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WWE goes pink for Susan G. Komen mission WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Susan G. Komen will continue their partnership with WWE Superstars and Divas wearing co-branded Susan G. Komen and WWE apparel, and WWE platforms "going pink" in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Dr. Jui-Lien "Lillian" Chou, Radiation Oncologist and co-founder Lubbock Cancer Center, celebrates her center's 14th anniversary.
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High School Student Caleigh Steele Creates Photography Project to Support ... Catherine "Caleigh" Steele knows what it takes to support a loved one undergoing treatment for breast cancer. "This past summer marks six years since my own mother was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer," the 18-year-old from New Canaan, ...
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It's gotten harder to lose weight and not for the reasons you think Losing weight is hard - and it's getting harder. That's not an excuse, a group of researchers say, it's science. A study from York University published recently in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice looked at dietary and exercise data ...
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Mouse Study Hints at New 'Male Contraceptive' THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A discovery in mice could pave the way to a reversible, non-hormonal form of birth control for men, researchers report.
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Hospitals flip the ICD-10 switch, adding 68000 ways to tell you're sick Linda Reed, the CIO at Atlantic Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in New Jersey, is hoping today's changeover to the new ICD-10 medical coding system will be like Y2K -- all build up, no catastrophe.
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Struck By A Macaw? Now There's A Medical Diagnosis Code For That If you're struck by a macaw, sucked into a jet engine or are having relationship problems with your in-laws, fear not: Your doctor now has a medical diagnosis code for that.
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Common cold and flu can increase risk of stroke in kids Having a cold or the flu may sometimes trigger a stroke in children -- particularly those with underlying health conditions -- though the overall risk remains low, a new study indicates.
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Patients Brace For Erroneous Bills In Today's Shift To New ICD-10 Medical Codes From erroneous medical bills to denied health services, Americans may need patience grappling with insurance claims beginning today, the much-anticipated launch of tens of thousands of new government-mandated "ICD-10" codes used to describe ...
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Link between tallness, higher cancer risk: study Being tall is linked to a higher risk of cancer, especially for women, said research Thursday drawn from physical and health data for five million people in Sweden.
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'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists. The team, reporting in Science Translational Medicine, were analysing the billions of bugs that naturally call the human body home.
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Study supports cancer link with height A Swedish study of five million people appears to support the theory that height and cancer risk are linked. The study found that taller people had a slightly higher risk of breast cancer and skin cancer, among other cancers.
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Swedish study: higher cancer risk for tall people Being as tall as people in the Nordics is linked to a higher risk of cancer, especially for women, according to fresh research drawn from physical and health data for five million people in Sweden.
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Deadly piglet virus may have entered US on 'reusable' feed bags-USDA CHICAGO Oct 1 The deadly piglet virus that killed millions of U.S. pigs over the past two years may have entered the country on large bags typically used to transport feed and other bulk products, the Agriculture Department said.
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Amicus Therapeutics Stock Price Down 8.4% (FOLD) Amicus Therapeutics logo Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD) traded down 8.4% on Thursday , MarketBeat.com reports. The stock traded as low as $12.51 and last traded at $12.81, with a volume of 1,739,912 shares traded.
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Certain gut bacteria may be tied to asthma risk in babies A new study suggests that certain gut microbes could be indicators of future asthma risk in babies. It's not clear that the microbes prevent asthma, per-say, so it's a bit early to start investing in baby probiotics.
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FDA accepts Sandoz submission for biosimilar Etanercept-Novartis ZURICH Oct 2 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Novartis AG unit Sandoz's regulatory submission for Etanercept, a biosimilar to Amgen's Enbrel drug, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday.
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Legionnaires' Bacteria Regrew in Bronx Cooling Towers That Were Disinfected The 15 water-cooling towers that were found to be contaminated this week amid a new cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases had been disinfected less than two months ago, New York City officials said on Thursday, raising questions about how successful ...
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Cognitive Behavior and Interpersonal Therapy are 25% Less Effective than Steven Hollon, a Prof. of psychology at Vanderbilt University, said "It's like flipping a bunch of coins and only keeping the ones that come up heads".
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Boy Missing Large Parts Of His Brain Celebrates First Birthday Doctors once predicted that he wouldn't make it past his mother's pregnancy, but Jaxon Buell exceeded their expectations by making it past his first birthday.
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Health department mulls new HIV treatment protocols THE Department of Health is weighing up the practical and financial implications of expanding HIV treatment to more people, following the release of new guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week.
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Exorbitant hikes in cost of life-saving drugs a scary trend In August of this year, Martin Shkreli bought Daraprim, a life-saving drug that fights toxoplasmosis, which is a leading cause of food-related death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Cellphone use can damage relationships and lead to depression Dr. James A. Roberts, The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing, and Dr. Meredith Davis, assistant professor of marketing, had their recent study, "My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone: Partner pphubbing and relationship ...
