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• Dengue Vaccine Is Finally Here

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• Dec 09, 2015 11:20 PM EST

• After a long wait, a vaccine against dengue is available in the market.

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• CDC survey: Fewer Americans complain of problems with medical bills

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• Dec 09, 2015 05:41 PM EST

• A CDC survey has found that 12 million fewer people say they live in households that are struglling with medical bills.

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• Infection rate for HIV is falling, but not evenly

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• Dec 08, 2015 05:52 PM EST

• HIV infection rate down by 20% gbetween 2005 and 2014, but non among gay and bisexual men or in the South.

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• Goldman Sachs Economist Highly Recommends Reducing Antibiotic Use in Livestock

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• Dec 07, 2015 11:38 PM EST

• An economist from Goldman Sachs who conducted a review of antibiotic use in livestock in Britain recommends significantly reducing such medication at least to the international agreeable limits.

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• College Students Sick after Eating at Chipotle

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• Dec 07, 2015 11:15 PM EST

• At least 30 students from Boston College have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal symptoms after dining in a Chipotle restaurant, said school authorities on Monday, Dec 7.

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• Smog in Beijing is so bad it triggered first smog red alert

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• Dec 07, 2015 05:54 PM EST

• Beijing, a city that is known for bad smog, has issued the first red alert warning people that the air is bad.

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• Same Mosquito Causing Dengue and Chikungunya Now Believed Causing Baby Deformities in Brazil

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:55 PM EST

• A rare virus caused by the same mosquito that is linked to dengue and Chikungunya is a growing threat among Brazil’s babies.

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• New Leukemia Drug Works Better than Chemo for Untreated Patients, Study Says

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:35 PM EST

• A cancer drug that is given to previously untreated patients works just as well when it’s administered to untreated patients—in fact, even better.

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• Jimmy Carter: No More Cancer Spots

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:11 PM EST

• No more cancer spots, an official statement from Carter Center website says.

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• People Urged to Watch Out for a Menacing Type of Bacteria

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• Dec 06, 2015 10:39 PM EST

• More than ever, health experts are urging both doctors and patients to be more accurate in dispensing and consuming antibiotics especially since there’s a possible menacing threat lurking.

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• Gleevec Now Has a Generic Version

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• Dec 06, 2015 10:18 PM EST

• The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made one of the most commonly prescribed cancer drugs in the market generic after both the brand-name and generic drug maker has settled its dispute over patents last year.

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• Surgeons are prepping for a penis transplant to help injured surgeons

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• Dec 06, 2015 05:58 PM EST

• A surgical team at Johns Hopkins is preparing for the first penis transplant in the United States as soon as a donor is found.