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Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Reuters(Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years...Tags: Ethics, Religion and Belief, Peter Shumlin, Suicide, Euthanasia
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4 HIV babies born in Broward, PBC — first in years
In South Florida, home to some of the nation's worst AIDS rates, a trend worth celebrating came to a sad end last year when Broward and Palm Beach counties each reported two babies born HIV-positive. They were the first such cases since 2006 in Palm...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Chemical Industry, AIDS, Abusive Behavior, Health
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Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything
The Orange County RegisterSANTA ANA, Calif. If you think today's world can be a perilous place for children, imagine life in the 1950s. Seat belts in cars were not widely used, much less required. A kid wearing a bike helmet would have been mocked mercilessly. The child-resistant...Tags: Human papillomavirus, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, HPV Vaccine, Polio
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'Body of War' veteran who said he was ready to die says he will live on for now
The Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq war veteran who announced earlier this spring that he was ready to die, said that he has decided to live for now. "I decided I was going to hold on as long as I can until it becomes too unbearable for me,"...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chemical Industry, Iraq War (2003-2011), Music, Armed Conflicts
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Health care concerns
I'm not statistician enough to know how much of the story U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster's editorial ("Time to repeal Obamacare," May 16) tells, but surely we agree that the existing health care system deserved overhaul. We are a sick nation, getting sicker,...Tags: Bill Shuster, Chemical Industry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Jail fills mental health need, for better or worse
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.The McLean County jail's de facto role as Bloomington-Normal's largest provider of residential mental health services fits a trend seen across the country -- a troubling and unsatisfactory solution to the problem of helping those who are among the poorest...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Bloomington, The Salvation Army, Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder
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Remember core values, comedian Bill Cosby tells MU graduates
Milwaukee Journal SentinelBill Cosby told Marquette University graduates Sunday morning to go into the world remembering the values they learned from the school's Jesuits -- respect, integrity and a responsibility to serve others. Of course the well-known comedian sprinkled...Tags: Bradley Center, Graduation, Chemical Industry, Marquette University, Entertainment
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Pharmacists seen as valuable members of health-care team
Tribune Media ServicesSearching for a health care career where you’ll be a trusted adviser and partner in helping improve the care of patients? Consider the field of pharmacy. Nearly three-quarters of Americans rate pharmacists as having high or very high honesty and...Tags: Science and Technology, Chemistry, Diabetes, Chemical Industry, General Practitioners
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Clearing the air about asthma
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Dr. Greg Bensch would like to see people change their thinking about asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease, but most people don't look at it that way. A chronic disease is a long-lasting health condition that can be controlled but not cured, such as...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Heart Disease, Environmental Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's remarks
Reuters* Global equity markets continue to climb * Yen gains on minister's comments, rise seen temporary * Gold gains after longest losing streak in four years * Oil rebounds, rises above $105 a barrel (Updates prices, adds close of European stocks) By...Tags: Government Debt, Casino and Gambling Industry, Stock Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Gold and Precious Material
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Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $5 billion stock deal
Reuters(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself a recent takeover target, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand its branded drug portfolio, lower taxes and increase profits....Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Allergies, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Morningstar Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday: ** Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Russia, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Casino and Gambling Industry, Hulu
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