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FDA Gives Food Industry 3 Years to Eliminate Trans Fats WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the food industry three years to eliminate artery-clogging, artificial trans fats from the food supply, a step that health experts said would save thousands of lives a year.
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UPDATE 4-CVS Health to buy Target's pharmacy business for $1.9 bln ... * Deal to boost CVS' bargaining power, narrow Target's focus. * All new Target stores with pharmacies to include CVS pharmacy.
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CVS Deal Hits Right Target CVS Health CVS 0.64 % found a way to expand at a discount, and investors ought to feel good about it. The pharmacy giant on Monday announced a $1.9 billion cash purchase of Target TGT 1.21 % 's pharmacies and clinic business.
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South Korean Schools Reopen Despite Widespread MERS Fear The death toll continued to mount in South Korea's MERS outbreak on Tuesday even as schools reopen and people recover from the virus.
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South Korea reports four new MERS cases, three more deaths SEOUL South Korea's health ministry reported four new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Tuesday, bringing the total to 154 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
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South Korea Tries Old Weapon to Fight MERS SEOUL—Faced with an outbreak of a deadly virus that can't be fought with drugs or vaccines, South Korea has begun testing a therapy that had long fallen out of favor: blood transfusions from survivors.
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South Korea Tests Plasma Treatment to Combat MERS Outbreak Struggles To Contain MERS Continue In South Korea Chung Sung—Getty Images Disinfection workers wearing protective clothing spray anti-septic solution in an karaoke amid rising public concerns over the spread of MERS virus on June 16, 2015 in Seoul, ...
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MERS patients in South Korea receive experimental plasma therapy Two South Korean hospitals are conducting experimental treatment on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients, injecting them with blood plasma from recovering patients, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as four new cases were reported.
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South Korea conducts experimental plasma therapy on MERS patients SEOUL Two South Korean hospitals are conducting experimental treatment on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients, injecting them with blood plasma from recovering patients, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as four new cases were ...
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Teens Don't Smoke More Pot After Medical Marijuana Laws Passed, Study Finds An Initiative To Legalize Marijuana In California To Appear On Nov. Ballot Justin Sullivan—Getty Images One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California.
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Target to sell its drugstores to CVS for $1.9b CVS Health Corp. has moved aggressively to expand its role as a Main Street provider of basic medical services with the $1.9 billion purchase of 1,660 pharmacies from the department store chain Target Corp.
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Smoking Blamed for Half of Deaths From Major Cancers in People Over 35 MONDAY, June 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- About half of U.S. deaths caused by certain cancers -- including lung, colon and pancreatic tumors -- can be attributed to smoking, a new American Cancer Society study estimates.
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Underage Drinking Declined Over The Years, Study Finds The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that underage drinking slumped to 22.7% in 2013 from 28.8% in 2002.
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CVS Announces Agreement to Buy Target Pharmacies Across the United States On Monday, CVS Health said they have reached an agreement to acquire the pharmacy and clinic business arms of Target for approximately $1.9 billion.
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South Korea begins plasma treatment trial for Mers South Korea is to begin trials of an experimental plasma treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) which has now killed 19 people.
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Medical marijuana laws don't lead to increased use by teens: large US study TORONTO -- Passing a medical marijuana law does not lead to increased use of the drug by teenagers in that jurisdiction, concludes a new study that looked at self-reported use of pot among more than one million adolescents from 48 U.S.
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German man dies of complications stemming from MERS: health ministry of ... LONDON A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said on Tuesday.
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Statistics Show Underage [Binge] Drinking Still on the Decline It looks while teens might be hopping aboard the e-cigarette trend, they are not, in fact, simply looking for cheap thrills. For example, medical marijuana regulation has not, in fact, increased marijuana use among teens.
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Kampai… Not! Cheers to the New Breed of Non-Bingers Are we raising a generation of smart young people? In a study of drinking patterns of juveniles from the ages of 12 years old and above, numbering to about 30,000 from the years 2003-2013; the rate of alcohol consumption and binge drinking is on a decline.
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Responsible youth and preventive measures reflect "decline" in underage and ... A recent report suggests that there has been significant decrease in the underage alcohol consumption in the last decade, and also that binge drinking has gone down amongst minors.
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Cigarettes account for slightly under half of smoking-related cancer deaths Of the nearly 346,000 U.S. deaths caused by smoking-related cancers in 2011, about 48.5% were attributable to cigarette smoking, according to a research letter published online June 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths: Study About 48.5 percent of nearly 346,000 deaths attributed to one of the 12 types of cancer known to be caused by smoking were due to cigarette use, according to the study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Cancer Statistics Provide Definitive Link Between Several Cancers and Smoking A new report indicates that probably about half of cancer deaths in the United States are linked to either past or current smoking (or, probably, both).
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Half of U.S. Cancer Deaths Linked to Smoking in New Study Nearly half of the cancer deaths reported in 2011, including deaths from bladder, colon, and liver cancers, came as the result of cigarette smoking.
