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A study looks at which teens gravitate toward hookah use Cigarette use is declining among young people at the same time that hookah smoking is gaining in popularity, says a new study that finds nearly 1 out 5 high school seniors used the water pipe device sometime in the last year. The study's findings confirm ...
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Girl scarred in pit bull attack, and at center of KFC controversy, to get prosthetic eye (CNN) -- Victoria Wilcher -- the 3-year-old Mississippi girl whose family claimed was asked to leave KFC because of her appearance -- will be fitted for a prosthetic eye. Victoria, who lost sight in her right eye and was left with severe facial scars after a pit bull ...
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Practicing on patients? Not in new doc boot camp New doctors at a Chicago hospital can't practice on patients. The interns must first withstand a rigorous boot camp with mock baby deliveries, fake wound stitching and simulated emergencies to get them ready for the real deal. (July 7). Loading… Post to ...
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INSIGHT-As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puffs, scour Facebook NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - One team of researchers assessing the risks of electronic cigarettes is counting the puffs taken by volunteer "vapers." Another will comb Facebook for posts on how people are tinkering with e-cigarettes to make the devices ...
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| Number of nurses in Oklahoma at all-time high OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of licensed nurses in Oklahoma stands at nearly 75,000, an all-time high in the state. The Oklahoman reported Sunday (http://bit.ly/1gTb8Gk ) that a recent open records request to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing found ...
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| Maine fire departments get federal EMT money PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of Maine fire departments will receive about $225,000 in federal grants to train emergency medical technicians in community paramedicine. Community paramedicine is a model that expands the role of paramedics to ...
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Should pelvic exam be skipped? New advice issued from the American College of Physicians urged doctors to stop performing routine pelvic exams in healthy women who aren't pregnant and have no symptoms to warrant the exam. The guideline published last Monday in the Annals of ...
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Flint couple's dream wedding comes true despite bride's terminal cancer Jennifer Hutcheson, 30, smiles as Laura Allis, president of the Wish Upon a Wedding chapter of Michigan, pulls out the wedding dress for the final fitting in Hutchesons' home in Flint. / AP. More. ADVERTISEMENT. The white outfit was an elegantly draped ...
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Children of same-sex couples happier and healthier than those from traditional ... Happier and healthier: children with same-sex parents experience higher levels of family cohesion than those in traditional families, study shows. Children of same-sex couples experience higher levels of general health and family cohesion than those from ...
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It's never too late to quit smoking Q: I have smoked since my senior year in college 44 years ago. Even though I am in good health my physician is really encouraging me to quit. I tend to smoke more when under stress so it makes me nervous to think about not being able to have that cigarette ...
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Poor nutrition, health cause disparities in fetal growth and newborn size worldwide Babies' growth in the womb and their size at birth, especially their length, are strikingly similar the world over - when babies are born to healthy, well-educated and well-nourished mothers. That's the finding of a landmark international study, ...
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New York's Fancy Food Show reveals lots of tasty innovations Creating complex candy designs will soon be as simple as clicking “print.” A prototype of the first food -grade 3-D printer was on display at the Fancy Food Show, held at the Javits Center last week, along with a sample sugary skull it produced.
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The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse can be curbed PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS enable millions of Americans to overcome what might otherwise be agonizing, crippling pain. Yet, each year, those same wonder drugs sicken, addict and even kill thousands of others. Prescription opioid overdoses caused more ...
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Trial Suggests Cheaper Drugs For Common Heart Attack Procedure After a comparison of outcomes of two drugs used to prevent blood clot formation during emergency heart attack, a new study has suggested that use of one of the drugs heparin, could result in improved outcomes. (Photo : usaghumphreys/Flickr).
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Ebola threat 'no less than terrifying' A Medical Officer at Lacor hospital examines a child suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus. By Michael Clifford. Fear, panic and denial are the lethal hallmarks of the response to the worst Ebola outbreak in decades. Without global action,its deadly ...
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| First Aid works for mental health, too Marilyn Barton teaches an 8-hour class in recognizing mental health symptoms and learning an action plan to help connect people to the appropriate professional resources. By Prue Salasky, psalasky@dailypress.com. July 7, 2014. One in four adults in the ...
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“Nanojuice” could improve how doctors examine the gut The combination of "nanojuice" and photoacoustic tomography illuminates the intestine of a mouse. (Credit: Jonathan Lovell). It may help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, Crohn's disease and other gastrointestinal illnesses. By Cory Nealon.
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Riverside couple hopeful law will help daughter ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JULY 6 - Mary Jane Stumpf holds her granddaughter Quinn, 2, as Quinn's mother, April, discusses Quinn's health conditions, in their rural Riverside, Iowa, home on June 24, 2014. Quinn suffers from a neurological disease which ...
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| Health Net vows to improve health-care coverage, service Health Net's narrow choice of doctors and at-times long phone waits for customer service led to complaints. Loading… Post to Facebook. Health Net vows to improve health-care coverage, service Health Net's narrow choice of doctors and at-times long phone ...
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Letter: Invest bank fine money in state's public schools Invest bank fine money in state's public schools. New York State will be receiving a whopping $3.5 billion as part of a legal settlement with BNP, a bank from France. After reading the July 1 article, “French bank pays $2.2 billion to New York State,” it is clear ...
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Fitness facilities for obese pets on the increase Staff worker Kelli Quinones walks golden retriever Ceili on a treadmill for dogs at Morris Animal Inn on June 16 in Morristown, N.J. Female goldens are supposed to weigh 55 to 70 pounds but Ceili tipped the scales at 126 pounds. (Full-size photo)(All photos).
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| Zookeepers in Brazil build wheelchair for paraplegic porcupine A paraplegic porcupine at a zoo in Sao Paolo, Brazil, has new way to get around thanks to a wheelchair made out of plumbing pipes. Zookeepers said the disabled animal was going to be put to sleep when a worker suggested trying to make the chair after ...
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Firing Of Medical Marijuana Researcher Puts University Of Arizona PTSD Study ... TUCSON, AZ –- Prominent medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley, from the University of Arizona, has been fired from her position after the university refused to renew her contract. University Of Arizona Fails To Renew Dr. Sisley's Contract. Earlier this ...
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The concussion conundrum Imagine for a second an alternate reality. It's March 15, 2012, and instead of returning to action against the New York Rangers after an arduous battle with multiple concussions, Sidney Crosby calls a press conference and tearfully announces his retirement ...
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