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FDA Wants More Data on e-Cigarettes After Poisonings Surge
This June 12, 2013, file photo shows a person posing with an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette. (AP Photo / Tim Ireland, PA) (New York Daily News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it...
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Liberia Quarantines An Area Where New Ebola Case Appeared
Health workers wash their hands after taking a blood specimen from a child to test for the Ebola virus in an area where a 17-year old boy died from the virus on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia,...
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Obama: ‘Feeling Pretty Good’ About Health Care
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Nashville, Tenn., and onto Taylor Stratton Elementary School, where he is to talk about...
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Report Urges Major Steps to Help Victims of Cardiac Arrest
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing — a loved one at home, a co-worker at the office, a stranger on the street?...
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Centene Makes $6.3B Bid for Fellow Insurer Health Net
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Centene has jumped into the mix of managed-care companies scrambling to bulk up as the health care overhaul changes their business with a $6.3-billion bid for fellow...
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Diabetes Drug’s Happy Side Effect: Weight Loss
(Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo) (The Washington Post) – A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that taking daily shots of liraglutide (marketed as Saxenda) can help overweight or obese...
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Weight-Loss Surgery Better Than Diet and Exercise in Treating Type 2...
(Fox News) – A growing body of evidence suggests that weight-loss surgery is more effective than diet and exercise at getting rid of Type 2 diabetes. A small but rigorous randomized trial published...
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Medicare Proposes Coverage Change on Short Hospital Stays
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare proposed Wednesday to ease a coverage policy on short hospital stays that has been criticized because it can result in higher costs...
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Artificial Pancreas Can Help Track Blood Sugar
(The Times-Gazette) – A recent study shows that an implantable artificial pancreas is able to help patients with diabetes control blood sugar. Constant monitoring of the level of blood sugar is...
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Aetna to Buy Humana as Health Insurer Landscape Shifts
In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, file photo, a sign for Aetna Inc., sits atop a building at the company headquarters in in Hartford, Conn. Health insurer Aetna Inc. has made a deal to buy competitor...
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FDA Clears Drug for Leading Form of Cystic Fibrosis
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited disease that...
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Could Insulin Pills Prevent Diabetes? Big Study Seeks Answer
This photo taken Wednesday, May 13, 2015, shows insulin pills taken by Hayden Murphy, 13, who is participating in a study in Plainfield, Ill. to try to prevent or at least delay Type 1 diabetes. (AP...
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Weight-Loss Surgery ‘Superior to Lifestyle Interventions’ for Type 2 Diabetes
Honor Whiteman, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (Medical News Today) — A new study suggests weight-loss surgery combined with low-level lifestyle interventions may be a more effective treatment strategy for...
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Abortion Rights Issue Regains Momentum
(Debra Sweet/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When she was five months pregnant, past the point where she could obtain a legal abortion, 23-year-old...
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WHO Says Too Few Countries Taxing Tobacco Products Enough
This Tuesday, July 15, 2014 photo shows the tobacco in cigarettes in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Taxing cigarettes up to 75 percent...
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Study of 1,000 38-Year-Olds Shows ‘Biological Age’ Ranges from 30 to 60
School of Business graduates toss a beach ball around during commencement exercises at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Sunday, May 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) (The Washington Post)...
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Study: Basic Medical Beliefs About Heart Atherosclerosis Wrong
High cholesterol levels can lead to a build-up of plaque in the arteries, which can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. (iStock photo) (International Business Times) – A new study has...
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Keep An Eye Out: Signs of Ageing Appear in Your Early 20s
(Hindustan Times) – A recent study released Monday said different rates of ageing can be detected as early as the mid-20s. Using a total of 18 biological measurements, researchers determined a...
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Report: Number of US Heroin Users Rose 300,000 Over a Decade
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government...
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New Heart Drug From Novartis Gets FDA Approval
The Aug. 12, 2005 file photo shows the logo of Swiss company Novartis in Basel, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt) (Forbes) – It used to be that the major hurdle in getting a new drug...
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