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E-cigarettes are a 'major public health concern,' especially for young people, surgeon general says Electronic cigarettes have all the addictive potential of traditional tobacco products, and health officials should do all they can to keep them out of the hands of teens and young adults, according to the federal government's first comprehensive ...
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US Surgeon General Calls for Crackdown on E-Cig Use in Teens THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- E-cigarettes are now the most popular tobacco product among American teens, according to a new U.S.
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Conjoined twins Erika and Eva on post-surgery course to be 'two happy, healthy girls' Mixing hard medical facts with light-hearted humor, surgeons for conjoined twins Erika and Eva Sandoval recounted details Thursday of the risky and intricate surgery that cleaved the girls in two.
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Mother of Once-Conjoined Twins Posts 'Dada' Facebook Video of Boys Twins Jadon and Anias McDonald before they were successfully separated in a surgery at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore that took more than 20 hours.
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Beating Alzheimer's With Brain Waves Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to the Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. When a crowd starts to applaud, each person initially does so to their own rhythm.
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Secondhand smoking can kill your pet According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), chemicals in tobacco smoke can damage the organs of dogs, cats, birds, guinea pigs and fish, increasing their risk of developing cancer, lung disease and heart disease.
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Man died of emotional distress after mopping mess in Walgreens bathroom, lawsuit claims ORLANDO, Fla. - A 69-year-old man died after being forced to clean the Walgreens bathroom employees accused him of soiling, his family claims in court papers obtained by WFTV.
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Man dies of emotional distress after being forced to clean Walgreens bathroom, widow says ORLANDO, Fla. - The widow of a 69-year-old man has sued an Orlando Walgreens store, accusing them of holding her husband captive until he cleaned and mopped the store's bathroom.
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GNC enters non-prosecution agreement over sales of illegal supplements WASHINGTON - GNC Holdings Inc, the largest global dietary supplement retailer, has agreed to pay $2.25 million and reform its practices in a pact to avoid federal prosecution over its alleged sale of illegal dietary supplements, the U.S.
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NY loosens more medical marijuana rules ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state is making more changes to its medical marijuana program. The state's Department of Health announced Thursday that dispensaries will now be authorized to sell cannabis or cannabis products to other dispensaries.
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N.Y. continues tweaking medical marijuana program to grow market New York's medical marijuana companies will be allowed to sell their products wholesale to each other, in the state's latest effort to increase the likelihood of the program's success as companies finish their first year selling medicines to the public ...
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Zika linked to hearing and vision complications in adults Two studies released today detail Zika-related ear and eye problems while the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) updated their weekly Zika numbers.
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Publix Salmonella recall: Grocer recalls pancake, waffle mixes sold in Alabama, other states The Publix grocery store chain has announced a voluntary recall of select Publix brand pancake and waffle mixes that may contain powdered milk infected with Salmonella.
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GNC pays $2.25 million in DOJ settlement over misbranded supplement An investigation found "GNC's practices related to ensuring the legality of products on its shelves were lacking" when it sold Oxy Elite Pro Advanced Formula, federal officials said.
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4 More Infants in NYC Reported to Have Zika Virus-Related Birth Defects Four more infants have been reported to have birth defects related to the Zika virus in New York City, the city's health department announced today.
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GNC Agrees to Pay $2 Million Fine, Examine Supplements It Sells GNC, the country's largest retailer of supplements, has agreed to pay $2.25 million in a settlement with the Department of Justice.
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Dying younger: US life expectancy 'a real problem' If only the good die young, Americans are unfortunately getting better. U.S. life expectancy dipped by a little more than a month last year from 2014, to 78.8 years, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Official: Bristol-Myers Squibb to pay to settle allegations Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will pay $19.5 million to settle allegations that it promoted the anti-psychotic drug Abilify for unapproved uses and misled doctors about its dangers, it was announced Thursday.
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Here's an FDA overhaul: Trump considers Thiel VC partner as agency commish, Bloomberg reports If President-elect Donald Trump is to "reform" the FDA as he's promised, he might start with an outsider pick to lead the agency.
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Healthcare leaders attempt to grapple with post-ACA policymaking One of the biggest concerns for health insurance, hospital and drug company leaders is figuring out how to operate in an environment that doesn't include the Affordable Care Act, which the industry has spent years investing in.
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Reed, Whitehouse among senators questioning Trump on his Medicare, Medicaid policy U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse were among a group of 21 senators who joined together Wednesday to confront President-elect Donald Trump over health-care policy, specifically Medicare and Medicaid.
