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Trump Expands Anti-Abortion Ban to All US Global Health Aid UNITED NATIONS - President Donald Trump has massively expanded the ban on providing federal money to international family planning groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information to all organizations receiving U.S.
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Global Gag Rule Will Cause More Abortions, Not Fewer, Groups Say The sweeping new anti-abortion policy signed by President Donald Trump Monday may have the opposite effect to what's intended, leading to many more abortions, aid groups say.
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Death rate from cancer down 20% since 1980, but clusters of high mortality remain The mortality rate due to cancer is falling nationwide, but worrisome pockets of deadly malignancy persist - and in some places have worsened - in regions throughout the country, according to the first-ever county-by-county analysis of cancer deaths ...
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Dying from cancer: Could your location determine your fate? Cancer death rates are steadily rising in certain parts of the U.S. in grim contrast with the declining death rate across the nation as a whole, an exhaustive new analysis has found.
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School dental program pulls child's teeth without alerting his mother One Baltimore mother is outraged after her 9-year-old son, Michael, came home with three of his teeth missing. According to Shanda Flemming, who spoke to WJZ-TV about the matter, her son's school, Beechfield Elementary, performed the procedure as part ...
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Early Menarche, Childlessness Tied to Early Menopause Women who started their menstrual periods as very young girls had an increased risk of early or premature menopause, particularly if they never had children, an Australian study found.
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Healthy babies don't need apps to monitor vital signs Smartphone applications paired with sensors to monitor babies' vital signs may appeal to parents anxious to make sure infants sleep safely through the night, but there's no medical evidence proving these products work, a new paper suggests.
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Doctors Warn About Devices Monitoring Babies' Vital Signs At Home PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - There are concerns about popular devices that monitor the vital signs of babies at home, as some local doctors and researchers say they're unnecessary and potentially dangerous.
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Healthy babies don't need apps to monitor vital signs (Reuters Health) - Smartphone applications paired with sensors to monitor babies' vital signs may appeal to parents anxious to make sure infants sleep safely through the night, but there's no medical evidence proving these products work, a new paper ...
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Westchester Surgeons Introduce Conjoined Twin Girls In Separate Baby Wagons Ballenie and Bellanie (right) during a news conference Tuesday at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. They were separated during a 21-hour surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital on Jan. 17-18.
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Germany culls 48000 turkeys after more bird flu found on farms HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany completed the culling of 45,000 turkeys over the weekend and several thousand more are due to be destroyed after more cases of the contagious H5N8 strain of bird flu were identified on German farms, authorities said on ...
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Meditation Really Does Lower Body's Stress Signals Meditation may help the body respond to stressful situations, according to a new study that took a rigorous look at how the practice affects people's physiology when they're under pressure.
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H5N8 spreads to Kuwait as H5N1 returns to Bangladesh Kuwait has become the latest country to report its first highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza outbreak, as it and other avian flu viruses spread to more parts of Europe, with Bangladesh reporting its first H5N1 detections in about a year.
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Cecile Richards: There will be a health crisis for women if ACA repealed The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
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Child's five-pound facial tumor removed through NWLA's generosity A family from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was given an incredible Christmas present last month by a group of doctors at LSU Health Shreveport and Willis-Knighton Health Systems.
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Parents overjoyed a week after formerly conjoined twins' surgery After a successful separation surgery, the parents of formerly conjoined twins took a much-needed sigh of relief - two of them. "Our family does not know how we can we pay everyone for the happiness that we have been given," beaming mom Laurilin ...
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Ikea recalls chair amid reports of collapse and injuries Ikea is recalling a beach chair sold in the UK after reports that it can collapse and cause injury. The Swedish giant asked customers who bought any model of the Mysingso chair to return it for a full refund.
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Doctors remove rare massive tumor on 3-year-old SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Doctors in Louisiana have successfully removed a rare, massive tumor from the face of a 3-year-old Brazilian girl.
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Hogan: Limit opioid prescriptions to 7 days, boost penalty for dealers whose drugs cause fatal overdoses Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced new measures aimed at addressing the state's growing opioid epidemic, including proposals to limit prescriptions for pain medications and increase prison terms for drug dealers convicted of distributing ...
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Nasty or nice? Study links personality to brain shape Paris (AFP) - Personality traits such as moodiness or open-mindedness are linked to the shape of one's brain, a study said Wednesday.
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'I'm Intersex,' A Supermodel Says, Hoping To End Stigma Belgian model Hanne Gaby Odiele onstage during the amfAR 22nd Annual Cinema Against AIDS at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France, in May 2015.
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Fecal transplants may help kids with autism Children with autism often have severe gastrointestinal problems, and other research has shown that bacteria in the guts of children could play a role in their behavioral health.
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Hanne Gaby Odiele Is Intersex Hanne Gaby Odiele revealed that she is intersex during her recent interview with USA Today, which was published on Monday. "It is very important to me in my life right now to break the taboo," the 28-year-old model from Kortrijk, Belgium, told the ...
