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Scalp Cooler Cuts Hair Loss in Breast Cancer SAN ANTONIO -- Use of a scalp-cooling device during chemotherapy reduced the incidence of severe hair loss by 50% in patients with breast cancer, according to a randomized study.
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New push to replace Obamacare reignites old GOP tensions Republicans on Capitol Hill are already laying the groundwork for a rapid repeal of President Obama's signature health-care law beginning on the first day of the new Congress, before President-elect Donald Trump is even sworn in.
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Officials: Risks Remain Despite Halting Zika Spread MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) - While Florida declared its crisis with the local transmission of Zika over for the season in a welcome announcement ahead of peak tourism months, health authorities warn that travelers could continue bringing the disease ...
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Opioids in our midst Both the region and the commonwealth, like much of the country, is struggling to combat a growing opioid epidemic that is claiming more lives and wreaking havoc in our communities.
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New CDC data understate accidental shooting deaths of kids FILE - In this June 28, 2016 file photo, Mark Rosenberg, the former director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, poses for a photo outside his home in Atlanta.
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Report: Florida VA hospital left deceased veteran in shower room for 9 hours SEMINOLE, Fla. -- Staff at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Florida left the body of a veteran in a shower for nine hours after the veteran died and proper pickup procedures to the morgue weren't followed.
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VA hospital left deceased veteran in shower room for 9 hours, report finds An internal report blames staffers at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Florida for leaving the body of a deceased veteran to decompose in a shower for nine hours and then trying to cover it up.
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Report: VA hospital left body in shower room for 9 hours WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: The sign of the Veterans Affairs Department is hung on the podium as U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald speaks during a news conference at Veterans Affairs Department September 8, 2014 in ...
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Drowsy driving as bad as drinking; now causing 1-in-5 of accidents As the upward spiral in the death toll on the roads continues with some horrific crashes last week, the usual warnings are rightly being issued for this Christmas period.
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Getting There: A sneaky, dangerous kind of distracted driving While smart phones seem to be the king of the mountain in the world of distracted driving, the devices are not the only culprit. One of the suspects is drowsy driving, which AAA says is as dangerous as driving drunk.
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Gridlock Guy: Drowsy driving can be as dangerous as drunk driving A new study by AAA shows that an alarming number of Americans drive while drowsy. Photo courtesy of AAA. My crazy work schedule leads to an equally crazy sleep schedule.
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How Doctors Could Thwart Health-Care Reform Over the years, doctors have behaved like a classic political interest group, and they've been very successful at it. By James Surowiecki.
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In a Smoky Haze, Turks Cling to Their Cigarettes Smokers with cigarettes and water pipes outside a cafe in Istanbul this month. Turkey's efforts to impose restrictions and counteract its reputation for smoking have made little impact.
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UP IN SMOKE: For kids, tobacco's out and vaping's in Fewer youths are smoking cigarettes, but more of them are vaping. Health implications are unclear. Mike Finch II @MIKE_FINCH2. Kids these days are less enamored by the silhouette of smoke oozing from a cancer-causing cigarette, or a goonish figure ...
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Palin: 'I can keep an eye' on Russia "Russia's getting out of hand? So says the defeated," Palin tweeted, appearing to question the CIA report. Her skepticism echoed President-elect Donald Trump's, who called the Washington Post's report on the Russian interference "another excuse" from ...
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The Problem With Chelsea Handler's Call For Women To "Do Better" In a letter posted to Thrive Global, she discussed the 2016 election, in which 48.2% of women voted for Clinton and 46.2% - including 53% of white women - voted for Trump.
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Marijuana is the talk of many towns this week Cannabis seems to be on everyone's agenda as Massachusetts waits for the ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana to take effect this week.
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Looking on the bright side can lead to longer life New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that woman who look on the bright side of life have a significantly reduced risk of dying from a serious illness, in particular, cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory ...
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Sand dune opponents invoke Zika fears in bid to stop project MARGATE, N.J. (AP) - This shoreline community has tried everything it can think of to prevent protective sand dunes from being built along the beach, invoking lost views, wrongly seized property rights and damaged tourism prospects.
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New Data From CDC: Grim Outlook On Opioid Epidemic (A kit for administering naloxone, trade name Narcan, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The naloxone is administered nasally.
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Optimistic women may live longer Reuters Health—Women who have a sunny outlook on life may live longer than their peers who take a dimmer view of the world, a recent study suggests.
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Poinsettias are appealing to more than the hummingbird Stock image of Red poinsettias for the Christmas season. Getty Images/ iStock Photo JillLang / Getty Images/iStockphoto. Share Adjust Comment Print.
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Why legal marijuana sales rollout could be delayed Emerald Cup cannabis ontest top judges Nikki Lastreto and Swami Chaitanya review candidate specimens. More than 1200 samples were submitted, from eight California counties.
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Homegrown Zika Virus No Longer a Threat in Miami Beach, But... Friday, Florida's Governor says the potentially deadly Zika infection is no longer spreading locally in Florida. With State and Local officials looking on Gov.
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CDC study: Life expectancy in the U.S. down for the first time in 23 years New report shows life expectancy in America is down for the first time in over two decades. The CDC, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is back in the mainstream news with another gloomy data to share to the public.
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Franken provisions on mental health to be signed into law WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) priorities to improve health care in Minnesota and across the country will soon become law after passing in Congress as part of a sweeping bipartisan proposal.
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US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase This Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 photo shows a room inside a funeral home in Saginaw, Mich. According to a study by the government released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, life expectancy in the United States has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years.
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21st Century Cures Act includes ambitious health care spending A once tiny bill is about to make a big impact on the health care industry. After years of inactivity, the Senate passed the $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act by a 94-5 vote Tuesday, following House passage last week.
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With e-cigarette and vaporizer use on the rise, new surgeon general report warns of health risks SubStyle Vapors employee Jacob Erickson, 26, talked about how he feels healthier since switching to vaping three years ago from regular cigarettes while at work in Concord on Friday.
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E-cigs considered emerging public health threat, surgeon general report says The U.S. Surgeon General's Office released an unprecedented report addressing e-cigarette use among youth, declaring it an emerging public health threat.
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Cures Act: a good bill flawed by critical omission The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the 21st Century Cures Act, the most comprehensive health care bill passed since the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
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Best Buy employees buy WiiU for kid who came in daily to play it A boy who came in every day for two months to a Best Buy to play a WiiU was surprised by employees when they handed him his own console to take home and play.
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Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder or 'Holiday Blues' Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is characterized by a general feeling of sadness during winter, or constant rains. SAD affects many throughout different times of the year and in some cases, it occurs at the same time every year.
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Best Buy employees buy WiiU for kid who came in daily to play it A boy who came to a Best Buy store every day for two months to play a WiiU was surprised by employees who handed him his own console to take home and play.
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Diaz: Progressives need new, young leaders to defend reproductive rights In this election cycle, we saw matters of reproductive health tainted by medically inaccurate and judgmental rhetoric against women who have made the personal medical decision to have an abortion.
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Compassionate Friends plan candle lighting event RACINE - The Racine chapter of the Compassionate Friends will participate in the 20th annual worldwide candle lighting event at 6:30 p.m.
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FDA Warns Tobacco Companies About Flavored Cigarettes Loophole (SILVER SPRING, MD) -- The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to four tobacco manufacturers on Friday for selling flavored cigarettes that are labeled as "... Latest News: New CDC Survey Shows Significant Number of Americans Did Not Get ...
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