health news : February 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

FOX NEWS: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment

Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since around Christmas Day.

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FOX NEWS: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment

Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since around Christmas Day.

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FOX NEWS: Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter

Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter

Ohio mother Clarissa Sobolewski was diagnosed colon cancer after giving birth to third child.

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FOX NEWS: Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter

Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter

Ohio mother Clarissa Sobolewski was diagnosed colon cancer after giving birth to third child.

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FOX NEWS: Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth

Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth

An Avon, Ohio woman says she was diagnosed with colon cancer just six months after she gave birth to her daughter.

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FOX NEWS: Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth

Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth

An Avon, Ohio woman says she was diagnosed with colon cancer just six months after she gave birth to her daughter.

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FOX NEWS: Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia

Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia

Australian doctors discovered an extremely rare pair of semi-identical twins during a woman's pregnancy. The siblings share all of their mother’s DNA but only part of their father’s DNA.

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FOX NEWS: Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia

Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia

FOX NEWS: Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors

Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors

Charles Shields, who has Parkinson's disease and is in hospice, says it's a miracle that he was able to walk for the first time after being bedridden for several years.

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FOX NEWS: Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy

Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy

A rare set of semi-identical twins have been identified in Australia, only the second set ever reported in the world.

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FOX NEWS: Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors

Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors

FOX NEWS: Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy

Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy

A rare set of semi-identical twins have been identified in Australia, only the second set ever reported in the world.

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FOX NEWS: 'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair

'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair

Staff at a Casa Grande nursing home say they are witnessing “power of prayer” after a hospice patient who was bedridden for several years suddenly stood up out of his wheelchair and began walking during a therapy session last week.

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FOX NEWS: 'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair

'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair

FOX NEWS: Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’

Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’

A wildlife biologist in Florida was slammed with a nearly $50,000 medical bill after she was bitten by a stray kitten.

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FOX NEWS: Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’

Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’

A wildlife biologist in Florida was slammed with a nearly $50,000 medical bill after she was bitten by a stray kitten.

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FOX NEWS: Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose

Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose

A 59-year-old man went to see a specialist after he lost his sense of smell and had been suffering from a two-year stuffy nose. Doctors were shocked to discover that the culprit was a stray tooth inside his nose.

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FOX NEWS: Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose

Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose

FOX NEWS: Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell

Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell

A curious case of a man’s seemingly typical nasal symptoms landed in a medical journal after doctors discovered that a tooth growing in his nose was the actual culprit.

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FOX NEWS: Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell

Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell

FOX NEWS: Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death

Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death

Former abortion doctor Dr. Anthony Levatino speaks out on his change of heart after his daughter's tragic death.

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FOX NEWS: Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death

Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death

Former abortion doctor Dr. Anthony Levatino speaks out on his change of heart after his daughter's tragic death.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

FOX NEWS: Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says

Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says

Progress toward preventing HIV in the U.S. has leveled in recent years because treatment for the virus isn't reaching those who need it most, according to health officials.

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FOX NEWS: Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says

Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says

FOX NEWS: Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation

Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation

A baby boy born in Tokyo is now believed to be the world’s smallest baby, being born at just 24 weeks gestation and weighing 9.45 ounces.

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FOX NEWS: Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation

Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation

A baby boy born in Tokyo is now believed to be the world’s smallest baby, being born at just 24 weeks gestation and weighing 9.45 ounces.

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FOX NEWS: Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash

Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash

A Florida company has issued a voluntary recall of Marketside brand green beans and butternut squash because of a possible Listeria contamination.

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FOX NEWS: Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash

Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash

A Florida company has issued a voluntary recall of Marketside brand green beans and butternut squash because of a possible Listeria contamination.

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FOX NEWS: Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney

Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney

Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy underwent surgery Monday after revealing that she had developed a massive blood clot in her leg, forcing her to choose between risking losing her limb or possibly endangering her donated kidney.

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FOX NEWS: Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney

Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney

FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

A 25-year-old nurse on New York’s Long Island was fitted with a pacemaker earlier this month after she self-diagnosed her troubling symptoms following a hip injury.

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FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

FOX NEWS: South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients

South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients

A pediatric practice in South Carolina is turning away unvaccinated patients as part of a new policy that seeks to protect patients with a weakened immune system.

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FOX NEWS: South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients

South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients

A pediatric practice in South Carolina is turning away unvaccinated patients as part of a new policy that seeks to protect patients with a weakened immune system.

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FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition

FOX NEWS: World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital

World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital

An infant in Tokyo who is believed to be the smallest surviving baby boy in the world has finally been released from the hospital for the first time since his August birth.

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FOX NEWS: World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital

World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital

FOX NEWS: Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

More families are suing an Ohio hospital and a critical-care doctor accused of ordering excessive doses of pain medication for dozens of patients who died.

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FOX NEWS: Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

More families are suing an Ohio hospital and a critical-care doctor accused of ordering excessive doses of pain medication for dozens of patients who died.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

FOX NEWS: Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient

Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient

A Los Angeles-area “herbalist” was convicted in a child abuse case Tuesday after a jury found him responsible for the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy.

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FOX NEWS: Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient

Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient

A Los Angeles-area “herbalist” was convicted in a child abuse case Tuesday after a jury found him responsible for the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy.

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FOX NEWS: Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine

Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine

Traces of pesticide and herbicide glyphosate, an ingredient in weed killer have been found in popular beers and wine, according to a study by U.S. PIRG. Though the levels of glyphosate in the drinks tested aren't necessarily dangerous, the World Health Organization said in a 2015 report that the pesticide is 'probably carcinogenic to humans.'

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