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The United States Surgeon General Has Reported On Many Issues, But Never This Massive One Before In early October 2015, on a chilly and drizzling Sunday afternoon in our nation's capital, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy practically shouted these words in front of tens of thousands of people on the National Mall: "We're going to stop ...
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This Kind of Dieting Is Unhealthy for Women Losing 10 pounds now and then and gaining it back may be bad for your heart, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions.
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Surprise Medical Bills Found in 22 Percent of ER Visits Tracey and Inga Davis had tried hard to do the right thing. When Tracey broke his ankle in August, he and his wife checked to make sure that the hospital emergency room he was taken to was within their health insurance network and that services would ...
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Surprise doctor bills from ER care can add angst to injury A trip to the emergency room can be traumatic enough, but researchers warn that many insured patients may be in for another shock when the medical bills arrive.
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Lung cancer, focused on at Healthy Exchange Dr. Jeremiah Martin MD, of Heart & Vascular Associates of Southern Ohio Medical Center facilitated a discussion about lung cancer awareness at the Healthy Exchange event held at the Welcome Center on Wednesday.
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Dementia game 'shows lifelong navigational decline' The world's largest dementia research experiment, which takes the form of a video game, has indicated the ability to navigate declines throughout life.
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Woman becomes pregnant twice after having sex only once A woman has conceived two baby girls 10 days apart. Kate and Peter Hill, from Brisbane, Australia, only had sex once but an extremely rare medical phenomenon known as 'superfetation' means she became pregnant while already expecting.
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University of Central Arkansas has 4 possible mumps cases CONWAY, Ark. (AP) - The University of Central Arkansas said there are four possible cases of mumps at the school. Dr. Randy Pastor, UCA's Student Health Center medical director, said that three students went into the clinic with swelling on the side ...
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Star-shaped drug dispenser stays in gut to deliver medication for weeks Wrought in metal and wielded by a ninja, one star-shaped device can deliver swift, silent death. Now, researchers have unveiled a star-shaped device designed to deliver health for weeks at a time.
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Woman Gives Birth to 'Twins' Who Were Actually Conceived 10 Days Apart Kate Hill was told she may never conceive due to her polycystic ovary syndrome - but she ended up conceiving twice in 10 days, making medical history.
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Australian woman gets pregnant twice in 10 days An Australian woman who was told she might never become pregnant says she has given birth to twins conceived 10 days apart. Kate Hill was receiving hormone treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that meant she was not ovulating.
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Teen Depression on the Rise in US Between 2005 and 2014, the percentage of teens who reported having a major depressive episode in the past year increased from 8.7 percent to 11.3 percent, according to the study.
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Fertility Treatment 'Calculator' May Help Predict Pregnancy After Several Tries, Study Says Couples who have had trouble getting pregnant and choose fertility treatments often face more uncertainty about their chances of having a baby after the process starts.
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Yo-yo dieting may have an unexpected risk for normal weight women It's important to maintain a healthy BMI, but if you're a normal weight woman caught in cycles of yo-yo dieting, there may be an unexpected risk.
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Lowering Cholesterol More With New Drugs Clears Arteries a Bit For the first time, a new drug given along with a cholesterol-lowering statin medicine has proved able to shrink plaque that is clogging arteries, potentially giving a way to undo some of the damage of heart disease.
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This IVF Calculator Helps Couples Predict Their Chances of Having a Baby For couples who turn to IVF, the biggest question on their minds is how successful the treatment will be. That can vary widely, from 20% to around 50%, depending on what the issues are.
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Online calculator predicts IVF baby chances Couples can find out their chances of having a baby over multiple cycles of IVF treatment, using a new online calculator. University of Aberdeen researchers, who developed the tool, said it would help couples shape their expectations and plan their ...
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'Mansplaining' hotline opens for business in Sweden Correction: A quote in an earlier version of this story was wrongly attributed to Jennie Zetterstrom instead of Christina Knight. This has been corrected below.
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Extended Stay America Honored At American Cancer Society Charlotte Cattle Baron's Ball CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, November 12, 2016, the American Cancer Society® honored Extended Stay America® hotels for the hotelier's flagship room donation program, Hotel Keys of Hope℠. The honor was bestowed ...
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How Walgreens says it was scammed by Theranos It's become obvious that Walgreens was badly burned by its recently ended relationship with blood-testing startup Theranos. Now the extent of the problems are out there, too, in a 52-page, $140 million lawsuit Walgreens filed against Theranos in Delaware.
