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Glucosamine promotes longevity in worms and mice, study says Researchers in Europe say glucosamine helped to extend the life span of worms and aging mice by mimicking a low-carbohydrate diet. In a paper published Tuesday in Nature Communications, scientists from Germany and Switzerland reported that the ...
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| Season of High School Football Hits May Alter Brain TUESDAY, April 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Even among high school football players who've never had a concussion, a small preliminary study suggests that changes can still occur to their brains within the course of a single season. The study involved 45 ...
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Data trove shows US doctors reap millions from Medicare NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 2012, an enterprising ophthalmologist in south Florida received $20.8 million in Medicare payments, the highest amount the government health plan for the elderly paid an individual provider that year, according to a preliminary ...
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| Gilead pressured to cut hepatitis C drug's price Express Scripts Holding Co., a pharmacy-benefit manager that handles more than 1 billion prescriptions a year in the U.S., is ratcheting up its effort to force Gilead Sciences to cut the $84,000 price of its new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi. Express Scripts plans to ask ...
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Doctor With Big Medicare Billings Is No Stranger to Scrutiny MIAMI — The doctor who bills the most for Medicare in the country is a South Florida ophthalmologist whose offices were twice raided last year by the FBI and whose generous political contributions and cozy relationship with New Jersey Senator Robert ...
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Chicago's Cardinal George won't go to Rome for canonizations, resuming ... CHICAGO – Chicago Cardinal Francis George will not travel to Rome for the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II later this month because of the resumption of chemotherapy to treat his cancer. The 77-year-old spiritual leader of the ...
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Eating disorders in young men 'are being overlooked' Young men with an eating disorder are not getting the help and support they need because of a perceptions about a "women's illness", say researchers. Men are underdiagnosed and undertreated for anorexia and other eating disorders, despite making up ...
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Yellow Fever Mosquito back in the Bay Area The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control reports the mosquitoes, eggs and larvae have been found at four locations in Menlo Park near Holy Cross Cemetery in the past week. The invasive species surfaced last summer in Menlo Park. It's the first ...
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US teen birth rate at historic low, but girls deliver 1700 babies every week, CDC ... The national teen birth rate has plummeted 63 percent to its lowest level over the last 20 years, but with 1,700 babies born every week to girls under 18, the rate is still too high, according to a report released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Sticky switcheroo: FDA cracks down on honey labeling Companies have been selling sugary, sticky honey blends on grocery store shelves for years, adding syrups or sweeteners not made naturally by bees, but hiding their fraud on the packaging under the label “honey.” This food fraud also applies to foods that ...
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Pollen burst could be in forecast A long, cold winter has allergy doctors and Canadians dreading sneezes and itchy eyes as they prepare for bursts of tree pollen. Allergist Dr. Mark Greenwald of Toronto is a veteran of nearly 25 years of allergy seasons. Even though trees are still bare, some ...
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Health officials were slow to reveal meningitis deaths, advocates say Advocates from health organizations and the gay community criticized Los Angeles County officials Tuesday over their response to a recent cluster of meningitis cases that have led to the deaths of three young men. The county's Department of Public Health ...
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Saudi Arabia Declares War On MERS Saudi health authorities have launched all-out efforts to prevent an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in the country after the deadly virus hit paramedics at two major hospitals in the city. A paramedic at King Abdul Aziz Hospital ...
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AMA won't stop release of Medicare doc data The nation's largest doctors' group said Monday it won't try to block Medicare's release of billing records for 880,000 physicians, although it continues to oppose the government's recent decision to open up the massive data trove. An official of the American ...
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Dream team aims to turn pancreatic cancer into treatable disease UC San Francisco has been selected to join a national "dream team" on pancreatic cancer, part of a project designed to accelerate treatment and discoveries for one of the most deadly forms of cancer. The team will be announced on April 7, 2013 during the ...
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Report: Foodborne Illnesses More Likely to Come from Restaurants You're much more likely to get a foodborne illness eating at a restaurant than in your own home, according to a new report. The study is from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a Washington D.C.-based think tank. Foodborne illnesses ...
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Wave Of Newly Insured Patients Strains Oregon Health Plan Cheryl Stumph goes over paperwork with a medical worker. She finally has health insurance to take care of her family's medical needs. Kristian Foden-Vencil for NPR. Millions of Americans who didn't have health insurance last year now do because of the ...
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GP who says checking your breasts for lumps can do more harm than good Women were first advised to check themselves regularly for breast cancer more than 60 years ago. Cushman Haagensen, an American breast surgeon, was concerned that women were being diagnosed with large, inoperable tumours and to ensure they got ...
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How a brisk walk boosts a woman's brain: Aerobic exercise can increase size of ... Brisk walking for two hours a week may help boost brainpower in women at risk of dementia, say researchers. A six-month study in women with early memory problems found aerobic activity increased the size of the hippocampus - an area of the brain ...
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Measles At A Rock Concert Goes Viral In A Bad Way A young woman who didn't know she was infected with measles went to a Kings of Leon concert in Seattle. Public health investigators have reconstructed her movements to warn the public. by: Nancy Shute. If you went to see the Kings of Leon concert on ...
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Group Wants Recall For Late Model Impalas LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)- Princess Lacey known for her life long battle with cancer and for winning the heart of star MSU basketball player Adreian Payne, has passed away. 8-Year-Old Lacey Holsworth befriendedget more >>. Princess Lacey known for her ...
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VA Releases Findings On Deaths, Injuries From Delayed Tests The Department of Veterans Affairs Monday released its findings on deaths and injuries that occurred as a result of delayed tests and treatments. Going back to 1999, the VA identified three patients in the Sunshine Healthcare Network, which includes Florida, ...
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