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The Best Way to Quit Smoking, According to Science Researchers have long sought for answers on the best way to help people quit smoking. Often, it comes down to two options: quitting cold turkey or gradually tapering a smoking habit.
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Siri isn't a doctor, and doesn't play one on television Four virtual voice-activated personal assistants were tested by researchers to see how they would respond to situations when a smartphone owner faces a health crisis.
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To quit smoking, it's best to go cold turkey, study finds Just rip off the bandage; dive into the freezing water; close your eyes and take it. For cigarette smokers who waver at the edge of a decision to quit and consider strategies to ease the transition, a new study finds that the all-in approach is more ...
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Here's How Siri Responds to 'I Was Raped' We think nothing of turning to our increasingly smart smartphones for help with almost everything in our daily lives: finding the closest gas station, tracking down the best Chinese food and keeping up to date on the latest news.
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Quitting smoking? New research shows most effective way (CBS)– If you're planning on kicking your cigarette habit, going "cold turkey" is the best option, new research published today in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine reports.
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Cold Turkey or do it gradually? Here's your best quit smoking plan Researchers conclude that if you stop smoking abruptly you are 25% more likely to quit as compared to those who decide on quitting gradually.
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3-year-old girl with terminal cancer gets postcards from across the world A Washington state girl may be too sick to travel but that's not stopping her from seeing the sights. (KOMO). gwc1.JPG · gwc9.
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Toddler With Brain Cancer Gets Uplifting Postcards From Across the Globe The family of a 3-year-old girl with brain cancer said the simple act of getting mail is helping brighten her day. Ellie Walton was diagnosed with a brain tumor at just 4 months old.
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Long hours at the office may raise your heart disease risk Study suggests working long hours over the long term may increase risk for heart disease. By HealthDay News | March 14, 2016 at 3:34 PM.
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Long Working Hours Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk: Study Long working hours have been linked to higher risk of cardiovascular ailments like angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease and heart failure.
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Girl With Cancer Travels the World Through Postcards Well-wishers have sent Ellie Walton, 3, hundreds of postcards from around the world since she is too sick to travel. 1:48 | 03/14/16.
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Toddler with brain cancer gets uplifting postcards from across the globe The family of a 3-year-old girl with brain cancer said the simple act of getting mail is helping brighten her day, ABC News reports.
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FDA to review Roche's bladder cancer drug on priority basis ZURICH The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a priority review status to Roche's immunotherapy to treat advanced bladder cancer, the Swiss pharmaceutical maker said on Tuesday.
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GW Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 3 Pivotal Study Results For Epidiolex® (Cannabidiol) London, UK (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq:GWPH) (AIM:GWP) ("GW," "the Company" or "the Group"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary ...
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Could this become the first cannabis-derived prescription drug in the U.S.? Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals will have American clinical trials for Epidiolex, an investigational medication that uses cannabidiol, a marijuana extract.
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FDA advisers to weigh risks of Abbott's dissolving stent March 14 U.S. government scientists have raised questions about the potential risks to patients of heart attacks and blood clots from Abbott Laboratories' novel coronary stent that dissolves after it is implanted.
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Unhealthy environment a factor in millions of deaths worldwide Living or working in an unhealthy environment caused almost one-quarter of all deaths worldwide in 2012, says a report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Environmental risks killing 12.6 million people, WHO study says A child gets his blood tested for lead poison levels at a clinic set up in Flint, Michigan, after the city's drinking water became contaminated with dangerously high levels of lead.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers start debating medical marijuana bill The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took up a proposal Monday to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, a potential breakthrough for supporters who have worked for several years to get legalization through the Republican-controlled ...
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Start Debating Medical Marijuana Bill HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took up a proposal Monday to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, a potential breakthrough for supporters who have worked for several years to get legalization through the ...
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Shots for other viruses offer clues in race for Zika vaccine WASHINGTON - Scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine, and while they're starting from scratch against a poorly understood disease, copying shots for similar viruses offers a head start.
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Unhealthy environments kill 12.6m per year Some 12.6 million people across the globe die every year due to unhealthy environments, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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Infrastructure inequality is catalyst for Brazil's Zika epidemic RIO DE JANEIRO The mosquito, a Brazilian saying goes, is a democratic devil - it bites rich and poor alike. But an outbreak of the Zika virus has revealed deep inequality when it comes to who bears the brunt of living among the insects.
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Montana medical marijuana advocates file petition, get restrictions delayed Montana medical marijuana advocates are hoping to get an initiative placed on the November ballot that would loosen restrictions imposed by a state Supreme Court ruling in February.
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Patients Carry Superbugs on Their Hands, Study Finds Hospitals may be cracking down on handwashing for doctors, nurses and other staffers, but they're missing a big source of superbug spread, a new study finds: Patients.
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Costco Is Quietly Removing Tobacco From Most of its Stores The Marlboro man continues to be quietly run out of warehouse club giant Costco (COST - Get Report) . According to Costco, it will continue to phase out tobacco SKUs (stock keeping units) this year.
