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ABC NewsHow Well Do Mosquito-Repellent Products Work?
ABC News
Test Text1 plain 7:41 back now with the battle against the zika virus. The makers of genetically modified mosquitoes pitching their plan to congress as new questions are raised about the products that claim to protect you. ABC's gio Benitez is here ...and more » -
Redding Record SearchlightCalifornia's fight against the Zika-carrying 'cockroach of mosquitoes'
Redding Record Searchlight
Vector control specialists Yessenia Avilez, bottom, and Randy Garcia, top, spot an adult aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the asian tiger mosquito, in a residential backyard during a house call in the Silverlake neighborhood on March 25, 2016 ...
Company calls on FDA to issue permit for genetically modified mosquitoesUSA TODAY
GMO Mosquito Company Calls for Expedited Action to Allow Test Against Zika VirusABC News
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Newest Weapon In War On ZikaTech Times Dallas Observer -WJXT Jacksonville -Caribbean360.com (subscription) -Genetic Literacy Project all 29 news articles » -
Redding Record SearchlightCalifornia's fight against the Zika-carrying 'cockroach of mosquitoes'
Redding Record Searchlight
Vector control specialists Yessenia Avilez, bottom, and Randy Garcia, top, spot an adult aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the asian tiger mosquito, in a residential backyard during a house call in the Silverlake neighborhood on March 25, 2016 ...
Company calls on FDA to issue permit for genetically modified mosquitoesUSA TODAY
Zika Protection Is All About Finding the Right Product and Avoiding the Right MosquitoDallas Observer
Company asks FDA to issue permit for genetically-modified mosquitoesWFAA.com ABC News -Tech Times -WJXT Jacksonville -Maine News Online all 26 news articles » -
Washington PostWHO: Nearly 960 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 years
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Nearly 960 people have been killed worldwide in attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday that highlighted an alarming disrespect for the protection of ...
WHO: Some 1000 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 yearsU.S. News & World Report
Syria the world most dangerous place for health workers: WHODaily Mail all 16 news articles » -
U.S. News & World ReportThriving After Opioid Addiction
U.S. News & World Report
Even those who are not at especially high risk can develop an opioid addiction; no one is immune. By Suzette Glasner-Edwards May 26, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. + More. Just a few day ago, sitting across from one of my therapy patients, a former opioid addict ...and more » -
U.S. News & World ReportThriving After Opioid Addiction
U.S. News & World Report
Even those who are not at especially high risk can develop an opioid addiction; no one is immune. By Suzette Glasner-Edwards May 26, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. + More. Just a few day ago, sitting across from one of my therapy patients, a former opioid addict ...
AT ISSUE: Is NJ winning war on heroin?Asbury Park Press
Study: Opioids not effective for long-term back painUPI.com
The ecstasy and the agonyThe Economist National Pain Report -Medscape -The Guardian -Healthcare Daily Online all 14 news articles » -
Tech TimesGenetic Analysis May Help Diagnose, Treat Kids With Mysterious Developmental Delays
Tech Times
Thanks to genetic analysis, Canadian researchers were able to unlock the underlying cause of certain neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Find out how gene sequencing diagnoses and helps potentially treat these developmental ailments in young ...
Genetic Insights May Help Kids Battling Developmental DelaysHealthDay
Genome sequencing provides diagnosis for some types of intellectual disabilityEurekAlert (press release) all 4 news articles » -
U.S. News & World ReportWHO: Some 1000 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 years
U.S. News & World Report
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2015 file photo, People stand amid wreckage of a vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack near a military hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. The World Health Organization says nearly 1,000 people have been killed worldwide in ...and more » -
New York Daily NewsCuomo: NY must act to combat heroin
SFGate
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is vowing to enact the nation's "best" plan to fight heroin and opioid abuse. The Democrat said Wednesday that he will push to pass a comprehensive approach to addiction before lawmakers adjourn their ...
