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Daughters' deal with private-equity firm gets conditional nod from state St. Vincent Medical Center-Los Angeles St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles is one of six Daughters of Charity Hospitals that would be acquired by BlueMountain Capital Management.
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Attorney General Gives Conditional Approval of Daughters of Charity Health ... GILROY—Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Thursday granted conditional approval of a transaction that will allow a change of control and governance of the Daughters of Charity Health System, a network of hospitals that includes Saint Louise Regional ...
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Researchers find key to treating human pain Researchers used mice to confirm how a rare genetic mutation prevents people from feeling pain. By Stephen Feller | Dec. 4, 2015 at 5:47 PM.
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Has The Key For Curing Chronic Pain Been Discovered In Genetically Modified Mice? Scientists have genetically modified mice so that they do not feel any type of pain. This has been done in order to get a better understanding of how pain is processed in the brain and learn how to better treat people who suffer from chronic pain.
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Insight - Psychological first aid: Migrant trauma demands alternative therapies LONDON, Europe's migrant crisis is forcing the advancement of new psychological therapies that go beyond existing treatments to help victims not of one traumatic event, but of multiple traumas such as rape, war and torture.
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Psychologists Are Designing Refugee-Focused Therapies For Migrants Europe's migrant crisis is forcing the advancement of new psychological therapies that go beyond existing treatments to help victims not of one traumatic event, but of multiple traumas such as rape, war and torture.
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Cancer Drug Costs Vary Greatly Around The World While prescription drug prices continue to rise, new research examines the differences in what high-income countries pay for their cancer treatments.
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FDA OK's first generic for Gleevec leukemia pill TRENTON, N.J. - US regulators have approved the first generic version of one of the first very effective - and expensive - cancer drugs, Gleevec, which costs about $10,000 a month.
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FDA OKs first generic version of leukemia pill Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceutical, a top maker of generic medicines, said it will begin selling the once-a-day pill in the U.S. on Feb. 1. By LINDA A. JOHNSON.
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Unlicensed Cambodian Doctor Imprisoned for Spreading HIV Yem Chrin, left, an unlicensed medical practitioner, sits in a car as escorting by prison guards after a verdict announcing of the Battambang provincial court in Battambang province, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015.
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Fast-spreading virus may cause severe birth defects An emerging virus that is causing an unprecedented epidemic in Brazil and is quickly spreading through Latin America may be responsible for a spike in severe birth defects.
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Chipotle sales battered by widening E. coli outbreak LOS ANGELES A widening U.S. E. coli outbreak has slammed sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, the company said on Friday, hours after federal authorities reported that people in nine states have now contracted food poisoning.
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Group Health acquisition by Kaiser draws worry and praise Group Health hospital on Capitol Hill at 15th Avenue East and East John Street. Group Health was formed in 1947 by doctors who thought that prevention should be in the forefront of health care.
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FDA OKs First Generic for Gleevec Leukemia Pill TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. regulators have approved the first generic version of one of the first very effective - and expensive - cancer drugs, Gleevec, which costs about $10,000 a month.
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Influenza facts, figures, questions and answers | Center for Disease Control ... It's not possible to predict what this flu season will be like. Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways. While flu spreads every year, the timing, severity and length of the season varies from one year to another.
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Outlook for AIDS patients changes, but stigma remains for some In a simple warm house with a welcoming front porch, people with HIV are finding a helping hand in Centre County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 36.9 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, worldwide.
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Gates to raise voice if HIV funds are cut Concerned about cuts in India's national HIV/AIDS budgets, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates says the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) "will be glad to raise its voice and say that it is a mistake".
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Chance of developing diabetes is reduced by breastfeeding Breastfeeding cuts a woman's risk of getting diabetes by a quarter, a major study has found. Not only that, it also reduces her baby's chance of developing the condition in adulthood by almost a fifth.
