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Odds Are, They're Taking Your Blood Pressure All Wrong When was the last time you were asked to sit without saying a word for five minutes before your blood pressure was measured? If your answer was "I never remember doing that," you're in good company.
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Little boy who got thousands of Christmas cards dies after cancer battle (CNN) Jacob Thompson, the boy who got thousands of Christmas cards from charmed fans this fall, has died after a long battle with cancer.
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Dr. Samadi: New guidelines mean 50% of people have hypertension The change in high blood pressure guidelines mean the number of Americans under 45 who'll be diagnosed with hypertension will soar.
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Big Tobacco's anti-smoking ads begin after decade of delay Tobacco companies will soon run court-ordered advertisements laying out the deadly, addictive effects of smoking for the first time.
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Big Tobacco's anti-smoking ads begin after decade of delay This undated photo shows a screen shot from a commercial that will air on television starting the week of Nov. 26. Under court order, the largest U.S.
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Spit Test May Help Reveal Concussion Severity A little spit may help predict whether a child's concussion symptoms will subside in days or persist for weeks. A test that measures fragments of genetic material in saliva was nearly 90 percent accurate in identifying children and adolescents whose ...
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Big Tobacco's anti-smoking ads begin after decade of delay WASHINGTON - Big Tobacco companies return to TV this weekend, decades after they were banned from the airwaves. The tobacco industry is under court order to advertise the deadly effects of smoking.
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Spit test may diagnose, predict duration of concussion in kids (CNN) A saliva test may someday be able to diagnose a concussion and predict how long symptoms last, according to a study published Monday in the JAMA Pediatrics.
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Cancer survivors often living with PTSD (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients may often experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the months after their tumors are diagnosed, and mental health issues can sometimes linger for years, a Malaysian study suggests.
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Mom sentenced to prison in "senseless death" of 7-year-old with strep throat CALGARY, Alberta - A Canadian mother has been sentenced to three years in prison after failing to take her 7-year-old son to the doctor for a treatable strep throat infection, officials said.
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Americans Are Embarrassingly Bad at Eating Fruits and Vegetables. We Can Fix That The CDC says that a healthy diet consists of 1.5 to 2 cups of fruits and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables per day, though the exact amount varies based on age and sex.
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Babies understand you more than you think, research finds Babies understand more speech than parents think and can link words to objects at a very young age, a study found. At just six months they recognise the meanings of some words are more similar than others, researchers found.
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State gets 370 pot dispensary applications COLUMBUS - The state of Ohio has received 18 applications seeking to open local retail outlets for medical marijuana products in Lucas County.
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Babies learn what words mean before they can use them (Reuters Health) - Babies begin to learn words and what they mean well before they begin talking, and researchers are beginning to understand how they do it.
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The Last Of The Iron Lungs Paul Alexander spends almost every moment of the day inside his iron lung. Photo: Jennings Brown for Gizmodo. Martha Lillard spends half of every day with her body encapsulated in a half-century old machine that forces her to breathe.
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Risk of stillbirth is double in pregnant women who sleep on their backs, study finds Pregnant women might increase their risk of a stillbirth if they sleep on their backs during their third trimester, a new study has found.
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Men have higher sex drive, after vasectomy, says study According to researchers men see better erections and orgasms post the procedure because the stress of pregnancy has been removed.
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'Letting people die isn't the solution:' Snohomish County steps up to battle opioid crisis Snohomish County has been one of the counties hit hardest by the opioid crisis in Washington state. From 2012 to 2016, Snohomish County made up 14.5 percent of all opioid-related deaths in the state.
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State Gets 370 Applications for Medical Marijuana Licenses State officials say they've received more than 300 applications to operate 60 dispensaries that will sell medical marijuana in Ohio.
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New multiagency partnership to combat opioid crisis in Snohomish County SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. - Snohomish County leaders say they refuse to abandon people suffering from opioid addiction, so on Monday they announced a multiagency effort to combat it on every level from prevention to treatment.
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A dose of research on the flu shot Harris Teeter Pharmacy intern Kaitlyn Eldridge checks the dosage of a flu vaccine administered to a customer on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2017.
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Italian doctor says world's first human head transplant 'imminent' (USA TODAY) -- An Italian doctor announced Friday that he will soon perform the world's first human head transplant in China because medical communities in the United States and Europe would not permit the controversial procedure.
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Oil droplets from cooking contributes to indoor air pollution finds study A team of researchers from the Texas Tech University and Utah State University were looking at the properties of the oil droplets that are released when cooking takes place on an open frying pan with oil and found that these oil droplets could ...
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Researchers reveal new details on aged brain, Alzheimer's and dementia Thioflavin-S staining of a brain tissue sample from the Aging, Dementia and TBI study. Staining reveals amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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Can Brain-training Games Really Reduce Dementia Risk For Seniors? A brain-training video game could help lower the risk of developing dementia in seniors by almost a third, the results of a decade-long study suggest.
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Pandemic Vaccine Planning: Lessons Learned and Preparing for the Future The variations between seasonal and pandemic influenza necessitate the use of different approaches when planning vaccination delivery within the pharmacy.
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Motorcycles are more dangerous than ever: Ontario study The next time you strap on your leathers and take that hog for a ride, consider the costs. A new study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, says motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters and motorized bicycles are the cause of 10 ...
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FSU College of Medicine illuminates living with Diabetes on World Diabetes Day To raise awareness about living with diabetes and the key differences between the two types, Florida State University's College of Medicine hosted an informative event on World Diabetes Day Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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South Korea confirms H5N6 bird flu at duck farm, raises bird flu alert level SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Sunday said it had confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu at a duck farm in the south west of the country and raised its bird flu alert level to the highest ranking.
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