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Study: Older Smokers Can Still Significantly Lower Risk Of Death If They Quit People who have smoked most of their lives may think it's too late to quit, but a new NIH-AARP study finds that even smokers over 60 can lengthen their lives if they kick the habit.
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Researchers find worrisome CRE on US swine farm Researchers today report identifying bacteria carrying a highly transmissible antibiotic-resistance gene in a US livestock operation, a finding that suggests a troubling new path for the spread of the drug-resistant pathogens.
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Forget those occasional cigarettes: There is no safe smoking level There's bad news for people who think it's safe to smoke a few cigarettes a day or even a week: They face a substantially higher risk of earlier death compared with people who don't smoke, according to a study published Monday.
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Pubic hair grooming 'STI risk linked to skin tears' Women and men who regularly trim or remove all their pubic hair run a greater risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than those who do not, research suggests.
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New Research Says Eating Nuts Daily Could Have Huge Health Benefits Researchers analyzed 20 studies from around the world that included more than 800,000 patients. They found people who ate nuts everyday had fewer illnesses.
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Handful of nuts a day keeps doctor away: report A daily handful of nuts, including peanuts, will keep the doctor - and undertaker - away, new international research shows. Source: AAP.
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Even with one cigarette a day, odds of early death are higher Smokers who go through much less than a pack of cigarettes a day still have a higher risk of an early death than non-smokers, a new study suggests.
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Caesarean births 'affecting human evolution' The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study.
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Gut Bacteria May Cause Parkinson's Disease, Study Suggests A study published in the journal Cell, reveals that a team of researchers may have found a critical link between gut microbes and Parkinson's disease.
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In House Majority Leader's Home District, Many Depend On Health Law He Wants To Scrap House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act first and replace it sometime later. That doesn't sit well with Victoria Barton, who lives in McCarthy's rural California district.
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Overnight Healthcare: Senate advances cures bill | GOP's ObamaCare lawsuit on hold Vice President Biden's in the house - well, Senate tonight. He presided over the cloture vote on the 21st Century Cures Act Monday evening, as the measure advanced on a broad bipartisan vote of 85-13.
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2 Million Pounds of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Recalled: Here's Why It's Risky About 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products have been recalled because the meat could be undercooked. But what types of bacteria could be lurking in such products as undercooked poultry?
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Alabama researchers announce positive findings of Cannabidiol study Carly Chandler with her father, Dustin Chandler, and Gov. Robert Bentley during the signing of the bill authorizing a study of Cannabidiol oil for patients with seizure disorders.
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Why You May Want to Rethink Grooming Your Pubic Hair Most Americans have, at one point or another, removed hair from down there. But new research suggests that the grooming practice is linked to a major downside: an increased risk of STIs, or sexually transmitted infections.
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More avian flu reported in Germany, France Today the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Germany reported 24 more outbreaks of H5N8, a highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep Traffic safety officials regularly warn us of the risks of driving while drunk or distracted. But Americans still need to wake up to the dangers of getting behind the wheel when sleepy, according to a recent study of crash rates.
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It's never too late to stop smoking Even elderly people can reap health benefits by kicking the smoking habit. (RapidEye / Getty Images). Steven ReinbergHealthDay. You're never too old to reap the health benefits of quitting smoking, a new study finds.
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Declining to expand Medicaid proving wise DURING the 2016 legislative session, there was a strong push to expand Oklahoma's Medicaid program to obtain funding from the Affordable Care Act.
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Attorney General Pick Sessions Is a Drug War Dinosaur When Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, was nominated as a federal judge in 1986, one of the comments that got him into trouble was a joke about the Ku Klux Klan.
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Texas releases abortion booklet citing refuted cancer links AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas state agency has released a new edition of a booklet for women considering an abortion that suggests there may be a link between terminating pregnancies and increased risks of breast cancer and depression.
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In retirement fight, GOP confronts cops, firefighters LANSING - LANSING - Republican lawmakers are colliding head-on with Michigan's most powerful public-sector unions after abruptly introducing bills during the lame-duck Michigan Legislature session aimed at curbing billions of dollars in unfunded ...
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VA staff resigns after maggots discovered in patient's wound TALIHINA, Okla. - One physician assistant and three registered nurses resigned from the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Talihina after a patient was found with maggots in his wound.
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Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2016 The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is praising former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's announcement that he will provide an additional $360 million to the worldwide fight against tobacco, bringing his total contribution to nearly $1 billion.
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Researchers Confident Mysterious Pair Of Mummified Knees Belonged To Queen Nefertari Italian archaeologists discovered the plundered tomb of Queen Nefertari in Egypt's Valley of the Queens in 1904, and amid the debris, they found a pair of mummified knees.
