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Opioid Maker Considered Profiting off Addiction Treatment Newly disclosed court documents reveal that the company behind a prescription painkiller at the heart of the nation's overdose crisis considered marketing anti-addiction drugs.
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Purdue Pharma lawsuit redactions apparently show company wanted to capitalize on opioid addiction treatment A new report claims Purdue Pharma, the drug company accused of helping engineer and profit from the opioid epidemic, also considered expanding into addiction treatment.
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Lawmaker: Measles vaccine is not about "parental rights" Vancouver, Wash. - A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called "philosophical" exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific Northwest scramble to limit the fallout.
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Go Red for Women Day 2019: Know your heart disease symptoms and risk factors Mika Leah has always lived a healthy lifestyle, but eight years ago, the young mother's life quickly changed when she had serious heart trouble.
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Health officials: Auto show attendees may have been exposed to rubella Lurking among the hot new cars and crowds of journalists at this year's North American International Auto Show was a potentially serious virus, state health officials warned Friday.
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Woman says her mother, 84, dumped outside locked care facility (CNN) - A California woman is outraged after a video showed her mother, who has Alzheimer's disease, left alone outside a locked assisted living facility in the middle of the night.
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Should You Eat Breakfast? Finally, A Straight Answer From Men's Health. For years, dietitians said breakfast was the most important meal for weight loss, but now many say you should skip it.
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Second Mass. child dies from flu-related complications, officials say A second child in Massachusetts has died from flu-related complications, state public health officials confirmed on Friday. The Department of Public Health identified the girl only as a female child from Middlesex County.
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OH will observe American Heart Month with community events Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer. To raise awareness about a health problem that is largely preventable, Owensboro Health will celebrate American Heart Month throughout February.
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Health officials urge caution as flu-related deaths increase in North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina health officials say four people died from the flu last week, raising the state's death toll for the season to 29.
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Eating Breakfast May Not Be The Key To Weight Loss After All, According To New Study You've probably been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that skipping it is a quick way to add pounds and negatively impact your health.
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3 more flu-related deaths in Connecticut Flu cases statewide remained widespread for the fourth week of 2018 and there were three additional flu-related deaths, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health report published Thursday.
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One month in, Vancouver-area measles outbreak reaches 41 people This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo shows a measles vaccine is shown on a countertop at the Tamalpais Pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif.
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Flu widespread in Alabama; 1 child death reported BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Figures from the Alabama Department of Public Health show that flu activity in the state is up nearly 6 percent in the last three weeks.
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Report: Nearly half of US adults have heart or blood vessel disease A new report estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of heart or blood vessel disease. It's a medical milestone that is mostly due to recent guidelines expanding how many people are considered to have high blood pressure.
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'Think of meat as a treat': Cut red meat and save the planet, study recommends WHAT? People should think of meat as a treat and have "a burger once a week or a steak once a month", the report warned. Photo: Shutterstock.
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Targeting Opioid Scripts May Have Little Effect on Epidemic Dose limits, prescribing guidelines, prescription drug monitoring programs, and similar interventions will have a "modest effect, at best" on the number of opioid overdose deaths in the future, a mathematical model projected.
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District says vaping now an 'epidemic' in Brevard schools TITUSVILLE - Cpl. Kirk Geweniger leads a rambunctious yellow Labrador retriever through the lunchroom at Astronaut High School. "Find it," he commands, and Sonic, the 3-year-old Lab, gets to work inspecting each student, under the guise of a playful ...
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Study: Vaping Lures Even 'Low Risk' Kids to Smoke By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of teenager least interested in smoking appears to be the type most likely to try a cigarette after they experiment with vaping, a new study indicates.
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Teen vaping epidemic is newest battlefield in war against nicotine addiction Nearly 1 in 2 of Massachusetts's 70,000 high school students is vaping, more than three times the number of adults using e-cigarettes.
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Children Are Using Too Much Toothpaste, Reports CDC Parents and caregivers who want their children to practice proper dental hygiene need to follow new recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, February 1, after a study revealed that kids are using too ...
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Typhus Epidemic Worsens in Los Angeles A veteran Los Angeles City Hall official is one of the latest victims of an epidemic of the infectious disease typhus that continues to worsen across LA County.
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VERIFY: Research company claims it'll cure cancer this year, but experts don't agree A research group based in Israel claims they'll have a complete cure for cancer within the year. But experts are doubtful, and with good reason.
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Could Gut Bacteria Be Linked to Dementia Risk? By Amy Norton. HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People with dementia show a different makeup in the bacteria dwelling in their guts, a preliminary study finds -- raising questions about whether the "bugs" play some role ...
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Excess use of toothpaste by kids can cause tooth decay, warns study Many young kids who use toothpaste more than needed are at an increased risk of dental fluorosis when they get older, warns a new study.
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Climate Change May Cause Increased Rates of Heart Defects in Babies Adding to the dire and ever-growing list of ways climate change is harming our planet, a new study has predicted that rising temperatures will lead to an increase in the number of infants born with congenital heart defects.
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Flu activity still high in much of US as ILI jumps The percentage of people visiting the doctor for influenza-like illness (ILI) last week jumped from 3.3% to 3.8%, a sign that the flu season is in full effect across much of the United States, according to today's weekly FluView update from the Centers ...
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'Medieval disease caused by trash': Typhus spreads to LA City Hall The epidemic of typhus in Los Angeles, California has spread from homeless encampments to City Hall. Local authorities say they are trying to address the problem, but critics point to mountains of trash lining the streets.
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Free HPV vaccine for Dubai schoolgirls to start in March Schoolgirls aged between 13 and 14 years will get the first dose of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine starting March, said senior health officials on Thursday.
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World Cancer Day: action for protection against cervical cancer Cervical cancer is among the most common types of cancer affecting women in the WHO European Region, with 69 000 new cases and 30 000 deaths estimated for 2018 alone.
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January 30 is Bell Let's Talk Day Today is a flagship day for employee mental health - Bell Let's Talk. We are here for you when you need us. "Bell Let's Talk Day has quickly grown into the biggest conversation about mental health anywhere and we hope you'll join in to let those who ...
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Researchers find new clues to control HIV An international team of researchers is harnessing the immune system to reveal new clues that may help in efforts to produce an HIV vaccine.
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Classifying Alzheimer's disease could mean better treatment sooner Right now, 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. That number is expected to exceed 14 million by 2050. While there is no cure for this common brain disease, scientists may now be able to classify it better.
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More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined -- study Around the world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery - with half of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new study reveals.
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