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States with background checks for those who buy guns and bullets also have fewer school shootings An analysis of recent school shootings suggests a way to make them less likely: Mandatory background checks. States that required background checks for gun buyers were about half as likely to experience a school shooting compared with states with no ...
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How much time do parents spend on screens? As much as their teens (CNN) - If you think your tween or teen spends too many hours online, you might need to look in the mirror before you dish out screen time criticisms.
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Parents Spend As Much Time on Screens As Teenagers Parents of tweens and teens spend about nine hours per day using screens, according to a new report. And though they express many concerns about their kids' relationships to technology—worrying that it keeps them from physical exercise or that they ...
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Pubic Hair Grooming May Raise STI Risk People who are sexually active and who regularly groom their pubic hair may be more likely to contract sexually transmitted infections than those who don't groom their pubic hair at all, according to a new study.
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Grooming pubic hair linked to increased STI risk "Women and men who regularly trim or remove all their pubic hair run a greater risk of sexually transmitted infections," BBC News reports.
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Parents want to limit screen time, but not for themselves As electronic screens have become increasingly prevalent in households, parents have scrambled to impose limits on the amount of time their children spend viewing them.
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Parents, put the phone down — after you read this A mother and son sit side-by-side using portable screens. A recent study indicates that parents spend about as much time plugged in to screens as their kids do.
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Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens We live in a world of screens. And in this digital age - with so many devices and distraction - it's one of the things parents worry about most: How much time should their kids spend staring at their phones and computers?
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Handful of nuts 'cuts heart disease and cancer' risk "People consuming at least 20 grams of nuts daily less likely to develop potentially fatal conditions such as heart disease and cancer," The Independent reports.
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Study: Snacking On Nuts Can Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease, Cancer LONDON (CBS) - If you're looking for a healthy snack, nuts might be the answer. A new study from European researchers in the journal BMC Medicine says eating a handful of nuts a day can cut down on several health risks.
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Just 1 Cigarette a Day Can Be Deadly: Study MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Think smoking just one cigarette a day is harmless? Think again, a new study says. Even a single daily cigarette can raise your odds for an early death, the research showed.
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A Handful of Nuts Is Good for Your Health A handful of nuts a day may be enough to reduce the risk for death from heart disease and other ills. In a review combining data from 20 prospective studies, researchers found that compared with people who ate the least nuts, those who ate the most ...
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Researchers fret as info lags on pot effects on older adults In this Aug. 21, 2015 photo, multiple sclerosis patient and author of the memoir "One day at a Time," David Sloan, who is a medical marijuana patient, exhales smoke from medical cannabis concentrate given to him with help from his caregiver, at Sloan's ...
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Giant Medical Research Funding Bill: Some Win, Some Lose A sprawling health bill expected to pass the Senate and become law before the end of the year is a grab bag for industries that spent plenty of money lobbying to make sure it happened that way.
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The 21st Century Cures Act: A huge handout to the drug industry disguised as a pro-research bounty The problem with bills in Congress that roar toward passage like juggernauts is that they're especially worthy of close examination, and especially unlikely to get it.
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Naperville North students fall ill after eating tainted gummy bears More than a dozen Naperville North High School students were transported to the hospital Tuesday after some ate gummy bears that may have been tainted, police said.
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13 Chicago High School Students Hospitalized After Eating 'Laced' Gummy Bears Thirteen students from a Chicago high school were hospitalized on Tuesday after eating gummy bears that were apparently laced with an unknown substance.
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C-section births may give rise to evolutionary changes CBS NEWS - HEALTHDAY Why is it so difficult and painful for human females to give birth? Researchers have developed a new theory: Evolution favored small female pelvises and large newborns for good reasons.
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South Florida leads nation in new HIV infections, CDC says The rate of new HIV infections in South Florida spiked to more than three times the national average in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual HIV Surveillance Report, which found that diagnoses in the Miami-Fort ...
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Smoke just a little bit? It'll still kill you, study shows More bad news for smokers, this time for those who think that cutting back will help their health. It turns out that while people who smoke between one and 10 cigarettes a day have an 87% higher risk of earlier death compared to those who've never ...
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HIV-positive woman shares her story to advocate better care for - WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. Dr. Michael Saag says getting tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases should be as normal and regular as other check ups.
