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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Justice and Rights, American Cancer Society, Politics, Civil Rights, Family
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Small restaurants serving big calories, salt: studies
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big helpings of each into their meals, a trio of studies suggests....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Food and Drug Administration, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chinese Restaurants, Salt
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, U.S. Senate, Biotechnology
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An important reminder: Mammograms save lives
We all know someone who has had breast cancer. Breast cancer affects one out of eight women in their lifetime. On this special Sunday in May, when we celebrate the mothers and special women in our lives, we want to remind the women of Michiana to take...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Death, Mammogram, Skin Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Inside the actors' studio, with Zach Braff
Zach Braff (Northwestern University, class of '97), the third most popular Zach in Hollywood (after Galifianakis and Efron), went back to his old school last week. He'd returned to teach an acting class, a one-time workshop. The day before, he tweeted:...
Tags: Apple iTunes, Students, Politics, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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Winchester physician loses medical license
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure issued an emergency suspension of the license of a Winchester doctor who allegedly overprescribed painkillers to a woman with whom he was having an affair, according to the order issued last week. Dr. Quentin...
Tags: Theft, OxyContin (drug), Suboxone (drug), High Blood Pressure, Obesity
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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Massachusetts General Hospital, Environmental Politics, Technology, Science and Technology
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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: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Gerald Ford, Politics, Regional Authority, Government
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Asthma, American Heart Association, High Blood Pressure
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...Tags: Medical Research, Lyme Disease, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Symptoms
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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: Twins, Crohn's Disease, Disease Prevention, Services and Shopping, Gastritis
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Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients
A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, University of Maryland, College Park, National Institutes of Health, Research, Health Treatments
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