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Does Legalizing Pot Spur Kids to Try It? HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- States that legalize recreational marijuana use may be sending a message to teens that pot is harmless, a new study suggests.
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Study: Teen marijuana use up after being legalized in Washington Marijuana use increased and the perceived harms associated with marijuana decreased for adolescents in Washington state, where marijuana is legal for recreational use, according to a new study by UC Davis.
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Melanoma Rates Have Dropped in New England Early detection is to thank for the decreased rates of melanoma, especially in New England. (Photo: Getty). More. According to a new report, New England is doing an excellent job at educating citizens about skin cancer.
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Northeast shines in showing decline of melanoma cases and deaths A study involving nine states suggests the results could link to strong prevention efforts in the region, like public sunscreen dispensers.
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After Weight-Loss Surgery, a Year of Joys and Disappointments Dr. Oliver Varban, left, performing a laparoscopic gastric bypass, one of the most common weight-loss procedures. Credit Sean Proctor for The New York Times.
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Traffic Fatality Rates are Down in States with Medical Marijuana A major concern in the last few years since legalization of both medical and recreational cannabis have taken hold in multiple states is the risk to those on the roadways.
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12-Year-Old Speaks Out About Major Fallout From the Viral Video of Her Classmates Chanting "Build A Wall!" "It was so hard to look and just watch and not being able to do anything because I was afraid." Facebook, CNN. By Madison Feller.
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Cells Dripped Into the Brain Help Man Fight a Deadly Cancer A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel therapy to help his immune system attack his disease, another first in this promising field.
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Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment Is a Success Using the immune system to beat cancer is quickly becoming a promising new strategy for battling tumors. But most of the success so far has been with blood cancers like lymphomas and leukemias.
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Diabetes, Heart Disease Dominate Health Care Spending In The US Did you know that just 20 health conditions make up more than half of health care spending in the United States? And out of that number, diabetes and heart disease take the top spots.
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States that legalized marijuana saw a drop in traffic deaths marijuana legalization weed pot growing Ayrn Taylor, a United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) member and employee at the Venice Beach Care Center, displays medical marijuana during a media visit at the medical marijuana dispensary in ...
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Trump just met with super-influential health-care executives you've probably never heard of President-elect Donald Trump's meeting this month with Silicon Valley's elite made headlines for its inclusion of such big names as Apple's Tim Cook, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Tesla Motors's Elon Musk, and Amazon's Jeffrey P. Bezos.
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Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood join post-inaugural march on Washington In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo, Gloria Steinem attends a party for her new book, "My Life On The Road", in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, FIle) more >.
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After states legalized medical marijuana, traffic deaths fell (Reuters Health) - Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after medical marijuana laws were enacted ...
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First human trials of long-acting injectable drug to prevent HIV underway A study that's been called the first large-scale clinical trial of an injectable drug for HIV prevention - one that will remain effective for a far longer period than the daily PrEP regimen - is now underway.
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Solano DA disputes defense claim that DUI case involves caffeine FAIRFIELD - A DUI defendant has not been denied the right to a speedy trial and the case doesn't involve a driver charged with driving under the influence of caffeine, the Solano County District Attorney's Office says.
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Questions about flu shot? Here are some answers Like all vaccinations, the flu shot has been the topic of some debate in recent years. Some question its effectiveness, or worry about possible reactions.
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A Man in California Is Fighting a Caffeine DUI, and the State Won't Back Down A California man is in the midst of a lengthy legal battle following a driving under the influence charge that was issued almost 18 months ago for operating a car while under the influence of caffeine, reports said.
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4 Things to Know About Caffeine, the Surprising Substance Behind a California Man's DUI Given that Americans consume an average of 3.1 cups of coffee a day, it's unlikely he's the only driver on the road to have ever enjoyed such a seemingly innocent pick-me-up.
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Carrie Fisher's Death Highlights The Reality Of Heart Disease In Women Carrie Fisher died Tuesday at the age of 60, four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Carrie Fisher died early Tuesday morning, four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
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Reynolds' death raises question whether broken hearts can kill The 84-year-old Hollywood icon died from a stroke less than 48 hours after her actress daughter, Carrie Fisher, suffered the same fate - and devastated movie fans immediately wondered whether the celebrity mother's death was triggered by heartbreak.
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Carrie Fisher's Death: What Happens When the Heart Stops Beating? Carrie Fisher at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards in Santa Monica, California in February, 2015. Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez | Getty Images.
