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Doctors must lead us out of our opioid abuse epidemic (CNN) Veteran doctors don't need a blood test to tell when someone is on the verge of a drug overdose. They can even narrow down the culprit by observation alone.
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Personalized virtual heart can predict the risk of sudden cardiac death When electrical waves in the heart run amok, the results can be deadly. Current treatment for the condition, called arrhythmia, includes implanting a small defibrillator which senses the onset of arrhythmia and jolts the heart back to a normal rhythm.
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Skyrocketing Suicide Rates Could Become a Public Health Epidemic Something frightening is happening. Last month, the New York Times reported that the U.S. suicide rate surged to a 30-year high, according to a federal data analysis.
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FDA to Re-examine What Makes a Food 'Healthy' TUESDAY, May 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Which of these foods, if any, should be labeled "healthy"? Raisin bran? Avocados?
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How The Zika Virus Damages The Brain A few weeks ago, Dr. James Bale saw a series of MRI images in a medical journal of MRI scans of babies infected with Zika in the womb.
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FDA to Redefine What 'Healthy' Food Really Means How is it possible a sugary cereal could be considered healthy but not almonds, avocados and salmon? Because the science of healthy eating has changed since the Food and Drug Administration wrote the current guidelines in the 1990s.
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Addicts Who Can't Find Painkillers Turn to Anti-Diarrhea Drugs The active ingredient in the anti-diarrhea drug Imodium, loperamide, can offer a cheap high if it is consumed in large amounts. Credit Daniel Acker/Bloomberg.
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Way too much: Imodium is newest way of getting high It's the newest way of getting high. It's completely legal and you get as much of it as you want as often as you'd like for only a few dollars from any drugstore.
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Urine test could simplify Zika virus detection NEW YORK - A urine-based test for Zika virus infection has shown to be more effective than the common blood-based one for many patients, a development that could make testing for the infection easier.
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Teens Who Eat Lots of Fruit May Lower Their Breast Cancer Risk: Study WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls who consume large amounts of fruit may lower their future risk for breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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Air Pollution Levels Skyrocketing in World's Poorest Cities May 12, 2016 12:18 AM. GENEVA—. A study finds more than 80 percent of urban dwellers are exposed to alarmingly high levels of air pollution, responsible for an estimated seven million premature deaths every year.
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Science|Europe Trails US in Cutting Air Pollution, WHO Says European countries, which rely heavily on diesel-fueled vehicles, remain far behind the United States in their efforts to reduce harmful air pollution, according to a report to be issued Thursday by the World Health Organization.
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Urine test could simplify Zika virus detection A urine-based test for Zika virus infection has shown to be more effective than the common blood-based one for many patients, a development that could make testing for the infection easier.
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Two New Health Studies Are Worrying Parents. Here's What You Need To Know. Cutting through the jargon (and hysterical headlines) to make sense of what new findings really mean for moms and dads. 05/11/2016 01:14 pm ET | Updated 10 hours ago.
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When you take acetaminophen, you don't feel others' pain as much COLUMBUS, Ohio - When you take acetaminophen to reduce your pain, you may also be decreasing your empathy for both the physical and social aches that other people experience, a new study suggests.
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Air pollution in India is so bad that it kills half a million people every year A new paper has added to the growing body of research indicating that India's air pollution has become a matter of life and death.
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Oracle founder donates $200 million to create USC cancer research center Oracle founder Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to USC to fund a cancer research center, the university announced Wednesday.
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This common pain reliever may reduce empathy, study says If you're like most Americans and experience the occasional headache or muscle pain, chances are you've probably taken acetaminophen to find some relief.
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$200 million gift launches Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC Technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and ...
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New scan will SPOT dementia: Early warning helps sufferers beat disease British scientists pioneering the technique say providing an early warning could prove crucial in beating the devastating brain disease.
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Help for those with Alzheimer's disease The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program acts as advocates for residents in Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Centers, many of which have a number of residents diagnosed with varying stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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The House Just Passed Opioid Legislation, But There's Still A Fight Ahead Lawmakers are taking steps to address the opioid crisis. But they've got a long way to go. 05/11/2016 07:33 pm ET. Matt Fuller Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post.
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The world's abortion divide: Plummeting rates, but only in developed countries A new analysis of global abortions shows a stark and troubling divide between what's happening in wealthier, developed countries versus their their poorer and less developed counterparts.
