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Scalp-Cooling Cap Reduces Hair Loss In Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Hair loss adds emotional stress to cancer patients, especially women. Researchers tested a scalp-cooling device and found the cap effective at reducing hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Scalp-Cooling System Reduced Hair Loss From Breast Cancer Chemotherapy With the help of a scalp-cooling device, 50% of women with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy were able to prevent hair loss, according to the results of the SCALP trial presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer ...
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How chemotherapy-busting cooling cap that chills the users scalp can spare cancer sufferers' hair Millions of British cancer sufferers could be spared hair loss - the feared yet inevitable side effect of lifesaving chemotherapy - by a silicone 'cooling cap' that chills the scalp.
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Surgeon general: E-cigarettes bad for kids The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of "vaping," but said ...
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Ethicist Dad: Passage Of 21st Century Cures Act Fills Me With Both Hope And Dread House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. gives a thumbs-up to 7-year-old Max Schill, who suffers from Noonan Syndrome, after signing the 21st Century Cures Act, Thursday in Washington.
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Biogen Posts More Positive Data for Alzheimer's Drug Investigators tested this drug out in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1b study that lasted 12 months with 31 patients diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's.
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How Much Hope Is There For Alzheimer's Drugs? Last night, Alzheimer's researchers held a celebration over their field's latest failure. A study of Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug, solanezumab, failed to show a statistically significant benefit on its main goal, but every outcome seemed ...
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Grim data: Death rate increases for first time in decades; overdoses, car crashes, gun deaths rise Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin in St. Johnsbury Vermont. (File photo). Life expectancy in the United States fell last year for the first time since 1993, as a record high was seen in deaths from drug overdoses ...
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Adopting a pet for Christmas Getting a pet at the holidays used to be frowned on, but now experts say it's OK to adopt pets anytime of the year. By Joan Morris | jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.
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Holiday Safety Tips for Pet Lovers The holidays are upon us, and as I do each year, I'd like to take a few moments to remind pet owners to stay alert for seasonal hazards.
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Recalls This Week: Playground Slides, Windows, Gift Boxes Playground slides sold to municipalities and schools are being recalled because of a defect that can cause a finger amputation. Other recalled consumer products this week include potentially moldy gift boxes and defective windows.
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Recalls this week: playground slides, windows, gift boxes Here is a list of consumer products recalled this week. (APRIL BARTHOLOMEW/THE MORNING CALL). The Associated Press. Recalls this week: playground slides, windows, gift boxes.
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After two children lost fingers, a Pennsylvania company is recalling 1300 playground slides Playworld is recalling its line of stainless steel Lightning Slides. The welds that held the slide bed to its walls were susceptible to cracking, the company said, leaving a sharp and dangerous gap.
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Bill eases access to mental health care WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- People across the country who suffer from mental illness could soon have easier access to the care they need.
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The DEA refuted its own misconceptions about pot, group says Defending the government's classification of marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration declares on its website that pot causes mental illness and lung cancer and leads youths to heroin and cocaine.
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Dr. Manny: 5 steps Trump can take to help curb the opioid epidemic in America Before Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, I declared my support for his proposed efforts to help curb the tragic opioid abuse epidemic our nation is facing today.
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Why You Should Get a Flu Shot Now New data show that just 40 percent of Americans have gotten the flu shot this year. But it's not too late to be protected before flu season peaks.
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ND delegation hails passage of comprehensive health bill Comprehensive health legislation supported by industry, health care providers and patient advocates is awaiting President Obama's signature after recently passing the U.S.
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New CDC data understate accidental shooting deaths of kids IOWA CITY, Iowa - Government statistics released this week claiming that 77 minors in the U.S. were killed by unintentional gun discharges last year significantly understate the scope of an enduring public health problem.
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Equine Herpes outbreak forces Tournament of Roses to cancel horse show Posted on a fence along an arena. A quarantine at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center could put the Rose Parade's EquestFest at risk.
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Get your zzz's! Missing 1-2 hours of sleep doubles crash risk New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash.
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It's not too late for flu vaccinations WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Kroger Pharmacy is cautioning customers against giving the gift of flu this holiday season. Kroger is joined forces with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during National Influenza Vaccination Week to remind people to ...
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Heroin now kills more Americans than gun crime FILE - This Tuesday, May 19, 2015 file photo shows a firearm and 154 pounds of heroin worth at least $50 million displayed during a Drug Enforcement Administration news conference in New York.
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Drug Overdoses Killed 50000 in US, More Than Car Crashes More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever, new federal statistics show. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids.
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Slides recalled, could cut off children's fingers NEW YORK (AP) - Playworld Systems Inc. is recalling 1,300 slides that are used in school and municipal playgrounds after a defect caused two finger amputations in children.
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New CDC data understates accidental shooting deaths of kids IOWA CITY, Iowa - Government statistics claiming that 77 minors in the U.S. were killed by unintentional gun discharges last year significantly understate the scope of an enduring public health problem.
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Reads For The Weed-Kend: Marijuana Industry Experts Remain Optimistic Heading Into A Trump Administration Benzinga recently talked with several marijuana industry experts and entrepreneurs, and they all seem to agree on one thing: President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to oppose to legal cannabis, even with Jeff Sessions occupying the Attorney General's ...
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A grim tally soars: More than 50000 overdose deaths in U.S. NEW YORK (AP) - More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids.
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Reader: Jeff Sessions Is Acting Like a Dictator About Marijuana Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more.
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Speaking of Your Health: Influenza vaccination week National Influenza Vaccination Week is observed on Dec. 4 through 10 this year. Influenza (flu) is a contagious disease which affects the lungs and can lead to serious illness, including pneumonia.
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40% of transgender people have attempted suicide, new study finds A new survey by the National Centre for Transgender Equality surveyed 27,715 transgender people and found that 40% of them have attempted suicide throughout their lifetime.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Caring for poinsettias and potted Christmas trees When shopping for poinsettias, look for plants with deep, dark green foliage, and full, undamaged colored leaves. Potted Christmas Tree.
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