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Possible case of whooping cough in Smithville school district After Smithville Middle School sent a notice to the Clay County Public Health Center about a probable case of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, the center sent out a letter to parents and guardians Friday, Jan. 20.
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The Daily Shows Trevor Noah Burns Sean Spicers Alternative Facts White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had a rough first few days on the job. As The Daily Show host Trevor Noah explained Tuesday night, Spicer delivered what he described as his "first press conference" on Monday.
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Maryland mom angry after school removes three of son's teeth An outraged Maryland mother is looking for answers after her 9-year-old son's elementary school removed three of his teeth during a dental procedure.
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Review: 'Alzheimer's,' an Urgent Look on PBS When a documentary's talking heads use both "tsunami" and "sinkhole" to describe a problem, it gets your attention. And that is precisely the point of "Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts," which PBS broadcasts on Wednesday.
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Model Hanne Gaby Odiele comes out as intersex Model Hanne Gaby Odiele poses in Stella McCartney at the Stella McCartney Spring 2015 Presentation at Elizabeth Street Gardens in New York City.
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Dr. Manny: 'Crystal powers' of Gwyneth Paltrow's jade eggs is fake science news Dear Ms. Paltrow, I hate to burst your Goop bubble, but the idea of vaginal weightlifting is nothing new. In fact, we recently covered jade eggs through the lens of a Tantric Yoga program in Thailand that employs the practice under the guidance of ...
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No, Gwyneth Paltrow, women should not put jade eggs in their vaginas, gynecologist says It wasn't that long ago when Gwyneth Paltrow raved about the benefits of vaginal steaming, a non-scientifically proven process of sitting over a hot pot of water filled with herbs for up to 45 minutes to "cleanse your uterus" and "balance female ...
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Hogan announces new measures to address opioid addiction ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Gov. Larry Hogan and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced Tuesday they are rolling out new legislation that would counter Maryland's growing opioid addiction crisis.
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Report: Oklahoma failing in efforts to reduce tobacco use A bill adding $1.50 per pack to the state cigarette tax was defeated in the Oklahoma Legislature last year. Tulsa World file. Tobacco use in Oklahoma.
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Changing Leadership at CMS, ONC as New Administration Moves In Dr. Patrick Conway and Dr. Jon White have become interim leaders at CMS and ONC, respectively, as the new administration settles in.
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What marijuana really does to your body and brain Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug - something with "no accepted medical use" - means it is pretty tough to study.
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California won't be ready to regulate marijuana businesses next year, lawmaker says Californians legalized recreational marijuana in November, and the state is expected to begin distributing licenses to businesses by January 1, 2018.
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Electric Scooter Recalled Due To Potential For Fall The Safe Start Transform electric scooter, made for children by Pulse Performance Products, has been recalled because the wheel can separate from the axle.
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Lehigh Valley doctor leading bid to grow, dispense medical marijuana A Lehigh Valley pain management doctor has launched a new company and plans to apply for permits to grow, process and dispense marijuana with a focus on providing a safer alternative to opioids to treat chronic pain.
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Campbell County High School treated for bed bugs JACKSBORO (WATE) - Campbell County High School was inspected and treated for bed bugs over the weekend. Campbell County School Board Chairman Mike Orick said they received several calls from parents about bed bugs.
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Ex-Obamacare boss wants to broker a ceasefire in the health care wars Andy Slavitt's job was to run Obamacare. Now he's trying to save it. Slavitt stepped down on Friday as acting administrator of CMS, the sprawling federal agency that oversees the Affordable Care Act.
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Not Just for Insulin Pumpers Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) improves glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes who still use multiple daily insulin injections, two new randomized clinical trials demonstrate.
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Trump's revival of the antiabortion 'gag rule' could have a big impact in Africa NAIROBI - One of President Trump's first foreign policy decisions is set to affect some of the world's poorest people: women seeking health services in places such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where government hospitals are sometimes scarce.
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Study finds women unsure of when to start getting heart screenings A new report found most women over the age of 20 don't know when they should have a heart screening. (KABC). KABC. By Denise Dador.
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Everyone Should Be Taking Advantage of NYU's Mental Health Services Over 60 million Americans per year are diagnosed with mental illness, and yet of that 60 million, around 40 percent fail to seek proper health care.
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Gut microbe study shows promise as a potential treatment for autism The key to fighting autism might lie not in the mind, but in the gut. A team led by Arizona State University researchers is taking a novel approach in the search for effective autism treatments by focusing on improving the gut microbiome through fecal ...
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Gut Bacteria Offers New Hope For Autism A study found that children with autism had a 20 to 25 percent reduction in symptoms after receiving gut microbe treatments. More.
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Local Relay For Life event planning kicks off EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Across the area, teams are getting ready to kick off another year of "Relay For Life" events to help fight cancer.
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Sunscreen More Effective Sun Blocker Than Umbrellas A new study from Johnson & Johnson stated recently that using sunscreen was a more efficient sun blocker than just using an umbrella.
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