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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Stroke, Behavioral Conditions, Diabetes, Viral Diseases and Infections, Healthy Diet
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Routine testing key to reducing sexually transmitted diseases
Here's a sobering fact: More than 110 million people in the United States, which is more than one-third of the population, currently have a sexually transmitted disease. In 2010 alone, more than 8,000 Orange County residents were newly diagnosed with an...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Orange County (Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Insurance Cost
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A politician-doctor's long life of service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterFor Hoosiers, there will never be another "Doc" like Dr. Otis R. Bowen. Remembered both personally and in stories likely to be retold to generations to come, the former Indiana governor grew to become one of the state's most beloved politicians. A...Tags: Politics, Indiana University, Government, U.S. House of Representatives, College Basketball
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Otis Bowen, 2-term Indiana governor and Reagan health secretary, dies at age 95
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Otis R. Bowen, who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping oversee the federal response to the burgeoning AIDS epidemic during President Ronald Reagan's second term, has died. He was 95. Indiana Gov. Mike...Tags: Politics, U.S. Army, Government, Ronald Reagan, Viral Diseases and Infections
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FDA approves Plan B for girls as young as 15
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold without a prescription to girls as young as 15 years of age. The announcement partially reverses a December 2011...Tags: Margaret Hamburg, Kathleen Sebelius, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Health Treatments
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Plan B can be sold to 15-year-olds without prescription, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the sale of the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B One-Step, without a prescription for females ages 15 and older. The action comes roughly three weeks after a federal...
Tags: Justice System, Margaret Hamburg, Health Treatments, Plan B (drug), Judges
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Mammogram, Medical Specialization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family
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Utter arrogance of Obamacare
With (the president) promising that every American will be covered by health insurance, it's fair to ask if you and I should be required to pay for fools who put themselves in the hospital by taking stupid chances. Like motorcycle riders who suffer...
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chicago Sun-Times, Health Insurance Cost, Diseases and Illnesses
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Focusing on STDs: Vaccines now available to prevent, reduce risk of HPV in adolescents
April is sexually transmitted disease Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to STDs in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations an opportunity to address ways to prevent...
Tags: Health, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, AIDS
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Gastritis, Medical Specialization, Scoliosis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Healthy Diet
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The misunderstood IUD
The Washington Post, ReutersMost women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, including not knowing that IUDs are more effective contraceptives than birth control pills, researchers said. In addition,...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Specialization, The Washington Post, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gynecology
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Ventura County may require porn actors to wear condoms
Following the lead of Los Angeles County voters, Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks plans to introduce an ordinance that would require actors in adult films to wear condoms. The supervisor said such a measure may encourage producers of such films...Tags: AIDS, Pornography, Movies, HIV, Health Insurance Cost
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