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Heroin Users in US: 90% White, Live Outside Urban Areas
In this Jan. 30, 2014 photo provided by New York City’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, an oven loaded with bricks of heroin is located in a Bronx apartment during a police raid of the...
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College Has System to Extract Water from Manure
In this May 21, 2014 photo released by Michigan State University, Jim Wallace and Steven Safferman are shown at a dairy farm where they have helped to convert manure into clean water. A technology for...
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Complaint Accuses Four Fla. Insurers of Discrimination
President Barack Obama speaks during the Organizing for America National Health Care Forum at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex...
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Ben Carson: Doctor of Division
Pediatric neurosurgeon and best-selling author Dr. Ben Carson speaks during a meeting of The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center...
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Rule Change on Generic Drug Labeling Could Cost Billions
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A proposed rule change for generic drug labels, crafted by the Food and Drug Administration, could cost patients, health care...
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Truvada – a preventive drug against HIV and AIDS
[TECHSONIA] Truvada is a drug that functions against HIV. It was approved in the early 2000s. It lowers virus production and slows disease progression in the patients who are infected. In the July...
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Fish, Exercise May Help Thwart Colon Cancer’s Return: Study
[PHILLY.COM] Regular exercise and a diet that includes fish may help colon cancer patients improve their odds of avoiding a relapse, a new study suggests. The likelihood that patients will suffer a...
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Study, Obesity Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk
The gastric bypass is one form of bariatric surgery. (NNPA)—In addition to treating morbid obesity, bariatric surgery also reduces the risk of cancer in obese patients, according to a new study...
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Just 13 percent of uninsured people will pay the Obamacare penalty, report...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] About 2 million people fewer than previously projected will pay Obamcare’s penalty for not having insurance in 2016, according to a revised estimate from federal budget...
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Fasting for just eight days a year could boost the immune system, new study...
[THE DAILY MAIL] It’s the latest diet fad, with no shortage of celebrity fans. And now, research claims fasting can be good for your health. A study found that fasting for two days or more can help to...
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California residents support soda tax to fight obesity, health study shows
[REUTERS] Fighting obesity by taxing sugary drinks and restricting junk food advertisements aimed at children has support from a wide majority of residents surveyed in a Southern California public...
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More Germs, Less Asthma? Study Shows Babies Exposed to Bacteria and Dander at...
[THE DAILY BEAST] Kids living with dust mites, cat dander and cockroaches (ew) suffer fewer allergies and less wheezing—and scientists say the sooner you expose them, the better. Asthma is one of the...
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Study: Lifetime Costs For Autism Care Could Cost More Than $2M
Christine Gianadda, of Dallas, holds a sign and her son, Gordon, 8, who has Asperger syndrome, as they participate in a demonstration outside a hotel in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (IB...
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Black Children Have Highest Abuse Rates
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black children are twice as likely as Whites to be victims of child abuse, with 1 in 5 becoming victims of neglect and/or physical,...
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CDC: U.S. Diabetes Cases Jump to 29 Million
A woman tests her blood sugar level as part of her management of diabetes. (David Proeber, AP) (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans with diabetes rose from 26 million in 2010 to 29 million — 9...
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Study: Red Meat Possibly Linked to Breast Cancer
This Nov. 30, 1999 file photo, shows a rib of English beef with the bone still on in Wotton-Under-Edge, England. Women who often indulge their cravings for hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may...
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Seniors’ Use of Potent Meds via Medicare Staggering
A senior citizen is pictured receiving medical care. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON – The number of senior citizens getting narcotic painkillers and anti-anxiety medications under Medicare’s prescription drug...
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Diabetes Medication Metformin More Effective in Black Patients Than in White
(Daily Digest News) – Black people who treat their type 2 diabetes with a drug called Metformin are likely to receive more benefit than white people taking the same medication. Metformin is a common...
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Hot Dogs, Salami May Raise Men’s Heart Failure Risk, Study Suggests Read
Men who regularly eat processed red meats may raise their risk of developing heart failure and dying from it. (Courtesy of iStockphoto) THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Hey, guys, listen up:...
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Low Vitamin D Level in Blood Increases Early Death Risk
(Nature World News) – People with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to die earlier than those with high levels of the sunshine vitamin. The study – conducted by researchers at...
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