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Health|After 'The Biggest Loser,' Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight Danny Cahill, playing the bass during a church service near Tulsa, Okla., won Season 8 of the NBC show "The Biggest Loser" by dropping 239 pounds.
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The Biggest Loser Contestants Often Regain the Weight Because Their Metabolism Never Recovers, According to New ... While contestants on The Biggest Loser drop an incredible amount of weight in just a few short weeks, that weight loss is often unsustainable and actually harmful to their metabolism, according to a new study.
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Not-for-profits dominate top-10 list of hospitals with highest margins Seven of the 10 hospitals in the U.S. with the highest margins from patient care services in 2013 were not-for-profits, according to a new study in Health Affairs based on Medicare cost reports.
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ACP: Choose CBT Before Drugs for Insomnia Tx Cognitive behavioral therapy, and not sleep drugs, should be the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, according to new evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
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Half of teens think they're addicted to their smartphones Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on Twitter @kellywallacetv.
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Study recommends therapy, not sleeping pills to treat insomnia WASHINGTON - Tossing and turning night after night? Don't automatically reach for the pill bottle. New guidelines say the first choice to treat chronic insomnia should be cognitive behavioral therapy - a way to condition your body to slumber again.
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J&J Faces 1000 More Talc-Cancer Suits After Verdict Loss Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company's talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year.
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Playground concussions are on the rise Children take advantage of warmer weather as they play on a playground at sunset in Armstrong Park in Lafayette, Ind. Playground concussions are on the rise, a government study found, and monkey bars and swings are most often involved.
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Playground-related brain injuries on rise in U.S., experts say MONDAY, May 2, 2016 -- For some kids, playgrounds aren't all fun and games. Playground-related brain injuries have risen significantly in the United States over the last decade, health officials say.
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More Children Are Suffering Traumatic Brain Injuries at the Playground, Study Says Playgrounds aren't always fun and games according to a new study. Researchers found that children are increasingly being diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after a run-in with playground equipment.
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Controlling Zika mosquitoes may be 'lost cause' Aedes aegypti, the exotically named mosquito that transmits the Zika virus, defies almost everything Americans think they know about mosquitoes, which means that even experts know very little about how to control them.
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7 Skin Symptoms You Should Get Checked Out Immediately There are certain skin changes that can be naturally expected over your lifetime. A few more freckles, wrinkling, an unexpected rash when you scratch an insect bite too hard.
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Kristen Bell's Secret to Getting Her Kids to Wear Sunscreen: Make It Seem Forbidden Kristen Bell takes beauty seriously - but nothing is more serious to her than safe sun. The actress is particularly committed to the cause as a mom of two, especially after discovering that one or two bad sunburns on a child almost doubles the risk of ...
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The Other Zika Mosquito After the virus itself, the main villain of the Zika outbreak has been the Aedes aegypti mosquito, its primary vector. These mosquitoes are sneaky, and resilient, as my colleague Adrienne LaFrance recently reported—able to breed in the smallest ...
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Social service shortfalls hinder health, boost medical spending BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - States that spend more money on social services and public health programs relative to medical care have much healthier residents than states that don't, a study out today by a prominent public health researcher found.
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Researchers look to repurpose approved drugs to treat Zika virus ATLANTA - The need for drugs to prevent and treat Zika infections grows with every new patient diagnosed. The virus causes devastating birth defects and is strongly linked to a type of paralysis called Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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To feel better, eat less (yes, even if you're not overweight) For the dwindling few of us who don't actually need to lose weight, the idea of slashing food intake in a bid to extend our healthy life span isn't universally appealing.
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Anti-Vaping Crusaders On The Run After Historic E-Cigarette Report E-cigarette critics have been left reeling after a 200-page report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) endorsed vaping as a tool for tobacco harm reduction.
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More than 100 sickened on Disney Wonder cruise ship Ninety-two passengers –3.4 percent - fell ill, with vomiting being the predominant symptom, the CDC reported. Five out of 991 crew members were sick.
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Giant Eagle recalls dessert items An undeclared milk allergen has compelled Giant Eagle to recall its walnut delight and pecan tassie cookies, according to a statement released today by the grocery store chain.
