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'World War Z': Fast zombies, global chaos and a semi-entertaining mess ★★ 1/2
It begins the way global epidemics have begun once or twice before in the movies: with a nice American family around the kitchen table, television droning in the background, delivering news reports of a mutating virus. OK, pass the oj! Let's get on with...
Tags: World War Z (movie), PG-13 Rated Movies, Human Interest, 28 Days Later (movie), Quantum of Solace (movie)
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What changes now that doctors have declared obesity a 'disease'?
Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder? It’s a question doctors and public health experts are considering in the wake of Tuesday’s vote...
Tags: Weight, Obesity, Overweight, American Medical Association, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Is medication purchased online safe?
Premium Health News ServiceSource: U.S. Food and Drug Administration http://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When it comes to buying prescription medicines online, it's better to be safe than sorry. BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy, a new public education campaign by the U.S. Food and...Tags: Consumers, Computer Crime, Health and Personal Care, Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals
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Letter to the Editor - June 19
Relay for Life is a true ‘community event’ To the editor: On Saturday, June 22, Relay For Life of Jefferson County will begin at 2 p.m. at Charles Town Middle School. Jefferson County residents will join forces to reach the goal of...Tags: Human Interest, American Cancer Society, Relay for Life
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U.S. doctor group supports ban on marketing energy drinks to kids
ReutersJune 18 (Reuters) - The American Medical Association on Tuesday said it would support a ban on the marketing of energy drinks to children under 18, saying the high-caffeine beverages could cause heart problems and other health issues. The policy was...Tags: Heart Problems, Food and Drug Administration, Food Industry, Energy Drinks, American Medical Association
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MRI may help find infection from tainted injection
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some people who received potentially contaminated steroid injections may benefit from a MRI to check for signs of infection, a new study suggests - even if they don't have obvious symptoms. Researchers screened 172 people...Tags: Meningitis, Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, American Medical Association
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Applauding pill's unrestricted access
Both the National Council of Jewish Women and Jewish Women International, two high profile organizations that champion women's issues, are applauding the Obama Administration's recent turnabout on the accessibility of the Plan B One-Step emergency...Tags: Birth Control, Plan B (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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First person cured of AIDS virus wants to help others
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE Early reports identified him only as "the Berlin patient." But Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, was born and raised in Seattle. Now, Brown is returning to his hometown to help boost efforts at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer...Tags: Cancer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Chemotherapy, National Institutes of Health, Seattle University
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NHL player's death shows how easily patients can get addictive pain pills
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)MINNEAPOLIS Three years before he died of a drug overdose, Derek Boogaard was punched in the mouth during a fight at a Minnesota Wild game. And broke a tooth. Within days, Boogaard, the Wild's 6-foot-7 enforcer, was bouncing from one team �...Tags: Justice System, Pharmaceuticals, Pain, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among previously registered cases....Tags: Saudi Arabia, Pneumonia, Politics, International Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Blood tests could detect sexually-transmitted oral cancers
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests many years before onset of the disease, according to a World Health Organisation-led team of...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Vaccines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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Estudio asocia la obesidad materna con mayor riesgo de tener bebés prematuros
ReutersPor Genevra Pittman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - Las embarazadas con sobrepeso u obesidad son más propensas a tener un parto prematuro, y un equipo de Suecia halló que esa asociación era más robusta en los bebés más prematuros (nacidos entre las...Tags: Preeclampsia, American Medical Association
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