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Breast Cancer Care Takes a Hit with Depression Women previously treated for depression had a significantly increased risk of receiving substandard care for breast cancer and worse survival, according to data from a large cancer registry.
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What Are Heart Failure, Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest? (CNN) - A string of recent celebrity deaths serves as a stark reminder that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer around the world.
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Celebrity Tragedies Bring Awareness to Heart Health Dr. Jennifer Ashton appears live on "GMA" to discuss heart health in the wake of the tragic death of George Michael. 2:48 | 12/27/16.
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Taking Fish Oil During Pregnancy Is Found to Lower Child's Asthma Risk The doses of fish oil used in a Danish study were high, 2.4 grams per day - 15 to 20 times what most Americans consume from foods.
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Fish oil during pregnancy reduces baby's asthma risk: study (Reuters Health) - A Danish study of 695 pregnant women is raising the possibility that fish oil supplements begun in the final three months of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring.
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Dutch Fertility Clinic Investigates Possible Sperm Mix-Up AMSTERDAM - Twenty-six couples in the Netherlands are waiting to find out if the sperm that was used to fertilize their eggs at a reproductive technology clinic might have come from the wrong men.
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Politics|Trump Weighs Letting Veterans Opt Out of VA Medical Care WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering a plan to allow military veterans to opt out of medical care at Veterans Affairs hospitals and instead see private doctors of their choosing, a senior transition official told ...
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New Year's Resolutions Are Bound To Fail. Try This Instead. When it comes to setting New Year's resolutions, most people shoot for the moon. We tell ourselves that this will be the year we'll give up carbs, go running every morning, become a vegan or quit drinking.
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Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee - there's plenty of contradictory information out there. With that in mind, here's the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the ...
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Biogen (BIIB) Receives FDA Approval for SPINRAZA to Treat SMA (IONS) Find out which companies are about to raise their dividend well before the news hits the Street with StreetInsider.com's Dividend Insider Elite.
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Fisher's death a reminder drugs, alcohol damage hearts: doctors Physicians say decades of drug and alcohol use may have contributed to the death of Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher from a heart attack at the age of 60.
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Beyond 'Star Wars,' Fisher served as mental health advocate "It is so wonderful when these people who have a little prestige and a little clout come out and say they have these illnesses," said Kathryn Samuels, president of the Bay County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Nevada reveals personal data for medical marijuana sellers Nevada state seal. Photo by NV.gov. Did you apply to sell medical marijuana in Nevada? The US state might have published a lot of your personal information online.
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Trump considering privatizing some veterans care, but no formal plan yet After bashing President Obama over Israel and transition issues - but then saying they had a nice phone conversation - Donald Trump and aides on Wednesday floated the idea of creating a new "public-private" system for veterans health care.
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Thousands of Nevada medical marijuana dispensary applications exposed online Thousands of medical marijuana agent applications for people looking to run a dispensary were exposed online, according to a statement from the Nevada Division of Public Behavioral Health.
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Early movers: BIIB, IONS, FRED, TSLA, SNE, DIS & more Biogen, Ionis Pharmaceuticals - The FDA approved a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. That disease is the leading genetic cause of death in infants, affecting about one in 10,000 births.
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How Dangerous Is Zika For Babies, Really? This year we've learned an amazing amount about Zika - how it damages developing brains, how it spreads through sexual contact and where in the world (and the U.S.
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New Michigan laws boost access to opioid overdose drugs Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed the bill giving Michigan residents and schools easier access to life-saving medication. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Food and Drug Administration final guidance protects medical devices from hacks The Food and Drug Administration has finalized guidance on keeping medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps safe from hacks.
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Analyst hikes sales estimates for Biogen's spinal-disease drug With earlier-than-expected U.S. approval and a label that includes more patients than previously thought, analysts at Leerink Partners have more than doubled their revenue estimates for the next two years from Biogen's new drug for a rare, inherited ...
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Study finds CMS' hospital readmission penalties worked under Affordable Care Act In 2012, Medicare began using a new tactic to get hospitals to reduce costly, unnecessary readmissions: It fined them. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, established in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, allows the CMS to withhold inpatient ...
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New cybersecurity guidelines for medical devices tackle evolving threats Today, the US Food and Drug Administration released its recommendations for how medical device manufacturers should maintain the security of internet-connected devices, even after they've entered hospitals, patient homes, or patient bodies.
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E-cigarette use growing threat for U.S. youth The U. S. surgeon general says e-cigarettes are a public health threat to youth. (Courtesy of The Mayo Clinic ...
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