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Schneiderman Says Flawed Election Procedures Marred State's Primary New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that flawed election procedures and laws led to what he called an unprecedented number of voting complaints during the state's April presidential primary.
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Schneiderman rips election laws, proposes reform Attorney General Eric Schneiderman releases a report on voting rights across the state, detailing the results of his inquiry into the unprecedented level of voting complaints regarding the April 2016 presidential primary during a news conference at the ...
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Don't give the flu this holiday 'Tis the season of gift giving for many, but how many of you want the gift of the flu? Dec. 4-10 is National Influenza (Flu) Immunization Week.
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Mystery of ancient Egyptian legs likely solved: They're Queen Nefertari's knees In 1904, the pioneering Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli cracked open a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. The crypt, which had been lost for millennia, showed signs of long-ago disaster.
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Minn. Dept. of Health: Get your flu shot GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Health is urging everyone who hasn't received a flu shot yet this season to get vaccinated ASAP.
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Specific HIV Curative Approach May Pose Danger to Patients' Brains Experience has demonstrated that combination drug treatments have become successful at long-term control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov't push In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, test cigarettes burn in a smoking machine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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Trump's Favorability Surges One Month After Election President-elect Trump's favorability rating has increased significantly since his victory last month, and most voters now believe the incoming Republican president will deliver on his promises to reform healthcare and other issues, a new poll shows ...
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Medical marijuana not a priority for Florida's political leaders Setting rules governing a new medical marijuana industry is not a top priority for the newly elected leaders of the Legislature, Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran.
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Texas tells women abortion might cause cancer. Science says otherwise. Texas health officials are under fire for releasing a booklet suggesting that having an abortion could increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, despite research showing no such link.
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What Coverage and Financing is at Risk Under a Repeal of the ACA Medicaid Expansion? As discussion about repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unfolds, questions emerge about how a repeal may affect Medicaid. The specific effects would depend on many factors that are currently unknown, including whether there is a replacement for the ...
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Study: More than a quarter of medical students are depressed, suicidal (CNN)More than a quarter of medical school students report depressive symptoms or depression, while about one in 10 experiences suicidal thoughts, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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C-section births may give rise to evolutionary changes Why is it so difficult and painful for human females to give birth? Researchers have developed a new theory: Evolution favored small female pelvises and large newborns for good reasons.
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FL counties fight to ban medical pot dispensaries after legalization ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (WFLA) - The use of medical marijuana was just given the green light by Florida voters last month. Now, several cities and counties across the bay area want to ban those dispensaries, at least temporarily.
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State Senator Scheduled To File Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Bill Sen. José Menéndez deems medical marijuana as 'legitimate medicine' that can alleviate a range of conditions from cancer to PTSD.
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Medical School Can Be an Emotional Pressure-Cooker TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Many medical students from around the world struggle with depression, and more than 1 in 10 have suicidal thoughts, researchers report.
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State lawmaker filing bill to legalize medical marijuana A state senator will introduce a bill in Austin to legalize the use of medical marijuana. Adam Bennett, KHOU 7:11 PM. CST December 05, 2016.
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Senators look at next steps for medical marijuana About a month after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana, a Senate panel next week will start looking at how to carry out the requirement.
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Some Medicare prescription plans come with unwelco... Medicare's annual open enrollment period ends tomorrow, and the good news is that local insurers largely held steady on premium rate increases on their Medicare Advantage offerings for 2017.
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State advises women to call 911 if under pressure to have abortion AUSTIN - Women who are feeling pressured by their parents or partner to have an abortion are being advised by the state to pick up the phone and dial 911, according to a new pamphlet the state released Monday.
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A Patient at an Oklahoma Veterans Facility Had Maggots in His Wound Four staff member have resigned from a veterans care facility in Oklahoma after a resident who later died was found with maggots in his wound.
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Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option? Twenty-nine states recognize the legal use of medical marijuana by statute, and an additional 16 states have approved access to compounds in the cannabis plant, such as cannabidiol, to treat specific conditions such as uncontrolled epilepsy ...
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Miami-Dade County mayor returns from Zika virus trip to CDC MIAMI - Local 10 News spoke to Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez after he returned Monday from a trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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Add Blood to Your Holiday Gift Giving It can't be wrapped or placed under a tree, but the perfect gift can help save patient lives this holiday season. The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give the lifesaving gift of a blood donation in December, a time when donations decline ...
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