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 More than half of adult Americans regularly take at least one prescription drug, according to a recent Consumer Reports nationally representative survey. And for those who take any medication on ...
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 More than half of adult Americans regularly take at least one prescription drug, according to a recent Consumer Reports nationally representative survey. And for those who take any medication on ...
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 If your school-age child has food allergies, you know that preparing safe lunches that are also enticing can be a challenge. That's why we created this menu of lunchroom suggestions that addresse...
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 If your school-age child has food allergies, you know that preparing safe lunches that are also enticing can be a challenge. That's why we created this menu of lunchroom suggestions that addresse...
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 To fuel their growing bodies and provide the energy necessary to study and stay active, kids and teens need to eat every 3 to 4 hours, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. That’s ...
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 To fuel their growing bodies and provide the energy necessary to study and stay active, kids and teens need to eat every 3 to 4 hours, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. That’s ...
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 Make the most of your skills with one of these jobs.
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 With many U.S. waterways reaching their highest temperatures at this time of year, colonies of algae in lakes, ponds, and even the ocean can “bloom”—grow far more rapidly than normal. While most ...
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 With many U.S. waterways reaching their highest temperatures at this time of year, colonies of algae in lakes, ponds, and even the ocean can “bloom”—grow far more rapidly than normal. While most ...
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 If your child is a college student—or soon to be one—making sure he or she is fully vaccinated is critically important, especially for those who will be living in a dorm or other shared space. Th...
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 If your child is a college student—or soon to be one—making sure he or she is fully vaccinated is critically important, especially for those who will be living in a dorm or other shared space. Th...
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 Four-year-old Eli Kadkhoda is one of a handful of children with IRF2BPL-related condition, named after the gene to which it is linked. Its patients are all healthy at birth, stumbling and losing speech by kindergarten, wheelchair-dependent soon after.
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 If you’re traveling abroad this summer, the last thing you probably want to think about is what you’ll do if you get sick or injured. But experts say 15 percent of travelers encounter some kind o...
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 If you’re traveling abroad this summer, the last thing you probably want to think about is what you’ll do if you get sick or injured. But experts say 15 percent of travelers encounter some kind o...
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 President Trump lashed out at the media Tuesday over reporting about his sudden trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last weekend.
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 There's no need to wing it at Thanksgiving this year.
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 A little bleach goes a long way.
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Menstruation is still considered taboo in many parts of the world, including Ethopia where one in 10 girls in Ethiopia miss school for reasons related to their periods. But one woman is changing that. 
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Permanent hair dye and chemical hair straightener use was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health. 
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An alleged anti-vaxxer has been charged with "incitement against the government vaccination order," the Samoan government said Thursday. 
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Head, face and neck injuries due to cell phone use have risen sharply over the last 20 years and can carry the risk of long-term complications, a new study says. 
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A Kentucky company is recalling bacon and ready-to-eat turkey products over misbranding and undeclared allergens. 
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CNN's Elizabeth Cohen speaks with researchers who are working to modernize the current process of making flu shots and develop a universal flu vaccine. 
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On June 24 at 11:34 AM, Michael Sonn became a part of medical history. 
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Like an inbox filled with emails about Black Friday sales, the one thing you can count on the day after Thanksgiving is a fridge packed with leftovers. 
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As a physician, I have helped to care for many patients and families whose lives have been turned upside down by serious illnesses and injuries. 
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The convictions of four former top executives of Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company which made the powerful opioid Subsys, have been partially overturned by a federal judge in Boston. 
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Americans weigh more this decade than they did last decade, but fewer adults say they want to lose weight. 
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Anyone who's ever had a fragile grandparent knows that falls are especially dangerous for the elderly -- and Jimmy Carter has had three falls in the past six months. 
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The FDA sent a warning letter to EPH Technologies, accusing it of marketing and selling unapproved drugs. 
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Massachusetts placed heavy restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products Wednesday, with GOP Gov. Charlie Baker signing into law a set of sweeping tobacco controls. 
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The Earth is heading toward a "global tipping point" if the climate crisis continues on its current path, scientists have warned, as they called for urgent action to avoid "an existential threat to civilization." 