Heroin epidemic spurs Cuomo to increase access in overdose medsNew York Daily News
5 questions with District Attorney McMahon on heroin crisisSILive.com
Gov. Cuomo Cracking Down On Heroin Abuse Epidemic In Staten IslandCBS Local Observer -WABC-TV all 8 news articles » -
Minneapolis Star TribuneMedtronic adds Qualcomm to its growing diabetes partner list
Minneapolis Star Tribune
It will work with Qualcomm to develop devices to transit glucose levels in real time. By Joe Carlson Star Tribune. May 25, 2016 — 8:19pm. itemprop. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak noted in January that 400 million people worldwide are affected by diabetes.
Qualcomm teams with Medtronic on glucose monitorsThe San Diego Union-Tribune
Medtronic (MDT), Qualcomm (QCOM) Enter CGM Systems Development PactStreetInsider.com
Medtronic And Qualcomm To Develop Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemBenzinga San Fernando Valley Business Journal -Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal -Twin Cities Business Magazine -Bidness ETC all 13 news articles » -
Parent HeraldPainkillers For Back Pain Are Dangerous And Ineffective
Parent Herald
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: Paracetamol tablets sit on a table on July 24, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. In a new study published in the prestigious medical journal, 'The Lancet' the most common pain reliever for back pain, paracetamol, does not ...and more » -
Los Angeles TimesJustice Department accuses Ontario-based hospital chain of cheating Medicare system
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Justice Department has joined a whistle-blower case against Prime Healthcare Services, adding significant weight to allegations of widespread Medicare overbilling at 14 of the company's hospitals in California. A Los Angeles magistrate judge ...
DOJ Joining Lawsuit Against Prime Healthcare Services Alleging Medicare FraudWall Street Journal
Feds join whistleblower lawsuit against Ontario-based hospital chainSan Bernardino County Sun
Feds join Prime Healthcare whistleblower lawsuitThe San Diego Union-Tribune Becker's Hospital Review -Reveal (blog) -ModernHealthcare.com -San Diego Reader all 8 news articles » -
WNYCAnother NYC Hospital to Disappear: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
WNYC
Originally founded to serve Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Beth Israel grew into one of the major hospitals in Manhattan. (Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons). i. May 25, 2016 · by Fred Mogul. Beth Israel's fate has been uncertain since it became ...and more » -
Washington PostRepublican Congressman Admits Using Weed In Office For Arthritis Pain
Daily Caller
Washington, UNITED STATES: US Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Republican from California, testifies on the business perspectives of comprehensive immigration reform during a hearing by the US House Judiciary committee's subcommittee on ...
GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: I Used Medical Marijuana, It WorkedNewsmax
GOP Congressman Admits Using Medical Marijuana To Ease Arthritis PainTech Times
A Republican Congressman Admitted to Using Medical Marijuana While in OfficeFortune Drug War Chronicle -HIGH TIMES -Examiner.com -ATTN all 15 news articles » -
U.S. News & World ReportUN health agency gets OK for revamp of emergency response
U.S. News & World Report
China's Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, addresses her statement, during the 69th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 23, 2016.
Preparing the WHO for the Next OutbreakWall Street Journal
Overcoming Challenges in Global HealthHuffington Post
TZOU-YIEN LIN: Taiwan a partner in global health securityWashington Times Devex -The Japan Times -Independent Online -FierceHealthcare all 16 news articles » -
Medical Marijuana and an Employer's Rights in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
JD Supra (press release)
The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia have all taken steps toward legalizing marijuana in some form. However, these laws differ in many respects and raise some interesting questions for employers. Because medical marijuana continues to be ...and more » -
Drug Store NewsCVS: A Real Shot In The Arm!
Seeking Alpha
The much discussed 2015 purchase by CVS Health of 1,670 pharmacies from Target may produce a significant long-term boost for CVS. CVS continues to post great numbers with or without the TGT deal. CVS is a great way to participate in the burgeoning ...