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Opioid epidemic is getting worse, says CDC (CNN) The number of deaths from overdoses of illicit opioids rose sharply again in 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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Exclusive: Internal documents detail secret VA quality ratings WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs has for years assigned star ratings for each of its medical centers based on the quality of care and service they provide, but the agency has repeatedly refused to make them public, saying they are meant ...
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Overdoses behind state surge in preventable deaths Connecticut saw one of the highest increases in the nation in preventable deaths from unintentional injuries from 2010 to 2014, mainly because of a spike in opioid overdoses, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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No, Trump's health secretary pick Tom Price doesn't want to 'phase out' Medicare House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price, R-Roswell, holds up his 2016 budget blueprint. File photo by the Associated Press.
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Trump's rumored FDA candidate strikes nerve Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that O'Neill, a libertarian and associate of billionaire Peter Thiel, who is close to the Trump team, is under consideration for the FDA position.
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More than 50000 overdose deaths: A grim tally soars to all-time U.S. high This Tuesday, May 19, 2015 file photo shows a firearm and 154 pounds of heroin worth at least $50 million displayed during a Drug Enforcement Administration news conference in New York.
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Amputation risk prompts recall of playground slides The slides were sold at independent distributors to parks, schools, and municipalities from Nov. 2000 through Oct. 2016. Yankee Candle recall · Yankee Candle issues recall due to laceration hazard.
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What Optimistic People Have In Common Has Big Implications For Your Health You may think "always look on the bright side of life" is just an old adage your parents just trotted out whenever times got tough in a somewhat futile effort to make you feel better - but actually, there's real power in keeping a positive mindset ...
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Democrats Launched a New Effort to Shut Down the Congressional Panel Investigating Planned Parenthood Nearly a year and a half has passed since David Daleiden released surreptitiously recorded videos that purported to show Planned Parenthood officials involved in the illegal sale of fetal tissue for profit.
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Protect against carbon monoxide as researchers hunt antidote Protect against carbon monoxide as researchers hunt antidote This photo provided by the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Biologic Imaging shows colorized scanning electron micrograph of red blood cells.
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Formerly conjoined twins Jadon, Anias say 'dada' in latest video Twin boys from Braidwood, Ill., who were born conjoined at the head and separated earlier this fall appear to be recovering nicely.
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Price poised to protect doctors' interests at HHS In picking Tom Price to be secretary of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump has chosen an orthopedic surgeon who in his congressional career, has loyally promoted the interests of the medical profession - its freedom and importantly, its financial ...
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Unique 'Flashing Light Therapy' Holds Promise As New Alzheimer's Disease Treatment MIT researchers have devised a unique flashing light therapy that holds a lot of potential as a treatment option for Alzheimer's disease patients, utilizing a strip of LED lights to induce certain brain changes.
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7 Reasons President Trump Is Unlikely to Fight Legal Marijuana With Donald Trump nominating Cabinet members who have spoken out against legal marijuana, some are arguing that the war on drugs may make a comeback.
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US mumps cases at highest level in 10 years The United States is being hit with the most mumps cases in a decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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California treasurer asks Trump for guidance on pot, banking California Treasurer John Chiang on Friday appealed to President-elect Donald Trump for guidance on how the state's projected $7 billion marijuana industry can participate in the nation's banking system while pot remains illegal under U.S.
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Animal Services On Patrol For Pets Left In The Cold Animal Services in Dallas will patrol this week as temperatures dip to make sure pet owners are keeping animals indoors. Program: CBS 11 News Evening.
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Thinking of giving a pet as a Christmas gift? Not so fast As the holiday season unfolds, local shelters offer words of advice to people looking to adopt a pet as a gift for someone else. By Makenzie Holland StarNews Staff.
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Publix recalls mixes; cites powdered milk Salmonella problem The Publix Super Markets grocery chain is recalling some of its pancake and waffle mixes because powdered milk in them may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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Gummy Bears Send 14 Chicago-Area High School Students To Hospital Students at a suburban high school in the Chicago area were hospitalized on Tuesday after eating gummy bears that might have been laced with marijuana, CBS News' local WBBM station reported.
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Bob Sampson: Lyme disease price of admission for outdoor enthusiasts Last summer I went to bed with aching joints, par for the course that comes with aging, and woke up the next morning with a severely swollen right knee, like a case of elephantiasis, compliments of a tiny deer tick from the 18-year-old cat that sat on ...
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Liquid Biopsies in Lung Cancer Today we are speaking with Benjamin P. Levy, MD, assistant professor of medicine, hematology, and medical oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, where Dr.
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Don't bet big on health law changes when mulling coverage FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, shows the HealthCare.gov 2017 website home page on display, in Washington. Health insurance experts say the decision to buy 2017 coverage on the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges shouldn't boil down to a ...
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