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Heroin use, overdose deaths mounting in US MIAMI: Heroin use and overdose deaths are rising fast in the United States, particularly among whites and women, US health authorities said Tuesday.
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Novartis 'Breakthrough' Heart Failure Drug Wins Speedy Approval savesaved. ▷. video-image. Loading the player... Milton Packer, MD at ESC Congress 2014. author name. by Peggy Peck Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today.
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FDA Approves Heart Drug Entresto Said to Cut Death Risk by 20% The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart failure drug from Novartis that has been shown to reduce death and hospitalizations from the condition.
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Breast cancer screening benefits 'overrated' The benefits of breast cancer screening are vastly over- estimated as the figures do not back them up in practice, scientists who conducted an in-depth review of principal trials have said.
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Breast cancer screening 'overrated', say scientists The benefits of breast cancer screening are vastly overestimated as the figures do not back them up in practice, scientists who conducted an in-depth review of principal trials have said.
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Panel Calls WHO Unfit to Handle a Crisis Like Ebola UNITED NATIONS - More than a year after the Ebola epidemic began tearing through three of the world's most fragile countries, the World Health Organization remains unfit to handle a public health emergency, an independent panel concluded in a ...
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Cancer Mortality News, Between the Lines A CDC report just released indicates that the age-adjusted risk of cancer death is declining for Americans overall, and the trajectory is largely in line with the aspirational objectives of Healthy People 2020.
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Why Science Is Winning the Vaccine Wars You can't poll a scientific fact. The speed of light is the speed of light (186,282.4 miles per second) whether 90% of people believe it, 25% believe it or 100% have no opinion.
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Indoor Tanning Beds Use Down, but Officials Still Warn of Melanoma Risk The use of indoor tanning may be on the climb, but apparently that might not affect the rise in melanoma deaths over the next few years.
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DHS to host town halls about new coding system The Department of Human Services begins a series of town halls across Arkansas Tuesday about an upcoming change in the coding system used by all medical providers.
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Liberia: Dog Suspected in New Ebola Case Tests Negative for the Virus A dead dog suspected of being the possible source for the re-emergence of Ebola in Liberia has tested negative for the disease, health officials said Tuesday, citing initial findings.
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CVS Health Leaves US Chamber of Commerce Over Smoking Stance CVS Health Corp. CVS 1.50 % is quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, citing conflicting stances with the powerful lobbying group regarding smoking.
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Ironically People on a Rich Western Diet are Often Malnourished, Study Pinpoints Researchers found that as people in the developing world see their incomes go up they also tend to adopt unhealthier, calorie-rich diet choices.
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Step away from the burger: Why a 'Western' diet is bad for your health Vital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. (CNN) The developing world is seeing rapid urbanization, with more than half of the world's population now living in cities and this figure expected to reach 70% by ...
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Parliament calls for urgent steps to contain Avian flu Parliament has called for an immediate and robust action to prevent any potential mass spread of bird flu in the country. The House also asked the Ministry of Finance to as matter of urgency, provide the needed funds to enable the Ministry of Food and ...
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New research on biological ages may help us understand the aging process When English poet John Milton wrote of "Time, the subtle thief of youth" in the 17th century, he probably wasn't thinking of a high school reunion.
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CMS won't deny claims for first year of ICD-10 transition The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will work with the American Medical Association to ease the transition to ICD-10, including a 12-month grace period when claims won't be denied for unintentional code errors.
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Feds give doctors a break after Palmer bill An Alabama congressman is praising the federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid for giving doctors one year to transition to a new coding system tied to payments a month after he introduced a bill that gives doctors' offices a two-year grace ...
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Weekend surgery proves more fatal than operations during the week, study shows If you think your working week is a killer, these figures might just give you pause for thought. An international team of researchers has found you are more likely to die after surgery if your operation is performed on a weekend than if it takes place ...
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'Vampires' keep doctors in the dark for fear of stereotyping: study SALMON, Idaho It is not easy being a vampire, and even harder to come out of the coffin to a physician or therapist for fear they will misinterpret the habit of ingesting the blood of willing donors or succumb to stereotyping, a study finds.
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Opioid addicts more likely to abuse heroin People who abuse or are dependent on prescription opioid painkillers, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, are 40 times more likely to abuse heroin, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday.
