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Planned Parenthood stops accepting payment for fetal tissue used for research After months of controversy, multiple investigations and a campaign by congressional Republicans to end its federal funding, Planned Parenthood said Tuesday that it would continue harvesting fetal tissue for medical research but would no longer accept ...
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Planned Parenthood changes fetal-tissue reimbursement policy New York - Responding to a furor over undercover videos, Planned Parenthood says it will maintain programs at some of its clinics that make fetal tissue available for research, but will no longer accept any reimbursement to cover the costs of those ...
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Planned Parenthood Won't Accept Money for Fetal Tissue Trying to quell the controversy over its use of fetal tissue, Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that it would no longer accept reimbursement for the costs of providing the tissue for medical research.
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'HIPAA handcuffs,' costs of incarceration and more from PennLive's mental ... We once called them jails and prisons but, increasingly, for correctional officers across America, they feel more like asylums for people with mental illnesses.
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Many kids with mental health issues only see PCPs Primary care providers (PCPs) are the sole physician managers for more than one-third of children receiving mental health care, according to a study published online October 12 in Pediatrics.
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US prescription opioid misuse and deaths increase (Reuters Health) - The proportion of people reporting use of prescription opioids for reasons other than medical necessity fell between 2003 and 2013, but use disorders and overdose deaths increased, according to a new study.
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Physical Therapy May Help For Back Pain, But Time Works Best Most people are going to have lower-back pain at some point in their lives - roughly 70 percent of us. But what do you do when that aching back strikes?
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Physical therapy for back pain not as good a treatment as time Although physical therapy helped in the short term, a new study found no great difference at one-year follow-up interviews between patients who did and did not receive the treatment.
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Sources: Doctors optimistic Daniel Fells won't lose foot from infection Doctors treating New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells for MRSA are more optimistic than they were a few days ago that Fells won't lose his foot, sources close to the situation said Tuesday.
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Science, Sustainability And The Dangers Of Naïve Policy Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department Health and Human Services convene an advisory committee to develop dietary guidelines based on the latest scientific and medical research.
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MRSA Strikes Yet Again Giants tight end Daniel Fells has had five surgeries in the hopes of saving his foot. Plus thoughts on the Sarah Thomas overreaction, a couple veterans coming out of the woodwork, and the time Washington GM Bruce Allen threatened to sue every NFL owner.
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Higher risk of surgery seen with Bayer Essure contraceptive -study Oct 13 Women implanted with Bayer AG's Essure permanent contraception device were more than 10 times more likely to require post-procedure surgery than those who underwent laparoscopic sterilization, a study published on Tuesday found.
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Sitting for hours is actually OK if you get some exercise, study says This doesn't have to be you as long as you get some exercise, a new study says. Photo. By Liza Hearon 10 hours ago. LONDON - A new study is challenging the widely regarded advice that sitting for hours on end at desk jobs or TV binge watching will ...
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Sitting For Long Periods Of Time Won't Kill You New research challenges claims that sitting for long periods of time is hazardous for your health even if you are otherwise physically active, Mashable reported.
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A new AIDS vaccine is about to be trialled in humans for the first time A new AIDS vaccine trial is about to begin in the US, and this one is a little different - the vaccine has been developed over the past 15 years by Robert Gallo, the scientist who first proved in 1984 that HIV triggered the disease.
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Study shows why listeria flourishes on some caramel apples Unless you have braces or hate delicious things, caramel apples are likely one of your favorite fall treats, but a new study suggests that danger can lurk under that sweet, sticky surface.
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Researchers Uncover How Halloween Caramel Apples Develop Listeria A deadly 2014 Listeria outbreak linked to caramel apples has puzzled researchers attempting to understand how the favorite Halloween treat could be the source of the deadly bacteria.
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China to Mass Produce Ebola Vaccine Beijing: A private Chinese biotechnology company plans to mass produce a vaccine against the Ebola virus developed by Chinese military scientists.
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Boston Children's Hospital Surgeons Perform Brain Surgery On Baby BOSTON (CBS) - Two-month-old Abigail Jones' journey into this world has not been easy. Before birth, doctors in Florida diagnosed her with Down's syndrome and an inoperable brain tumor.
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Coffee lovers might be undiagnosed psychopaths --but it's nothing to worry about Innsbruck University scientists tested over 1,000 people and concluded that those who like bitter foods were more likely to score higher in the area of psychopathy, sadism, and aggression.
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This Doctor Invented The HIV Blood Test. Now He Has A Vaccine That May Beat ... In 1984, Dr. Robert Gallo co-discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS, then went on to pioneer the blood test that detects the virus. Now, 31 years later, his team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology is beginning ...
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Is sitting as bad for our health as we think? In recent years, studies have linked sitting for long periods of time to increased health risk, including an earlier death, even for people who are otherwise physically active.
