us-hotdailynews: 2015-03-17 U.S. Health

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US Ebola patient now in critical condition: NIH
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American being treated for Ebola was in critical condition Monday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland said. The healthcare worker was evacuated from West Africa and arrived at the NIH clinical center on Friday.
Care Differs for American and African With Ebola   New York Times
Doctors treating patient with Ebola at NIH downgrade condition to critical   Washington Post
Partners in Health to stay in W. Africa despite Ebola scare   Boston Globe (subscription)
WebMD
Voice of America
Xinhua
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Disneyland measles outbreak linked to low vaccination rates
OCRegister
The blame started being assigned almost as soon as measles struck Orange County this winter. Public health experts and frustrated, pro-vaccine parents pointed fingers at those who refused, delayed, neglected or simply forgot to get their children the shots, ...

Low Vaccination Rates Found Linked To Disneyland Christmas Measles Outbreak   Pioneer News
MMR Vaccination Rates Might Be As Low As 50 Percent   Doctors Lounge
Low vaccine rate caused US measles spread   SBS
Los Angeles Times
Raw Story
TIME
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Newer Blood Thinner May Improve Outcomes for Heart Attack Survivors
Philly.com
SATURDAY, March 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of the newer anti-clotting drug Brilinta cut heart attack survivors' future risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death, a new study found. The study was funded by Brilinta's maker, ...

ACC: Brilinta Effective in Long-Term DAPT   MedPage Today
PEGASUS Trail: Combination of Ticagrelor With Aspirin Drastically Reduce ...   Consolidate Times
AstraZeneca Announces Results From PEGASUS-TIMI 54 Study   RTT News
Times Gazette
Monthly Prescribing Reference
GlobalPost
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Hepatitis C Drugs Will 'Strain Budgets': Study
WebMD
MONDAY, March 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- New hepatitis C drugs promise cure rates above 90 percent, but could prove to be budget-busters for public and private health insurers, a new analysis finds. Recently approved drugs for chronic hepatitis C ...

Under Obamacare, Cost May Make The Best Drugs Unavailable   Science 2.0
New hepatitis C drugs will place strain on health care system   Medical Xpress
Newer HCV Agents Mostly Cost-Effective   MedPage Today
Houston Chronicle
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Coca Cola Pays Diet Experts To Promote Coke As A 'Healthy' Snack Choice
Yibada (English Edition)
Coca Cola is collaborating with health and nutrition experts to market the idea that its Coke product is ideal for fitness. Considered as the world's largest beverage producer, Coca Cola has been criticized recently for being one of the biggest reasons for the ...

Coca-Cola pays health experts to suggest soda as a healthy snack   RT
Coca-Cola's Bet on Premium Milk Could Be a Winner for KO Stock   Investorplace.com
Coke as a sensible snack? Coca-Cola works with dietitians who suggest cola as ...   Minneapolis Star Tribune
ABC News
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Little Girl With Cancer Who Taylor Swift Granted Wish For Dies
WFMY News 2
Jaline Salinas, the brave girl who touched the hearts of San Antonians and the nation during her battle with terminal brain cancer, passed away Sunday evening. (Photo: Jalene's Journey on Facebook) (Photo: Jalene's Journey on Facebook). 70 CONNECT 4 ...

Jalene's journey comes to an end   KSAT San Antonio
4-year-old who wanted to "shake off" cancer with Taylor Swift dies   CBS News
4-year-old girl battling cancer whose dying wish to meet Taylor Swift came true ...   Fox News Latino
Fox News
GossipCenter.com
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Poll: Parents may share too much about tots on social media
New York Daily News
A father holding his baby girl and uses a laptop. A newly-released University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital poll reveals that nearly 70% of parents use social media to get advice from other parents. Posting updates about everything from spit-up to ...

Are you a SHARENT? Researchers warn doting parents can cause privacy ...   Daily Mail
Parents, are you over sharing your kids online   WRGB
Will the rise of 'over-sharenting' mean the end of privacy for our children?   Daily Republic
Detroit Free Press
KRNV My News 4
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Cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain
New York Daily News
Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone. Doctors at the annual meeting of the American ...

New cholesterol drugs may reduce risk of heart attacks   KGNS.tv
Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Lowering Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk   Philly.com
New Class of Cholesterol Drugs Shows Promise For Heart Disease   TIME
New York Times
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Diabetes is 'epidemic' with 400 million sufferers worldwide
Daily Mail
'It is a chronic disease that has spread widely in recent decades - not only in high-income countries, but also in many populous low and middle-income countries such as India and China.' He added: 'We would hope that the findings further increase the policy ...

If You're One Of The World's 382 Million Diabetics, Your Wages May Dip   KPBS
The Most Expensive Place in the World to Have Diabetes   TIME

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Social Media Campaign Reunites Man With Childhood Nurse
ABC News
Gary Bentley had open heart surgery when he was only 10 years old. But it's not the pain, or even the fear he recalls from that hospital stay in 1973. "There was a nurse when I came out of intensive care," said Bentley of Killen, Alabama. "She was on my floor ...

Alabama man reunited with nurse who helped him 40 years ago   CBS News
Patient, nurse reunited after 40 years   Rock Hill Herald
After 40 years, man reunited with UAB nurse who made an impact on him   AL.com

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