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CDC to Chipotle: Quit whining about our food safety alerts When Chipotle was trying to contain the public fallout from an E. coli outbreak last year, it accused a US federal agency of scaremongering.
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Analysis of Burger Market Finds Unwanted Ingredients: Rat and Human DNA Watch out for veggie burgers. Warning: You may never look at a burger the same way again. The most unappetizing results of a recent test of 258 burgers at their molecular level found three instances in which the meat contained rat DNA and one in which ...
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Prince's Death Spotlights Overdose Antidote Dilemma Prince's death last month from a possible opioid overdose highlights the challenge for health officials using the overdose-reversal medication naloxone: getting people saved from overdoses into addiction treatment.
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Can Prince's death shift the tide in fight against painkiller addiction? The death of pop superstar Prince last month could shed valuable light on problems -- and possible solutions -- related to America's opioid painkiller crisis.
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When Nurses Are Overburdened, Patients Die. Here's How We Can Fix That. The best way to appreciate nurses during Nurses Week is to support legislation that would help them better care for their patients.
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Abortion Rates Drop To Historic Low In Wealthy Countries LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Abortion rates have dropped dramatically in the past 25 years to historic lows in wealthy countries, but dipped only slightly in poorer developing nations, according to a global study published on Wednesday.
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Employers Will Have To Publicly Disclose Their Workers' Injuries Now. They Aren't Happy About It. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to post the workplace injury data on its website, just like a public-health grade for a restaurant.
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Taking Acetaminophen Might Reduce Your Empathy, Study Says Could taking acetaminophen reduce your sensitivity to other people's pain? A new study suggests that taking acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, reduces your sensitivity to other people's pain, both physical and psychological.
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US House bills aim to fight Opioid Epidemic The U.S. House of Representatives is taking up several bills this week aimed to combat opioid abuse across the country. Zack Sewell, WBIR 10:21 PM.
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Brandon Marshall puts mental health advocacy in forefront Every now and then, Brandon Marshall wonders, "What if?" What if the topic of mental health hadn't been so taboo when he was growing up, what if people - in his home, his school, his neighborhood - had recognized the root cause of his behavioral ...
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Brain scans find a marker of Alzheimer's decline Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer's disease -- and those tangles may predict early symptoms, a finding with implications for better treatments.
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NY attorney general offers help getting health coverage ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's attorney general says people denied insurance coverage for addiction treatment and mental illness should contact his office for help.
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New Imaging Technique May Find Real Alzheimer's Culprit Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer's disease - and those tangles may predict early symptoms, a finding with implications for better treatments.
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Brain scans find protein a marker of Alzheimer's decline WASHINGTON - Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer's disease - and those tangles may predict early symptoms, a finding with implications for better ...
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Search warrant executed for Prince's medical records, identifies doctor who treated him Prince saw a Minneapolis-area doctor the day before he died, and that doctor was at Prince's Paisley Park compound to deliver test results on the morning the musician was found dead, according to court records obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
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Couple pokes fun at themselves with "'infertility announcements" Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. Having a child isn't as easy as some people on social media make it seem.
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Michigan agency: Numbers show chickenpox cases up in 2016 LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says preliminary numbers show chickenpox cases were up this year through April compared with last year.
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What Teen Girls Should Eat to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Fruits and vegetables are staples in a healthy diet, and that includes one aimed at preventing cancer. Many studies have documented the lower risk of various cancers among people who eat more fresh produce, and avoid things like red and processed meat.
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Spring allergy season brings high pollen count If you're an allergy sufferer, we probably don't have to tell you what time of year it is -- because you already know. If you're an allergy sufferer, we probably don't have to tell you what time of year it is -- because you already know.
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Laurel again joins Relay for Life global effort [Old Town Laurel] Laurel held its 2015 Relay for Life from Saturday June 13 to Sunday June 14 at McCullough Field. (Nicole Munchel/For The Baltimore Sun Media Group photos).
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Annual Greene Relay for Life this Saturday Give hope to those fighting cancer in this year's Greene Relay for Life event this Saturday, May 14. From 11 a.m. until 11 p.m.
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Insurer's Hospital Claims Study Corroborates High Death Risk from Medical Errors Death claims are the most common hospital liability claims, according to an insurance company study released after researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported that medical errors are the third leading cause of deaths in the ...
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