients with schizophrenia attempt to fight off the degenerative diseas by producing more gray matter. File Photo by Volt ... Brains of Schizophrenia Patients May Be Reversing Effects of the DiseasePsychCentral.com (blog) New Imaging Study Shows How Schizophrenic Brains RegenerateMotherboard Imaging study shows promising results for patients with schizophreniaEurekAlert (press release) all 4 news articles » Google

USA TODAY UN health agency rejects Rio Olympics postponement call over Zika USA TODAY The World Health Organization, which in February declared the spread of Zika in the Americas a global emergency, said Saturday there is "no public health justification" for postponing the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The statement by the ... and more » Google

CBS Local Fight The Bite This Memorial Day Weekend: How To Prevent Mosquito And Tick Bites CBS Local DETROIT (WWJ) – Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer and officials are reminding us as we spend more time in the outdoors, it's important to take precautions against mosquito and tick bites. The Michigan Departments of Health and Human ... Two Lyme disease studies are relevant to area residentsThe Redding Pilot Tick-borne illness may be growingCabinet.com Keep your kids safe from tick bitesWATE 6 On Your Side Niagara Frontier Publications -wtkr.com -EcoWatch -Muskogee Daily Phoenix all 22 news articles » Google

Forbes Is Your Fitbit Fitness Tracker Accurate, And Does It Really Matter? Forbes A class action lawsuit against Fitbit made headlines this week because a study commissioned by the law firm that filed the suit found that the company's popular heart rate trackers were “highly inaccurate.” The study, or at least the news coverage of ... Devil to Destroy Fitbit; Is Apple Watch Next?Clapway Merits of Plaintiffs'Fitbit Study DisputedBloomberg BNA Here's what happens when you wear 10 fitness trackers at onceCNBC NerdWallet (blog) -SFGate -WTVM -Sports Illustrated all 18 news articles » Google

Tampabay.com VA plan adds to nurses' powers; doctors opposed Arkansas Online WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs would dramatically expand the authority of nurses to treat patients without a doctor's supervision in a proposal by the country's largest health care system. The plan, which would allow nurses with ... The VA is smart to give advanced nurses more powerBristol Press VA Would Join 21 States Already Lifting Nurse Practitioner HurdlesForbes Physicians, anesthesiologists oppose VA's plans for advanced practice registered nursesFierceHealthcare Imperial Valley News all 16 news articles » Google

Wall Street Journal Once-Monthly MS Injection Approved in US Wall Street Journal U.S. regulators approved the once-monthly, self-administered injection to treat multiple sclerosis made by Biogen Inc. BIIB 0.28 % and AbbVie Inc., ABBV 1.31 % but with a warning about the drug causing possible liver damage. Biogen and AbbVie are ... Biogen and AbbVie Receive FDA Approval of Once-Monthly ZINBRYTA™ (daclizumab) for Multiple SclerosisPR Newswire (press release) FDA Approves Daclizumab (Zinbryta ) for Multiple SclerosisMedscape FDA approves Zinbryta to treat multiple sclerosisFDA.gov Reuters -Seeking Alpha -The Ledger Gazette all 13 news articles » Google

Michigan Bug Problems: Ticks and Bed Bugs All Over the State Clare County Review A new species of tick discovered in Michigan can cause serious health issues. Fox10TV reports that the American Dog Tick — also known as the Wood Tick — transmits Tularemia and can cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever. “They are dangerous,” Danielle ... and more » Google

WVTM13 2 additional cases of Zika virus reported in Alabama WTVM ALABAMA (WAFF) -. The fourth and fifth cases of Zika virus have been reported in Alabama. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, the positive specimens were from residents in Houston and Jefferson County. Fourth Zika Virus Case Discovered In Tarrant CountyCBS Local Additional cases of Ziki virus reported in AlabamaAlabama's News Leader Dane County woman infected with Zika, officials sayWISN Milwaukee Lexington Herald Leader -WAAY -WKOW -WVTM13 all 14 news articles » Google

Asbury Park Press Beauty tips for safe summer skin Asbury Park Press Wearing sunscreen on your face daily can help prevent sunburn, skin cancer, and premature aging and wrinkles.Some people may think that one application of an SPF product for the day is sufficient, but sun protection gets a little more difficult when ... What You Don't Know About Sunscreen -- And You ShouldPatch.com Which Dermatologist-Approved Sunscreen You Should Use To Keep Your Skin SafeElite Daily Summer skin careWilkes Journal Patriot The Guardian -National Post -ChicagoNow (blog) -Business Insider all 40 news articles » Google

WANE Measles case found in Fort Wayne WANE ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) The first positive case of measles in Allen County in seven years has been discovered in Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health said Friday. In a news release, the health department said that shoppers ... and more » Google

Atlanta Journal Constitution Emory researchers show how Zika may infect placenta, fetus Atlanta Journal Constitution Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. The placenta is supposed to help nourish a fetus in utero, get rid of waste and protect the growing embryo from infection. But with the Zika virus, the ... Exploring Zika's path through the placentaUPI.com How Zika infects the placentaEurekAlert (press release) Zika virus infects human placental macrophagesScience Daily Medical Daily all 5 news articles » Google

