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How sleep loss leads to significant weight gain If you want to lose weight, be sure to get enough sleep. Most people know they should cut calories and exercise more to trim down, but there's now significant scientific evidence that another critical component to weight control is avoiding sleep deprivation, ...
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Taking Charge: Learning the ins and outs of Medicare before you retire Q: I am 65 and I will be retiring next January. My wife is also 65 and we are both currently enrolled in my company's health insurance plan. When I retire, we will no longer be covered under this plan. I know that I have to enroll in Medicare, but I'm not sure what ...
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| Circumcision does not promote risky behavior by African men Men do not engage in riskier behaviors after they are circumcised, according to a study in Kenya by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers. Three clinical trials have shown that male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of acquiring HIV in young ...
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Has the Ebola Virus Been Lurking Undetected in West Africa? Of all the viruses in the world, Ebola is one of the most feared ones. It has managed to kill over 600 people so far in West Africa, and studies show that it has been smoldering there for years. As a matter of fact, researchers claim that people who have been ...
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African wives hide HIV to avoid beatings, sapping progress on AIDS MELBOURNE, Australia - In a busy Mozambique clinic, a 25- year-old mother says she won't tell her estranged husband she has HIV for fear she will be blamed and beaten. "Very often here women won't tell their partners or ex- partners that they're ...
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Lucrative Drug Niche Sparks Legal Scramble The pharmaceutical industry's battle for dominance in the fast-growing and lucrative market for treatments of hepatitis C is prompting an unprecedented legal scramble. The prospect that hepatitis C drug sales could soar to $20 billion annually by the end of the ...
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Poor teens' health may benefit from top schools CHICAGO (AP) — A study suggests that disadvantaged teens may get more than an academic boost by attending top-notch high schools — their health may also benefit. Risky behavior including binge-drinking, unsafe sex and use of hard drugs was less ...
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Early HIV drugs 'may not stop virus' HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research. A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but the virus emerged years later. Monkey ...
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Quinn signs bill OKing medical pot for adults, kids with seizures Children and adults who suffer from epilepsy could soon find relief in medical marijuana under a bill signed Sunday by Gov. Pat Quinn. During a ceremony at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Democratic governor signed the law, which adds seizures to ...
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Before doctors check your vitals, check out theirs WASHINGTON — Americans consider insurance and a good bedside manner in choosing a doctor, but will that doctor provide high-quality care? A new poll shows that people don't know how to determine that. Being licensed and likable doesn't necessarily ...
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Teen's Death Puts Spotlight on Caffeine Powder After an Ohio teenager died from caffeine overdose in May, the federal Food and Drug Administration announced last week that they will do a formal investigation into caffeine powders and their affects. Federal health authorities have urged consumers to ...
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Whatever happened to CHIP expansion? It succeeded – but is really the ... 2014-07-20T00:00:00Z Whatever happened to CHIP expansion? It succeeded – but is really the Medicaid expansionBy MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau The Billings Gazette. 12 hours ago • By MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau · Loading…
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Study: Genetics plays major role in development of autism Using new statistical tools, Carnegie Mellon University's Kathryn Roeder has led an international team of researchers to discover that most of the genetic risk for autism comes from versions of genes that are common in the population rather than from rare ...
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Overprotective Moms More Likely to Have Overweight Kids Mothers who worry too much about their children are significantly more likely to raise overweight or obese children, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers found that 10 to 11-year-olds were significantly more likely to ...
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Aquino signs law on graphic warnings on tobacco products Malacañang on Sunday announced that President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law R.A. 10643, or “An Act to Effectively Instill Health Consciousness through Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Products.” The Graphic Health Warning Act is the ...
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Fruit Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination, Wegmans Recalls Fruit ... A California packing company has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall for several conventional and organic varieties of stone fruits packed between June 1-12 because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been ...
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