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Deadly Drink: Alcohol Kills Six Americans a Day Six Americans die each day, on average, from drinking too much alcohol - and over a full year, the toll from fatal intoxications passes 2,220, the CDC reported Tuesday. Binge drinking accounts for most of those lethal benders. But what's most surprising about ...
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Surprise! With $60 Million Genentech Deal, 23andMe Has A Business Plan A deal being announced today with Genentech points the way for 23andMe, the personal genetics company backed by Facebook billionaire Yuri Milner and Google Ventures to become a sustainable business – even if the company's discussions with the U.S. ...
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23andMe and Genentech in deal to research Parkinson's treatments Personal genetics-testing startup 23andMe is teaming up with Genentech to try to identify new treatments for Parkinson's disease, the companies announced Tuesday, the first of several deals 23andMe is expected to strike with major pharmaceutical ...
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| Drug for Bladder Problems May Help Control Weight We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}. WebMD News from HealthDay. By Kathleen Doheny. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2015 (HealthDay ...
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Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 Americans a Day, a Federal Report Finds Six Americans die from alcohol poisoning daily on average, and mortality rates are highest among middle-aged men, federal health authorities reported on Tuesday. The report is the first in a decade by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to tally ...
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Court to decide case of Conn. teen forced to take chemotherapy HARTFORD — The Connecticut Supreme Court will review the case of a 17-year old cancer patient whose refusal to take chemotherapy prompted state officials to take custody of her and force her to undergo the treatments. The justices are set to hear ...
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Advocates hail Colorado legal pot as success A year of legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado has brought the Rocky Mountain state significant savings, reduced crime rates and tax revenue gains from the sale of the plant and its byproducts, according to a study published Tuesday by a drug policy ...
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Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 Americans a Day, Federal Report Finds Six Americans die from alcohol poisoning daily on average, and mortality rates are highest among middle-aged men, federal health authorities reported Tuesday. The report is the first in a decade by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to tally ...
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Experiment allows Calven Goza to move knee and toes after he was paralysed ... Researchers are set to expand a pioneering treatment that uses electric shocks to stimulate damaged spinal cords, allowing patients to move again. Their most recent subject, 26 year old Calven Goza, was paralysed below the chest two and a half years ago, ...
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Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 Americans Every Day America, we have a binge drinking problem. Every year in the United States about 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning -- that's six deaths each day, on average -- according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Report: Minnesota is among worst for fatal binge drinking GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A new national health report has determined Minnesota is among the states with the most fatal binge drinking cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the report Tuesday ranking Minnesota eighth for ...
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World's best diets 2015: DASH ticked all the healthy boxes yet again for top spot It was a dash to finish first. Well, sort of. Once again the DASH diet took out top honours in the annual US News and World report. DASH, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, and which was formulated by the US National Institutes of ...
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Calls grow for tighter controls in Colorado as marijuana abuse surges among ... The number of children treated annually for accidental pot consumption in Colorado has reached double-digits and a drug treatment chain has seen a surge of teens treated for cannabis abuse, a leading U.S. anti-marijuana group said on Monday. In a report ...
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Flu season peaking early in North Carolina RALEIGH For the third year in a row, the flu season is hitting an early peak in North Carolina and appears to be more intense and widespread than in recent years, state health officials said Tuesday. Historically, flu activity in the state peaks around late ...
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Life expectancy for type 1 diabetes may be improving (Reuters Health) - On average, people with type 1 diabetes die 11 to 13 years earlier than people without the condition, according to a new study from Scotland. While the news may be disheartening for people with type 1 diabetes, the study's senior ...
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Being 'healthy obese' leads to problems down the line: study It's unlikely you can be fat and fit, according to new research. "Healthy obesity" is a more of a phase than a permanent state, according to a new letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers studied data from the Whitehall ...
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Connecticut Court to Hear Case of Teen Refusing Chemotherapy When a 17-year-old girl refused medical treatment for cancer and her mother agreed with her decision, state officials took custody of her and forced her to undergo what they called life-saving chemotherapy. The Connecticut Supreme Court will review that ...
