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Capitol Hill Republicans not on board with Trump budget Some of President Trump's best friends in Congress sharply criticized his first budget Thursday, with defense hawks saying the proposed hike in Pentagon spending wasn't big enough, while rural conservatives and others attacked plans to cut a wide range ...
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Gutierrez says 'hundreds of Republican amendments' were a part of Obamacare Republicans continue to sell their health care plan in an effort to deliver on a party-wide campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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20% cut to NIH budget would leave Americans more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases, experts warn A future in which cancers are cured, heart disease prevented and devastating brain disorders reversed may just have gotten a bit more distant, leaders of the nation's leading biomedical research organizations said Thursday.
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Republicans Mull Dropping Surcharge for Uninsured in Bill Republican leaders in Congress may scrap a provision in the House GOP's Obamacare replacement bill that would require insurers to charge a 30 percent penalty to customers who go without coverage for at least 63 days.
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RECALL: 10.6 tons of cheese on frozen pizzas sold at Walmart recalled for Listeria risk (KUTV) If you picked up a frozen pizza at Walmart for yourself or family recently, you want want to check the label, because it could be contaminated with Listeria.
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Three Women Blinded by Bogus Stem Cell Treatment in Florida Three elderly women afraid of losing their vision got suckered into paying for unproven "stem cell" treatments at a Florida clinic and went virtually blind as a result, doctors reported Wednesday.
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One stem cell treatment stabilizes macular degeneration, another blinds 3 patients (CNN) As we grow older, a common disease called macular degeneration can threaten our eyesight. An experimental stem cell treatment proved effective at halting this disease with no serious side effects up to a year later, a study published Wednesday in ...
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Screening first line of defense to counter cancer Colorectal cancer may not be on your short list of great conversation topics. But in the end, discussing how to screen for the disease with your family doctor could be a lifesaving decision.
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Ancestral Climates May Have Shaped Your Nose A study led by Penn State researchers looked at nose shape in people whose parents and ancestors came from four regions of the world.
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Climate, not just genetics, shaped your nose, study says (CNN) - Though you undoubtedly inherited your distinctive nose from your parents, its shape was sculpted over time by adaptations to your ancestors' local climate, suggests a study published in the journal PLOS Genetics on Thursday.
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Centuries of Climate May Have Shaped Your Nose THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Love your nose or hate it, you can perhaps blame ancestral climates for how it looks today, new research suggests.
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Over 21000 Pounds of Pizza Sold at Walmart Is Being Recalled for Possible Listeria Over 21,000 pounds of a popular pizza sold at Walmart is being recalled for possible listeria. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that the Marketside Extra Large Supreme 16-inch pizza, produced by RBR Meat ...
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Dad's case of strep throat leads to amputations (CNN) A Michigan man is feeling grateful after surviving a strep throat infection that led to amputations of parts of his hands and feet and nearly cost his life.
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20000 lbs of frozen pizza recalled over listeria fears (CNN) More than 21,000 pounds of frozen pizzas are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.
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20000 lbs of frozen pizza recalled over listeria fears, including in Washington (CNN) - More than 21,000 pounds of frozen pizzas are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.
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Pink Caravan sells the world's most expensive burger for $10k at Breast Cancer Charity Auction The most expensive burger in the world was sold on Tuesday, 14 March, at Pink Bite - Pink Caravan's breast cancer charity auction event - by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Community Development, ...
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One Certainty of GOP Health Plan: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy House Speaker Paul D. Ryan during a news conference on the American Health Care Act last week. Credit Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times.
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Mayo to give preference to privately insured patients over Medicaid patients This Feb. 17 photo shows the Saint Marys Hospital campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mayo Clinic's chief executive announced in a recent speech to employees that they will give preference to patients with private insurance over those ...
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Cancer survivor urges early screening Pink Caravan riders set off on their journey at City Walk in Dubai on day nine of the ride on Wednesday. (Neeraj Murali). Pink Caravan riders set off on their journey at City Walk in Dubai on day nine of the ride on Wednesday.
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What Your Nose Knows About Human Evolution They can be bulbous, pert or pointy, but why do noses look so different from one another? It could have something to do with how humans evolved to live in certain climates, a new study suggests.
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Jeff Sessions 'appears intent on taking us back to the 1980s' and the 'War on Drugs' Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed on Wednesday to ramp up enforcement of drug crimes to combat what he says is a nationwide increase in violent crime, a move some experts say channels the "drug war" era of the 1980s.
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Here's The Astounding Way Water Bears Survive Dehydration Tardigrades have evolved unique genes that allow them to survive drying out. The proteins that these genes encode can also be used to protect other biological materials such as bacteria, yeast, and certain enzyme from desiccation.
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Climate, not just genetics, shaped your nose, study says (CNN) Though you undoubtedly inherited your distinctive nose from your parents, its shape was sculpted over time by adaptations to your ancestors' local climate, suggests a study published in the journal PLOS Genetics on Thursday.
