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How do electronic toys affect the quality and quantity of language in infant ... Sarah D. Young is a reporter and editor in Richmond, Va. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, she has been a columnist for a blog aimed at Millennials and has also worked in early childhood education and has been a reading tutor to at-risk ...
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Smoking Bans or Higher Taxes: Which Is Bigger Deterrent? COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If governments want to discourage smoking among young people, both high taxes and smoking bans do the job--but bans may have one key advantage, according to a new study by Ohio State University.
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Smoking bans may be more effective than raising taxes While both methods reduce smoking, bans prevent casual smokers from lighting up at all while heavier smokers just buy fewer cigarettes.
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Brazil Grapples With Mosquito-borne Virus December 24, 2015 12:40 AM. Brazil is warning pregnant women to stay inside and avoid mosquito bites during the upcoming summer season, due to an apparent link between the spread of a mosquito-borne virus and babies born with birth defects.
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Newbie 911 Dispatcher Helps Distressed Mom Deliver Baby on Highway William Kalaher, a newbie 911 dispatcher helped a distressed mom deliver baby on a highway in Utah. Though the man had only two weeks into the job, he successfully assisted the mom while giving birth.
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Treat 'normal' blood pressure to save lives Millions of lives could be saved by giving blood pressure-lowering drugs to people at risk of heart attack and stroke, even if they have normal pressure, researchers said Thursday.
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Lifesaving benefits of skin-to-skin cuddling for preemies Tiny newborns who get prolonged skin-to-skin contact with mom while they're in the hospital may have better survival odds, a new review finds.
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'Kangaroo care' linked to fewer low birth weight infant deaths Aside from those with low birth weight, nearly all infants experienced health benefits from the extra contact with their mothers. By Stephen Feller | Dec. 23, 2015 at 4:27 PM.
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Government brings 376 drugs under new list of essential medicines MUMBAI: The Health Ministry has drawn up the revised National List of Essential Medicines which has seen the number of medicines go up to 376 from 348 in the earlier list prepared in 2011.
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With In Vitro Fertilization, Persistence Pays Off, Study Suggests In their quest to become parents, most infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization must grapple with a tough decision: when to call it quits.
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More IVF Tries Improve Odds of Having a Baby TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Couples having trouble getting pregnant may have a better chance if they have more than the usual three-to-four cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new British study suggests.
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Take a new approach to losing weight this New Year Question: Which diet will give me the best chance at succeeding with my New Years weight loss resolution? Answer: Have you seen all the commercials touting weight loss lately?
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Victorian-Era diseases on the rise in Britain LONDON (CNN) - Tuberculosis and other potentially-deadly diseases are making a comeback in Britain. In London alone, some neighborhoods have higher TB rates than poorer parts of the world.
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Texas to cut HIV prevention funds to Planned Parenthood facility DALLAS The Texas health department is cutting off federal funding to a Houston Planned Parenthood affiliate for a nearly three-decade old HIV prevention program, officials said on Wednesday.
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Awareness Campaign in Liberia Helps Limit Ebola Stigma December 23, 2015 8:52 AM. MONROVIA, LIBERIA—. Sebastian Dean sits in front of his house in Liberia's Cow Field Community, in Paynesville, on the outskirts of Monrovia, watching his children play soccer with other neighborhood children.
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Dad takes gun to hospital, saves son's life Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. A Texas dad caused a police standoff to save his son's life.
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Dad took gun into hospital … and saved son's life HOUSTON (December 22, 2015) - A Texas father has been released from jail after police say he brought a gun to a hospital to stop the staff from taking his son off of life support.
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Study: Marijuana-derived drug reduces epileptic seizures A new study involving 11 epilepsy centers across the United States shows that a drug made from a medical marijuana derivative can reduce seizures in children and young adults with epilepsy who don't find relief from other treatments.
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Chipotle gets OK to reopen from city ALL CLEAR: William 'Buddy' Christopher Jr., Inspectional Services commissioner, has given the OK for a virus-plagued Chipotle to reopen.
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Boston Chipotle Restaurant Expected to Reopen Thursday The Cleveland Circle Chipotle in Boston, which Boston health officials said was the site of a norovirus outbreak, has been cleared to reopen Thursday after it passed a city inspection.
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5 Stress-Busting Tips for Pets During The Holidays December is my most stressful month of the year, and I'm not even much of a holiday shopper. Regardless, traffic intensifies, crowds expand, my workload increases and my patience decreases.
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A father's desperate – but dangerous – strategy to keep his 'brain dead' son ... "Hey, we need the police stat, to the hospital. We have a family member with a gun." This is the call that a staff member at Tomball Regional Medical Center put in 11 months ago, when George Pickering of Pinehurst, Tex.
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Lawmaker pre-files bill to allow medical use of cannabis oil A Landrum lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to allow physicians to prescribe CBD oil, also known as cannabis oil or cannabidiol, for some medical conditions.
