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GlobalPost - Health
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Zebrafish study helps shed light on autism, schizophrenia and obesity
2 hrs, 49 mins ago
Human gene isolation in zebrafish may help shed light on autism, says a new study
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It is not about what you eat but when you eat, study says
4 hrs, 33 mins ago
It might not be what you eat, but rather when you eat, says a new study.read more
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FDA bans Korean shellfish over contamination worries
5 hrs, 43 mins ago
Korean shellfish was banned for distribution in the US by the FDA Thursday.read more
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Traumatic brain injuries linked to roadside bombs
7 hrs, 55 mins ago
A new study found that veterans who have experienced bomb blasts in war show similar brain damage to football players
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Flesh eating bacteria: Second woman contracts necrotizing fasciitis
14 hrs, 2 mins ago
The rare flesh-eating bacteria known as necrotizing fasciitis has attacked a second woman in the US
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Australia condemns British American Tobacco's cheap cigarettes
17 hrs, 3 mins ago
Australia's Health Minister has slammed a decision by British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) to start selling cut-price cigarettes Down Under
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Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News
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Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapy
1 hr, 36 mins ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first stem cell drug to be approved for a systemic disease anywhere in the world
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GSK melanoma drug shows promise in early trial
2 hrs, 55 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental cancer drug developed by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline may add vital months to the lives of melanoma patients whose disease has spread to their brains, according to data from an early-stage trial published on Friday
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Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery
2 hrs, 57 mins ago
(Reuters) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, according to a U
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Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows
4 hrs, 23 mins ago
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Averting your eyes when you're receiving a shot really may help reduce discomfort, new research suggests.
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FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
4 hrs, 23 mins ago
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved generic versions of the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel), making the widely used medication more affordable for those patients who need it.
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Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
4 hrs, 23 mins ago
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- The first generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) have been approved by the U
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Newswise: Latest News
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Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Drug Shrinks Melanoma Brain Metastases
4 hrs, 3 mins ago
Three-pronged study reveals high response rate in other advanced melanoma patients and activity in multiple cancers.
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Simple Procedure Lowers Blood Pressure in Kidney Disease Patients
5 hrs, 33 mins ago
* A minimally invasive procedure called renal denervation, which disrupts certain nerves in the kidneys, lowers blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension
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American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
5 hrs, 33 mins ago
The American Pain Society (APS), www.ampainsoc.org, today honored the recipients of its sixth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing the nation's outstanding pain care centers
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Open Heart Surgery for Kidney Disease Patients
5 hrs, 33 mins ago
One type of open heart surgery is safer than the other--in terms of both health and survival--for chronic kidney disease patients
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American Pain Society Presents 2012 Achievement Awards
5 hrs, 33 mins ago
The American Pain Society (APS), www.ampainsoc.org, today announced the recipients of its prestigious achievement awards during the organization's annual scientific meeting
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Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center to Host Tribute Dinner Honoring Steve Sabol, President of NFL Films
5 hrs, 48 mins ago
For demonstrating great strength and dignity through a battle with brain cancer, Mr
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Health News from Medical News Today
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Google Algorithm Finds Cancer Biomarkers
6 hrs, 33 mins ago
Seven proteins that can help physicians evaluate how aggressive a patient's cancer is and whether or not they should receive chemotherapy have been identified by German researchers
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Should Children Be Made To Have Vaccines?
7 hrs, 33 mins ago
Two experts discuss in the journal BMJ whether childhood vaccination should be mandatory in the UK
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Controlling Blood Pressure - Team Based Care Vital
8 hrs, 33 mins ago
High blood pressure was listed as a primary or contributing cause of death for approximately 336,000 Americans in 2007
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General Practice - Uk India Partnership Initiative
8 hrs, 33 mins ago
��An article featured in BMJ reports on a 'white paper', which investigates as to how India and the UK can collaborate more closely in an equal partnership to improve both nations' primary health care
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Palpitations May Mean Looming Atrial Fibrillation
9 hrs, 33 mins ago
The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology reveals that the emergence of palpitations is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF)
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Brushing Teeth - Which Way Is The Right Way?