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Dorchester man, 23, is season's first flu-related death in Boston Family members and health officials confirmed Tuesday that a Dorchester man is the first person in Boston to die from influenza during the current flu season. Luis Cabral, 23, died from the virus, according to his brother, Alan, who said on Tuesday that Luis ...
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Bowl of Oatmeal a Day May Be Key to a Longer Life, Major Study Finds Eating a small bowl of oatmeal may be the secret to a longer life, a large new study suggests. Harvard University researchers reviewed two large studies that followed more than 100,000 people who were periodically quizzed about what they ate and how they ...
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Drug For Overactive Bladder May Help You Lose Weight A drug that's already used to treat overactive bladder may be beneficial for burning fat, according to recent findings published in the journal Cell Metabolism. Researchers found that it helped to reduce white fat stores, while boosting brown fat that helps burn ...
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Connecticut Girl Demands Freedom To Refuse Chemotherapy Freedom to live one's life as one pleases is paramount to many people, but when it comes to teenagers' rights things get legally complicated. A girl in her teens is battling Connecticut authorities for her right not to be submitted to chemotherapy.
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Flu widespread in St. Mary's Call the St. Mary's County Health Department at 301-475-4330 to schedule a free flu vaccine for school-aged children. Adults also may schedule vaccines at the health department, for $25; or contact their health care provider or pharmacy, which may offer ...
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Anti-Obesity Medication: The FDA Approves Them, But Insurers Won't Cover Them The Food and Drug Administration approved a new anti-obesity drug in December, which marks the fourth prescription drug that the government agency has approved to fight obesity since 2012. While this might sound like good news—since two thirds of ...
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Study: Live longer by eating more oatmeal A bowl of oatmeal a day could keep the grim reaper away, according to the results of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health. The long-term study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that eating more whole-grain foods could lower ...
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Keep warm (at least your nose) to avoid colds We've all been told to bundle up to avoid catching a cold, even though it has long been known that germs and not inclement weather are to blame. But new research by Yale researchers suggests there may be some truth to the warning -- at least when it ...
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A pill to trick body into losing weight LONDON: In a breakthrough that could help in the global fight against obesity, scientists have developed a pill that tricks the body into thinking it has consumed calories, causing it to burn fat. Developed by researchers from the California-based Salk Institute ...
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HSPH Study Says Whole Grains Are Very Good For You Health experts believe that a recent Harvard School of Public Health study proves that whole grains are good for your health (better than refined grains). The study indicates that a whole grain diet could improve blood pressure, digestion, bone density and ...
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Gilead Sciences signs exclusive agreement with CVS for hepatitis C drug On Monday Gilead Sciences won exclusive access to CVS Health Corp. customers, against its rival AbbVie in a growing marketing war over costly hepatitis C drugs. According to the benefits manager, Gilead's Harvoni and Sovaldi will be the only medicines ...
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Looking For A New Diet? DASH Diet is the Best So, here we are. It is a couple days into January; the New Year. And most people have probably made at least one resolution to live healthier. Whether that is about losing weight or getting into better shape or just feeling better, it all starts with what you put ...
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Mom knows best: Covering your nose may help ward off colds An ages-old adage may hold some truth after all. New research from Yale University suggests keeping your nose nice and toasty may in fact help keep colds at bay. For their study, researchers took cells from lab mice. Some of the cells were incubated at 37 ...
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Mother defends daughter's decision to reject chemo treatments Fox CT first reported on the case Friday, citing court papers in which the teen is referred to as "Cassandra C." Her attorney told Fox CT the case was headed to the state Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 8. On Tuesday, Cassandra's mother, Jackie Fortin, ...
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Bowl of porridge slays heart disease LONDON: A small bowl of porridge each day could be the key to a long and healthy life. A new long-term study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has confirmed that eating more whole grains decreases a person's risk of death by up to 15% ...
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Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Life Expectancy in Study TUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People with type 1 diabetes today lose more than a decade of life to the chronic disease, despite improved treatment of both diabetes and its complications, a new Scottish study reports. Men with type 1 diabetes ...
