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Health Groups Denounce GOP Bill as Its Backers Scramble Representative Kevin Brady, center, Republican of Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, arrived for the drafting of a new health care plan on Wednesday.
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Obamacare revision clears two House committees as Trump, others tried to tamp down backlash A Republican proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act claimed its first major victories Thursday amid a backlash that both Republican leaders and President Trump spent the day trying to tamp down.
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GOP Congressman Asks Why Men Should Have To Pay For Prenatal Care Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) suggested Wednesday that one reason Republicans are unhappy with the Affordable Care Act is because men must pay for health care plans that cover maternity services.
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Neanderthal microbes reveal surprises about what they ate, and whom they kissed If it's true that "you are what you eat," then there is perhaps no better way to understand someone than by looking at his or her teeth.
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American Medical Association Opposes Republican Health Plan A doctor treating a patient in Milbridge, Me. The American Medical Association, which represents the nation's doctors, said a House Republican bill, "would result in millions of Americans losing coverage and benefits.
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Healthcare groups unload on GOP bill Powerful industry groups are taking sides in the politically charged fight over repealing and replacing ObamaCare. Healthcare associations, including those representing doctors and hospitals, have largely come out in opposition to the legislation from ...
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Doctors, Nurses, and Hospitals Oppose the New Health-Care Bill Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. The last 48 hours have seen torrents of opposition to the newly proposed health-reform bill, the American Health Care Act.
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Some Neanderthals Were Vegetarian — And They Likely Kissed Our Human Ancestors The complete jaw of a Neanderthal individual found in Spy, Belgium. Small and thin tartar deposits provided the researchers with enough DNA sequences to study.
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Hack your brain to remember almost anything (CNN) The reigning World Memory Champion, Alex Mullen, can memorize the order of a deck of cards in 17 seconds. But in some ways, he's just as forgetful as the rest of us.
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American Medical Association Opposes GOP Health Care Plan The American Medical Association joined a growing list of medical groups rejecting the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act Wednesday, saying it will hurt patients.
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Final Results of Landmark Imatinib Study in CML Show Long-Term Benefit The final, long-term analysis of the landmark IRIS study showed that imatinib's efficacy persists over time in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and no unacceptable late toxic or cumulative effects were observed.
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'Imatinib Changed Everything' More than 80% of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) remained alive after 11 years of follow-up in the randomized trial of imatinib (Gleevec) that forever changed the field of oncology.
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Scientists show how anyone can improve memory Ram Kolli (C) reacts after failing to remember the proper order of a deck of cards as Daniel Naftalovich (R) and eventual winner Chester Santos (L) compete in the final round of the 11th annual USA Memory Championship in New York March 8, 2008.
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FDA investigating after two deaths linked to listeria in cheese (CNN) The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to soft raw milk cheese made by Vulto Creamery.
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Neanderthals may have self-medicated long before pills, study shows (CNN) Turns out, Neanderthals were just like us. When in pain, they self-medicated. A new study that focused on the hardened dental plaque of four Neanderthals -- two found at a site in Spain and two from Belgium -- indicates they may have turned to ...
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Can a Republican governor support Planned Parenthood? Conservatives have bristled against Governor Charlie Baker's pledge to replace Planned Parenthood funding with state dollars if Washington pulls its support for the program.
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Md. bill would direct state money to Planned Parenthood if Congress cuts funding Leading Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly want to increase funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in the state if Congress cuts federal funds for the reproductive health-care services the organization provides.
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AMA Joins Increasingly Loud Chorus Of Health Groups Opposing GOP Repeal Bill The AMA announced its opposition in a letter Wednesday morning, hours before two House committees were set to mark up repeal legislation.
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Defunding Planned Parenthood is politically risky for GOP, Trump It's pretty clear that a proposal floated by the White House to safeguard federal funding to Planned Parenthood if the group stopped providing abortions never stood a chance of even being considered by the group.
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Planned Parenthood fights GOP push to end federal funding Health services specialists Lisette Hamilton (left) and Lica Sato-Keane work on rescheduling patient appointments at Planned Parenthood Redwood City Health Center in Redwood City, Calif.
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Pence says White House wants to defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare replacement Senior administration officials say Vice President Mike Pence has made it clear to groups and to GOP lawmakers that oppose abortion rights that the White House wants to defund Planned Parenthood in the health care bill to replace Obamacare.
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No Credibility: AMA, AARP Oppose GOP's Replacement Bill...After Endorsing Obamacare Liberals and their allies in the mainstream media are getting a lot of mileage out of 'anti-endorsements' for the Republican healthcare bill from the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Association of Retired Persons (now known simply as ...
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How Defunding Planned Parenthood Could Affect Health Care When Dr. Cecilia Norris, a primary care physician in Iowa City, Iowa, sees a patient who wants an intrauterine device or a contraceptive implant, she takes out a pad and writes down the phone number for Planned Parenthood.
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US hospitals oppose Trump-backed health bill A leading trade group representing hospitals has expressed fears about the Republican healthcare bill, saying poor Americans could lose insurance.
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Mom captures 3-year-old boy comforting terminally ill infant brother A mother of two who was expecting to find her sons creating a mess on a recent vacation instead found her pre-school-aged son comforting his terminally ill infant brother, and captured the moment on camera.