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USDA awards first manufacturing contracts for bird flu vaccine stockpile CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said it has awarded contracts to two drug companies to manufacture doses of avian influenza vaccine for poultry, in preparation for the potential return of the fast-spreading avian influenza virus ...
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Dole Recalls Some Bagged Spinach for Possible Salmonella Contamination Dole Fresh Vegetables of Monterey, CA, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of bagged spinach due to a possible health risk from Salmonella contamination.
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DeAngelo Williams asks for what NFL should do itself for breast cancer awareness The "NFL Total Access" crew breaks down the thrilling Week 5 matchup that came down to the last second between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers.
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"Cancer Warrior" Dance Performance Raises Breast Cancer Awareness PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many events are being held across Pittsburgh to celebrate survivors and remember those who lost the battle.
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Is red wine at dinner good for type 2 diabetes? A glass of red wine each evening with dinner may offer heart health perks to people with type 2 diabetes. A two-year study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is the first long-term study aimed at assessing the effects and safety of drinking ...
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Abbott's Dissolving Stent Shows Mixed Results in Study For nearly 15 years, Abbott Laboratories ABT -0.21 % has been developing a new type of stent made of biodegradable material that gradually disappears after restoring blood flow to the heart.
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County health chief delivers truths on flu The Denton County Health Department worked to debunk myths about the flu Tuesday during county commissioners' weekly meeting. The department gave a short presentation about the upcoming flu season.
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Flu season is back again It's that time of year again. We are heading into flu season, so let's get prepared! Are you ready for a widespread flu outbreak?
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'Rat'-atouille sandwich shocks hungry Subway fan LINCOLN CITY, Ore. - People who got spinach on their sandwich or salad at a Subway restaurant in Lincoln City earlier this month may have unknowingly eaten food tainted by a dead rodent.
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LASER RAZOR blunted by KickStarter ban KickStarter has suspended funding for the Skarp Laser Razor, a crowdfunded effort to replace conventional razors with a laser-powered shaving implement.
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When Girls Compulsively Text, Their Grades Suffer While adolescent girls and boys text at the same rates, girls tend to text more compulsively than boys—and their grades might suffer as a result, a new study found.
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Remember that laser razor? Yeah, it got kicked off Kickstarter Last month, the laser razor from Skarp Technologies amassed over $750,000 in funding during the first week of its Kickstarter campaign.
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How investigators cracked the Blue Bell listeria outbreak case SOUTH CAROLINA -- Three deaths caused by ice cream tainted by bacteria last spring were part of an outbreak that had been going on for years.
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Love Beer And Coffee? You Might Be A Psychopath Humans have a unique affinity for bitter food, like dark chocolate, coffee, and broccoli. Most other animals interpret a bitter taste as a warning to stay away from a non-edible material, but some humans can't get enough of it, though scientists have ...
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Summer babies are healthier adults, study says CAMBRIDGE, England (CNN) - Want to have a healthier and taller baby? You may want to aim for having a child in the summer months. Sunlight may be key to this phenomenon, according to scientists in Cambridge, England, who came to this conclusion ...
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Brain Activity As Unique As A Fingerprint Suggests New Study A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience revealed that each person has a unique pattern of brain activity, or a "functional brain fingerprint.
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Nick Diaz has four days to get 22000 signatures for his White House petition Nick Diaz has four days to find some sort of justice with a White House petition. The popular UFC veteran is about 22,000 signatures shy of a 100,000 cutoff needed to get an official response from this country's highest office.
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Scans Show People Have a Brain 'Fingerprint,' Researchers Say (NBC NEWS)---People appear to have their own individual fingerprint of brain activity, one that might be used to predict the risk of mental illness and see the effects of medical treatment, researchers reported on Monday.
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3 Issues That Should Be a Part of the Health Care Debate In what has been declared by many as a "crisis," the American health care landscape has been undergoing a vast array of changes over the past decade.
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Hawaii woman gives birth to quintuplets Seventy-five percent of Americans will experience foot health problems at one time or another. 43DFFD63E9F94BF69C9CADEBF021B49A · Moving Day Hawaii event suppports Parkinson's Disease patients.
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Stories fill Race for the Cure According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, in 2015, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be: - 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer.
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AAOS board of directors releases information statement to combat opioid epidemic The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently announced that its board of directors approved an information statement to stem opioid abuse in the United States.
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U-M enrollment remains above 43000 despite drop in new freshmen It was a record year for the University of Michigan, with the Ann Arbor school taking in nearly 52,000 applications from freshmen hopefuls, but the number of applicants wasn't reflective of the number of new freshmen who started at Michigan this fall ...
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1 in 3 children with mental health needs only see a pediatrician A significant percentage of kids with mental health conditions such as ADHD and anxiety are treated only by pediatricians, a new study finds.
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Anorexia May Be Habit, Not Willpower, Study Finds Women who suffer from anorexia are often thought of as having an extraordinary degree of self-control, even if that discipline is used self-destructively.
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