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Baby Dominique, born with 4 legs and 2 spines, survives risky surgery CHICAGO - It was late January when Nancy Swabb found herself wanting to help a family across the Atlantic Ocean, in Cote d'Ivoire -- all because of a photo.
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Nine US deaths linked to breast implant-associated cancer Nine women are believed to have died in the United States from a rare cancer linked to breast implants, US health officials said Tuesday, with more than 350 cases of the disease recorded nationwide.
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Risky surgery separates 10-month-old from parasitic twin (CNN) It was late January when Nancy Swabb found herself wanting to help a family across the Atlantic Ocean, in Cote d'Ivoire -- all because of a photo.
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Recidivism Watch: Pelosi's claim that 24 million would be 'kicked off' health insurance under GOP bill "We can work with them to do that, but what they have put forth is a terrible bill, 24 million people kicked off of health insurance, which the speaker calls an act of mercy, an act of mercy.
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Baby Born With 2 Spines, 4 Legs Survives Risky Surgery to Separate From Parasitic Twin It was late January when Nancy Swabb found herself wanting to help a family across the Atlantic Ocean, in Cote d'Ivoire - all because of a photo.
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FDA Links Breast Implants To A Rare Form Of Cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday a causal relationship between breast implants and a rare form of cancer, according to an NBC News report.
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House Republicans unveil changes to their health-care bill House Republican leaders, racing toward a planned Thursday vote on their proposed health-care overhaul, unveiled changes to the legislation late Monday that they think will win over enough members to secure its passage.
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Woman dies after drinking toxic tea from San Francisco's Chinatown One of the two San Francisco residents who became critically ill and had to be hospitalized after consuming herbal tea has died. KGO.
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FDA Links Breast Implants To Rare Form Of Cancer, Confirms 9 Deaths As of Feb. 1, the FDA has received 359 reports of breast implant-associated ALCL, including the nine fatalities. ( Spencer Platt | Getty Images ). Advertisement.
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New Health Group Pledges to Fight Climate Change Threats March 20, 2017 03:05 pm Michael Laff Washington, D.C. - Climate change is a growing threat to public health, so a new public health advocacy group that includes the AAFP and other primary care organizations has pledged to counter its harmful effects.
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Boy who waited 211 days for new heart faces health issues as family is forced to tear down home A Boston boy who spent 211 days waiting for a heart transplant is now being treated for acute rejection while his parents deal with a major mold issue that has turned the family's home into a "sick house.
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UNC Health Care: Patient information may have been leaked UNC Health Care has sent out a letter alerting its prenatal patients that their confidential medical information may have been shared with their home county by mistake.
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9 Deaths Are Linked to Rare Cancer From Breast Implants Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma is likelier to occur with textured implants, above, than with smooth implants, the F.D.A. said. Credit Southern Illinois University/Science Source.
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US infant mortality rates down 15% (CNN) Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
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Popular Prostate Cancer Therapy Is Short, Intense and Unproven Paul Kolnik, a photographer, underwent stereotactic body radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, which is now in remission. Credit Yana Paskova for The New York Times.
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Nine US deaths linked to breast implant-associated cancer Washington (AFP) - Nine women are believed to have died in the United States from a rare cancer linked to breast implants, US health officials said Tuesday, with more than 350 cases of the disease recorded nationwide.
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Hospitalizations from gunshot wounds cost $700 million a year, study says (CNN) Dr. Thomas Weiser will never forget the look in the eyes of the first gunshot victim he ever treated. The patient was a teenage boy with a wound to the chest.
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A Warming Planet Might Mean More Diabetes TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The effects of climate change are far-reaching, but new research suggests a surprising linkage to a warming Earth -- more cases of type 2 diabetes.
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Johns Hopkins Accepts First Black Woman As Neurosurgery Resident BALTIMORE (WJZ) - Friday, March 17 was Match Day for thousands of medical students across the country, where students match with universities for their residency and medical school programs.
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Johns Hopkins Welcomes Its First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident The news was announced on Friday, March 17, which is known nationwide as "Match Day." The day is significant in that it indicates the moment when medical students around the country find out at which hospitals they'll practice their residency.
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Brazilian Butt Lift Study Credits NBC 6 Investigations NBC 6 has team coverage on recent cosmetic surgery incidents in South Florida and the findings from a newly released nationwide study on plastic surgery.
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Coin-eating sea turtle nicknamed "Piggy Bank" dies from blood poisoning A sea turtle nicknamed "Piggy Bank" after swallowing nearly 1,000 coins died Tuesday after undergoing two surgeries to remove the money from her stomach.
