Doctors can't discriminate because of religious beliefs, court rules - Bay Area Reporter
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Doctors can't discriminate because of religious beliefs, court rules
Bay Area Reporter - 1 hour ago by Heather Tirado Gilligan The California Supreme Court issued another landmark decision protecting LGBT rights Monday, August 18, ruling that doctors cannot use their religion as a legal excuse for violating the civil rights of their patients. Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith Washington Post Doctors can't use bias to deny gays treatment San Francisco Chronicle Boston Globe - BBC News - San Jose Mercury News - Windy City Times all 520 news articles |
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Obama's Health-Care Tipoff - Wall Street Journal
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Obama's Health-Care Tipoff
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago 'If I were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system," Barack Obama told an audience in Albuquerque on Monday. Learning to Care About Health Care American Spectator Obama Says Single-Payer Health Care Makes Sense Wall Street Journal Blogs NPR - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Huffington Post all 10 news articles |
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine - Wall Street Journal
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine
Wall Street Journal - 15 hours ago By PETER LOFTUS A new study suggests that giving Merck & Co.'s cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil to women through their mid-20s may not be worth the price, despite US recommendations that this age group receive the costly shot. Researchers Question If HPV Vaccine Is Worth the Risk ABC News Merck Cancer Shot Not Economical for Adult Women, Study Finds Bloomberg Motley Fool - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Kaiser network.org - ZDNet all 300 news articles |
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine - Wall Street Journal
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine
Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago By PETER LOFTUS A new study suggests that giving Merck & Co.'s cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil to women through their mid-20s may not be worth the price, despite US recommendations that this age group receive the costly shot. Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study Washington Post Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines New York Times USA Today - Bloomberg - WebMD - ABC News all 216 news articles |
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine - Wall Street Journal
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago By PETER LOFTUS A new study suggests that giving Merck & Co.'s cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil to women through their mid-20s may not be worth the price, despite US recommendations that this age group receive the costly shot. Merck Cancer Shot Not Economical for Adult Women, Study Finds Bloomberg HPV cancer shots less cost-effective with age Minneapolis Star Tribune USA Today - Washington Post - ABC News - New York Times all 180 news articles |
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine - Wall Street Journal
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Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardisil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago By PETER LOFTUS A new study suggests that giving Merck & Co.'s cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil to women through their mid-20s may not be worth the price, despite US recommendations that this age group receive the costly shot. HPV cancer shots less cost-effective with age Minneapolis Star Tribune Merck Cancer Shot Not Economical for Adult Women, Study Finds Bloomberg USA Today - ABC News - New York Times - Washington Post all 170 news articles |
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American Indians in Minnesota have greatly elevated cancer rates - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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American Indians in Minnesota have greatly elevated cancer rates
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 2 hours ago Diet, genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors could explain the higher rates of liver, stomach and gallbladder cancers. By MAURA LERNER, Star Tribune … U of M study shows cancer hits American Indians at higher rates Minnesota Public Radio all 5 news articles |
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American Indians in Minnesota have greatly elevated cancer rates - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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American Indians in Minnesota have greatly elevated cancer rates
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour ago Diet, genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors could explain the higher rates of liver, stomach and gallbladder cancers. By MAURA LERNER, Star Tribune … |
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We survived, too! Double mastectomy surgery not uncommon - New York Daily News
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We survived, too! Double mastectomy surgery not uncommon
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago BY NANCY DILLON Judy San Roman 'went numb for a few days' when doctors found a lump in her left breast. Stephanie Rivers tested positive for the BRCA breast cancer gene last October. Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ WebMD Health Buzz: Applegate's Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Other … U.S. News & World Report eFluxMedia - USA Today - Reuters - New York Times all 1,067 news articles |
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Cheeseman: Live and let diet - Boston Herald
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Cheeseman: Live and let diet
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago By Laurel J. Sweet Reputed Boston Mafia godfather Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio could soon have a new North End nickname: String Bean. … |
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Lack of sleep can raise teens' blood pressure - Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Lack of sleep can raise teens' blood pressure
Huntington Herald Dispatch - 1 hour ago HUNTINGTON — A good night's sleep really is important, and a lack of sleep can actually raise teens' blood pressure and lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, according to the American Heart Association. Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens U.S. News & World Report Poor sleep equals high blood pressure for teens Reuters TheHeart.Org - HealthNews - InjuryBoard.com - Science Daily (press release) all 250 news articles |
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Arsenic Linked to Diabetes? - Ivanhoe
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Arsenic Linked to Diabetes?