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2 kinds of cookies recalled by Giant Eagle Walnut Delight and Pecan Tassie cookies were sold by the half-dozen at Giant Eagle bakeries. The Pecan Tassies were also included in cookie trays.
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Study: Flu vaccine for pregnant women a 'public health priority' Researchers are calling flu shots for pregnant women a "public health priority" after a study found that the vaccine confers a significant protection for newborns in the first six months of their lives.
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California's gearing up to rein in medical marijuana California blazed a trail to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago. But the Golden State is only now confronting the full complexity of regulating consumer safety and business practices in an industry that's ballooned to an estimated $2.7 billion ...
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Cancer Drug Prices Are Costlier Than Ever, And May Keep Going Up Over the past 15 years, the costs of several common oral medications for cancer have increased several times over. And those prices may keep rising in the coming years, according to newly published research.
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Officials question study on Gundersen profit A new report labeling the former Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse as the most profitable hospital in the country needs an asterisk before it goes into the record books - because statistics don't always tell the whole story.
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Doctor's Orders: Celebrate nurses during National Nurses Week Across the country, there are millions of nurses united by a deep desire to care for others in their greatest times of need. They are the compassionate faces at the bedside and the healing hands that work tirelessly to ensure that each patient receives ...
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Restricting Calories Makes You More Upbeat, Study Says (NEW YORK) -- John Krasinski, action star? Looks like it's going to happen. The former The Office actor John Krasinski will star as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in a new serie... Latest News: Fan Amy Schumer Says "Scared the S***" Out of Her Says There's ...
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Family in Roseville fights to keep toddler alive A family in Roseville are fighting to keep their 2-year-old son alive, despite a devastating diagnosis from doctors. Tweet. Pin It.
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Lifestyle after cancer key Cancer patients used to be told to go home and take care of themselves without too many specifics for life after treatment. Now, as soon as they're feeling strong enough, they're advised to mind their lifestyle: lace up their sneakers, eat healthy ...
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Can The Government Make Doctors Better Doctors? You can take this to the bank. Every innovation in the production of every good or service - anything that lowers costs or increases quality - originates on the supply side of the market.
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Even Nonobese Adults May Benefit From Cutting Calories Reducing caloric intake by 25% over 2 years was associated with improved health-related quality of life outcomes in nonobese adults, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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More Texas women taking abortion pill now Dr. Bhavik Kumar prepared a procedure room for a patient at Whole Woman's Health clinic in Fort Worth on Feb. 20. ILANA PANICH-LINSMAN NYT.
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Royal College of Physicians Says Vaping Saves Lives In 1962, two years before U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released his famous report on the health hazards of smoking, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) covered the same subject in a report that went further than Terry's, linking cigarettes to ...
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Radiotherapy for lung cancer ups non-cancer death risk A type of radiotherapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can put patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at an increased risk of death from causes other than cancer, according to a new study.
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Former Chargers doctor could lose medical license over Junior Seau treatment Former San Diego Chargers doctor David Chao, who treated NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau from 1997 until the linebacker's suicide in 2012, is facing permanent revocation of his medical license, according to a 10News.
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Know your healthcare rights, responsibilities The basics of healthcare begin with an honest assessment of your genetics and environment. A visit to your family doctor (annual check-ups are recommended), will help you identify risks and establish a base line for future comparison and treatment options.
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New study links aerial pesticide spraying to autism Children living in areas that carry out aerial spraying of pesticides to kill mosquitoes have a significantly higher rate of autism than children in other areas, a new study has warned.
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Aerial Pesticide Spraying May Heighten Autism Risks A new study has found that children who live in areas where aerial pesticides are sprayed to kill mosquitoes are more likely to develop autism, Science Daily reports.
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PAS Coverage: Children are diagnosed with autism at younger ages since push for universal screening BALTIMORE - Researchers say children with autism who were born before the 2007 recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that all children be screened for the disorder at the 18- and 24-month well child visits, were diagnosed ...
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Call to action: Donate blood during National Trauma Awareness Month HICKORY - May is National Trauma Awareness Month and by donating blood, lives can be saved according to a press release by the American Red Cross.
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