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Schoolmates of suicide victims at higher risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who have a classmate die of suicide are more likely to consider taking, or attempt to take, their own lives, according to a new study. The idea that suicide might be "contagious" has been around for centuries, senior...Tags: Medical Research, Family, Suicide, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Activist investor wants Alere to explore $2.5 billion unit sale: sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - An activist investor in Alere Inc wants the health diagnostics and services company to explore a sale of its drug testing business, which it believes could fetch as much as $2.5 billion and help Alere pay down debt, two people...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Marketing, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
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Why have an annual physical?
Q. I see my doctor every year for an annual physical examination. I recently heard that people who have annual physicals don't really live any longer. Should I still go? A. I think it is worth doing, but not for the reasons you might expect. A recent...Tags: Men's Health, Heart Disease
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Recovery time from disorder affecting nerves can vary
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with Parsonage-Turner syndrome following a rotator cuff repair. There's not much information out there. Can you tell me more about it? I'm currently going through weekly steroid infusion treatment. I have pain in...Tags: Internists, Numbness, Inflammation, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic
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Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The study is...Tags: Medical Research, Human Interest, Sleep Apnea, Weight, Overweight
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Exclusive: EU wants to exclude utilities from U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to exempt state control of utilities and support for creative industries from free trade talks with the United States due to start next month, the latest draft of Brussels' negotiating mandate showed on...Tags: International Organizations, Justice System, Contracts, Economic Organization, Trade Policy
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Reuters(Adds Sprint Nextel, Dish Network, DBS Group, France Telecom, Natixis, Alere Inc, EDF and others) May 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday: ** Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Book, Verizon Wireless, Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry
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U.S. appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
ReutersBy Dan Whitcomb May 21 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate...Tags: Family, Regional Authority, Justice System, Executive Branch, Abortion
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is...Tags: Family, Regional Authority, Justice System, Executive Branch, Abortion
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Leapfrog health analysts hand out hospital grades
Florida's hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards and more than a third earned an A, according to a nonprofit organization that advocates for safer health-care delivery. In the Sunshine State, 37...
Tags: Human Interest, Ocoee, Kissimmee, Winter Park, DeLand
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Elizabeth Vega Casey: Women with breast cancer gene have treatment choices
The Morning Call may not be The New York Times, but I have to acknowledge that I am not Angelina Jolie either. But there are similarities. Let me explain. Firstly, I want to take a moment to sincerely applaud her decision to reveal through The New York...Tags: Lehigh Valley Hospital, News Media, MRI (imaging), Breast Cancer, Oncology
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Medical Board Opts Not To Discipline Greenwich Anesthesiologist
The Hartford CourantThe state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday imposed no disciplinary action against a Greenwich Hospital anesthesiologist who in 2010 administered a nerve block on the wrong arm of a patient who was about to undergo a wrist arthroscopy. Though a board...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, New Britain, West Hartford, Lorazepam (drug), Punishment
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