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A Healthy Side of Insurer Mega-Mergers Anthem's proposed merger with Cigna CI 2.81 % following Aetna AET 4.45 % 's acquisition of Humana HUM 3.00 % has set off alarms about lack of competition in the health-insurance industry.
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'It's not a simple test' Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify traces of some returning cancers after they have been initially treated. It works by detecting cancer DNA circulating in the blood stream.
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Global life expectancy rises, but people live sicker for longer LONDON People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study of all major diseases and injuries in 188 countries.
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PHFI-IHME-led Lancet paper examines fatal and non-fatal health loss across in ... People in India are living longer, but healthy life expectancy has increased more slowly and a complex mix of fatal and non-fatal ailments cause a tremendous amount of health loss, according to a new analysis of 306 diseases and injuries in 188 countries.
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Vitamin D linked to multiple sclerosis A major genetic study Tuesday confirmed a link between low vitamin D and a higher risk of multiple sclerosis, a finding which experts say could lead to better treatment and prevention.
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Mom's Healthy Diet Linked to Lower Heart Defect Risk at Birth TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women who eat healthy diets prior to pregnancy are less likely to have a baby born with a heart defect, researchers report.
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75% of Obamacare plans in California use narrow networks, study shows A new study finds that 75% of California's Obamacare health plans have narrow physician networks -- more limited choices than all but three other states.
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Lower level of vitamin-D genes poses high risk of multiple sclerosis "Our finding is important from a public health perspective because vitamin D insufficiency is common, especially in northern countries like Canada where exposure to sunlight - a common natural source of vitamin D - is decreased through the long winter ...
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Surgeon performance unaffected by fatigue from overnight work: study (Reuters Health) - Going without sleep the night before does not affect the performance of doctors doing elective surgery the next morning, according to a new Ontario study that runs contrary to research demonstrating that sleep-deprived physicians ...
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Reproductive health issue at Catholic hospital raises concerns It has been reported that a Catholic hospital has overturned its decision of declining post-birth sterilization to a pregnant woman after the ACLU threatened to file a suit against the hospital.
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ACLU Forces Catholic Hospital To Sterilize Woman The threat of a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has compelled a Catholic hospital in California to sterilize a woman, despite the fact that performing such a procedure contravenes its Catholic teachings.
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Amputees protest proposed Medicare changes for artificial limbs Jim Young stood on a crate on the broad plaza outside the Department of Health and Human Services, a red megaphone in his right hand and, beneath his khaki shorts, an artificial left leg.
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Mother's Diet Can Cut Heart Defects In Newborns To show the direct link between diet before and during pregnancy and the risk of congenital heart ailments, the researchers studied data gathered from approximately 19,000 women who took part in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, half of them ...
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Mother's Healthy diet linked to lower heart defect risk at birth for the child Women who eat healthy diet before and during pregnancy have higher chances of giving birth to a healthy baby. A research conducted by a team of medical experts at the University of Utah School of Medicine has found 37 percent lower risk of child born ...
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Health Highlights: Aug 26, 2015 Federal and state Medicaid programs need to expand access to prescription drugs that could cure thousands of Americans with hepatitis C, according to an expert panel.
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White House Is Pressed to Help Widen Access to Hepatitis C Drugs via Medicaid WASHINGTON - Federal and state Medicaid officials should widen access to prescription drugs that could cure tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C, including medications that can cost up to $1,000 a pill, health care experts have told the White ...
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Should We Be Rationing Hepatitis Drugs? Obama Pressured to End Restrictions Police video shows the moment a pet pug was reunited with her owner, after being stolen during a burglary. ITN. http://launch.newsinc.
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Obamacare has long way to go The Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - gave all of us front-row seats at a revolution. On Tuesday evening, a couple dozen Journal readers made it clear that for many Americans the revolution is unfolding pretty slowly.
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Obamacare's Accountable Medicare Effort Saves Another $400M I've written about health care for more than two decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy.
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A weight loss weapon: A bottle of water before a meal Drinking 500ml of tap water half an hour before eating main meals may help reduce weight. Photo: iStock. Feel-good exercise hormone irisin is for real.
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Patients have no need to fear sleepy surgeons, study finds The pager goes off at 2 a.m., alerting the on-call surgeon that a patient needs immediate care. The situation is resolved a few hours later, and she's able to get a little more shut-eye before her regularly scheduled patients are wheeled into the ...
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Healthy Diet Before Pregnancy: Good for Baby's Heart? savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Molly Walker Contributing Writer.
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Few gay teenage boys get tested for HIV: Teens fear being recognized and don't ... CHICAGO --- Young men who have sex with men have the highest risk for HIV infection, but only one in five has ever been tested for HIV, a much lower rate than testing for non-adolescents, reports a new national Northwestern Medicine study conducted in ...
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Distinctive Microbiome Associated With Schizophrenia A recent study may have found a link between bacteria found in the mouth and throat and schizophrenia. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters. Filed Under: Tech & Science, neuroscience, schizophrenia, Microbiome, Bacteria, Health and Medicine, brain.
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People With Schizophrenia Have Different Throat Bacteria The colonies of bacteria living in our throats could indicate whether or not a person has schizophrenia, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Peer J. No one is quite sure what causes schizophrenia, but for decades scientists have ...