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Say Goodbye to Binge drinking! Study reveals the trend is on the decline ... The newer generation might not only be becoming taller, smarter and sharper, but also less addicted to binge drinking and alcoholism as a new government report reveals.
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Why India's medical schools are plagued with fraud India's system for training doctors is broken. It is plagued by rampant fraud and unprofessional teaching practices, exacerbating the public health challenge facing this fast-growing but still poor nation of about 1.25 billion people.
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How much sleep is best for your health? Millions of Americans struggle to get through the day chronically sleep-deprived. And while some may brag about getting by on just a few hours of sleep, doctors say there's growing evidence that not getting enough sleep can take a serious toll on a person's ...
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FDA moves to ban trans fat from US food supply The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a plan to essentially rid the country's food supply of artery-clogging trans fats, a move the agency estimates could reduce coronary heart disease and prevent thousands of heart attack deaths a year.
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Germany reports first death from MERS virus BERLIN, June 16 A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said on Tuesday.
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UK Court Denies Woman's Attempt to Carry Her Own Grandchild Britain's High Court has denied an attempt by a woman to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to create her own grandchild, after deciding it wasn't clear whether the daughter wanted the procedure.
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Smoking causes half of all deaths from 12 cancers, estimate shows Researchers estimating the number of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers have found that 48.5% of the 346,000 deaths in the US in 2011 were attributable to cigarettes.
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Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths: Study WASHINGTON: Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers in 2011, a US study said Monday. Some 48.5 percent of nearly 346,000 deaths attributed to one of the 12 types of cancer known to be caused by smoking were ...
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Sunscreen: Do's and don'ts Before you head out into the summer sunshine, slap on the SPF - and be sure to consider these dos and don'ts: DO wear sunscreen on a cloudy day.
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BURNING QUESTION: How do you stay safe in the sun? Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Some people are at higher risk of skin cancer than others, but anyone can get it.
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Lipid in avocados may be key to leukemia Professor Paul Spagnuolo from the University of Waterloo has discovered a lipid in avocados that combats acute myeloid leukemia by targeting the root of the disease - leukemia stem cells.
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Avocados Provide Clue to Fighting Cancer, New Study Shows Avocados aren't just Americans' favorite fruit; they also may contain a key to fighting leukemia. Molecules derived from avocados have been found to target the stem cells of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a study published in the journal Cancer ...
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Cigarette Smoking Facts & Effects: Tobacco Causes Lung Cancer & 11 More ... SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 01: A smoker holds a cigarette on August 1, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. In a plan announced today, the government will increase the excise on tobacco by 12.5 per cent annually over the next four years, raising over AUD$5 ...
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Mother loses High Court battle to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give ... A mother desperate to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has been denied the chance, following a High Court battle.
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How an avocado a day can 'target leukaemia cells and stops them growing' They are delicious in guacamole or cut up in salads, and we've long been told they're a healthy form of fat. But now, scientists believe avocados could help in the fight against cancer.
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Avocados May Be Key Beating Leukemia Paul Spagnuolo. Image: Light Imaging, Univ. of Waterloo Rich, creamy, nutritious and now cancer fighting. New research reveals that molecules derived from avocados could be effective in treating a form of cancer.
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Americans, their physicians should take sleep seriously, experts say Getting enough good quality sleep is essential for maintaining health and quality of life, and not getting enough is dangerous to individual health and public safety, according to a new policy statement by the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
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Skin Cancer Foundation shares summer sun protection tips Summer is right around the corner, and families will spend more time outdoors. Exposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays increases the risk of skin cancer, which is why proper sun protection is essential.
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Avocados may help beat blood cancer A molecule in avocados combats acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by targeting the root of the disease - leukemia stem cells. Toronto - Compounds derived from avocados could be effective in treating leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells, a research has found.
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Avocados May Help Beat Blood Cancer Avocados May Help Beat Blood Cancer Decadently creamy with a nutty flavor, avocados are a treat to the palate as well as your health.
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Osteoporosis: New Treatment For Bone-Related Conditions Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a drug that could help to treat osteoporosis and other bone-related conditions, including diabetes and obesity through the investigation of a protein called PPARG and its effects on bone marrow ...
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Less or More than 6 Hours of Sleep Linked to Negative Health Outcomes, claim ... Stressing the importance of sound sleep, the experts from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) claim detrimental outcomes of sleep deprivation to individual health and public safety.
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Americans – and their docs – should take sleep more seriously GET SOME SLEEP! For adults, less than six hours of sleep per night or more than nine to 10 hours per night may be linked to negative health outcomes, so the sweet spot is somewhere in between.
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Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates. While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of ...
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Choosing a diet you like may not improve weight loss (Reuters Health) - Though many experts recommend choosing a diet plan that seems appealing, a small new study in the U.S. suggests the results are likely to be the same as being assigned a diet at random.
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Dieters May Lose Fewer Pounds When They Choose Their Weight-Loss Plan MONDAY, June 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Choosing which diet you like best may not mean you'll lose more weight. In fact, picking a weight-loss plan based on your food preferences might backfire and lead to less weight loss, new research suggests.
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