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Report: State tobacco prevention funding lacking
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:09PM May 24, 2012 CommentRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they've received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to fund tobacco prevention programs, making it harder to reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco use, according to a report released Thursday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 24, 2012 CommentStudy found almost doubled risk after spinal fusion
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Surgical Residents Often Fatigued, Study Confirms
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 24, 2012 CommentAlthough not startling, findings may have implications for patient safety
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Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 24, 2012 Comment (1)Little decline seen in past 5 years, minorities hardest hit
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Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 24, 2012 Comment (1)But earlier interventions make a big difference, experts say
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States Use Only Fraction of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Smoking, Study Finds
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 24, 2012 Comment (1)Just $8 billion was spent on prevention out of almost $244 billion received, CDC says
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Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 24, 2012 Comment (1)9 percent of all asthma cases are caused or worsened by job exposures, agency says
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Babies' Vulnerability to Colds Tied to Immune Response at Birth
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 24, 2012 CommentSmall study found some infants had up to 10 colds in their first year
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Health Highlights: May 24, 2012
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Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness
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Brain condition that can steal sight more common among overweight girls, researchers report
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 24, 2012 Comment (2)Cases of illness are relatively rare and treatable with antibiotics if caught early, they stress
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Health Tip: Signs That Baby is in Pain
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 24, 2012 CommentUnhappy facial expressions are a common reaction
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Health Tip: Treating Osteoarthritis
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Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Review says getting mineral from food is safer, but expert disagrees
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FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00AM May 24, 2012 CommentAgency advisers say there's not enough data in company trials on benefit for high-risk patients
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Aspirin May Prevent Recurrence of Deep Vein Blood Clots
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 23, 2012 CommentBut results of one small trial do not change clinical practice, expert says
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IUDs, Implants Best for Long-Term Birth Control: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 23, 2012 CommentUnplanned pregnancy rate 20 times higher for birth control pill, patch or ring
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Man says Ore. psychiatrist told him he wasn't gay
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:54PM May 23, 2012 CommentPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father.
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Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 23, 2012 CommentRisk higher when electrical impulses travel more slowly through lower chambers of the heart
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Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47PM May 23, 2012 Comment (1)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, officials said Wednesday.