Ivanhoe - 28 minutes ago A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds higher levels of arsenic in urine seem to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Is Your Drinking Water Giving You Diabetes? U.S. News & World Report Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk Washington Post WebMD - InjuryBoard.com - HealthNews - Bloomberg all 347 news articles |
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Researchers Question If HPV Vaccine Is Worth the Risk - ABC News
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Researchers Question If HPV Vaccine Is Worth the Risk
ABC News - 2 hours ago By SHARYN ALFONSI Sonya Sheehan's daughters are the picture of health, and she wants to keep it that way. As a nurse, Sheehan had her older daughter inoculated with Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV vaccine by age 21 is a sound investment USA Today HPV cancer shots less cost-effective with age Minneapolis Star Tribune Washington Post - New York Times - WebMD - CNNMoney.com all 160 news articles |
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Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis - Washington Post
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Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Washington Post - 49 minutes ago By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug that blocks the genetic flaw responsible for one form of cystic fibrosis has worked well in an early trial, Israeli researchers report. Genzyme, PTC Therapeutics Cystic Fibrosis Drug Relieves Symptom Bloomberg Drug hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers Telegraph.co.uk MedPage Today - MarketWatch - DG News all 14 news articles |
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Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer' - BBC News
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Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'
BBC News - 51 minutes ago A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts. Philadelphia's Monell Center sampled the air directly above basal cell carcinomas and found it was different to similar samples from … Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent Washington Post Odor Test Sniffs Out Skin Cancer WebMD guardian.co.uk - MedPage Today - MIT Technology Review - Science Daily (press release) all 28 news articles |
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State officials plan to appeal Medi-Cal ruling - San Francisco Chronicle
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State officials plan to appeal Medi-Cal ruling
San Francisco Chronicle - 55 minutes ago (08-20) 18:04 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — State officials are planning to appeal a federal judge's decision this week that blocked 10 percent cuts in Medi-Cal fees to doctors, pharmacists and other medical professionals. Judge blocks Calif.'s 10 percent Medi-Cal cuts BusinessWeek US District Court Judge Temporarily Blocks Medi-Cal Cuts Kaiser network.org California Healthline - MarketWatch - Sacramento Bee - dBTechno all 64 news articles |
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats - Reuters
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats
Reuters - 18 hours ago By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, US government researchers said on Wednesday. Animal Study Suggests Similarities Between Addiction, Obesity JoinTogether.org Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats Washington Post WebMD - AFP - RedOrbit - eFluxMedia all 70 news articles |
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats - Reuters
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats
Reuters - 13 hours ago By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, US government researchers said on Wednesday. Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss eFluxMedia Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats Washington Post WebMD - HealthNews - MarketWatch - Science Daily (press release) all 57 news articles |
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats - Reuters
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats
Reuters - 57 minutes ago By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, US government researchers said on Wednesday. Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats Washington Post Weight Loss From Addiction Drug WebMD Science Daily (press release) - Discover Magazine all 37 news articles |
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California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile - San Jose Mercury News
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California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile
San Jose Mercury News - 9 hours ago AP LOS ANGELES—Officials say more mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus in California this week than any previous week. Officials: West Nile virus infects 78 in California so far this year Xinhua Pennsylvania Steps Up Spraying to Combat West Nile Occupational Health Safety NewsTalk 1010 WCSI - eFluxMedia - Cherry Hill Courier Post - South Coast Today all 352 news articles |
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California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile - San Jose Mercury News
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California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago AP LOS ANGELES—Officials say more mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus in California this week than any previous week. Queens woman has West Nile Queens Courier County residents urged to take mosquito precautions Allentown Examiner KNDO/KNDU - Contra Costa Times - KMVT - Rocky Mountain News all 333 news articles |
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HPV vaccine by age 21 is a sound investment - USA Today
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HPV vaccine by age 21 is a sound investment
USA Today - 1 hour ago By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY A new economic analysis shows that the HPV vaccine, which protects against the viruses that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts, could be a good financial investment in public health if given to those who have the most … Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study Washington Post Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines New York Times WebMD - CNNMoney.com - The Associated Press - MyFox Kansas City all 147 news articles |
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Cholesterol Drugs Don't Boost Cancer Risk, Study Says (Update1) - Bloomberg
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Cholesterol Drugs Don't Boost Cancer Risk, Study Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago By Michelle Fay Cortez Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by millions of Americans don't raise the risk of cancer, according to a new report that calms fears raised by an earlier study from the same authors. Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer Washington Post Statins: No Cancer Risk WebMD Reuters - MedPage Today - Cardiosource - TheHeart.Org all 14 news articles |
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Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years - The Associated Press
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Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years
The Associated Press - 53 minutes ago LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found. Study: Amish Population Nearly Doubles in 16 Years FOXNews Amish settlements expand in search of farmland USA Today Reuters UK - Fort Mills Times - WZTV - WTOL all 159 news articles |
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Hospital death rates for key conditions unveiled - CNN
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Hospital death rates for key conditions unveiled
CNN - 13 hours ago By Andrea Kane ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates now online Chicago Sun-Times Report grades area hospitals Palm Beach Post USA Today - Press of Atlantic City - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Daily Herald all 60 news articles |
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