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GlaxoSmithKline Drug Fails in Late-Stage Study
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer A potential GlaxoSmithKline heart disease treatment acquired in a key company takeover fell short in a big, late-stage study. The British drugmaker said Tuesday that the...
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Health Beat: Diabetes Awareness
[Southeast Missourian] Diabetes: If you don’t live with it yourself, then it’s likely you have a family member or friend who does. This November during National Diabetes Month, ask yourself if you’re...
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Food Allergy Awareness Reaches President’s Desk
Examples of epinephrine pens that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend that schools stock to combat food allergies are photographed in the Washington Wednesday, Nov. 13,...
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US Doctors Urge Wider Use of Cholesterol Drugs
Table summarizes key points in the new guidelines MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer For decades, if you asked your doctor what your odds were of suffering a heart attack, the answer would...
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Doctors are told to get serious about obesity
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Next time you go for a checkup, don’t be surprised if your doctor gets on your case about your weight. The medical profession has issued new guidelines...
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[WebMD} Nov. 14, 2013 -- The question of the day is: Should I be on a statin? New guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology change the...
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What Makes U.S. Health Care So Overpriced? It’s Not What You Think
[NBC News] Chan Lai Ly has his feet examined as part of a regular check-up related to his diabetes, by Honghue Duong, a physician’s assistant. Patients with chronic diseases account for a huge hunk of...
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Diabetes Cases Hit Record 382 Million Worldwide
[CBC] The world is losing the battle against diabetes as the number of people estimated to be living with the disease soars to a new record of 382 million this year, medical experts said on Thursday....
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Outdoor Exercisers Can Reap Unexpected Benefits by Moving Indoors
(Reuters) – Road runners and cyclists may dread moving their exercise routines indoors as winter approaches but fitness experts say it could be an opportunity to fine-tune a familiar routine or a...
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Fewer Teens Smoke but More Use E-Cigarettes, Hookahs
[USA Today] Fewer U.S. teens are smoking cigarettes, but more are getting a nicotine fix from hookahs and electronic cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports today. Overall...
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Taking Diabetes to Heart: Celebrity Chef Art Smith and Merck “Cook Up” A...
Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Did you know that celebrity chef Art Smith is one of the nearly 26 million Americans in the United States living with diabetes? When Smith was...
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HPV Vaccines Less Effective for Black Women
Gardasil and Cervarix don’t work against cancer-causing HPV strains most common among Black women By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although Black women are twice as...
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Take Aspirin at Bedtime to Better Protect Heart?
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2013 (HealthDay News) — A daily dose of aspirin has become a common treatment for people at high risk for heart attacks or strokes, because it thins the blood and prevents clots from...
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An Exciting Discovery About Boredom
[Los Angeles Times] Boredom is a lot more interesting than scientists had thought. A new study of students in Germany reveals that there are five distinct types of boredom. That’s one more than...
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J&J Unveils Hip Accord That May Exceed $4 Billion
[Bloomberg] Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay at least $2.47 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants, lawyers for the company and patients told a judge in outlining an...
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CDC Report Card: Good, Bad Marks on Target Battles
In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,in Atlanta. The agency released its first progress report Thursday, and...
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Experts: HealthCare.gov Fix Needs More Time, Money
In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 photo, the shadow of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is shown as she speaks at the Community Health and Social Services Center in Detroit. Technology...
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Research, Medication Offer Hope to Headache Sufferers
[Houston Chronicle] Imagine having a headache for three years. That’s what happened to Brittany Lawrence, now 21, when she was in junior high school. “I woke up with a headache, but I have never felt...
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3 Factors Detrimental to Obesity-Related Heart Disease
[FoodProductDesign.com] BOSTON—High blood pressure, serum cholesterol and blood glucose explain approximately 50% of the increased risk of heart disease and three-quarters of the increased risk of...
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Number of Adolescents with HIV Jumps by One-Third: United Nations
[NDTV.com] Geneva: The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade, the United Nation’s health agency said on Monday, blaming gaps in care programmes....
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