us-hotdailynews: 2014-12-13 U.S. Health

First Child's Death From Liquid Nicotine Reported as 'Vaping' Gains Popularity
myCentralOregon.com
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A toddler from upstate New York may have been the first child to die from poisoning by liquid nicotine, the substance used in e-cigarettes, in the U.S., concerning health officials as e-cigarettes continue to ...

N.Y. baby dies after ingesting liquid nicotine   UPI.com
American Association of Poison Control Centers Urges Government Liquid ...   Digital Journal
Upstate NY toddler dies after ingesting nicotine   Newsday

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Infertility in men linked to major health problems
SFGate
Poor semen production can interfere with a couple's ability to conceive, but new research from Stanford suggests it also may be connected to a variety of health problems unrelated to fertility, including high blood pressure and other harbingers of heart disease ...

Infertility In Men Linked To Health Problems Such As Hypertension And Skin ...   Headlines & Global News
Bad luck: Men with poor semen have poorer health, too   Today.com
Hypertension, Medical Conditions Linked to Low Semen Quality   Medscape
HealthDay
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Poor water and hygiene 'kills mothers and newborns'
BBC News
Leading health experts say many mothers and newborns are dying because of a lack of sanitation, safe water and hygiene while giving birth. Sanitation has been overlooked in poor countries despite the connection between health and hygiene being known ...

Water Sanitation: Dirty Hospitals Still Killing New Mothers And Newborns   American Live Wire
Report: 300000 Die Worldwide in 2013 Childbirths   Voice of America
Lack of Water in Developing World Hospitals Kills: Report   Businessweek
Bangor Daily News
GlobalPost
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This Week: Better Treatment for Young Breast Ca Patients
MedPage Today
Oncology/Hematology. This Week: Better Treatment for Young Breast Ca Patients. Published: Dec 12, 2014. By MedPage Today Staff. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. The top story from this year's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, ...

Canadian women get better, shorter treatment for breast cancer than American ...   Toronto Star
IBIS-I: Tamoxifen provides long-term protection for women at high risk for breast ...   Healio
Many breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy for too long   Insidermedicine
Medscape
RTT News
Voice Chronicle
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Proved at last: Men are idiots
The Seattle Times
A whimsical statistical study published in the British Medical Journal's Christmas issue uses a database of bizarre and often fatal behavior to apply scientific scrutiny to what it calls Male Idiot Theory. By Melissa Healy. Los Angeles Times (TNS) ...

Men Do The Dumbest Things, According To Science   Huffington Post
Proved at last: Men really are idiots   Los Angeles Times
Darwin Awards show men come first in dying to be stupid   Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Economic Times
Telegraph.co.uk
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Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations in bid to halt Ebola virus
Los Angeles Times
Authorities in Sierra Leone have banned public Christmas and New Year's celebrations in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, according to local news reports. lRelated Ebola-exposed nurse arrives at National Institutes of Health clinic · Nation Now ...

Sierra Leone To Ban Christmas, New Year Parties To Curb Ebola Spread   Huffington Post
Australian Ebola hospital opens but returning senator calls for greater contribution   Sydney Morning Herald
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations   BBC News
Irish Independent
DAWN.com
IBNLive
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CDC: 16 million children can legally purchase e-cigarettes
Fox News
ATLANTA – Sixteen million American children can legally purchase e-cigarettes, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It's because of where they live among the patchwork of state regulations governing ...

E-Cigarettes Remain Available to More Than 16 Million American Children   myCentralOregon.com
More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigs legally   Washington Post
Ten states, District of Columbia allow minors to buy e-cigarettes -CDC   Reuters
WebMD
eNews Park Forest
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Celebrate more use of potatoes
Idaho State Journal
THUMBS UP: To a victory for the popular potato. For the first time, low-income women are able to pay for white potatoes with vouchers issued by the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program known as WIC. The potato provision is part of a massive ...

Congress puts potatoes on menu for low-income moms   Charlotte Observer
WIC Policy Change Would Be Big Win for All-Powerful Potato Lobby   Slate Magazine (blog)

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H3N2 flu strain seen in majority of confirmed cases in Alberta this season
CBC.ca
Although it's still too early to tell, statistics from Alberta Health Services (AHS) suggest the 2014 vaccine may not be as effective as hoped against this year's most prominent influenza strain. Of the 924 confirmed cases in Alberta so far this season, 818 of them ...

Canada's flu cases up sharply, 3 weeks running   CTV News
Flu shots not perfect match, but may help   MyWebTimes.com
Why You Really Need A Flu Shot (Even Though The Vaccine Isn't Great)   WBUR
KTVN
CIDRAP
Lexington Clipper Herald
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WBUR

Mass. Teen Birth Rates Reach Historic Lows
Boston.com
A report released Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reveals that the rate of teens in the state giving birth has reached historic lows, at 12 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 years old. The historically low rates span communities ...

Teen Birth Rate In Mass. At Historic Low   WBUR
Mass. teen birth rate at lowest level ever recorded   WNYT
Latest birth report shows teen birth rate down   Nashoba Publishing
CBS Local
Boston Globe
Charlotte Observer
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