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Watson Can Help You Treat Your Diabetes
Health Through a new partnership with CVS People with diabetes may need emergency care if their sugar levels dip too high or too low; those with heart disease must be rushed to the hospital should...
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Cancer Deaths Hit Lowest Rate In 25 Years
Health Better prevention and early diagnosis have played a big part The number of people dying from cancer every year has dropped to its lowest rate since 1991, according to a new study. The number of...
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The Confounding Commandments Of Cancer Screening
Health Why do the guidelines seem so contradictory, and how can we make sense of them? Recently, the American Cancer Society changed its breast cancer screening guidelines; the U.S. Preventative...
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Man Taking HIV-Prevention Drug Tests Positive For HIV
Health What does it mean? A man was recently diagnosed with HIV after 24 months on a drug intended to prevent HIV infection. A physician at the Maple Leaf Medical Clinic in Toronto, Canada who...
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Largest-Ever Medical Imaging Study Launches In The UK
Health Painting a pretty picture for disease prevention A team of researchers throughout the United Kingdom will be doing a lot of that—they are [kicking off the world’s largest imaging study.
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Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its...
Health Public health states of emergencies allow health officials to act fast to control these preventable diseases. Thirty-six people in Washington have confirmed cases of measles, a highly...
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What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks
Health Minnesota's prior experiences may inform how Washington should handle their current problem. Anti-vax groups have, for decades, used debunked research to stoke parents’ fears of the measles,...
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You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50
Health The American College of Physicians updated its guidelines for the still controversial screening test. The American College of Physicians updated its recommendations for mammograms this week,...
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Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers
Health African American smokers tend to smoke fewer cigarettes, but have a higher risk of lung cancer. Under current guidelines, far fewer African American smokers are eligible for lung cancer...
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New graphic FDA warnings aim to scare smokers with the consequences of their...
Health Evidence suggests that tactic works, however most cigarette companies don't want you to think that. An image of bloody urine isn’t exactly cool. It’s not the kind of thing you’d want to see on...
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