CVS to sell heroin overdose antidote without prescriptionNOLA.com
Opioid-reversal bill clears House Health panelWinston-Salem Journal
Chronicle AM: CA MJ Taxes Could Generate $1 Billion/Year, CVS Expands Narcan Program, More... (5/25/16)Drug War Chronicle WDSU New Orleans -WGNO -iStreetWire -CCH Daily News all 24 news articles » -
Relay helps fight against cancer
Gainesville Sun
Cancer survivors take their lap around the track at Howard Bishop Middle School on Friday during the ninth annual Relay for Life of East Gainesville. Aida Mallard/Special to the Guardian. By Aida Mallard Special to the Guardian ...and more » -
My Citizens NewsRelay helps fight against cancer
Gainesville Sun
Cancer survivors take their lap around the track at Howard Bishop Middle School on Friday during the ninth annual Relay for Life of East Gainesville. Aida Mallard/Special to the Guardian. By Aida Mallard Special to the Guardian ...
Your guide to the Relay for Life summer scheduleSunbury Daily Item
Calistoga Relay for Life raises $19000Napa Valley Register
PHOTO GALLERY: Relay for Life at Wissahickon High School beats the rainMontgomery Newspapers Columbus Telegram -The Logan Banner -Virginia Connection Newspapers -Hiawatha World all 68 news articles » -
Kids with food-triggered eczema are at risk for developing life-threatening food allergy, study suggests
Science Daily
Date: May 23, 2016; Source: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Summary: Elimination of the food that triggers atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is associated with increased risk of developing immediate reactions to that food, according ...and more » -
Hartford CourantPublic Health Advocates Press for Tougher E-Cigarette Rules
Hartford Courant
Jennifer DeWitt said 7.2 percent of Connecticut high school students are e-cigarette users, marking a higher usage rate than all tobacco products combined. Jennifer DeWitt said 7.2 percent of Connecticut high school students are e-cigarette users ...
E-cigarette use rose rapidly in UK, France: European studyFox News
E-Cigs targeted for more regulationsWTNH Connecticut News (press release)
Public Health Committee urged to get tougher on e-cigs in ConnecticutNew Haven Register Science Daily -CBS Local -Investor's Business Daily -The Verge all 19 news articles » -
ForbesNumber Of Teens With Marijuana-Related Problems Declines, Study Shows
Forbes
As more states legalize the use of marijuana, the number of teens with cannabis-related problems is declining, new research suggests. Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the study revealed a 24% decline in ...
Teen marijuana use declining as legalization spreadsSFGate (blog)
As More States Legalize Marijuana, Adolescents' Problems With Cannabis DeclineThe Weed Blog (blog)
Marijuana use and abuse rates decline among US teensThe Guardian CBS Local -Nevada Appeal -Complex -Extract all 12 news articles » -
NBCNews.comMilitary Suicides: Most Attempts Come Before Soldiers Ever See Combat
NBCNews.com
Most soldiers who attempt suicide haven't even been deployed yet, a new study finds. The period of highest risk was just two months after starting military service, according to the study of more than 163,000 men and women in the Army. It found that 61 ...
Study Looks at Veterans Most at Risk For Suicide AttemptsABC News
Predeployment Riskiest Time for Military Suicide AttemptsU.S. News & World Report
What are the timing and risk factors for suicide attempts in the army? The JAMA Network JournalsEurekAlert (press release) Science Daily -STAT all 6 news articles » -
New York TimesHealth|Could Alzheimer's Stem From Infections? It Makes Sense, Experts Say
New York Times
Salmonella bacteria, represented by the red spots, entrapped in a cage of proteins called beta amyloid, represented in green. Credit Robert Moir and Rudolph Tanzi/Massachussets General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Could it be that Alzheimer's ...
New Study: ABeta Related to Innate Immunity, Raising New Questions about the Role of Infection in Alzheimer's diseasePR Newswire (press release)
Alzheimer's protein may help brain fight infectionScience Magazine
Could a brain infection be behind an Alzheimer's mystery?Minnesota Public Radio News (blog) Medical Xpress -ABC Online -Express.co.uk -New Scientist all 9 news articles »
After skin cancer, sun protection is still spotty - Fox News
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Even though people may be more careful in the sun after skin cancer, having had a malignancy still doesn't convince everybody to take basic precautions like wearing hats or sunscreen, a recent U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed survey data from ...
Avoiding chemicals in sunscreen? Try zinc
Skin cancer kills 1 American every hour: Experts advocate for sun protection on Memorial Day weekend
May is National Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
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