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Doctors Recommend Early Exposure to Prevent Peanut Allergies A pediatricians' group is recommending that infants at high risk of peanut allergies be given foods containing peanuts before they turn 1. The interim guidance is in response to a major allergy study published earlier this year that found that exposure ...
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How Hormone Treatments Affect Male Breast Cancer Hormone treatments can treat breast cancer in both men and women. Copyright Image by Decoded Science, all rights reserved. When you think of breast cancer, you may immediately think of women.
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Maryland boy with double-hand transplant leaves hospital An 8-year-old boy who became the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant has left the Philadelphia hospital where the procedure was done and was returning to his Maryland home.
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Older sisters more likely to be overweight or obese The largest study of its kind on women found that birth order may play an important role in determining weight. The findings back up similar research on men that found older brothers were more likely to be overweight, but were also taller than younger ...
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What the dust in your house reveals about you Even if you live by yourself, you do not live alone. In a recent analysis of dust samples collected from 1,200 homes across the United States, researchers report that most of us co-habitate with a few thousand species of bacteria and about 2,000 ...
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Municipal flu clinics scheduled in West Milford With flu season around the corner, the West Milford Health Department will start taking appointments in September for its fall flu clinics.
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Conjoined twins to be born; just 1 can survive AURORA, Colo. - Amber McCullough is looking to Wednesday with mixed emotions. The Minnesota mother will deliver twin girls at the Colorado Fetal Care Center at Children's Hospital Colorado via cesarean section.
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First born girls tend to be overweight compared to younger sisters A new study has claimed that firstborn women are likelier to be overweight or obese as adults than second-born sisters. The researchers wanted to find out if birth order affected adult women's height and weight as it appears to among adult men.
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Federal push to cut Medicare costs saves $120m in Mass. over 3 years A federal program to reduce the cost of providing care to seniors produced sizable savings in Massachusetts over the past three years, adding momentum to efforts to change the way doctors and hospitals are paid for providing health care.
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Selfies lead to 'social media lice' spreading head lice infestations among ... Teens should keep their selfies to themselves, lice experts say. Group selfies are spreading head lice infestations among teens, a Wisconsin pediatrician warned in a back-to-school interview with WBAY-TV on Monday.
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Bond set for woman accused in botched penis procedure A Miami-Dade County judge has set a high bond for a woman who reportedly performed a botched penis enlargement procedure on a Hialeah man, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4.
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ALS ice bucket challenge gets tepid welcome this year Jim Eutizzi, who has ALS, is a Waukesha father of four who again has agreed to take up the ice bucket challenge to raise money to fight the disease.
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At six months old, twin girls finally get to hear their parents' voices for ... St. Joseph Hoag to run a wellness center/medical clinic at Masimo Corp.'s Irvine headquarters · The Weeknd brings his 'Madness' tour to the Forum · 'We Are Your Friends' an entertaining musical romp · Jenny Lewis and company soar at the Observatory.
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Baltimore County Man With West Nile Virus Dies From Unrelated Causes BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) - For the first time this year, a person in Baltimore County contracts West Nile virus. That person has died, but from unrelated causes.
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Seattle Children's Hospital says surgical equipment may have been unsterile Last Updated Aug 26, 2015 7:30 PM EDT. Seattle Children's Hospital is notifying 12,000 families after discovering that some surgical equipment at the Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center was improperly sterilized, CBS Seattle affiliate KIRO reports.
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Dozens report illnesses after eating at Chipotle restaurant VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Ventura County health officials are investigating after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Simi Valley.
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Man posts daily Ice Bucket Challenge video in show of support for dad with ALS Brian Poulos, of Commack, has made a new ice bucket YouTube video every day and he will continue to do so until the end of the month, drawing support from local advocates.
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Study: Exercise May Help Older Adults Think More Clearly A two–year study included more than 16 hundred sedentary adults, between the ages of 70 and 89. One group walked at least 30 minutes at moderate intensity.
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Steps to take care of your contact lenses Taking care of contact lenses is one of the most important part of a complete eye care regime. Have your contact lenses started to feel uncomfortable of late?
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Officials investigate illness outbreak at Ventura County Chipotle It's unclear whether the tacos barbacoa or burrito bowl made stomachs churn, but officials say dozens of customers fell ill after eating at a Chipotle in Simi Valley.
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James 'Red' Duke, iconic surgeon who started Life Flight, dies at 86 85° Houston. Subscribe Profile · visit|Home|navigation-www|1Home · Contact Chronvisit|Home-Contact Chron|navigation-www|1 · About Houston Chroniclevisit|Home-About Houston Chronicle|navigation-www|2 · Advertise with Usvisit|Home-Advertise with ...
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Insurers review pill aimed to boost women's sex drive Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead holds a bottle for the female sex-drive drug Addyi at her Raleigh, N.C., office on Aug. 15.
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Veterans discharged for misconduct have higher risk of homelessness (Reuters Health) - U.S. veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq who were discharged due to misconduct are more likely to be homeless than other returning vets, according to a new study.
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CVS Health Corporation Short Interest Update CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) reported a rise of 6.7% or 799,698 shares in its short interest. The short figure came in at 1.1% of the total floats.
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Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 US cases is a repeat Judith Bernstein receives medicines intravenously ahead of chemotherapy at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.
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