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Forest Hills man makes his mark through blood donation Cecil Watkins, 60, of Forest Hills donates platelets Tuesday, the 100th time he has donated two pints of platelets at Central Blood Bank's Parkway Community Donor Center.
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Congress Clueless on Gay Blood Ban The blood drive in the wake of the mass murder at a gay club in Orlando has opened an old wound for the LGBT community—a wound many lawmakers on Capitol Hill had no idea existed.
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Gay nightclub shootings revive blood-donation debate WORCESTER - The Orlando terrorist shootings this week have reignited the debate over whether blood collection centers should block donations from those who have had sexual contact with gay men.
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What It Would Take To End The Ban On Queer Blood Donation Men who have sex with men are effectively banned from donating blood under the FDA's current donation criteria. In the aftermath of the massacre of 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday, city officials urged residents to donate blood.
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Heaven over hospital: 5-year-old Julianna Snow dies on her terms CNN's 2015 series Heaven Over Hospital featured Julianna Snow and her family. Read the series here. (CNN) Julianna Snow, the 5-year-old girl who sparked an international conversation about wrenchingly difficult decisions for terminally ill children ...
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CDC isn't banned from studying gun violence; it's just too scared to do its job A police officer processes guns turned in during a buyback event at Universal Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times).
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AspireAssist Obesity Device Approved by FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AspireAssist (Aspire Bariatrics) obesity-treatment device, which will allow patients to drain part of their stomach contents after each meal, preventing the absorption of approximately 30% of ...
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FDA Approves Weight Loss Stomach Pump AspireAssist to Combat Obesity The Food and Drug Administration approved a new and unusual weight loss device Tuesday: an external pump that dumps part of the stomach contents into the toilet.
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What is a vaccine-derived polio virus and why is it a threat? In a vaccine-derived polio virus (VDPV), the source of the virus is the vaccine itself. Here are five things to know about VDPV and the concerns around it.
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Orlando Chick fil A workers reverse Sunday hours policy to feed volunteers The shooting that took the lives of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando over the weekend has sparked an outpouring of support for the LGBT community, including from traditionally conservative fast food chain Chick fil A. Some Chick fil A employees in ...
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World Health Organization to Drop Coffee's Status as Possible Carcinogen Coffee drinkers are about to get some good news. Twenty-five years after classifying coffee as a possible carcinogen leading to bladder cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer research arm has reversed course, and is expected to say on Wednesday ...
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Charlie Sheen Hopes Disclosing His HIV Diagnosis Will 'Contribute to Something That Really Matters' Charlie Sheen may have become as well-known for his erratic behavior as his acting in recent years, but now the oft-controversial star - who in November revealed he was HIV-positive - wants to use his fame as a platform to advocate for sexual health.
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LELO HEX Condoms Are Endorsed By Charlie Sheen — And They Could Be A Gamechanger In the world of sex, we're constantly seeing cutting-edge innovations designed to make our sex lives sexier than ever pop up, from virtual reality porn to vibrators that sync up to erotic literature.
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Orlando doctor shares heartbreaking photo on Facebook On Monday, June 13 -- the day after Omar Mateen opened fire on the unsuspecting clubgoers at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, killing 49 and sending more than 50 others to the nearby Orlando Regional Medical Center -- Dr.
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Too little sleep linked to health problems in children, teens (Reuters Health) - Updated sleep recommendations for children and teens point to the benefits of getting enough sleep and the dangers of getting too little.
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Should Women Pay More for Healthcare Services? Healthline We want to be your most trusted ally in your pursuit of health and well-being. JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images. Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a "final rule" prohibiting discrimination in healthcare and ...
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5 Texas groups get millions to enroll uninsured kids (KRT17) KRT LIFESTYLE STORY SLUGGED: DOCTOR KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CARL JUSTE/MIAMI HERALD (FORT LAUDERDALE OUT) (December 26) Dr. Arturo Brito, left, measures a scar on the leg of Kayla Santellanese at West Homestead ...
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New map shows where Zika mosquitoes live in U.S. Map showing the reported occurrence of Ae. aegypti by county between 1 January 1995 and March 2016 in the United States. Counties shown in yellow had Ae.
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New Sleep Guidelines for Kids Stress Need for More Zzzs Updated sleep recommendations for children and teens point to the benefits of getting enough sleep and the dangers of getting too little.
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Patients often prescribed, share extra painkillers MONDAY, June 13, 2016 -- More than half the patients prescribed opioid painkillers in a recent U.S. study received more than they needed.
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Anti-Obesity Drugs May Help 'Kick Start' Weight Loss A review of previous research has found that weight loss drugs may work for some people, although side effects remain a concern. Anti-obesity drugs.
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Which Diet Drug Works Best? It May Depend on You All five prescription diet drugs on the U.S. market can help people lose enough weight to improve their health, researchers reported Tuesday.
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New York poised to expand access to breast cancer screening ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York is poised to expand access to breast cancer screening under an agreement reached by top state lawmakers and Democratic Gov.
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Here's how long children should sleep every day Every parent knows that children need sufficient sleep to stay healthy and do well in school. But exactly how many hours of sleep do children of different ages need per day?
