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Advocates: Funding lifts breast cancer survival rates WILMINGTON, Del. - April Kloxin is part of an ever-growing body of researchers and clinicians making it their mission to outsmart breast cancer cells.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month calendar Beginning Your JourneyProgram 5-6:30 p.m. Bayhealth Cancer Center 640 S. State St., Dover. Beginning Your Pink Ribbon Journey is a free class open to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and their loved ones and is sponsored by the Delaware ...
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Boston and San Francisco Most 'Active Living Cities' in the US, Report Finds To combat the growing obesity epidemic in the U.S., cities across the country have been promoting more physical activity among city residents with bike paths, sidewalks and green spaces.
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New study questions value of mammograms for breast cancer screening A new study questions the value of mammograms for breast cancer screening. It concludes that a woman is more likely to be diagnosed with a small tumor that is not destined to grow than she is to have a true problem spotted early.
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Deploying drones to fight Zika, future disease outbreaks In the fight against Zika and future disease outbreaks, aerial drones might help by delivering medical supplies to remote areas and ferrying back lab samples for testing, or by dropping squadrons of sterile mosquitoes over an affected area to halt ...
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Where's The Outrage Over Sexist Breast Cancer Campaigns? Are you saving the ta-tas this October? How about second base? Maybe you'll put on an "I love boobies" bracelet or a giant boob costume in support the UK's Coppafeel campaign.
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Boston, San Francisco Most 'Active Living Cities' in U.S. (ABC NEWS) -- To combat the growing obesity epidemic in the U.S., cities across the country have been promoting more physical activity among city residents with bike paths, sidewalks and green spaces.
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St. Jude warns of heart-device battery issue linked to 2 deaths Oct 11 (Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc warned on Tuesday that some of its implanted heart devices are at risk of premature battery depletion, a condition it said has been linked to two patient deaths and could require the replacement of some devices ...
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Physicians Outperform Algorithms in Diagnostic Accuracy In a competition of diagnostic accuracy between humans and machines, physicians handily beat algorithms designed to diagnose conditions based on vignettes of patient history.
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FDA Warns About Heart Defibrillators After Two People Die Two people have died after the batteries in two implanted heart defibrillators made by St. Jude Medical failed early, and now the company has issued warnings about 400,000 of the devices.
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Calcium supplements may not be heart healthy New research suggests that dietary calcium in the form of supplements, but not calcium-rich foods, might have a harmful impact on the heart.
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RECALL: Baby strollers may tip over (KFVS) -. Mamas & Papas company is recalling some of its strollers because they may tip back unexpectedly. According to the U.S.
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Unknown illness spreads from woman to deputies and hospital staff in Coos County The Coos County Haz Mat Team responded to Bay Area Hospital and the residence on East Bay Road. The team cleared the emergency room and provided a protocal to the sheriff's office to decontaminate vehicles and equipment.
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The DEA is withdrawing a proposal to ban another plant after the Internet got really mad The Drug Enforcement Administration is reversing a widely criticized decision that would have banned the use of kratom, a plant that researchers say could help mitigate the effects of the opioid epidemic.
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Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly In this Oct. 2, 2016 photo, diners smoke marijuana as they eat dishes prepared by chefs during an evening of pairings of fine food and craft marijuana strains served to invited guests dining at Planet Bluegrass, an... (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) More ...
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Colorado pot isn't affecting Kansas like you think When Oklahoma and Nebraska filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Colorado for legalizing marijuana, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt wanted to see whether it was a problem before signing on.
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Feds to Fund Plans to Take on Zika Virus With Drones Two groups that want to deploy drones to fight Zika won support from the federal government Wednesday. The funding will go to helping them develop drones that could drop off Zika-fighting mosquitoes or ferry lab samples from remote regions.
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Kratom Gets Reprieve From Drug Enforcement Administration It's been a wild ride for kratom lately. Since Aug. 31, when the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its intention to classify the plant as a Schedule I substance, a group of kratom vendors filed a lawsuit against the government to block the move ...
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Anchorage School District offers free flu shots for students The Anchorage School District is offering a number of opportunities for kids to get this year's flu vaccination for free. "Flu season is already ripping through Anchorage schools," school officials said in a statement Wednesday.
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Millennials, Boomers or Gen X: Who favors marijuana legalization the most in the U.S.? Pew Research Center has released its latest survey on where Americans stand on marijuana legalization. Pictured: Plants at the marijuana farm Los Sueñ–os Farms LLC in Pueblo County, Colorado in September 2016.