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Restaurant group sues NYC over new salt law Christopher Maynard is a New York-based writer and editor who has worked as a security guard, high school teacher, theatrical lighting designer and volunteer fireman.
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Welcome to Portland, Where Even Santa Claus Has a Man Bun There was really only one way for the Year of the Man Bun to come to a close. It had to be a hipster Santa Claus with a man bun. There was just no other way.
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Rabbit Fever on the Rise in the US So far this year, 100 cases of rabbit fever have been reported in the U.S. These animals in the wild are known to carry the bacteria that causes the illness.
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10 Facts on HIV and Sex Work Sex workers are recognized by the World Health Organization, along with other major health and human rights organizations, as one of four key populations in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
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'Flu Week' Prompts Immunization Reminder Local hospitals and health-care workers continue to encourage people to get their flu shots. The week of Dec. 6-12 is designated National Influenza Vaccination Week and according to the latest flu report from the Arkansas Department of Health, there ...
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Is a diabetes drug the key to a longer life? DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) - A drug that has been used for decades to treat type 2 diabetes is now being researched to extend a person's life span.
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Leading Drug For Type 2 Diabetes May Hold Key To Longer Living BOSTON (CBS) - Metformin is a pill used by millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes to control high blood sugar. It is also sometimes used in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility.
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Restaurant group sues over NYC salt warning labels NEW YORK -- New York City's new warning label for salt-laden chain restaurant food is headed for a court fight, after restaurateurs sued Thursday to argue that health regulators overstepped legal bounds to enact the first-of-its-kind requirement.
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How fixing America's mental health system might catch future mass shooters Redlands police officers stand guard as FBI investigators search the home of Syed Farook on December 3, 2015, in Redlands, California.
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Panama reports first Zika virus cases Panama reported its first locally acquired Zika virus cases, according to local media reports, as the World Health Organization (WHO) provided more details about recent detections in three other countries in the Americas: Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
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New Superbug's Genetic Trick Could Help It Spread Health experts are keeping a close eye on a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE that, while still rare, has the potential to become more widespread in the United States.
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Why aren't cholesterol patients taking their drugs? Half of the people who could benefit from cholesterol-lowering drugs aren't taking them, a large new study shows. More than a third of American adults fall under criteria that make them eligible to take medications that will lower their LDL or "bad ...
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Treatment for high cholesterol is widely neglected Nearly half of Americans whose cholesterol readings put them at higher risk of heart attack or stroke are not taking medication to drive down that risk, says a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Superbug known as 'phantom menace' on the rise in US This post has been updated. A particularly dangerous superbug, dubbed the "phantom menace" by scientists, is on the rise in the United States, according to a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Bozeman woman suing over E. coli infection A Costco chicken salad was recently identified as the cause of an E.coli outbreak that sickened several people in multiple states.
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Living Together Just As Emotionally Satisfying As Being Married, Study Finds Because we're told time and time again that living together isn't the same as marriage. Long Story Short. Researchers from Ohio State University have found that living together makes you just as happy as being married.
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Distracted walking is a 'serious' issue, say US adults, but few admit to doing it Digital deadwalking, distracted walking, mobile drift, or plain old text walking - call it what you like (we'll go with "distracted walking" here), the issue is gaining more and more attention with every knock, bump, and scrape experienced by those ...
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Pesticides as bad for kids' lungs as cigarette smoke, study says Chronic exposure to pesticides can damage children's lung function by about as much as secondhand cigarette smoke does, according to a study of farmworker children in the Salinas Valley.
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People Who Are Distracted Walking Blame Everyone Else For Being Distracted ... We're used to hearing that we shouldn't text and drive, but there's a lot less public discussion of the fact that texting and walking is a real issue, too - one that can lead to collisions, falls, and even serious injury.
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People with diabetes twice as likely to lose teeth Diabetes can take a toll on a person's health in any number of ways, including vision, cardiovascular, and nerve problems -- but many people don't realize it can harm teeth, too.
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