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Critical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakers Legislators return to the Massachusetts State Capitol on Beacon Hill in Boston in January. (Chris Thomas, The Cannabist). Critical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakers.
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George Michael's heart failure death sparks questions A day after the sudden death of long-time pop icon George Michael, many fans are struggling to understand how the fit-looking 53-year-old singer suddenly died of a heart condition.
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Pot Legalization Changes Teens' Perception, Use of the Drug After marijuana was legalized for recreational use in certain states, teens in those states found it less harmful, and use of the drug increased, data from a large national survey found.
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Mom loses son at 11 days old, donates breast milk to other babies SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California woman whose son died 11 days after his birth turned her grief into positive action by donating more than her own body weight in breast milk to mothers whose babies needed it.
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital first in Niagara County to collect donated breast milk for NY Milk Bank LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) - Mount St. Mary's Hospital is the first in Niagara County to collect donated breast milk for the New York Milk Bank.
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Why more heart-related deaths happen around the holidays (Reuters Health) - Deaths from heart-related causes tend to spike around the holidays, and the cold weather may not really be to blame, a recent study suggests.
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Planned Parenthood sees donations at 40x usual rate post-election Participants shout slogans and display placards during a rally to "stand up for women's health" at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Infant waits just 40 minutes for liver transplant match The waiting list to receive a liver transplant is long. The American Liver Foundation notes that more than 16,000 people in the United States are waiting for a transplant.
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Planned Parenthood, Gloria Steinem, And Harry Belafonte Join Women's March On Washington Leadership The partnerships add recognizable figureheads to a movement in search of unity and may indicate a clearer policy focus. Originally posted on Dec. 27, 2016, at 4:51 p.m.
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E China city halts live poultry trade amid bird flu concerns Live poultry trade has been suspended in Suzhou City in eastern China over bird flu concerns. The ban is effective starting Monday, according to a notice on the website of the Suzhou government.
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Thousands Attend Quinceañera After Her Dad's Facebook Invite Accidentally Goes Viral This may be the most highest attended quinceañera ever. Rubi Ibarra Garcia, a teenager in Mexico, had an overwhelming 15th birthday party when thousands showed up to take part in the celebration at the small village of La Joya, San Luis Potosi State, ...
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Abbott gets US antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical Traders gather at the booth that trades Abbott Laboratories on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.
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Abbott wins antitrust approval for St. Jude acquisition Abbott Laboratories, a healthcare product manufacturer, has received U.S. antitrust approval to complete its proposed acquisition of St. Jude Medical after agreeing to sell two device businesses, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
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Surprise Drug Approval Is Holiday Gift for Biogen Biogen investors got a much-needed pleasant surprise this holiday season. The company announced late last week it had received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Spinraza.
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Biogen and Fitbit Trade Higher While Endologix Tumbles Regulators approved the company's drug Spinraza, a treatment for a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness.
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AveXis hit as Biogen becomes first to market SMA med AveXis was down 6% today as Biogen and partner Ionis got an early present in the form of the first-ever approval for a drug that helps children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Carrie Fisher's death puts spotlight on women's heart disease Actress Carrie Fisher became a victim Tuesday of a threat to women that's bigger than cancer: Heart disease. Cancer does kill a lot of women.
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Alabama Tobacco Quitline: State offering free coaching, nicotine patches to smokers The Alabama Department of Public Health is offering help for people who want to quit smoking in the New Year. The agency has a telephone service called the Alabama Tobacco Quitline that operates daily, and help is also available through the website ...
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Zika Infection, Sexually Transmitted: One More Addition in Risks Surrounding Sex Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in containers at a lab of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Sao Paulo University, on January 8, 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Health Care Spending for U.S. Kids Jumped 56 Percent in Less Than 20 Years TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of keeping American kids physically and mentally healthy increased 56 percent between 1996 and 2013, a new study finds.