9 hrs, 33 mins ago
Twenty five percent of teenagers in Sweden do not brush their teeth regularly and only 10% of Swedes know how to use toothpaste effectively, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg
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Health News
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It's Not Just What You Eat, It's When You Eat, Mouse Study Finds
3 hrs ago
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Athletes Really Do Play Through the Pain
3 hrs ago
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FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
3 hrs ago
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Study Explores Distraction's Role in Pain Relief
3 hrs ago
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Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows
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Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
3 hrs ago
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MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
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Weight-Control Diet for Mom Builds a Better Baby (CME/CE)
5 hrs, 3 mins ago
(MedPage Today) -- A calorie-controlled diet to reduce excess weight gain during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby but also can improve pregnancy outcomes compared with exercise alone or a combination of the two, a meta-analysis showed.
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Off-Pump CABG Easier on Bad Kidneys (CME/CE)
6 hrs, 33 mins ago
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with impaired renal function, performing CABG off-pump rather than on-pump appears to improve outcomes, a retrospective study showed.
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Statins Before Stenting Cut Risks (CME/CE, with video)
6 hrs, 52 mins ago
PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Statin treatment before percutaneous coronary intervention reduces cardiac injury from the procedure and boosts longer- term outcomes, Italian researchers affirmed.
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Plavix Generic Competitors Get Green Light
7 hrs, 37 mins ago
(MedPage Today) -- Ten generic versions of the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) were approved en masse by the FDA on Thursday, coinciding with the expiration of a key patent on the drug.
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STAT3 Mutations Linked to Rare Leukemia (CME/CE)
8 hrs, 31 mins ago
(MedPage Today) -- Mutations in the STAT3 gene are common in patients with large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGLL), suggesting that signaling mediated by the gene's product may cause the disease.
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MDs May Not Recognize Late Effects of Cancer Drugs
8 hrs, 48 mins ago
(MedPage Today) -- Fewer than 10% of primary care physicians could identify the major late toxicities associated with four commonly used chemotherapy drugs for breast and colorectal cancer, a survey showed.
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Forbes.com: Health News
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Medicare Advantage Reform: Detaching Pay from Performance
7 hrs, 24 mins ago
Medicare Advantage (MA) is the "private option" within Medicare. Private health insurers are paid a fixed monthly fee to provide at least the same minimum health benefits to their enrollees as "traditional" fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, but they also have the ability to offer coordinated care, disease management, phone consultations, and other services that have the
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Are House Republicans Caving in on Repealing Obamacare? Doubtful.
13 hrs, 23 mins ago
Politico is reporting that House Republicans are preparing for the possibility that the Supreme Court upholds the law by drafting new legislation
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On Heels Of Record Health IT Funding, Castlight Health Recruits Former Medco Executive
15 May 2012
Founded only four years ago, Castlight is fast establishing itself as the leader in a field rarely associated with health care: cost transparency
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Drug Companies Are Testing Health Technology
15 May 2012
Drug companies are dipping into health technology???or at least skimming the surface
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How Obamacare Tackled the Pitfalls of Employer-Sponsored Insurance Reform
14 May 2012
Last weekend, I explained why the discriminatory tax treatment of employer-sponsored insurance is the original sin behind America's exceedingly expensive health-care system
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How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs
12 May 2012
A new study in Health Affairs is attracting attention for its depiction of how powerful hospitals are extracting "steep payment increases" from insurers
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CBC | Health News
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Norovirus now suspected in restaurant illness
56 mins ago
Laboratory tests have turned up a potential new culprit in the outbreak of illness that affected at least 126 people who went to a Thunder Bay-area restaurant last weekend
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Don't ban cosmetic pesticides, B
1 hr, 50 mins ago
There is not enough evidence to justify a provincewide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides but the regulations restricting their use should be tightened, according to a special committee of B
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Weight loss during pregnancy helps mom and baby
4 hrs, 31 mins ago
Pregnant women who are overweight and obese can safely reduce their weight by eating a healthy diet to reduce the risks of complications for themselves and their baby
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What's the fuss about coffee?
6 hrs, 11 mins ago
Why did coffee study make headlines?
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'Good' cholesterol's heart benefits challenged
7 hrs, 51 mins ago
Having naturally high levels of "good" cholesterol doesn't lower the risk of heart attacks as believed
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Woman shocked over disabled space rudeness
10 hrs, 17 mins ago
A Charlottetown woman with spina bifida says she was treated rudely by someone who thought she didn't deserve to park in a disabled spot.
