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May 23 (Bloomberg) — Rising medical costs in the U.S. are driving Americans overseas. Procedures like hip replacements and bypass surgeries are up to 90 percent cheaper in other countries. Here’s a look at the numbers behind the booming business of medical tourism. (Source: Bloomberg) &#
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The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has infected more than 500 people since it was first identified in 2012. About 30 percent of those who contract it die. The steep increase in the number of cases in recent months, and the fact that people in Asia, Europe and North America have come dow
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This week a 1-year-old baby in Round Rock is hearing sound for the first time.
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The latest person infected with MERS is an unidentified Illinois man who had only mild symptoms and never went to the doctor for treatment. CDC scientists believe he was exposed to the virus after casual contact with the Indiana doctor who was the first documented case in the U.S. Mark Strassmann re
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Lyme Disease is spreading. With warmer temperatures comes more ticks and more of the illnesses they carry.
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It’s called the 100 day cough. Kids and adults violently coughing unable to breath, all part of what some health professionals call a state-wide health alert of Pertussis or whooping cough.
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Statistics from the World Health Organization show that the average life expectancy worldwide has increased by 6 years since the year 1990. Developing countries have seen the most significant rises in average life expectancy brought on by a lower infant mortality rate. Statistics from the World Heal
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How often does food make us sick? Our complicated food production system, and the underreporting of food poisoning, makes it hard to tell. But by monitoring the risks in our food chain, we all might dine with a little more confidence. By 2050 we’ll need to feed two billion more people. Click
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A woman who had been living with incurable blood cancer for a decade was cured by a massive dose of measles vaccine. A woman who had been living with incurable blood cancer for a decade was cured by a massive dose of measles vaccine. The amount she was given was 10 thousand times greater than the st
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Major League Baseball has seen a significant increase in pitchers needing Tommy John surgery this season. Why is this happening and how can young players avoid this surgery? Chris Reckling went to look for some answers.
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Fast facts about the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome that has reached the U.S. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a corona virus called MERS-CoV. Most people who have been confirmed to have MERS-CoV infection
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A MERS patient in Orlando appears to have infected at least two other people. The CDC is trying to track down hundreds of passengers and crew members who may have shared a flight with the patient. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports.
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The Centers for Disease Control placed 22 airports on alert for the MERS virus.
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CDC investigators are tracking down US passengers who flew with the patient.
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Our brains can actually erase our memories, and there’s not much knowledge as to why this happens! Trace breaks down how information is passed from the left brain to the right brain, and also sheds some light on why we forget some memories over time. Read More: How Left-Right Brain Handoffs Ha