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Punk legend Joey Ramone remembered at birthday bash

by Lisa Traxler LiveDaily Ticket Alert Editor NEW YORK--Mainstream America saluted punk rock last week when Congress proclaimed May 19 to be "Joey Ramone Day" and raised a flag in his honor over the...

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Program to halt elephantiasis gets results

LONDON -- Four years into a 20-year international campaign against the disfiguring disease known as elephantiasis, nearly 80 million people who are at risk have begun to be protected, raising hopes...

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Spleen and Lymphatic System

Yahoo! Health Have questions about your health? Find answers here. Closely connected with the blood and circulatory system, the lymphatic system is an extensive drainage system that returns water and...

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Study of IBM Deaths Links Chip Manufacturing To Cancer

Death rates among workers who manufacture computer components are at higher risk of dying of cancer, compared with the general population, according to a study published Friday. Richard Clapp, a...

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Malaria Drug Promising Against Cancer -

1 hour, 1 minute ago WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A common anti-malaria drug called chloroquine can also prevent the development of certain types of human cancers in mice, a U.S. study...

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Drug cocktail may help parasite victims

Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:43pm ET | | By Peter Apps LONDON (Reuters) - Using a cocktail of drugs may help doctors more effectively treat three of the world's most common parasitic diseases, researchers...

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No guilt in binging for Liu

DARK chocolates and tiramisu are Bernice Liu's 'must-haves' any time the Hong Kong actress chances upon them. "Everyone knows I eat them religiously, even my fans would send me bars of chocolates,"...

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Basketball team captain shot dead on porch in Springfield

Police in Springfield are investigating a shooting yesterday that took the life of the captain of the varsity basketball team at Springfield Central High School. Mario Hornsby, 19, was sitting on a...

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Understanding cancer treatment

This is the first in a two-part series on understanding cancer treatment. SOMEHOW it will not be easy to discuss the issue of chemotherapy in a neutral, emotionless and objective way, especially for...

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Cats and dogs cut their owners' cancer risk by a third, researchers say

Pet lovers are a third less likely to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system Owning a pet can reduce the chances of developing a form of cancer by nearly a third, researchers...

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DOH declares Southern Leyte as first filaria-free province

By: Melnie Ragasa-Jimena The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday officially declared Southern Leyte as the first filaria-free province in the Philippines. “After seven consecutive years of mass drug...

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Price cut on medicine

By: Bhaby See “DO more and feel better.” Thus said one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country as it reduced prices of medicines by 50 percent. GlaxoSmithKline president Roberto Taboada...

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New DNA coding to track mosquitoes, fight disease

New DNA coding to track mosquitoes, fight disease OSLO (Reuters) - A novel genetic technology will be used in Africa to track mosquitoes that can spread a disease disfiguring millions of people with...

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Cellulite treatments on trial

A whopping 4m women in the UK are concerned about cellulite, according to the market analysts Mintel. That doesn't mean that all those women are on the overweight side, either. "That's because...

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Elephantiasis Afflicts 120 Million in Africa

The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasisMore than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and...

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Hispaniola leaders aim to eradicate malaria

What remains uncertain is how to fund the roughly $250 million effort, which also aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, on the two-nation island of Hispaniola. Former President Jimmy Carter, who...

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'Live' Imaging Reveals Breast Cancer Cells' Transition To Metastasis

Posted on: Sunday, 6 December 2009, 13:53 CST TGFb growth factor controls spread of cancer cells The spread, or metastasis, of individual breast cancer cells from the main tumor into the blood...

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Dexter star Michael C Hall on road to recovery as hair grows back following...

His hair may be short and wispy, but it is a welcome sign Michael C hall is on the road to recovery. After finishing a course of chemotherapy last month the Dexter star is now in remission from...

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Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Chinese Detox

It seems allergy season has hit Gwyneth hard. She writes in her latest GOOP newsletter: This week, Adele Reising shares thoughts on spring from a Chinese medical perspective and provides tips for...

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Global Health Partnership on Track to Eliminate Elephantiasis by 2020

Largest Neglected Tropical Disease Program Reaches 600 Million People in 2009; Disease Prevention Saves Developing World Economies More Than $21.8 Billion , June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives...

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Every Brazilian girl can dream of being president: Rousseff

Rio de Janeiro, March 2 (IANS/EFE) Wednesday, March 02, 2011 --> Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that she has opened the way for every girl in the country who dreams of being president....

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How To Detox Your Body For The New Year

Australia's Mitchell Johnson drinks water during a team training session at the Sydney Cricket Ground January 2, 2014. Australia are hoping to achieve a 5-0 sweep over England in the Ashes series when...

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India Begins Campaign to Eliminate Elephantiasis

The hope is to hand out free piils once a year to 400 million Indians at risk of the disease, which disfigures limbs....