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BBC News - Health
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Why we should talk more about death
50 mins ago
How the elderly are missing out
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Father wants 'donation' lessons
1 hr, 56 mins ago
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.
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Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
1 hr, 57 mins ago
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
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VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'
9 hrs, 29 mins ago
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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Computer game for stroke patients
14 hrs, 23 mins ago
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
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AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?
15 hrs, 14 mins ago
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.
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Medscape Medical News Headlines
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Melanoma Agent Surprise: Brain Tumors Shrink Too
4 hrs, 32 mins ago
The efficacy of dabrafenib evidently extends beyond its targets of solid tumors and melanomas that harbor BRAF mutations, according to findings from a phase 1 trial
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Simple Risk Score Aids Carotid-Stenting Decisions
5 hrs, 47 mins ago
The factors determining a patient's risk during carotid surgery are fairly well-understood, but predicting the risk of carotid stenting patients has so far not been easy, so researchers mined the NCDR database to create a simple risk score that predicts in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events after carotid stenting
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illiam O'Neill Moves to Henry Ford
5 hrs, 55 mins ago
Dr William O'Neill is moving from Miami to Detroit to lead a new center for structural heart disease at Henry Ford Hospital
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Air Pollutants Mediate Effects on Heart Health
6 hrs ago
The Chinese policy of restricting air-pollution emissions during the 2008 Olympic Games allowed researchers to assess the acute effects of air pollution, with the decrease in air pollution reducing von Willebrand factor and P-selectin, two markers of platelet adhesion and activation, as well as C-reactive protein levels in a group of healthy adults
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TAVI Numbers Rise in Europe as Reimbursement
6 hrs, 8 mins ago
New data unveiled at EuroPCR yesterday are offering a fresh snapshot of just how quickly the number of TAVI procedures is increasing in Europe and where these are taking place
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Britain Leads Underage Drinking Fight, WHO Report Shows
6 hrs, 17 mins ago
A report on health behaviors of school-aged kids shows Britain has made great strides in reducing underage drinking and levels of drunkenness, especially in 13- and 15-year-olds
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Global Health Council - World Health News
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New Prime Minister Surprises Moroccans With Support for Abortion
15 January 2012
Less than two months after winning power in Moroccos elections, the moderate Islamic party of Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane is surprising opponents by moving to relax the countrys strict abortion laws.
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Balkan Countries Join Forces to Fight HIV/AIDS Stigma
15 January 2012
Pressured to quit his job after telling his bosses he was HIV-positive, Boris Kovacic shares the plight of thousands in the Balkans who face prejudice because of a stubborn stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
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Migration in India Spreading HIV Epidemic
15 January 2012
Migration is fuelling India's HIV epidemic.
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Major Campaign Launched to Eliminate Seven Diseases by 2020
2 weeks ago
The END7 Campaign is dedicated to building awareness of diseases that infect more than one billion people worldwide.
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HHS Commits Nearly $1
2 weeks ago
HHS will invest approximately $1.8 million to increase its efforts to improve the treatment and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala and to further strengthen ethical training on human research protections.
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Unbalanced Diet: Global Poverty and Obesity
2 weeks ago
In a world of want where 1.4 billion people are struggling to survive on $1.25 a day, the No
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WebMD Health
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Chinese Herb Kudzu May Help Drinkers Cut Down
4 hrs, 3 mins ago
An extract from the Chinese herb kudzu may help drinkers cut down on drinking, according to a new, pilot study.
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Drowning Top Cause of Injury Deaths in Kids 1-4
4 hrs, 38 mins ago
Although the death rate for drowning in the U.S. has gone down in the last decade, drowning leads to more deaths among young children aged 1 to 4 than any other cause except birth defects, a new report from the CDC reveals.
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Cognitive Therapy for Depression
7 hrs, 32 mins ago
Cognitive therapy for depression teaches people how to use a mental "toolkit" to challenge negative thoughts
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More People -- Even Kids -- Need to Wear Sunglasses
22 hrs, 30 mins ago
With summer nearly upon us, our sunglass habits could use improvement, according to a new report issued today by The Vision Council, an industry group.
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Fewer U
22 hrs, 30 mins ago
Fewer American teens and young adults are smoking cigarettes, a new government report shows.
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For Some Athletes, Head Blows May Hamper Learning
17 May 2012
College football and hockey players sustain numerous blows to the head every season
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