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Artificial pancreas model predictive control algorithm effective for maintaining glucose levels NEW ORLEANS - A model predictive control algorithm for an artificial pancreas was superior to a proportional-integral-derivative algorithm for maintaining glucose levels within the safe range, according to results of a head-to-head clinical trial ...
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Experts rated weight-loss drugs and Qsymia came out on top In the diet-medication sweepstakes, we have a winner. While all five drugs approved by the Food & Drug Administration for weight loss best a placebo in helping patients lose weight, a drug known commercially as Qsymia - a combination of the drugs ...
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$19 million for state opioid fight The White House said Tuesday that Indiana could receive up to $19 million in federal funds to fight opioid abuse if Congress agrees.
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Study links opioids to deaths other than overdoses CHICAGO - Accidental overdoses aren't the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers. The drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests.
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Lawmakers fear arrival of 'unstoppable' superbugs Lawmakers are expressing growing alarm that a "superbug" crisis could strike the United States, with once treatable infections becoming lethal.
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Will Zika Mosquitoes Come To Your Town? New CDC Map Shows Likelihood | The Weather Channel While the Zika virus has proven it can spread rapidly in countries near the equator, the risk of contracting Zika in the United States may be lower than previously thought, according to a new map released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Polio virus found in Hyderabad; alert in Telangana Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday sounded a "global emergency" after an active strain of wild polio virus (P2 strain) was detected in a water sample collected from a drain, prompting it to airlift two lakh vaccines from Geneva to ...
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If approved, R.I. could apply for $4 million in federal funds for opioid services Amount "stands to double" the amount requested by Governor Raimondo, as proposed funding for each state in unveiled Tuesday in a news conference.
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Obama's 3-Pronged Effort to Speed Organ Transplants MONDAY, June 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The Obama administration on Monday announced wide-ranging public and private measures to speed the wait for lifesaving organ transplants in the United States.
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Doctors Slam Study Linking E-Cigarettes To Teen Smoking A study claiming to show teens who use e-cigarettes are six times more likely to start smoking is being slammed as misleading by doctors and public health experts.
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Second study this week links whole grains with long life (Reuters Health) - Bumping up whole grain intake even slightly may lower the risk of death from heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases, according to review published Tuesday in The BMJ.
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Opioid Painkillers Raise Deadly Heart Risks for Some: Study TUESDAY, June 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- While the dangers of overdose among patients prescribed powerful opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin and fentanyl are well known, a new study found unexpected heart risks with the medications.
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Could brain infection set the stage for Alzheimer's? There is marked cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's disease, associated with loss of gyri and sulci in the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, and parts of the frontal cortex and cingulate gyrus.
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Gun Violence 'A Public Health Crisis,' Says AMA Days after the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., the American Medical Association says it is adopting a policy calling gun violence in the U.S.
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Opioids Common After Hospital Discharge; Storage Knowledge Poor About 15% of a group of Medicare patients who had not used opioid medications in the previous 2 months filled opioid prescriptions within a week of hospital discharge, according to a research report published online June 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Kentucky drug overdose deaths increase by 16 percent FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Faced with increasing numbers of overdose drug deaths, Kentucky state lawmakers toughened penalties for drug traffickers and increased spending on addiction treatment programs last year.
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Plum residents among those aiding cancer fight at Relay for Life event Raising awareness and funds for cancer research has become a personal mission for Plum resident Nicole Gionata. Her grandmother, Geraldine Sutherland of Michigan, survived breast cancer in 1998 but died from lung cancer in June 2002.
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Texas DSHS reports 2016 Zika cases, first West Nile illness Texas has had 42 reported cases of Zika virus disease, according to a Texas Department of State Health Services update on Tuesday.
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Urologic Complications of Diabetes Common, Often Unaddressed Patients with diabetes often experience urologic complications that they might not talk about but that could escalate and even worsen glucose control.
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Drug overdose deaths climb to record level in Kentucky in 2015 Growing abuse of the powerful painkiller fentanyl drove the number of overdose deaths in Kentucky to a new record high in 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Despite Strides Made, Mental Health Care Needs More Support June 13, 2016 03:56 pm Michael Laff Washington, D.C. - Mental health care has improved since the days when a teenager diagnosed with psychosis was told she would never complete her education, obtain a job or live a normal life.
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Mediterranean diet: healthy and flavorful eating What comes to mind with the word Mediterranean? Blue sparkling waters? Warm and friendly people? While a common association is the region's popular travel destinations, the traditional eating patterns from this area of the world have also been long ...
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Should Women Pay More for Healthcare Services? An updated rule under the Affordable Care Act sparks debate over whether insurance companies should be allowed to charge women more for healthcare.
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Connecticut scientists add Zika to mosquito virus tests NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Since mosquitoes have not brought other tropical diseases to Connecticut, it's unlikely that they'll bring the Zika virus either, according to Philip Armstrong, director of the mosquito-monitoring program at the Connecticut ...
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Burning questions: How to pick the right sunscreen — and which ones to avoid With hundreds of sunscreen options on the market, making a choice can be mystifying and frustrating. Nearly 75% of products tested this year offered inadequate protection or contained harmful ingredients.
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Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) Accounts Payable Is $176.663 For The Quarter Ended 2016-03-31 The accounts payable of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND), currently stand at a total of $176.663 millions, as reported in the full year ended 2016-03-31.
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