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Pink Caravan makes a stop at The Indian High School Dubai: The Pink Caravan annual campaign is expanding its reach every year by setting up breast cancer detection screening clinics in different communities with The Indian High School being its latest stop.
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Could a Blood Test Spot Autism in Childhood? THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say an experimental blood test has shown promise as a novel way to diagnose autism in children.
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Colon cancer rates on the rise for young adults Colorectal cancer, as well as diseases and disorders of the bowels and rectum, are not topics many people feel comfortable discussing openly in public.
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It was by happenstance Philips found she had cancer Alexandra, adopted from Russia as a baby, was just 2 1/2 pounds at birth and many feared she would not survive. Russia was in the process of closing its borders to international adoption at the time but the tiny baby miraculously found her way home to ...
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Which suburbs are heroin hot spots? The answer might surprise you Drugs on your street. When we talk about the opioid epidemic - most people think "not in my backyard." You might be surprised how close the drug problem is and how far the product traveled to get here.
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Concerns mount over spike in young colon cancer patients Stephanie Breit was just 28 when the symptoms first began. Worried and scared, she went to three different doctors. But they assured her she was too young to have colon cancer.
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Common Painkillers Linked to Greater Risk of Cardiac Arrest Some common pain relievers may increase the risk of cardiac arrest, according to a new study from Denmark. In the study, researchers found a link between the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - including ibuprofen - and an ...
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The needs of the (insured) patient? Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy walks with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius through the lobby of the Gonda building on the Mayo Clinic campus in this file photo from June, 2010.
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Biomarkers in Blood May Help Detect Autism Earlier Researchers say they've identified substances produced by metabolic activity in children's blood that can accurately determine if a child has autism.
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Burger sells for $10000 in Dubai The giant burger contained seven beef patties - one for each of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates - aged cheddar cheese and veal bacon strips in a saffron brioche bun.
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A 'pollen explosion' is coming to Georgia This week's freezing weather is good for people with allergies in the short term, but the weather could make things worse in the long run.
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Vapor products, e-cigarettes could be taxed under new bill In this March 15, 2017, photo, Cameron Fletcher, an employee at the Future Vapor store in Seattle, vapes as he takes a break in the store's lounge.
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Frozen pizza recall affects Nevada, 3 other states Nevada is among four states affected by a recall on RBR Meat Co. Inc.'s frozen pizza product because of possible contamination.
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Mayo CEO's private-insurance preference has Minn. officials concerned, asking questions Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune The Minnesota Department of Human Services on Thursday called a Mayo Clinic plan to give preference to privately insured patients "very concerning" and said it will examine it for possible violations of civil and human rights ...
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Good vibrations: A bit of shaking can burn fat, combat diabetes It sounds like a crazy way to improve your health—spend some time on a platform that vibrates at about the same frequency as the lowest string on a double bass.
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Americans use far more opioids than anyone else in the world The number of opioid prescriptions has decreased in the past few years, after more than a decade of explosive growth. This reflects new practice guidelines underscoring opioids' generally poor effectiveness at reducing chronic pain, increased ...
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CA Plans to Push Single Payer Health Care Using Waivers Doctor Leonid Basovich, left, examines Medi-Cal patient Michael Epps, at the WellSpace Clinic in Sacramento, Calif. on Feb. 18, 2016.
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20 Adults Died From The Flu in NC Last Week Twenty more people died from the flu in North Carolina last week. Add it all up, and the flu has claimed more than 60 lives across the state in just three weeks.
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Almost Half Of Patients Prescribed Opioids For A Month Get Hooked For A Year A new study shows how long-term opioid dependence can start within just the first few days of a painkiller prescription. posted on Mar. 16, 2017, at 12:03 p.m.. Azeen Ghorayshi. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble. Bookmark it. View this ...
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High-path H7N9 confirmed on second Tennessee farm Federal animal health officials have confirmed a highly pathogenic H7N9 avian flu outbreak at a second farm in Tennessee, as Alabama agriculture authorities wait for test results to see if three recent outbreaks in neighboring areas are related.
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Common painkillers increase risk of heart attack by one-third, new study finds Ibuprofen (pictured) is one of the most commonly purchased over-the-counter painkillers in the world. Ibuprofen is one of the most common over-the-counter pain relievers used worldwide, and researchers have long warned against its risk of heart attack ...
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Endo's (ENDP) Opana ER's Risk Benefit Evaluated by FDA Endo International plcENDP announced that the FDA Drug Safety Risk Management and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committees had voted in the ratio of 18 to eight and consented that the benefits of reformulated Opana ER ...
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Bird Flu Hits Another Tennessee Chicken Farm Linked to Tyson A second case of bird flu in Tennessee has been reported at a chicken farm, heightening the threat from the disease in the U.S. southeast, the country's biggest poultry region.
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What's Happening in Syria? Healthcare Access Limited, Few Doctors Left In War's Sixth Year As Syria entered into its sixth consecutive year, access to healthcare in the country had deteriorated to barely functioning levels.
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This flu season is second-deadliest in Tulsa County in recent years Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A physician may prescribe antiviral drugs to treat the flu.
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