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Teacher dances off 100 pounds to find her dream body (CNN) -- In fall 2012, Roni Tarver was in a bad mood. The 5-foot-6-inch teacher weighed 235 pounds and suffered back pain almost constantly. She was popping 10 to 15 ibuprofen daily, which took a toll on her stomach. It didn't help that she was on her feet ...
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| Insured young cancer patients fare better, live longer: study CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young adults with cancer are far more likely to recover or live longer if they have health insurance, a new study on the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act shows. The study published on Monday reports benefits for young people ...
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Tool can plug gunshot wounds in seconds (CNN) -- You can find many things in Williams-Sonoma, the kitchenware retailer. Cookie sheets. Spatulas. And, oh yeah, an idea for treating gunshot wounds. At least, that's what RevMedx found. The U.S. military had asked the medical technology company to ...
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Skin cancer trial results 'exciting' scan of lungs The image on the left shows melanoma which has spread into the lungs - the large grey area are tumours. On the right, the tumours have shrunk after treatment. The results of two international trials against advanced skin cancer have been ...
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Experts: World Cup Travelers Could Face Health, Safety Issues ST. LOUIS — This month, fans from around the world will be heading to Brazil for football's FIFA World Cup. But public health experts advise there could be more at risk than a disappointing result on the field. Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Bayonne Medical Center holds on to dubious honor of most expensive in US For the second year in a row, Bayonne Medical Center once again ranks as the nation's most expensive hospital, Medicare data released Monday by the federal government show. The 278-bed for-profit hospital in working-class Bayonne charged more than ...
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Aging Fiercely At 91 Harriette Thompson just set a world record for the fastest marathon ever by a woman 90 years or older. She's 91, and made her mark at the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon. She also became the second oldest marathon finisher in U.S. history. She logged ...
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Teen Exposure To E-Cigarette Marketing On The Rise Teen exposure to e-cigarette marketing has increased significantly over the last few years, according to a new study from researchers at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. For the study the researchers reviewed marketing records for ...
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Yale Study: 12 Percent of All US Children Abused An estimated 12 percent of all children in the United States suffer some sort of confirmed neglect, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by the time they reach age 18, says new research from Yale University. Even more troubling, one out of every five black ...
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Skin cancer drug 'cures' man given months to live: Doctors hail results of ... An 'astonishing' drug that has apparently cured a man dying of skin cancer was hailed by doctors yesterday. They say the results of medical trials are 'jaw-dropping' and offer hope for victims of other forms of cancer. The medicine, pembrolizumab, is the latest ...
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Dr. Max Gomez: Researchers Announce Breakthrough In Fight Against Cervical ... Research presented at an annual meeting of thousands of cancer experts could lead to treatment for many different cancers, CBS 2′s Dr. Max Gomez reported. Aricca Wallace, 37, has been cancer free for 22 months, after undergoing an experimental ...
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Family Could Break GoFundMe Record to Save Child With Rare Disorder The O'Neill family has been racing the clock to fund a cure for their 4-year-old daughter's rare, terminal disorder, and in the process, they're on track to break a fundraising record on GoFundMe.com. Since early April, the O'Neills have raised more than ...
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Ebola prompts London Mining to evacuate staff from Sierra Leone London Mining (LON:LOND) has evacuated "non-essential" staff from Sierra Leone to protect workers from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. The AIM miner is the first company to publicly react to the highly contagious disease, which it claims has not yet ...
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| More Buffalo-area cops learn to administer drug that can save overdose victims When a person overdoses on heroin or opioids, police officers called to the scene used to be unable to do much besides call for medical services. Now, more officers in the Buffalo area are becoming trained and equipped to save people who are close to ...
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Study Examines Efficacy of Taxes on Sugary Drinks Shopping for soft drinks in California, where the Senate recently passed a bill to require warning labels on sugary beverages. Credit Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...
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How News Coverage of the Boston Marathon Manhunt Affected Local Kids Explosions At 117th Boston Marathon Women and children are evacuated from the scene on Boylston Street after two explosions went off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Bill Greene—Boston Globe/Getty Images. You may ...
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GSK's Phase III trial of breast cancer combination treatment fails to meet primary ... UK-based drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reported results from its Phase III trial of two anti-HER2 agents, lapatinib (Tykerb/Tyverb) and trastuzumab, as an adjuvant treatment for patients with HER2 positive primary breast cancer. Image. The trial ...
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Virus Scare Causes Russia to Suspend US Pig Imports Concerned over the spread of of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) in U.S. pig populations, Russia announced last week it was suspending U.S. imports of live pigs effective May 30, Reuters reports. The disease has already killed roughly 10 percent of ...
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Medicare Could Save Billions By Scrapping Random Drug Plan Assignment A new study finds that Medicare is spending billions of dollars more than it needs to on prescription drugs for low-income seniors and disabled beneficiaries. In 2013, an estimated 10 million people who participate in the Medicare prescription drug program, ...
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Breath Test May Spot Lung Cancer MONDAY, June 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People may soon be able to learn whether or not they have lung cancer -- and how bad their cancer is -- by breathing into a tube. Researchers have developed a breathalyzer that can detect lung cancer and ...
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Poor Sleep May Have Same Impact On GPA As Binge Drinking, Marijuana Sleeping Student (Photo : Tumblr/Napping All Over Rutgers) Poor sleep has the same impact on grade point average (GPA) as binge drinking and marijuana, according to a recent study. Poor sleep has the same impact on grade point average (GPA) as binge ...
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MERS arrives in Algeria, hits 6 more in Saudi Arabia MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) arrived in Algeria in the form of cases in two men who had gone on an Umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on May 31. In addition, six more MERS ...
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Men 'feel more pain after major ops' More than 10,000 patients were monitored after operations, including heart or abdominal surgery, at a hospital in Germany. Interviews with male and female patients, presented at the Euroanaesthesia conference, showed the men were reporting more pain.
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After Controversies, Medicare Reimbursement For End-Of-Life Planning Again ... The federal government may reimburse doctors for talking to Medicare patients and their families about "advance care planning," including living wills and end-of-life treatment options — potentially rekindling one of the fiercest storms in the Affordable Care ...
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GOP reps balk over medical marijuana HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania parents seeking to treat their children's seizures with a derivative of marijuana had reason to hope when Gov. Tom Corbett announced last month he could support a medical study. But before such a program can begin, they ...
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21st annual Susan G. Komen Seattle Race for the Cure Thirty-year breast cancer survivor Denise Wingo-McKinion, of Seattle, holds up a rose as she dances to music with her grandson Jayden Wingo, 11, left, during festivities at the 21st Annual Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure at Seattle Center's ...
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These Two Pills May Treat Ovarian Cancer Better Than Chemotherapy Swallowing two new pills, together, could be a promising alternative to current treatments for ovarian cancer, including chemotherapy. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. A phase 2 clinical trial promises an alternative to chemotherapy, in pill form. Researchers ...
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