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Hundreds of US Clinics Sell Unapproved Stem Cell 'Therapies' THURSDAY, June 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of clinics across the United States are marketing unapproved stem cell treatments for conditions ranging from aging skin to spinal cord injuries, a new study finds.
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Unregulated stem-cell clinics are proliferating across the United States For years, American "stem-cell tourists" have flocked to unregulated clinics in Mexico, the Caribbean and China in search of everything from heart treatments to facelifts.
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Hundreds of Clinics Offer Often Unproven Stem Cell Treatments Stem cells - they work almost like magic, generating new tissue, secreting mysterious "factors" that cause other cells to regenerate, replacing cancer-ridden bone marrow and performing other miracles.
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How Zika Is Forcing Uncomfortable Workplace Conversations The Zika outbreak is creating complicated situations in the workplace as bosses, employees and entrepreneurs try balancing health and safety with privacy rights.
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Looking For Quarantine From Zika Fallout TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - The failure of a Zika-fighting bill in the U.S. Senate has led to a battle over who's to blame for the standoff, and left Florida figures trying to stake out safe ground on an issue where their interests might not always ...
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Americans were more worried about Ebola than they are about Zika The global spread of the Zika virus and its links to severe birth defects have yet to worry most Americans, and few are taking measures to limit their exposure to the mosquito-borne disease, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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FDA clears test for genetic markers of antibiotic resistance The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved a new test that will enable hospitals to quickly identify bacteria that are resistant to the strongest class of antibiotics.
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Cigarette tax initiative qualifies for November ballot, setting off expensive opposition campaign by tobacco industry An initiative that would raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $2 in California officially qualified for the Nov. 8 ballot on Thursday, setting the stage for another expensive battle between the tobacco industry and public health advocates.
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Hillary Clinton's health plan would kill Joe Biden's cancer 'moonshot' Vice President Joe Biden launched the "Cancer Moonshot" - his mission to cure cancer - this week, just as Hillary Clinton was shooting it down, along with the hopes of millions of cancer patients.
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Cancer vaccine helps Tampa dog with melanoma, raising hope for humans TAMPA (FOX 13) - The Cancer Moonshot initiative led by Vice President Joe Biden, who lost his son to brain cancer last year, kicked off this week with a summit at Howard University in Washington D.C.. Cancer Moonshot is a health initiative so big that ...
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Weed Might Be Able to Block the Onset of Alzheimer's These days we know at least a little bit about how medical marijuana can help patients with stuff like anxiety, cancer, rare seizure disorders, and PTSD.
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How Marijuana Can (Potentially) Help Fight Against Alzheimer's For several years, researchers have been looking for a way to defer the early onset of Alzheimer's. As the only disease in the top 10 causes of death unable to be prevented, cured, or even slowed, Alzheimer's disease is a top priority for many ...
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Fecal bacteria leads to no swim advisories at popular Fla. beaches The beach may look good this time of year, but travelers headed to Florida take heed - there are a few that you may want to avoid right now due to fecal bacteria.
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Senators Criticize Medicare Part B Drug Proposal June 28 â€" Senate Republicans and Democrats June 28 criticized a Medicare proposal intended to save money on drugs administered in doctors' offices and hospital outpatient departments.
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Mami Talks: 8 Ways to Protect Yourself While Having Fun in the Sun Before you dive into the pool or swing that golf club, make sure you're practicing proper sun safety for yourself and family. The temps are heating up and the sun's UV rays are extremely damaging to your skin.
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Zika Fears Are Growing Among Women in US Joey England, a physician specializing in maternal and fetal medicine in Houston, was at her optometrist's office waiting for an exam when an employee there abruptly asked her, "Should I get pregnant?
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Folt holds panel on Zika virus "We want to give people as much information as possible to help them protect themselves and the community," Folt said. Among those in attendance were researchers, professors, UNC employees, members of the Chapel Hill community and students.
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FDA Says 'No' to Eating Raw Cookie Dough THURSDAY, June 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Before you lick that raw cookie dough off your spoon, know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against it.
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Sunfield Inc. fined $3.42 million for safety violations The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m.
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No "Flesh Eating" Bacteria at Beach It blew up on Facebook. An Atlanta Meteorologist put up several posts warning people about high levels of bacteria at Gulf Coast beaches from Louisiana to Florida.
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MassHealth to pay for hepatitis C drugs for all infected members The state's Medicaid program announced Thursday it is lifting restrictions that prevented many patients from getting powerful drugs that can cure hepatitis C, after negotiating new discounts from two manufacturers.
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Portland is one of the most expensive places to give birth in the U.S. The first baby of 2016, Gemma Eileen McDowell, was born in Oregon City at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center at 12:01a.m. Friday.
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St. Paul's first medical marijuana dispensary to open Right at the state-mandated deadline, St. Paul will get its first medical marijuana dispensary Friday. LeafLine Labs will open facilities in Hibbing, Minn.
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Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and promotional payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, a ProPublica analysis shows.
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Man Calls 911 Thinking He Was in Plane Crash, But 'It Was All Just a Dream' A 75-year-old man from Renton, Washington, recently called 911 claiming he was in a small plane crash, only to discover it was all a dream that he says may have been brought on by a prescription sleeping aid he'd taken before bed.
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Rauner signs bill extending medical marijuana program SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A bill extending Illinois' medical marijuana program by 2½ years has been signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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From Volume To Value: Achieving Bold Change In Our Healthcare Payment Systems One question I hear repeatedly as I travel the country discussing healthcare is whether the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care can really be done in a way that lowers cost and improves patient care.
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Proposed changes to veterans' health care spur protests Protesters including county commissioner Pat Cotham (bottom left) outside the VA Health Care center on Tyvola Road. Siddharth Vodnala svodnala@charlotteobserver.
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Nampa, Payette mosquitoes infected with West Nile NAMPA, Idaho - Officials say mosquitoes in the cities of Nampa and Payette have tested positive for West Nile virus. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports (http://bit.
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Highland Park mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus Culex pipien mosquito specimens in the insect collection at the Field Museum Aug. 21, 2012. This mosquito carries the West Nile virus.
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There's a new treatment for dogs scared by fireworks and thunder During a thunderstorm two years ago, Rebecca Roach was awakened at 3 a.m. by Stella, her 6-year-old miniature Australian shepherd who is afraid of thunderstorms, at the Moon Rising Farm in Boyds, Md.
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Doctor answers 6 questions about flesh-eating bacteria Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. It started as a small pain in her shoulder, but ended with the amputation of two feet and a hand.
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US Senators Warned on Zika After Failing to Pass Funding June 29, 2016 3:30 PM. CAPITOL HILL—. One day after Zika funding failed in the Senate, U.S. lawmakers heard a sobering assessment of the virus' potential to do harm and America's lack of preparedness to fight the mosquito that carries it.
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Here's what to do if you touch wild parsnip CYNTHIA: WENDY PRUSHA THOUGHT SHE HAD POISON IVY BUT NEEDED RASH THAT WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. >> I GOT PREDNISONE, BENEDRYL, AND THEN A STEROID CREAM.
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"It eats away at your skin:" Wild parsnip lands Iowa woman in the ER after some simple gardening DES MOINES - Iowans are being warned about a poisonous weed sprouting up across the state. It looks like a harmless wildflower, but it can cause big problems if you touch it.
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