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Ebola vaccine highly effective in final trial results Confirming initial findings from the summer of 2015, an international group of researchers a few days ago reported high effectiveness in their final analysis of data from the VSV-EBOV ring vaccination trial in Guinea, as a team from China reported ...
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The US spends more on health care than any other country. Here's what we're buying. American health-care spending, measured in trillions of dollars, boggles the mind. Last year, we spent $3.2 trillion on health care -- a number so large that it can be difficult to grasp its scale.
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China to Ban Smoking in Public By the End of the Year Smokers in China should find a new habit in 2017 as the country is set to implement a stricter nationwide cigarette smoking ban by the year's end.
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Financial Fees Cut Hospital Readmissions in Medicare Financial penalties were effective in reducing high 30-day hospital readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with common conditions, especially at the poorest-performing hospitals, researchers reported.
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Former psychiatric patient posted private data online, officials say CONCORD, N.H. - A former patient at New Hampshire's state psychiatric hospital posted confidential information about thousands of people on a social media website, health officials said Tuesday.
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DuPage officers to be equipped with EpiPens thanks to Elmhurst foundation Annie LeGere, pictured above, died at age 13 after a severe food allergy attack. The Annie LeGere Foundation is now donating $40,000 to the DuPage County sheriff's office, officials announced Tuesday.
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Foundation gives $40K to equip DuPage officers with EpiPens WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - DuPage County has received a donation to help put a life-saving drug used to counter allergic reactions in every sheriff's department squad car.
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New treatments, new mental health focus for diabetes Upgrading the standard of care for diabetes, the American Diabetes Association now recommends a stronger focus on mental health problems associated with diabetes, a lower body mass index level to qualify for bariatric surgery, and the reporting of low ...
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OSHA fines shop where teen worker died $119K COLUMBUS, Wis. - The Columbus repair shop where a teenager was killed on the job in June was cited for more than a dozen serious safety violations, federal labor officials said Tuesday.
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The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay To get a glimpse of where Medicaid may be headed after Donald Trump moves into the White House, it may be wise to look to Indiana.
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State hospital patient triggers breach of HHS data with personal information The personal information of 15,000 state Department of Health and Human Services clients was hacked, with some posted on social media four days before the Nov. 8 election.
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NH DHHS Hacked, Data of Thousands of Clients Posted on Social Media UPDATED: System was hacked in October 2015 by a New Hampshire State Hospital patient. More than 15,000 DHHS clients may have been breached.
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Three Viruses that Plagued World in 2016 Health news in 2016 was dominated by talk of Zika, polio and HIV, and the fear, devastation and death that followed. However, scientific advances offer hope for treatment and protection in the years ahead.
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Foundation gives $40K to equip DuPage officers with EpiPens WHEATON, Ill. -- DuPage County has received a donation to help put a life-saving drug used to counter allergic reactions in every sheriff's department squad car.
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New CDC Overdose Study Reduces Role of Pain Meds The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly released a new report showing that illegal drugs like heroin, cocaine and fentanyl are responsible for more drug overdose deaths in the United States than opioid pain medication.
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Make Your New Year's Resolutions Like A Boss 2017 - The Decision-Driven Secret Over 100 million Americans resolve to make a change in the new year, and most of them fail. For busy managers and executives, work is a big reason why.
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Investigators finally understand why an entire family of bears died in a parking lot On Dec. 6 of this year, the West Wyoming Borough Police Department received a very strange case. An entire family of bears appeared to have died in the parking lot of St. Monica's church in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
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Missoula County tops state in reported flu cases The latest numbers from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services reveals that 131 cases of influenza have been confirmed in the Treasure State.
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Kylie Jenner Creates Custom KyShadow Palettes For North West & Penelope Disick Aw! North West & Penelope Disick are two VERY lucky little ladies! For an extra special Christmas surprise, Aunt Kylie Jenner gifted her adorable nieces with one-of-a-kind Kylie Cosmetics kits.
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