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  • UN touts anti-tobacco progress, decries industry meddling

    The U.N. health agency says roughly 90 percent or more of countries behind a deal to reduce harmful tobacco consumption have slapped taxes on tobacco...

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  • Drugmaker Pfizer's CEO Read to leave in January

    The drugmaker Pfizer will replace CEO Ian Read with Chief Operating Officer Albert Bourla starting in January

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  • India's sanitation summit overshadows problems that persist

    The United Nations is celebrating the sanitation gains made in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 at a summit this week in...

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  • Iran says 31 people have died from drinking tainted alcohol

    Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says 31 people died from drinking tainted alcohol across the country

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  • Work out like 'Dancing With the Stars' pro Cheryl Burke

    From boxing to squats, Cheryl Burke shows how she stays in shape.

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  • California governor rejects supervised drug injection plan

    California Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected legislation that would have allowed San Francisco to open what could be the nation's first supervised drug...

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  • Medicine award to kick off naming of new Nobel Prize winners

    This year's Nobel Prize winners will be revealed starting Monday with the prize for medicine or physiology

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• Sep 30

  • Flu season is here: What you need to know about the flu vaccine

    The CDC recommends that everyone get vaccinated before the end of October.

    Sep 30

• Sep 30

  • Employers jump into providing care as health costs rise

    Corporate America is getting more involved in the health care its workers receive

    Sep 30

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  • How to kick the junk food habit for good

    A new study found evidence that cutting highly processed foods from your diet can cause withdrawal symptoms.

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  • My Wellness Routine: 5 things celebrity trainer Simone De La Rue does every day

    5 wellness tips from celeb trainer Simone De La Rue

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• Sep 29

  • Judge bans Nevada prison system from using drug in execution

    A judge has banned the Nevada prison system from using its supply of a drug in the lethal injection of a convicted killer

    Sep 29

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  • Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO says

    Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO says, as cases found near Uganda

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• Sep 28

  • 'Contraception deserts' likely to widen under new Trump administration policy

    The White House has proposed sweeping changes to Title X.

    Sep 28

• Sep 28

  • Newborn breast-fed by wrong mom in hospital mix-up

    A new mother says a mix-up at a north Florida hospital caused her newborn son to be breast-fed by the wrong mother

    Sep 28

• Sep 28

  • Iranian media: 11 people die from drinking tainted alcohol

    Drinking or selling alcohol is punishable by flogging and cash fines in Iran.

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• Sep 27

  • Denver removes homeless storage units lived in by people

    Denver officials have removed large outdoor storage containers set up last year for homeless people after discovering that people were living inside...

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  • Pregnant women should get the flu vaccine, but only half actually do: CDC

    A survey found that only half of pregnant women get vaccinated.

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• Sep 27

  • Too much screen time, too little sleep linked to child development problems: Study

    The average American child spends 3.6 hours staring at a computer, television, tablet, or smartphone daily -- an amount of screen time associated with...

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  • Doctor gets $56,000 bill for air ambulance ride after accident with ATV

    “I had about a 6-inch-wide exposed flesh gap that I could see below," he said.

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• Sep 27

  • 'GMA' Hot List: Birth control linked to lower ovarian cancer risk

    ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares what women should know about the results of a study that followed women for 20 years.

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• Sep 27

  • New England Journal of Medicine's longtime editor to retire

    The top editor of the New England Journal of Medicine is planning to retire after nearly two decades at the publication

    Sep 27

• Sep 27

  • Youngest US face transplant recipient shares story of suicide survival and hope

    At age 21, she became the youngest face transplant recipient in the US.

    Sep 27

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  • Threat to Obamacare turns up heat on AG races

    For years, congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal the ACA

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• Sep 27

  • Newer hormonal birth control linked to lower ovarian cancer risk: Study

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what to know about a new report that found using hormonal contraception was associated with significantly lower risks of...

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• Sep 27

  • No men allowed: This gym is for pregnant women only

    The Fit Pregnancy Club is a first-of-its-kind gym in New York City.

    Sep 27

• Sep 27

  • Gym for pregnant women gives moms a safe place to workout, build a community

    The Fit Pregnancy Club is a first-of-its-kind gym in New York City.

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• Sep 26

  • When moms use marijuana, kids try it at a young age: Study

    "We've seen this relationship mimicked in tobacco use," said one expert.

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• Sep 26

  • Newer hormonal birth control linked to lower ovarian cancer risk: Study

    These hormone-based birth control taken for any duration could show the benefit.

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  • 80,000 people died of flu last winter in US

    An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter _ the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades

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  • 11 people charged in drug treatment fraud involving pellets

    Eleven people including doctors have been charged in Southern California in an alleged insurance-fraud scheme involving an implant surgery that...

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• Sep 26

  • Advocate: Changes needed at state-run center after suicide

    Connecticut's child advocate is calling for safety and care improvements at a state-run psychiatric treatment center for children, after the suicide...

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  • US government estimates 80,000 died of flu and flu complications last winter _ highest toll in at least 4 decades

    US government estimates 80,000 died of flu and flu complications last winter _ highest toll in at least 4 decades

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  • Why Maryland is putting the cost of a hysterectomy on T-shirts

    Maryland officials are presenting hospital cost information on T-shirts.

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  • UK: health worker infected with smallpox-like disease

    British officials say a health worker involved in treating a patient with monkeypox has been infected with the rare disease, suggesting possible...

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  • Congo says Ebola efforts can resume after deadly attack

    Congo says Ebola containment efforts can resume after deadly attack caused suspension

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  • Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed

    New study says surgery isn't always needed for appendicitis, antibiotics instead can often do the trick

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  • The new flu vaccine recommendations as flu season approaches

    Rap star Drake's sickness with the flu is a reminder about flu season.

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  • Watchdog: MDs with convictions hired to examine immigrants

    The Homeland Security's watchdog group has found some physicians hired to examine immigrants have criminal convictions, a history of sexual misconduct...

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  • Puppies spread the Campylobacter outbreak across 18 states: What you need to know

    The bacteria caused a national outbreak, and it was traced to puppies.

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  • Russian Pussy Riot activist conscious after poisoning

    A member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot says he's recovering after two weeks in intensive care for a suspected poisoning

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  • Newborn syphilis cases in US reach highest level in 20 years

    Newborn syphilis cases in US reach highest level in 20 years

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  • Weight Watchers rebrands as WW and puts the focus on wellness, not just dieting

    The wellness brand is slimming its name down to WW.

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  • Why some parents are worried about schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures

    This story is from Kaiser Health News. Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental...

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  • Family blames mislabeled food for death of 15-year-old with sesame allergy

    Teenager died after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich, her family says.

    Sep 25

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  • A third of American adults over age 45 are lonely, national survey finds

    Those in their late 40s were lonelier than those in their 50s or older.

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  • 5 things to know about Trump’s new ‘public charge’ immigration proposal

    This story is from Kaiser Health News A proposed rule from the White House would make it harder for legal immigrants to get green cards if they have...

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