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Calcium scan may predict premature death risk A scan of calcium deposits inside your arteries can help doctors deduce how long you're likely to live, a new study has found.
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A tale of two prostate cancer survivors "If I am to see death coming my way, I will fight it head-on. Who wants to die, leaving the pleasures of this world?" John Julius Hungwe (68), a survivor of prostate cancer, quips.
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Most Americans - including smokers - think cigarettes should be harder to get You have to be 21 to buy alcohol in the U.S., and most Americans agree that the same age requirement should apply for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Project Semicolon Empowers People Who Suffer from Depression Supporters of Project Semicolon, which describes itself as "a faith-based non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury," are getting the grammatical symbol ...
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Mosquito Population Expected To Boom Due To Rainy Summer PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Allegheny County Health Department says they're actively testing mosquitoes for West Nile Virus and Chikungunya Virus.
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Victims and Families Face Doctor Accused of Fraud in Michigan Court We turn to Michigan and the doctor we reported on last night accused of telling patients they had cancer when they did not. Today those patients came face-to-face with the doctor and here's ABC's Clayton Sandell.
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Are You Aging Faster Than Everyone Else? You thought so at your last high school reunion and it just might be true -- some people age faster than others. A new study finds that as early as age 38, some people are biologically much older.
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Child sickened by amoeba in western Minnesota lake ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota health officials say a child has been sickened by a rare brain infection after swimming in a lake in Pope County.
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West Nile spreading in state West Nile virus has spread across more counties in the state so far this year but its too early to tell if this season will be as severe as last year, when more than 30 people died of the disease, local vector officials said.
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In obesity, heightened imagination for smell may drive food cravings, weight gain Close your eyes and imagine the smell of baking bread, of a pungent curry dish, of popcorn at the movies or a bouquet of freshly cut tea roses.
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Rita's nixes iced custard amid egg shortage Rita's Italian Ice, Kingston, will be transitioning from custard to soft-serve in the near future because of an egg shortage. ×.
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Alabama Man Hunts Mystery Couple in Found Wedding Album When Randy Robinson bought an electronic photo frame at a discount shop in Alabama a few months ago, he didn't bargain on the mystery it contained.
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Global Prostate Cancer Devices Market 2015-2019 Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer in men. It occurs in the prostate gland, a small walnut-shaped gland. The primary function of the prostate gland is to produce seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.
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Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Study seeks answer Weston Murphy, 5, who has Type 1 diabetes, pricks his finger to test his blood at his home in Plainfield. His oldest brother is among more than 400 children and adults participating in U.S.
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Big Question: How Does Sunscreen Shield Your Skin With Science? Last weekend, some barbecuin' went down. Rib grease on your fingers. Ketchup stains on your shorts. Chip crumbs on your t-shirt.
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3-year-old girl saves 2 boys with organ donation after death A 3-year-old Nebraska girl who died from terminal brain cancer Tuesday, has posthumously saved the lives of two sick children, KETV reported.
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Monterey cat dies in rare rabies case Monterey >> Public officials are reminding animal owners to vaccinate their pets in the wake of a confirmed rabies case. A cat in the city of Monterey that became aggressive and later died was confirmed by health authorities to have been infected with ...
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Simply observing men with very low- and low-risk prostate cancer very ... Monitoring men with very low- and low-risk prostate cancers using watchful waiting or active surveillance, called expectant management, is a useful approach for a large number of men with localized tumors and could spare them the debilitating side ...
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Cuba is first to earn WHO seal for ending mother-baby HIV transmission A pregnant woman in Cuba with HIV would be referred to a policlinic, like the one above, for specialized care. /Courtesy of Pan American Health Organization/WHO.
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FDA approves Cystic Fibrosis drug, Orkambi A new medication that can potentially help people with cystic fibrosis has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Dead cat tests positive for rabies A dead cat in Monterey tested positive for rabies last week, Monterey County health officials announced Monday. The cat's owner, a Monterey resident, notified the county Health Department of the deceased cat last Thursday, health department spokeswoman ...
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$4 million boost to turn the tide on AIDS in Cuyahoga County It's a statistic that may shock some.The Ohio Department of Health shows 5,000 people in Cuyahoga County are living with HIV or AIDS.
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How Government, Business And Labor Can Better Protect Workers This story was published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.. The country's safeguards against toxic workplace exposures are dangerously weak, but they don't have to stay that ...
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