Los Angeles Times With transplant patients waiting, lawmakers fast-track bill allowing organ donations by HIV-positive people Los Angeles Times With a seriously ill patient waiting for a new liver, the Legislature took the extraordinary action Friday of having both houses — within an hour — approve a bill that would allow HIV-positive people to donate organs to others who are HIV-positive ... Calif. legislature passes bill to allow HIV+ patients to donate organsSFGate The Latest: California allows HIV-infected organ transplantWashington Post California rushes to allow HIV-infected organ transplantClay Center Dispatch all 4 news articles » Google

Chicago Tribune Warm weather brings out mosquitoes in Fox Valley Chicago Tribune "What's unique about this Memorial Day weekend are the warmer, true summer temperatures. We usually do not experience this climate until the middle or late June which is ideal for (mosquito) hatching," said George Balis, entomologist and regional ... Mosquitoes carry more risk than many realizeMooresville-Decatur Times 2016's 1st US West Nile case reported in MississippiJackson Clarion Ledger First West Nile case in state confirmedJacksonville Journal Courier WTHITV.com -WSPA.com -Washington Times -SCVNEWS.com all 60 news articles » Google

Reuters WHO guidance on infant milk formulas gets lukewarm backing Reuters GENEVA National health officials stopped short on Friday of fully endorsing World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to end the aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes and baby foods for newborn and older infants. Activists said the consensus ... and more » Google

Rhode Island Public Radio Mosquitoes? Beaches? Family Stress? How To Have A Safe And Healthy Memorial Day Weekend Rhode Island Public Radio First, don't panic. The mosquitoes that carry Zika haven't been found in Rhode Island. Yet. I say "yet" because it's a possibility they could arrive some day. Also, if there's someone in the area with Zika who gets bitten by a mosquito, that mosquito ... and more » Google

BBC News Dr Heimlich saves choking woman with manoeuvre he invented BBC News The 96-year-old inventor of the Heimlich manoeuvre has used the technique for himself to save a choking woman at his retirement home. It is thought to be only the second time Dr Henry Heimlich has used it in an emergency. He dislodged a piece of ... Dr. Henry Heimlich uses Heimlich maneuver for first timeNew York Daily News Dr. Heimlich, 96, saves choking woman with namesake maneuverReuters AP Top News at 11:38 am EDTTBO.com The Sun Chronicle -Raw Story -Forward -CBS Local all 22 news articles » Google

Montreal Gazette Millions Of Kids' Sippy Cups Recalled Due To Risk Of Mold Exposure CBS Local DETROIT (WWJ) – Millions of children's spill-proof cups have been recalled over a risk of mold that could cause sickness. More than 3 million Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups for children between 4- and 12-months-old are being recalled by Mayborn ... More than 3 million Tommee Tippee Sippee Cups recalled over mold riskFOX31 Denver Mold risk prompts massive sippy cup recallCBS News 3 million sippy cups recalled after children get sickKOMO News Washington Post -NBC New York -WSYR -WSOC Charlotte all 18 news articles » Google

Every Monday Should Be World No Tobacco Day Newswise (press release) Newswise — NEW YORK -- On Tuesday, May 31st, the World Health Organization hopes to spur the nearly one billion smokers worldwide to put down their cigarettes for World No Tobacco Day. While this annual event generates media attention and is a ... and more » Google

International Business Times Cellphone Use May Be Linked To Cancer, Government Study Finds International Business Times The growing use of cellphones has raised alarms over the last few years, with claims — sometimes unsubstantiated and often rubbished — that radio frequencies used by our now-ubiquitous companions are carcinogenic, or cancer-causing. However, partial ... Major Study Links Cellphone Radiation With Cancer In RatsFortune Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government StudyWall Street Journal “Game-Changing” Study Links Cellphone Radiation to CancerMother Jones Phone Arena all 6 news articles » Google

The Sun Daily World 'No Tobacco Day' to be held Tuesday Southernminn.com STEELE COUNTY — May 31, World No Tobacco Day, highlights a day that helps educate and inform the world on tobacco issues. This year's theme chosen by the World Health Organization, WHO, is plain packaging on cigarette packs. Plain packaging is an ... Smoking causes nearly 5000 hospital admissions a day and the number is risingDaily Mail Goal for World No Tobacco Day 2016: New packaging regulationsReno Gazette Journal Free e-book to support anti-smoking fight released by Georgia StateEurekAlert (press release) Xinhua -Healthline -OnMedica -Richmond.com all 44 news articles » Google

Reuters G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits US Reuters ISE-SHIMA, Japan/LONDON Britain told the G7 industrial powers on Friday to do more to fight killer superbugs as the United States reported the first case in the country of a patient with bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic. U.S. scientists ... Britain urges G7 leaders to act on antibiotics resistance and dreaded superbugsNH Voice Britain's Cameron urges G7 to help reduce antibiotics useFox News World faces tough challenge turning words into action on antibiotic resistanceRoyal Society of Chemistry Business Insider -Kaiser Family Foundation -Daily Mail -The Independent all 27 news articles » Google