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Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland Says He Has ‘Very Advanced’ Cancer

The 59-year-old Republican, who came into office this year, said he would remain in office while undergoing “very aggressive chemotherapy treatment.”...

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Fight Against Tropical Diseases Is Framed as Efficient

A consortium argued that every $1 invested in fighting neglected tropical diseases would generate $50 to almost $200 in productivity gains by 2030. ......

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Sarah Paulson, 41, and Holland Taylor, 73, put on a loved-up display in...

They announced they were in a relationship in December. And Sarah Paulson, 41, and Holland Taylor, 73, proved why they were a perfect match as they attended a charity reception on Saturday. ......

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Gene Tests Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemotherapy, Study Says

Researchers found that nearly half of women with early breast cancer can safely avoid the treatment with little risk of cancer recurring or spreading in five years. ......

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Kenya Launches New Campaign For Millions Affected by Elephantiasis

The government of Kenya has launched a campaign on Friday for the more than three million citizens that are at risk of the disease in poor communities, according to Al Jazeera. Communities with little...

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'Phenomenal' progress in fighting tropical diseases

Mr Gates said: "None of these diseases are getting worse. They are less neglected than they used to be. "We're behind on some of the very ambitious goals which were set in London for 2020 - but the...

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Years of Healthy Life Lost per 100K People - In Developing...

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Brains may drain out some waste through lymphatic vessels: Scientists

By scanning the brains of healthy volunteers, scientists have found the first, long-sought evidence that our brains may drain out some waste through lymphatic vessels, the body's sewer system. The...

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Exit through the lymphatic system: New research may advance treatments for...

Scientists have disproved a decades-old orthodoxy: cerebrospinal fluid does not leave the cranial cavity via blood vessels, but instead through the lymphatic system. This finding has far-reaching...

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Govt launching anti-filariasis campaign

Kathmandu, February 20 Epidemiology and Disease Control Division is organising mass drug administration campaign against lymphatic filariasis on February 24, 25 and 26 in 24 districts. The districts...

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EDCD advises all to take anti-filariasis drugs

Kathmandu, February 24 Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has advised all to take medicines during its mass drug administration campaign against lymphatic filariasis. The campaign started in 24...

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How Jade Rolling Will Help With Your Puffy Face

It seems like everyone on Instagram is jade rolling without me. Everywhere I look, people are either talking about or showing themselves vigorously dragging what looks like a mini paint roller made of...

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Is This Tissue a New Organ? Maybe. A Conduit for Cancer? It Seems Likely.

A new study reveals a network of tissue that acts as a “highway of moving fluid” but loses its shape when viewed. ......

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Diagnosis: Had Two Diseases Struck at Once?

Extreme fatigue and muscle pain led to one diagnosis. Enlarged lymph nodes led to another. ......

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India adopts new strategy to accelerate lymphatic filariasis elimination

New Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday inaugurated the 10th meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF). The minister launched India’s Accelerated Plan...

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ImpediMed Vice President Dennis Schlaht Receives 2018 Advocate Award from...

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2018--ImpediMed Limited (ASX: IPD), the global leader in the design and manufacture of medical devices employing bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS)...

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Lymphatic Massage Helps Immune System

By Dr. Mercola Massage is often considered to be a treat reserved for special occasions, but there’s good reason to make regular massages a part of your health and fitness routine. Researchers from...

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Diagnosis: Traveling in Vietnam, His Leg Swelled Terribly. Had He Caught...

It started with vomiting after a day of sightseeing and ended with edema that just wouldn’t go away. ......

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Global Health: Volcanic Minerals, Not Worms, Caused Disease Outbreak in Uganda

An outbreak of elephantiasis among farmers in western Uganda was the surprising result of working barefoot, researchers report. ......

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With Melanoma, Lymph Node Removal May Not Improve Survival

If melanoma cells are found in a lymph node, doctors routinely remove all the surrounding lymph nodes. But this practice may not improve survival. ......

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Doctors: When the Doctor’s Mother Has Cancer

I braced myself for what would come next: The beginning of every cancer story, when the seemingly innocent cough or dizziness takes a sinister turn. ......

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New vaccine created to fight Chikungunya

A novel vaccine, based on a modified measles virus, promises to be safe and effective against the chikungunya virus, results of a clinical trial published in the journal The Lancet, have shown. The...

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Rep. Moore reveals cancer diagnosis and how ACA saved her life

Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore has made a strong and very personal case for lawmakers to keep the Affordable Care Act. In a televised interview, Moore revealed her cancer diagnosis and where she...

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Ellis: Why we should know about the lymphatic system

By Glenn Ellis An important part of maintaining a healthy immune system is an effective “lymphatic system”, yet almost nowhere is anyone paying specific attention to it. The lymphatic system is the...

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Cancer’s Trick for Dodging the Immune System

In a study of tumors in mice, scientists may have learned why immunotherapy doesn’t work in many patients and what might be done to boost its effectiveness. ......

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