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Breast density: The greatest cancer risk you've never heard of? Sandy Strader with her son Eli Ruttner. Strader was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2015. After a double mastectomy, radiation and reconstructive surgery, Strader is now an advocate for breast cancer awareness - with a focus on the higher risk ...
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Major GOP Donors Are Asking Trump for Their Money Back Two big-money donors who have given or raised tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump are livid at the Republican presidential nominee and are asking for their money back, according to a bundler who raised money for Trump.
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Teething tablets may be linked to 10 children's deaths, FDA says (CNN) Ten deaths of children who used homeopathic teething tablets and 400 adverse events associated with the tablets have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Wednesday.
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Flu Shots in Rhode Island: Get Them Soon CDC health officials suggest getting your flu shot before the end of the month. No nasal spray this year, though. By Margo Sullivan (Patch Staff) - October 12, 2016 10:08 am ET.
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Soylent Recalls Its Bars After Reports They Made People Violently Ill The company is offering customers a refund and asking them to discard any bars they still have. posted on Oct. 12, 2016, at 5:13 p.m.. Blake Montgomery. BuzzFeed Staff. Nicole Nguyen. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble. Bookmark it.
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Why young boys need more chores – and why young girls need different ones For the first few years of life, boys and girls are mostly equal. They develop mentally at about the same rate, are disciplined similarly and are equally likely to start school, a new UNICEF study says.
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The Politics of Health Care Reform Two policy experts, one Republican and one Democrat, square off about the possible effects the election outcome will have on health care reform.
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Healthy Halloween Tricks! A Nutrition Pro's Strategies To Survive The Sugar Rush Of Halloween Halloween is nearly here, which means you've probably already started stocking up on candy and other treats for the neighborhood's little goblins and ghosts.
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Halloween Recipes 2016: 10 Creepy Dessert Ideas For Parties And More Halloween is only a few weeks away, which means it is time to start thinking about what desserts you will be creating on this costume-themed day.
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Calcium supplements may damage the heart: Study The study builds on prior research which suggested most of the calcium consumed through supplements does not make it to the skeleton.
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At Blue Bell, new questions after a business decision Blue Bell delivery trucks are parked at the creamery's location in Kansas City, Kan., Friday, April 10, 2015. Days after a foodborne illness was linked to Blue Bell ice cream products, a state inspection of an Oklahoma plant later tied to the infection ...
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Wearable health monitors not always reliable, study shows Wearable devices may provide interesting information, but the heart-rate data is unreliable and raises doubts about usefulness, a new study shows.
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The Health Condition In Midlife That Can Raise Your Dementia Risk High blood pressure, especially in middle age, is linked to an increased risk of dementia later in life, the American Heart Association cautioned in a new scientific statement Monday.
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Two deaths spark recall of St. Jude heart devices St. Jude Medical Inc (STJ.N) on Tuesday said it would recall some of its 400,000 implanted heart devices due to risk of premature battery depletion, a condition linked to two deaths in Europe.
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Aurora ranked third best city in country for trick-or-treating Aurora is ranked one of the best cities in the country for trick-or-treating. Aurora is ranked one of the best cities in the country for trick-or-treating.
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Popular Heart-Rate Wrist Monitors: Some More Accurate Than Others CLEVELAND, OH - Popular, name-brand wrist-worn heart-rate monitors tested in healthy subjects running on a treadmill varied widely in accuracy compared with a standard ECG, and none was as true as a commercial chest-strap monitor, in a study ...
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No 'First 100' Camping Out When Chick-fil-A Opens in Annapolis Annapolis proper's first official Chick-fil-A restaurant will open on Oct. 20. A "cowmunity" grand opening event will be held on Oct. 19.
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Doctors beat online symptom checkers in diagnosis contest (Reuters Health) - Doctors are much better than symptom-checker programs at reaching a correct diagnosis, though the humans are not perfect and might benefit from using algorithms to supplement their skills, a small study suggests.
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Montgomery County Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Oct. 22 Unwanted medications can be dropped off throughout the year at 50 different locations throughout the county. Many of the boxes are sponsored by Pennsylvania American Water in an effort to keep our water supply safe.
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Rick Steves advocates for pot legalization in Massachusetts AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - In November, Massachusetts residents will have the opportunity to vote for the legalization of recreational marijuana and one advocate is hoping to end the stigma.
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Sedgwick County to hold drug take back day WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Sedgwick County will hold a prescription drug take back on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The National Drug Take Back initiative in the Sedgwick County area will collect any expired or unwanted prescriptions ...
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Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards says women's health 'front-and-center' in presidential contest Before before voter registration closes Friday in North Carolina, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards visited voter registration drives and phone banking events to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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