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Even at levels below international air quality guidelines, short-term exposure to pollution can send you to the hospital for more reasons than scientists originally thought, a new study finds. 
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Spanish for "beautiful hill," Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The city is known as an epicenter of health and wellness, with more than 900 physicians on the campus of Loma Linda University and Medical Center. 
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A 63-year-old man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection when he was licked by his dog. 
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Use of screen time explodes between 12 months and three years in the United States, and most Canadian preschoolers between the ages of two and three are not meeting World Health Organization recommendations for appropriate use of television, computers and other screens, according to two new studies published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. 
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More than a thousand surgical patients at Goshen Hospital in Indiana may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B after an error in the sanitizing procedure for surgical equipment, according to a press release from Goshen Health. 
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If you're hosting Thanksgiving festivities this year, it's time to check your pantry and fridge. Federal health officials are warning people to avoid some foods due to a series of issues -- from E. coli to lack of inspection. 
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Sometime in the autumn of 1621, a group of English Pilgrims who had crossed the Atlantic Ocean and created a colony called New Plymouth celebrated their first harvest. 
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President Donald Trump's unannounced visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last weekend spurred speculation about his health from the public, and from doctors. In a statement late Monday night, the White House doctor said that the President underwent "a routine, planned" checkup and attributed "scheduling uncertainties" for keeping the trip off the record. 
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Americans will need to cut their average consumption of beef by about 40% and Europeans by 22%, for the world to continue to feed the 10 billion people expected to live on this planet in 2050, according to a new report. 
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A company is recalling more than half a million pounds of pork products because they were not inspected, officials said. 
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A British woman has made a full recovery after suffering a six-hour cardiac arrest caused by severe hypothermia -- a condition that doctors say also saved her life. 
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No single product is responsible for the thousands of vaping-related lung illnesses reported across the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has reported 2,291 confirmed cases of vape-related lung injury. 
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A state investigation into vaping-related lung injury cases in Massachusetts has found that vape products used in six probable cases were purchased legally from dispensaries. All of the products contained THC or tetrahydrocannabinol. 
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Global estimates suggest 142,000 people - mostly children - died from the disease in 2018
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When does something healthy, such as exercise, become an unhealthy obsession? And can apps make things worse?
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Audrey Schoeman fell unconscious when she was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in Spain.
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Samoa's deadly measles crisis is in part blamed on people spreading false information online.
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The jab is being given to nine million children in Pakistan at risk of a dangerous form of the infection.
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Researchers say the prototype pill could ultimately offer women more contraceptive choice and control.
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It is believed the patient contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria, Public Health England said.
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Seasonal lattes and hot chocolates sold by coffee chains can contain up to 23 spoonfuls, a study finds.
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A report says accessing contraceptives and abortion pills in the UK should be easier for girls and women.
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The Pacific nation declares a state of emergency as 60 people die of measles.
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Children born this year expected to live shorter lives than previously thought, say official stats.
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Psychiatrists warn a quarter of young people have addictive behaviour towards their smartphones.
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A small number of men were "super responders" and remained well even after the trial ended.
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The badges - which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - led to complaints.
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Two babies died after being given a wrongly-mixed vaccination - and the effects are still being felt.
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Health staff cannot afford to work, the government is now firing them amid what some call a "silent genocide".
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Liz Knight's latex allergy is so severe she cannot touch a newspaper or the buttons on the remote controls.
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BBC News meets women reversing a gender transition and hears from experts concerned for this vulnerable group.
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Senegal has introduced free chemotherapy treatment - but cancer patients are still left facing a huge bill.
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Leading Democrats have clashed over whether legalising cannabis leads to harder drug use - what's the evidence?
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Beautician Laura Woodward is giving women their confidence back through beauty treatments.
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Audrey Schoeman's heart stopped beating after she developed hypothermia in a snowstorm.
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Liverpool is home to the UK’s biggest flu vaccine manufacturing site, where 50 million doses are made using hen eggs.
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Anna Drysdale, 8, contracted osteosarcoma at five and says getting the singer's message was "amazing".
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Aged 17 when she was diagnosed with HIV, one woman tells the BBC about living with the virus.
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