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West Michigan doctor calls 'Concussion' movie an 'a-ha' moment for football ... LANSING - When Dr. Stephen Bloom played high school football, he remembers a concussion being treated by "resting it." That's no longer the case.
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Women are giving up on in vitro fertilization too soon, study says A doctor performs an embryo transfer in a fertility clinic. Although many women abandon IVF treatment after three or four unsuccessful attempts, a study shows the odds of success continue to rise through as many as nine cycles.
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NFL backs away from funding BU brain study; NIH to fund it instead The NFL, which spent years criticizing researchers who warned about the dangers of football-related head trauma, has backed out of one of the most ambitious studies yet on the relationship between football and brain disease, sources familiar with the ...
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Dr. Geier: Parents should consider proposal to ban children from football Dr. Bennet Omalu (left), co-director of the Brain Injury Research Institute at West Virginia University, talks with Dr. Ira R. Casson, a neurologist and former co-chairman of the NFL Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee.
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AstraZeneca gets US approval for gout drug Zurampic U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved AztraZeneca's (AZN.L) drug Zurampic to treat a condition associated with gout to be used in combination with another type of drug that reduces production of uric acid in the body.
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Packers players respond to 'Concussion' film It's based on the true story of the doctor who discovered a degenerative brain disease in football players and the battle he faced to make the information public.
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Alcohol-induced deaths at 35-year high - report In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, mixed drinks sit on a hotel bar in San Francisco. Government researchers say "deplorably" few college students are warned by doctors about dangers from alcohol and drugs or encouraged to cut down ... more >.
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DEA eases restriction on research of marijuana chemical Fionn Masterson bottles CBD Hemp oil at Bluebird Botanicals on Wednesday. (Kira Horvath, Daily Camera). Lab technician Mario Ferrara transfers a mixture of extracted hemp CBD and coconut oil to capsules at Longmont's CBDRx organic hemp farm on ...
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DEA eases restriction on research of marijuana compound CBD Lab technician Mario Ferrara transfers a mixture of extracted hemp cannabidiol (CBD) and coconut oil to capsules at Longmont's CBDRx organic hemp farm on Nov. 19, 2015.
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CDC: Alcohol kills more people than drugs A new federal report indicates alcohol related deaths are up 37 percent from 2002. It kills more people in the U.S. than drugs, like heroin.
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Sanofi submits new diabetes drug application to US regulator PARIS Dec 23 French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday it had submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a single daily insulin injection to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Planned Parenthood hit with fetal tissue research probe, defunding in Utah Planned Parenthood chief Cecile Richards said stripping her organization of federal funding would cut off access to birth control, cancer screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
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When the Red Cross refused to accept 'Negro blood' In December 1941, a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II, a Detroit mother named Sylvia Tucker visited her local Red Cross donor center to give blood.
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On The Winter Solstice, Let's Recognize Seasonal Affective Disorder Today is the winter solstice - a day that marks not only the official start of winter, but is also the shortest day of the year. While December is a cheery month for some - fresh off of Thanksgiving celebrations, and preparing for Christmas and New ...
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Red Cross seeks blood As millions of Americans finish gift purchases this holiday season, the American Red Cross reminds eligible donors to give the most meaningful gift of all - the gift of life - by donating blood or platelets.
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Patients fear roadblocks as they enroll for medical marijuana Patients with severe illnesses can now begin enrolling in the New York State's Medical Marijuana Program. The goal is to have the treatment available early next month.
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Art Van sets 6th annual blood drive WARREN, Mich. - Art Van Furniture, FOX 2 TV and the American Red Cross will host their sixth annual community blood drive on Monday, Dec. 28, 8 a.m.
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Medical marijuana rollout may be slow-going In this Dec. 4, 2015 photo, a book about medical marijuana lies on a table in the office of University of Vermont pharmacology professor Wolfgang Dostmann in Burlington, Vt.
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Get Your Flu Shot Before the Flu Is Widespread: CDC WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Although relatively few cases of flu have surfaced so far in the United States, health officials expect activity to pick up in the next few weeks, so everyone who hasn't gotten a flu shot should get one now.
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FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo, donors give blood at a drive attempting to set a record for most single-day donations in Rutland, Vt.
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Patient registration for medical marijuana launched FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013, file photo, marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana are displayed under a light at a medical marijuana cooperative in Seattle.
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Turtles kept in many schools and homes again tied to Salmonella (Reuters Health) - - Tiny turtles, a staple of many school science labs and an appealing family pet for people allergic to cats and dogs, may also be responsible for a growing number of salmonellosis outbreaks, a U.S.
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Fitness more protective among normal-weight people (Reuters Health) - Aerobic fitness is generally tied to a longer life, but the same can't be said for obese people, according to new research.
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