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A man wrestled a rattlesnake to show off. He was bitten in the face and nearly died. Victor Pratt knows a thing or two about rattlesnakes, as he made clear to reporters last week, after regaining consciousness in a Phoenix hospital.
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UC Irvine aims to transform public health with record-breaking $200-million donation Susan Samueli caught a cold while visiting France more than three decades ago. Instead of the usual medicines, a friend suggested aconite, a homeopathic remedy derived from a plant in the buttercup family.
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Teens are growing up more slowly today than they did in past decades Many people believe that teenagers today grow up faster than they used to, while others argue that today's youth are growing up more slowly, perhaps due to overprotection by their parents.
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Teen Wants A Tattoo? Pediatricians Say Here's How To Do It Safely Body Electric, a tattoo and piercing studio on trendy Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, has seen tattoos and piercings go mainstream. Courtesy of Body Electric Tattoo hide caption.
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City asks judge to let case against OxyContin maker proceed FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, police Sgt. Mike Braley, left, and officer Kevin Davis walk along the bottom of a highway overpass, a known location for drug use, to check for anyone living there in Everett, Wash.
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Pediatricians may view tattoos, piercings as red flags. They should discuss it instead, report says Tattoos or pierced body parts have long been considered a red flag for pediatricians who found them on their patients. Physicians who came across an inked symbol or a navel ring while examining an adolescent or young adult were taught to probe for ...
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Teens are growing up more slowly — and they seem OK with it Adolescents are taking longer to become adults than previous generations, according to a new study that cites the rise of smartphones, safer environments and even a declining birthrate as factors.
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Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says (CNN) Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says.
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Hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego sparks fears of same in Los Angeles So far, only five cases of hepatitis A have been reported by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, but county officials are very concerned.
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UC Irvine receives $200 million gift for Health Sciences IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - The University of California, Irvine, has received a $200 million gift from philanthropists Susan and Henry Samueli.
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Pleasanton man lends voice to prostate cancer initiative Pleasanton resident Allen Larson was diagnosed with prostate cancer shortly before his daughter Amelie, now 10, was born. As a survivor he is speaking out for a new crowdfunding initiative for cancer research.
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Where did San Diego's hepatitis A outbreak come from? San Diego County public health nurse Char Walia prepares to give the first of a two-part Hepatitis A vaccination during a free event in downtown San Diego on Sept.
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Meningitis Outbreak: Pharmacist Charged with Killing More Than 70 People On Trial The supervisor involved in overseeing a specialty compounding pharmacy that produced tainted drugs responsible for a 2012 meningitis outbreak is headed to trial on Tuesday.
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Weight loss may come down to what's in your poop, study finds Wondering why a diet's not working for you? Stop watching your waistline and consider something a little deeper - like the feces lodged in your intestines.
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Study: Many insurers balk at covering safer painkillers over cost At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting access to pain medications that carry a lower risk of addiction or dependence, even as they provide comparatively easy access to generic opioid medications.
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Deaths from heart disease, diabetes and terrorism see rises in global study Deaths related to terrorism have skyrocketed by 143% in the the last decade, reaching 150,500 deaths in 2016. (Emilio Morenatti/AP).
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Your Mental Health Suffers When Your Dog or Cat Gets Sick, Study Finds Pet owners often say that the cat or dog living in their home is another member of their family. New research published Monday adds validity to that claim, finding that owners of seriously or terminally ill pets are at increased risk for stress ...
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Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak heading to trial BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts pharmacist who oversaw the rooms where tainted drugs that caused a deadly meningitis outbreak were made is heading to trial.
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Nerf guns can lead to serious eye injuries, doctors warn Bullets from Nerf guns can cause serious eye injuries, doctors from a London eye hospital are warning. They treated three people with internal bleeding around the eye, pain and blurred vision after they were shot with the toy guns by children.
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Men's mental health must be taken more seriously Some of the strongest, sweetest, and most intelligent men I've had the pleasure of meeting have struggled with mental illness related issues.
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Study shows link in flu vaccine, miscarriage Dr. Laura Riley, a Boston-based obstetrician who leads a committee on maternal immunization said she wants the CDC to investigate but hopes pregnant women will still get vaccinated.
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OxyContin maker asks judge to toss Everett lawsuit Attorneys allege that Purdue Pharma knew its painkillers were being diverted into the black market. Rikki King; Mon Sep 18th, 2017 5:22pm; News.
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Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak heading to trial BOSTON - After watching his mother die from meningitis in a nationwide outbreak caused by contaminated steroids, Scott Shaw is determined to make sure something like that never happens again.
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Ex-Pharmacist Charged With Meningitis Outbreak To Go On Trial Glenn Chin, the supervisory pharmacist at what was the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, is set to go to trial on Tuesday for the part he played in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that resulted in 76 deaths and hundreds of sick patients.
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Why you should never go down a slide with a child on your lap Protective parents at the playground who can't bear to let their little ones go down the slide on their own might be surprised to hear that it's actually the best thing to do.
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Literally Lousy: Parasite Plagues World Salmon Industry This undated photo provided by Cooke Aquaculture shows a sea louse in its early stages. The lice can grow to be about the size of a pea and lay thousands of eggs in their brief lifetime.
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Why We Get Our Flu Shots in the Fall With the 2017 flu season just around the corner, you've probably already started getting inundated with reminders to get your flu shot.
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No More Salmon Sushi If Parasitic Sea Lice Have Their Way Sea lice could make it harder to get your intake of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, not to mention that weekly splurge on sushi.
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Parasite plagues world salmon industry This undated photo provided by Cooke Aquaculture shows a sea louse with an extruding attached. The tiny lice attach themselves to salmon and feed on them, killing or rendering them unsuitable for dinner tables.
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Trial to Begin for Pharmacist Charged in Meningitis Outbreak A Massachusetts pharmacist facing murder charges for his role in a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak is set to go on trial. Sept.
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Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick (AP) - Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe. A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world.
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Hundreds show up to turn in medical marijuana applications on final day LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Anyone wanting to grow or sell medical marijuana in the state has turned in their application and now we wait.
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Melbourne girl, eight, dies as Australia's 'horror' flu season continues There have been more than 13,000 flu cases in Victoria over the past few months, including 95 deaths. People have been urged to get vaccinated.
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High Number of Applicants for Arkansas Medical Marijuana Would-be growers and distributors of Arkansas' initial medical marijuana crop flooded a state office building Monday, turning in thousands of pages of paperwork and handing over thousands of dollars in application fees.
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Let's Beat Big Tobacco Hello and welcome. I am Dr George Lundberg and this is At Large at Medscape. September is "be kind to addicts" month. Addiction is no laughing matter.
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Mishawaka NICU reunion celebrates hundreds of babies Baby Matthew was born at 25 weeks old. He used to weigh one pound. // Hilary Powell WSBT 22. DJ9DCf6VwAAzP3_.jpg · DJ8sropVwAAvM1b.
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How to Care for Your Mental Health Nothing is more important than your health. Unfortunately, many people can be experiencing mental health problems and may not even realize.
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E-cigs may double risk of tobacco smoking in teenagers Toronto, Sep 18 (IANS) Teenagers who try vape may be at double the risk for developing addiction to smoking tobacco cigarettes, according to a new study.
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