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Cancer And Arthritis Drugs Drive Up Spending On Medicines Spending on prescription drugs in the U.S. rose 5.2 percent in 2015, driven mostly by increased costs of expensive specialty medications to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, according to data from the largest manager of employers' drug ...
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I Could Have Died From My Undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Literally. By the time someone finally listened to me and tested me for diabetes (my OBGYN of all people), my blood sugars were in the 700s, my heart was pounding, I was breathless, weak, scrawny and falling asleep sitting up.
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Express Scripts says US drug spending rose 5.2 percent in 2015 NEW YORK, March 14 U.S. spending on prescription drugs rose 5.2 percent in 2015, including the impact of rebates, driven by an 18 percent increase in specialty drugs, Express Scripts Holding Co said on Monday.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — not just a naughty child Soon after fall parent-teacher conferences take place, I often find families come to a first counseling appointment with their child concerned with an important question: "Does my child have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or is my child just ...
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Are spring allergies coming on early this year? Spring allergy season is blowing in early in many parts of the U.S. this year, with certain areas reporting pollen increases a good month sooner than usual.
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22-year-old dies of rare cancer after doctors mistook disease for pregnancy Family and friends of a 22-year-old British woman are grieving her death after doctors mistook a rare form of cancer as pregnancy.
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Infrastructure inequality is catalyst for Brazil's Zika epidemic RIO DE JANEIRO - The mosquito, a Brazilian saying goes, is a democratic devil - it bites rich and poor alike. But an outbreak of the Zika virus has revealed deep inequality when it comes to who bears the brunt of living among the insects.
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A Year After Germanwings Crash, Debate Over Preventative Measures Escalates Nearly one year after a mentally unbalanced co-pilot intentionally brought down a Germanwings jetliner, regulators and pilot union leaders are continuing to spar over potential measures to prevent another such tragedy.
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FDA advisers to weigh risks of Abbott's dissolving stent U.S. government scientists have raised questions about the potential risks to patients of heart attacks and blood clots from Abbott Laboratories' novel coronary stent that dissolves after it is implanted.
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Report: 2015 US drug spending up 5 percent, half 2014's rise Spending on prescription drugs for insured Americans rose about 5 percent last year, driven by both greater medication use and higher prices, mainly for very expensive drugs termed specialty medicines.
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Woman's 'pregnancy' turns out to be deadly tumor (NEWSER) - A 22-year-old British woman died last month after doctor's initially mistook a nearly 5-inch tumor for her being pregnant, the Huffington Post UK reports.
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It's National Napping Day! Why Does It Matter? It's National Napping Day today in the US and scientists all over the world argue that a quick snooze during the day has a lot of benefits that most people are unaware of.
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How to Grow a New Heart from Skin Cells For millions of Americans with heart disease and failure, a breakthrough development could save their lives. More than half a million people die in the United States from heart failure each year, thousands of them while awaiting a transplant.
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Top researchers advocate united actions to fight Alzheimer's disease To meet the challenge of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, a concerted effort and long-term economic commitment is needed, according to a new expert report by internationally leading researchers in the field.
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State house to vote on medical marijuana bill Gov. Tom Wolf has said that if the Legislature passes a medical marijuana bill, he'll sign it. Gov. Tom Wolf has said that if the Legislature passes a medical marijuana bill, he'll sign it.
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FAA Years Ago Raised Questions About Germanwings Co-Pilot U.S. aviation regulators in the summer of 2010 initially declined to issue a pilot medical certificate to then-student aviator Andreas Lubitz, who five years later intentionally brought down Germanwings Flight 9525.
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Woman's 'pregnancy' turns out to be deadly tumor Doctors found the tumor, discovered their mistake, and transferred Wright out of the maternity ward. (Photo: iStockPhoto). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST.
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Practicing Tai Chi Reduces Risk Of Falling In Older Adults Recently, researchers compared the effects of tai chi to leg strengthening exercises (a physical therapy called "lower extremity training," or LET) in reducing falls.
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Have the Flu? Stay Home! Scottsdale, Arizona - It's official. The flu season is here. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says it's not too late for people who have not been vaccinated to get the influenza vaccine.
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It's not swine flu - chief vet One of the country's leading veterinarians has taken issue with media houses for their continued use of the term 'swine flu' in reference to the Influenza A H1N1 2009 virus, which has been determined to be the cause of recent deaths in Jamaica and the ...
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Local youth participate in anti-tobacco campaign in Painesville Several youth activists will participate in an event at the Salvation Army of Lake County in Painesville for the national "Kick Butts Day.
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Pfizer Gets Nod For Cancer Drug Xalkori Federal health authorities in the US have just given pharmaceutical giant Pfizer the green signal to expand the scope of treatment of its drug known as Xalkori to include a rare type of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer- the first and so far the only ...
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NJ's heroin, opioid problem targeted with HOPE Initiative New Jersey lawmakers are hoping the state's heroin and opioid addiction epidemic will settle down if the right tools are at work.
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