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Cancer Pill Gleevec Keeps Patients Alive and Well for a Decade Everyone hopes and wishes for that last-minute cancer breakthrough that will save doomed patients. It almost never actually happens.
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Mum captures three-year-old boy comforting terminally ill baby brother A MOTHER has captured a tender embrace between her two young boys lying side-by-side on the lounge while on holiday. But while it may look like a candid moment, there's a much more sentimental meaning behind the image.
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Memory Training Can Dramatically Improve Capabilities New research finds memory training can help some individuals remember long strings of information for months on end. Imaging studies show the training alters the brain, allowing individuals to remember lists of several dozen words, for long periods of ...
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NFL abuse of painkillers and other drugs described in court filings National Football League teams violated federal laws governing prescription drugs, disregarded guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration on how to store, track, transport and distribute controlled substances, and plied their players with ...
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Heaviest woman in the world airlifted for weight-loss surgery The heaviest woman in the world underwent successful weight-loss surgery, doctors announced Thursday. The bariatric surgery was performed Tuesday in Mumbai on 1,000-plus-pound Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, according to NDTV.
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'World's heaviest woman' has surgery in India, loses 100 kgs Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who is believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kilograms (220 pounds).
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Study: Memory's a matter of training (CNN) - The reigning World Memory Champion, Alex Mullen, can memorize the order of a deck of cards in 17 seconds. But in some ways, he's just as forgetful as the rest of us.
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US officials keep watchful eye on yellow fever outbreak in Brazil (CNN) An outbreak of yellow fever in rural Brazil is raising concerns that the disease could spread across borders to the US, like Zika, say two health experts writing in an essay published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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How To Super-Size Your Memory: It's Just A Matter Of Training, Science Says People with ordinary memory skills can be trained using mnemonic strategies to have impressive memorization prowess, scientists found.
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Poor 'don't want health care,' Kansas congressman says, and the backlash begins U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that comments he made about the poor not wanting health care have been misinterpreted and he pointed to his record as a physician in the face of a national backlash over his comments.
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A Shocking Number Of Deaths May Be Due To Poor Diet Forty-five percent of all deaths from heart disease, stroke and diabetes were linked to diet quality. Sara G. Miller LiveScience.com.
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Turns out there are three types of porn users - which one are you? FUN FACT TIME: Last year PornHub (soz, but we're not linking out to them 'cos #NSFW) reported that y'all watched more than 4.6 billion hours of porn.
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Top 12 pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables Every year since 2004, the consumer health watchdog, Environmental Working Group (EWG), has released its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
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Depinho's tenure at MD Anderson marked by high ambition and turmoil Dr. Ronald DePinho, president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is shown leaving a news conference at the MD Anderson South Campus Research II Building, 7435 Fannin, about a reduction in the ... more. Photo: Melissa Phillip ...
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Here Are The Foods You Should Eat (And Avoid) To Live Longer A new study found that half of all deaths from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are linked to poor diet. posted on Mar. 9, 2017, at 10:44 a.m.. Sally Tamarkin. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble. Bookmark it ...
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NH House Roundup: Election reform, marijuana bills pass CONCORD - The House of Representatives approved a variety of election-related bills on Thursday, including a measure to step up enforcement of unverified voter affidavits by turning the process over to the Secretary of State.
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US surgeons remove 6-pound tumor from Gambian girl's mouth NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Twelve-year-old Janet Sylva of Gambia wants to be a doctor when she grows up, she says with a broad grin - one that surgeons in New York gave back to her after removing from her mouth one of the largest tumors they'd ever ...
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There are three types of porn watchers — and only one is healthy How often do you watch porn? And would you consider that a healthy amount or are you compulsive about it? Watching porn has become the norm for many who use it to spice things up in the bedroom or while away lonely nights.
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Residents surprised to see water run pink in Canadian town (CNN) Neon pink water began flowing out of the taps in a small Canadian town earlier this week, startling residents. The odd hue that surfaced in Onoway, Alberta, was likely caused by an automation or valve problem at the local water treatment plant ...
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Woman Weighing 1102 Lbs. Undergoes Successful Weight Loss Surgery Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, who weighs 1,102 lbs., underwent a successful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery on Tuesday. Led by Dr.
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Downside to Gluten-Free Diets: Diabetes Risk? THURSDAY, March 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- "Gluten-free" may be the latest diet fad, but new research casts some doubt on its presumed health benefits.
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Strawberries remain at top of pesticide list, report says The EWG Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, released Wednesday, ranks pesticide contamination of popular fruits and vegetables based on more than 36,000 samples of produce tested by the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug ...
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Poor Diet Linked to Nearly Half of Cardiometabolic Deaths A substantial proportion of deaths in the United States due to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes is associated with suboptimal diet, a new study suggests.
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New Hampshire bills decriminalizing marijuana, expanding MMJ easily clear House CONCORD, N.H. - The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in support of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and expanding access to medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Why Itchiness Is Contagious Mice, just like humans and monkeys, will start itching if they see a compatriot scratching itself, a new study finds. The finding is the first evidence that "socially contagious itching" exists in rodents, the researchers said.
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