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Report: 1/3 of all cancer-related deaths in Wisconsin due to tobacco (WSAW)-- A new report by the American Cancer Society is revealing about one third of all cancer-related deaths in Wisconsin are due to tobacco.
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Sequencing Study Characterizes Microbial Stew on NYC's ATM Keypads NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) - The mishmash of microbes found on New York City's automated teller machine keypads include organisms related to household items, human skin, and food, though the overall diversity of these communities is relatively low, ...
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Grieving Husband Launches Foundation to Fight Pancreatic Cancer in Honor of His Late Wife What they learned about the lack of resources being devoted to the disease during the nine months she valiantly fought for her life was so shocking he knew he had to do something about it.
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Walgreens Claims Theranos Voided 11.3% of Test Reports Theranos Inc. allegedly voided 11.3% of all blood-test reports that the Silicon Valley laboratory firm provided to customers of Walgreens stores through a yearslong partnership between the two companies, according to legal papers the drugstore chain ...
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Right Wing Extremists Inspired Me To Write A Book About Teen Abortion Kimberley A. Johnson Author of Peyton's Choice, American Woman: The Poll Dance, Media Director for We Are Woman. Holly Hildreth via Getty Images.
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Inside #ThxBirthControl: Why Some Women Fear They May Lose Access to Contraceptives Under Trump But this year, #ThxBirthControl may have much more significance for many women. Health advocates say women should be prepared to possibly lose free access to birth control, along with other health care services, after Donald Trump settles into office ...
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This blunder on new California marijuana law could cost state millions Marijuana is weighed for sale at the Outliers Collective in San Diego County, California in October 2016. (Vince Chandler, The Cannabist).
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People with Ebola May Not Show Symptoms Researchers who conducted the survey in a known Ebola "hotspot" in West Africa found 14 people who tested positive for Ebola antibodies, but who reported that they never had any significant symptoms.
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Why Fewer Moms Are Spanking Their Kids In many developed nations, the corporal punishment of children—that is, spanking, whipping, caning and so on—is illegal. America, where it's even legal to spank a child at school in some states, has been something of a holdout, but a new study ...
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4C Foods Corp. Voluntarily Recalls 4C Grated Cheese, Homestyle Grated Cheese, and Cento Grated 4C Foods Corp. is voluntarily recalling 4C Grated Cheese, Homestyle Grated Cheese, and Cento Grated Cheese Brands due to possible contamination with Salmonella.
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New Jersey May Become The First State To Ban Cat Declawing On Nov. 14, an assembly committee approved a bill that would ban veterinarians in the Garden State from carrying out the procedure, deeming it a criminal act of animal cruelty.
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Salmonella concern prompts cheese recall (CNN) Fears over possible Salmonella contamination have prompted 4C Foods Corporation to issue a nationwide recall for some of its grated Parmesan, Romano and Imported Italian Pecorino Romano cheeses.
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How Young Republicans Really Feel About Birth Control, Because Most Say All Women Should Have Affordable ... Whether you opt for condoms, the Pill, an IUD, or some other form of it, birth control isn't just essential for those with active sex lives, but a responsible choice, too.
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Women at Greater Risk Than Men for Zika Infection: Study WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women are at greater risk for Zika infection than men, new research in mice suggests.
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Saint Peter's World Diabetes Day event fights disease Hunterdon County's main library is coordinating a countywide effort to make hats, scarves and other winter accessories for the county's food bank customers.
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What If You Had Ebola And Didn't Even Know It? The Ebola virus doesn't always make people incredibly sick, and some people who are infected don't even know they have it, according to research published Tuesday in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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Breast Cancer Screening (Mammography, MRI and Ultrasound) Market and Population Forecast to 2021 - Global ... NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Breast cancer is one of the major cause of mortality among women in both the developed and developing world.
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Titan Crane to glow purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month The Titan Crane is all set to glow purple on November 17 to mark Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The council landmark is one of many from across the UK to take part in the 'Turn it Purple' event to raise awareness of the disease which is the fifth ...
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November is pancreatic cancer awareness month November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Thursday is World Pancreatic Cancer Day - something that will be recognized in Duluth, with people encouraged to wear purple to show support for those battling pancreatic cancer and those working ...
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The Sneaky Reason Federal Studies Into Marijuana Are off Base The federal government grows and distributes some really weak weed for research purposes, according to a recent study published in Science Magazine.
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Health officials urge community to receive flu vaccine According to Tidelands Health, contracting seasonal flu is never fun, and it can be downright deadly. Tidelands Health is encouraging commun… Cancer support groups launch in Georgetown and Murrells Inlet.
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