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Man with 'heart of gold' among 9 dead from apparent drug ODs in 36 hours in Kensington Victor Colon, 42, was among the nine people who died of drug overdose related deaths in Philadelphia over the weekend. by Stephanie Farr & Tom Avril - Philadelphia Media Network.
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The Horrifying Connection Between White Wine and Skin Cancer If you end a tough workweek with a glass (or three . . . ) of Sauvignon Blanc, you may want to reconsider. According to a study from Brown University, alcohol intake - especially white wine - is associated with higher rates of invasive melanoma among ...
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Big News: Toddler With Down Syndrome Stars In OshKosh Ad And More BUFORD, Ga. (CBS) - Photos of Asher Nash went viral after a talent agency told his mom they would not send his photos to companies, because they did not specify they were looking for a special needs child.
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Politics|Tom Price Is Eager to Lead HHS, and Reduce Its Clout Representative Tom Price, left, discussing a budget proposal in 2015. Mr. Price, a Georgia Republican, is President-elect Donald J. Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services.
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Modern Medicine: Health Department stresses importance of vaccination There is no time more appropriate to get a vaccination shot than National Influenza Vaccination Week, or at least, that is what the people at the Lubbock Health Department say.
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Kenya: Patients Set to Suffer as Health Workers Start Job Boycott Health workers have made good their threat to boycott work to push the government to implement a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) they signed in June 2013.
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Rare Superbug Gene Discovered on US Pig Farm Researchers have found a rare and frightening superbug gene on a U.S. pig farm and say their discovery suggests raw meat could carry the dangerous germs into the human population.
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Toddler with big smile, Down syndrome begins modeling career Rejection is a part of life for models and children with special needs. Asher Nash of Buford, Ga., is both. Asher is 16 months old, and has a big personality that just leaps out of photographs.
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Maggots found in veteran's wound in Oklahoma; man later dies Oklahoma City - A resident at a state veterans' medical facility in Oklahoma was found with maggots in a wound before later dying.
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In California, Planned Parenthood girds for potential defunding under Trump A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New York in 2015. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to defund Planned Parenthood, to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices who could ...
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Goals Missed on Obesity, Food Poisoning, Despite Gov't Push During the Obama administration, the nation's top public health agency has focused on a priority list of 'winnable battles.
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Northwestern, AbbVie team up on cancer research Under a new partnership, Abbvie will fund research at Northwestern University, then get first crack at the results. Under a new partnership, Abbvie will fund research at Northwestern University, then get first crack at the results.
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Kenya: Doctors, Nurses Go On Strike On Monday Doctors and nurses are set to go on strike countrywide from Monday, paralysing government health institutions. On Saturday, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Ouma Oluga told Sunday Nation he had ...
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Get a flu shot during National Influenza Vaccination Week The Kane County Health Department urges anyone who has not yet received a flu shot to get one as soon as possible. Dec. 4-10 is National Influenza Vaccination Week, a national observance to highlight the importance of influenza vaccination.
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Nestlé Claims Ability to Slash Sugar from Chocolate Without Sacrificing Taste For those of us obsessed with chocolate, including yours truly, this announcement sounds too good to be true. After all, the food industry has made some extraordinary claims about sweeteners in the past that didn't really pan out.
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"I'm a human being." Man in sidewalk overdose video finishes rehab MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ronald and Carla Hiers, both in their 60s, had just overdosed after snorting heroin and were unaware of the crowd that had formed around them, some laughing and joking at their state.
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CDC: US falling short in 3 "winnable" health battles Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and the spread of infections in hospitals has been uneven and disappointing, despite dedicated efforts to fight these health threats by the nation's top public health agency.
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Study: White Wine May Increase Melanoma Risk PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Alcohol intake, specifically white wine, was associated with higher rates of invasive melanoma, according to a new study.
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Blood donors needed during winter Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) needs donors to share the gift of blood during key winter months. "It's a time when many of us are busy, but OBI is asking donors to take just an hour to make sure the blood supply for area hospitals stays at levels ...
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Blood drive set in Emily Jan. 9 The Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the Lakers Lions of Emily, Outing and Fifty Lakes, will be making its first of three blood drive visits to Emily on Jan. 9, 2017, from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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High school students make Martin Shkreli's $750 drug Daraprim for $2 High school students make Martin Shkreli's $750 drug Daraprim for $2 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC.
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New Jersey Red Cross Encourages Community to Give Something That Means Something PRINCETON, NJ— Give something that means something this holiday season and help the American Red Cross bring hope to people in some of their darkest hours.
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