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Obama health nominee's first task? Ward off new crises WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. health secretary, will need all her skills as a crisis manager to steer the law known as Obamacare away from troubled waters during this year's congressional ...
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Minority Kids With Autism and Trouble With Walking TUESDAY, May 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Minority children with autism are more likely to have lost critical developmental skills, such as walking or talking, than are white children, according to a new study. The phenomenon, called developmental ...
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Avian flu discovered in penguins in Antarctica: scientist SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a new strain of avian flu in the Antarctic, after testing a group of Adélie penguins, according to an Australian-based researcher. "We found that this virus was unlike anything else detected in the world," Aeron ...
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Hospitals and union make deal to avoid ballot measure fight Members of the Service Employees International Union rally in San Francisco in February. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg). Chad Terhune contact the reporter · Economy, Business and FinanceUnionsLaws and LegislationPersonal IncomeMedicaid.
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Exercise Could Help Disabled People, But Too Few Are Active: CDC TUESDAY, May 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Half of the 21 million Americans who have a disability don't exercise, and that lack of exercise is jeopardizing their health, federal officials reported Tuesday. Among these 11 million inactive adults are people who ...
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| Graying of America Is Speeding, Report Says The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double by the middle of the century when they will make up more than a fifth of the nation's population, according to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday. By 2050, 83.7 million Americans will ...
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In Speech and Essay, Chiara de Blasio Details Her Depression and Addiction Chiara de Blasio, left, on Tuesday with her parents, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York and Chirlane McCray, before accepting an award. Credit Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ...
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Limited amount of mangos recalled for possible Listeria SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (UPI) -- Pacific Organic Produce voluntarily recalled a limited number of cases of organic Tommy Atkins mangos sold under the Purity Organic brand for possible Listeria. The San Francisco-based company said no illnesses were ...
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Census director tours booming North Dakota The U.S. Census Bureau is up to the task of accurately counting the exploding population in North Dakota, where armies of job seekers have come to take advantage of the oil-wealthy state's abundant employment opportunities, the agency's director said ...
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| Dental therapists aim to fill in oral health shortfalls In this Nov. 14, 2012 photo, dental therapist Megan Meyer helps a patient with a broken tooth at the Community Dental Care clinic in Maplewood, Minn. Minnesota was the first state to license dental therapists. / Dawn Villella for USA TODAY. USA Today ...
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Sip coffee daily to prevent eye damage New York, May 7 (IANS) Your daily cup of coffee is brewing some soothing news for your eyes. According to food scientists, a daily cup of coffee can prevent eyesight deterioration and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging and ...
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Mayor's Daughter Opens Up About Recovery New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter said Tuesday she was in the throes of serious substance abuse and mental-health problems during her father's campaign last year for City Hall. Chiara de Blasio, a 19-year-old college student, received an award ...
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It's never too late to lose weight and improve your health It is never too late for overweight people to lose weight to improve their health, according to a new study. Researchers also found, perhaps not surprisingly, that people who are obese in their mid-twenties are more likely to suffer serious weight problems later ...
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Jenna Hinman remembered as heartfelt mother, friend Fort Drum soldier Brandon Hinman holds his twins before they were discharged from Crouse Hospital, Syracuse. He is shown holding his wife Jenna's hand on April 12. HINMAN FAMILY. Fort Drum soldier Brandon Hinman with his twins when they were ...
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Officials Warn of Measles Exposure for Chantilly, South Riding The Loudoun and Fairfax County Health departments on Tuesday issued a warning for residents in Chantilly, South Riding and Falls Church that they may have been exposed to someone who was carrying the measles virus. The risk of a measles infection is ...
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This Woman Says Shape Magazine Refused to Post Her Bikini Photo After Her ... Brooke Birmingham is the picture of how hard work and dedication to losing weight can pay off. Unfortunately, she ran into a situation where her weight loss picture wasn't welcome. Brooke, a 28-year-old blogger from Quad Cities, Ill., has lost more than 170 ...
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Researchers discover genetic risk factor for premature birth Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth. The risk factor is related to a gene that codes for a protein that the scientists have found helps the body's immune cells ...
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Sports and energy drink consumption linked with negative behaviors PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 6, 2014 – Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a ...
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| Fiber helps heart attack survivors live longer Heart attack survivors may live longer if they get the recommended amount of fiber in their diets, a new study suggests. Many studies have found that fiber lovers have a lower risk of developing heart disease. But experts said the new findings suggest fiber ...
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1st U.S. citizen with MERS is improving The first American citizen diagnosed with a mysterious virus from the Middle East is improving daily and could be released soon from an Indiana hospital, although he will be isolated at home, health officials said Monday. The man has been in a hospital in ...
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Reading Helps Keep Alzheimer's at Bay Reading books and magazines, writing and participating in other mentally stimulating activities, no matter your age, can help to keep memory and thinking skills intact, a new study suggests. The findings add to growing evidence that mental challenges like ...
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