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Patients with type one diabetes living longer PATIENTS suffering from diabetes are living longer lives, a study in Scotland has revealed. PATIENTS suffering from diabetes are living longer lives, a study in Scotland has revealed. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. Custom byline text:.
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CVS to Exclusively Distribute Gilead Sciences's $1000-Per-Pill Hepatitis C ... CVS Health, the nationwide drugstore chain, has cut a deal with pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences for exclusive distribution of Sovaldi and Harvoni, two potent hepatitis C medications. While any trip to the pharmacy can be expensive, these medicines ...
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New study says whole grains are the answer to a longer life A recent study suggests that adding more whole grains to the diet might be able to extend the average lifespan. Plenty of fad diets throughout the years have made the suggestion of doing away with grains; from low carbohydrate diets, to gluten free, and even ...
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Pill's real, but meal's imaginary Most diet pills dissolve into the blood, whereas Fexaramine remains in the intestines, where it causes fewer side effects. File photo. Image by: ©Gts /shutterstock.com. Dieting might become easier now that scientists at California's Salk Institute for Biological ...
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Determining the chances of cancer WASHINGTON — Bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed on random mutations — and not heredity or risky habits ...
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The Bad Luck Club In 2003, when I was diagnosed with leukemia, I was a fit 48-year-old who exercised regularly and ate well. It shocked me to be told I had cancer. I thought that my healthy lifestyle should have protected me. But my doctor explained that there was nothing I ...
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Study: 'Imaginary meal' pill tricks human body into losing fat MANILA, Philippines – Scientists have come up with a breakthrough to battle the increasing rate of obesity from around the globe. An "imaginary meal" diet pill that makes the body believe that you have already eaten, causing it to burn fat, has been ...
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5 Biggest Myths About Diabetes Diabetes, as we know, is a condition of our health where blood sugar levels go high and remain high for a longer span. This is not a healthy condition and people who suffer from diabetes generally show symptoms like frequent urination, hunger and thirst.
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Here They Are: The World's Best Diets in 2015 Every year, U.S. News & World Report compiles a list of the best diets, as judged by a panel of experts. Today, it released its newest research...and there may be some surprises this time. Here are the top best overall diets (they've also delineated what are the ...
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So, Cancer is Just Bad Luck? When you hear the word "cancer" what do you think of? Unless you know someone who battled a specific type of cancer your mind might automatically jump to lung cancer. This is probably the most widely discussed cancer because health authorities can link ...
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Gastric bypass may save lives over time (Reuters Health) - In a small long-term study, obese patients who had gastric bypass surgery were half as likely to die as those who didn't have the surgery, researchers found. They saw little difference in death rates for the first two to three years, but 10 years ...
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Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Life Expectancy We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}. WebMD News from HealthDay. By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2015 (HealthDay ...
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Healthy obesity often becomes unhealthy over time (Reuters Health) - Many people who are overweight but seem otherwise healthy will eventually have an unhealthy increase in blood pressure and other metabolic risk factors over a 20-year period, a new study suggests. Most "healthy obesity" becomes ...
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UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'remains critical' A British nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone remains in a critical condition, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Pauline Cafferkey is being treated at London's Royal Free Hospital. Addressing the Scottish ...
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Why we get colds in cold weather Though it's never been scientifically confirmed, conventional wisdom has it that winter is the season of sniffles. Now, new animal research seeks to explain that idea. It suggests that as internal body temperatures fall after exposure to cold air, so too does the ...
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UPDATE 1-DASH named best overall diet for fifth year -report (Adds ranking in 9th paragraph, link to full report in final paragraph). By Patricia Reaney. NEW YORK Jan 6 (Reuters) - The DASH diet, rich in vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, has been named the best overall diet for the fifth consecutive year, ...
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Limiting Rest Is Found to Help Young Concussion Patients Experts recommend that young people who have suffered a concussion get one or two days of rest at home, until symptoms start resolving, before gradually returning to school and physical activity. But scientific evidence to support this approach is sparse, ...
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