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Massive, unexpected drug price increases are happening all the time While Turing Pharmaceutical's 5000% price increase of a drug was particularly eye popping and led to significant outrage directed at CEO Martin Shkreli, this is an industrywide phenomenon.
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How the new global goals can help drive systems to address health challenges ... The aim of the sole sustainable development goal on health is to improve health and well-being. Reuters/Luc Gnago. The fact that the sustainable development goals have only one solitary goal for health has been criticised by many.
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What to say when a friend has a miscarriage? 'Empathy cards' aim to help Jessica Zucker's second pregnancy was going smoothly until she began spotting. She immediately went to her doctor, who assured her that the ultrasound looked fine for 16 weeks.
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Health officials: Suisun City adult has West Nile virus FAIRFIELD - The first human case of West Nile virus in Solano County this year was confirmed Thursday by public health officials. Solano County Chief Medical Officer Michael Stacey said in a statement that the infected person is an adult resident of ...
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Is an ancient virus responsible for some cases of Lou Gehrig's disease? Overexpressing HERV-K in neurons of transgenic mice causes clumping of muscle cells (red), indicating damage. Is an ancient virus responsible for some cases of Lou Gehrig's disease?
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With This Portable Pizza Pouch, You Can Take Your Pizza Anywhere Are your hands already full of pizza but you desperately need a way to hold another piece of the cheesy greatness? Well, the Portable Pizza Pouch is the perfect solution to your problem.
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Researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to get kids to eat more ... It seems like an age-old problem - kids not eating their vegetables - and it is. Little ones, more interested in macaroni and cheese than sautéed spinach, are still leaving the latter largely untouched.
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Legionella bacteria found at Smithtown high schools Detectable concentrations of legionella bacteria were found in the cooling towers of Smithtown East and West high schools, according to Smithtown Central School District.
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Pphubbing: Excessive Cellphone Use Ruining Romantic Relationships, Study Finds Almost half of those in a romantic relationship said that they had been "phubbed" by their partners. By Julie Sabino julie.
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More than 20 overdose on West Side A police detective investigates an apparent fatal overdose at an apartment in the 3300 block of West Ohio Street on Oct. 1, 2015, in Chicago.
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Galena Biopharma Just Surged 14% -- Here's Why Galena Biopharma lands a new collaborate partner and explodes higher by double-digits. Is this move sustainable? Sean Williams. (TMFUltraLong).
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Utah lawmaker eyes scrapping of car inspection law SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A state lawmaker is exploring whether Utah should eliminate its safety inspection requirements for cars, a move that would put the state in line with several others that have scrapped such programs in recent years.
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Study reveals way to get kids to eat veggies (NEWSER) - Researchers from Texas A&M may have found an easier way to get kids to eat their vegetables than trying to convince them Spider-Man actually got his powers from green beans: Just pair veggies with other foods they don't like that much.
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CVS sees MassChallenge as digital Rx Customers take advantage of the drive through pharmacy window outside a CVS drug store in Bainbridge Twp., Ohio. 1. Thursday, October 1, 2015.
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Dormant viruses may cause motor neuron disease when awoken HERV-K expressed by large pyramidal neurons in layer 5 of the mouse cerebral cortex (stained yellow). Photograph: Nath Lab/ NINDS/ NIH.
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AMC Ohio Pharmacy offering naloxone without prescription A local nonprofit organization is the first in Franklin County to start selling naloxone without a prescription, according to the state board that oversees distribution.
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New Maryland law allows for blanket prescription for heroin overdose drug A new Maryland law will make it easier for heroin users to access a key overdose drug. Thousands of people have been trained to use a drug that prevents heroin overdoses, but many have faced a hurdle to obtaining naloxone - a doctor's prescription.
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Out-of-network health care costs more. A lot more If you go "out of network" to get health care, your bank book might go into the red. A new analysis finds that people who get common treatments from doctors and facilities that aren't covered by their insurance plans routinely receive bills that are ...
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Tiny Kitten Tries Out His Tiny Wheelchair for the First Time He's just 12 weeks old, but Cassidy the kitten has already faced obstacles that should have killed him. And just this week, he took his first real steps, assisted by his brand-new tiny wheelchair.
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Drexel University's School Of Public Health Receives $45M Gift PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Drexel University popped the corks Wednesday to celebrate a $45 million gift for the School of Public Health.
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Tinder Clashes With AIDS Healthcare Foundation Over STD Billboard Tinder sent a cease and desist letter to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation over a new campaign for free STD testing that references the dating app by name.
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(+Video) Baby aspirin can be useful to prevent, treat gastrointestinal cancer Recently Dr. Martine Frouws of Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands led a new study and results show that aspirin may be useful in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal cancer.
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Dog Treats Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination Salix Animal Health LLC of Deerfield, FL, announced Wednesday, Sept. 30, that it is recalling one lot of "Good 'n' Fun - Beefhide Chicken Sticks" because it could be contaminated with Salmonella.
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