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Woman dies after drinking poisonous herbal tea (CNN) A woman died after consuming poisonous herbal tea purchased in San Francisco's Chinatown, public health officials there announced Monday.
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Herbal tea usually heals, but it was poison for two in California One of the healthiest things in the world - a sip of herbal tea - may have inadvertently killed at least one person and hospitalized another, California public health officials said this week.
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Woman dies after drinking poisonous herbal tea Tea purchased at Sun Wing Wo Trading Company in San Francisco was found to contain aconite. Full credit: San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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Here's how often you have to have sex to stay content While the bonding role sex plays is well known, until now scientists did not know how long it lasted. They also wanted to discover why most adults report having sex every few days, not every day.
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How Deadly Spider Venom Might Save Lives Funnel web spiders are a perplexing bunch. The eight-legged Australian creatures can kill with their venom, but are simultaneously required for creating the antidote.
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Patient Mortality Lower During Surprise Accreditation Visits Patients admitted to hospitals during weeks when the Joint Commission (TJC) carries out unannounced inspections have significantly lower mortality rates, researchers have found.
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The Face Of A Man Who Died 700 Years Ago Is Revealing How The Poor Lived In Medieval England As a collective civilization, we've made some strides in how we care for the poor and frail but, even in the 21st century, the indigent are often relegated to both anonymous lives and anonymous deaths.
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A boy dealing with a rare skin disorder got to meet a dog with the same condition An 8-year-old Arkansas boy dealing with a skin disorder got to meet an Oregon dog with the same skin condition, thanks to the generosity of people on GoFundMe.
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Johns Hopkins has first black female neurosurgeon resident (CNN) In the 30 years that Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's neurosurgical department has accepted residents, there has never been a black woman in the ranks.
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Boffins recreate face of 13th Century hospital patient Scientists studying a medieval hospital graveyard in Cambridge have recreated the face of a 700-year-old patient. The skeleton - known formally as 'Context 958' - was among 400 sets of remains found beneath St John's College during recent excavations.
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High pesticide level prompts pot recall Like other agricultural products, cannabis is subject to pesticide testing, but the regulatory structure is a work in progress. Eric Mortenson.
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Changes in the vascular system may trigger Alzheimer's disease The brain of a mouse with Alzheimer's disease is infiltrated with inflammatory cells, which light up in red when activated (left).
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Teens Abusing Opioids Are Getting Their Painkillers Legally A majority of teens abusing opiate based painkillers began their addictions through legally prescribed medication from a doctor, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
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Infant Mortality Rates Fall 15 Percent in US The infant mortality rate has fallen by 15 percent in the past 10 years, a rare bit of good news. The U.S. infant mortality rate has been a source of both embarrassment and concern for the United States, which has a much worse record than other ...
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Sex triggers an 'afterglow' that lasts two whole days - and helps to make relationships stronger, scientists reveal While we already knew sex induces the 'cuddle hormone' oxytocin, scientists were not sure how long the effect lasted. Now, researchers at Florida State University have concluded that the lovey-dovey feeling lingers for two whole days - and that this ...
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Florida's Definition Of Skim Milk As "Imitation Milk Product" Ruled Unconstitutional The long-running legal battle over Florida's definition of "skim milk" may have finally come to an end today, with a federal appeals court ruling that it's unconstitutional for the state to require that unfortified skim milk be labeled "imitation milk ...
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Face of 'ordinary poor' man from medieval Cambridge graveyard revealed New facial reconstruction of a man buried in a medieval hospital graveyard discovered underneath a Cambridge college sheds light on how ordinary poor people lived in medieval England.
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Gunshot injuries cost at least $6.6 billion in US over eight year span, study finds Gunshot wounds are costing the U.S. hundreds of millions every year, much of it falling on government health insurance and the poor, according to a new study of firearm injuries in the American Journal of Public Health.
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Sex with your partner brings a 48 hour 'afterglow', say scientists Having sex with your partner brings a 48-hour 'afterglow' which keeps people feeling content in their relationship, a new study suggests.
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Court: Florida dairy's skim milk is skim milk, not imitation An all-natural diary that's fighting to call its skim milk "skim milk" against the wishes of the Florida Department of Agriculture has won a victory in federal appeals court.
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Christian County Chicken Flock Tested Positive for H7N9 Avian Influenza A Christian County broiler flock of 22,000 hens has been culled after birds tested positive for avian influenza. The confirmation of H7N9 is the same low pathogenic bird flu strain found in Tennessee, but it can't be directly linked according to ...
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Court: Florida dairy's skim milk is skim milk, not imitation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A small, all-natural dairy isn't being deceptive when it calls its skim milk "skim milk," a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a victory for the creamery that's fighting the state's demand to label the product "imitation ...
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