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More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a study everyone is talking about today because the statistics are so dramatic: States with the most gun control laws have a 42 percent lower gun death rate than states with the least number of gun control laws, according to a...
Tags: Gun Control, Internal Medicine, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, University of California, Davis
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Some patients won't see nurses of different race
DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Discrimination, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, General Practitioners
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Two new urgent care centers to open on Mishawaka's north side
WSBT TVMishawaka's north side will soon have three new urgent care centers within a half mile. And the growing number of emergency clinics is part of a growing national trend. But is there enough traffic and do enough people live near Mishawaka’s north...Tags: Human Interest, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
CHICAGO (AP) — Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers. The increased odds weren't huge, although multiple job losses posed as...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at Work, University of Michigan, Obesity
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Local health leaders say healthcare reform fears dominate discussions
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND--- While the new healthcare law keeps costs in check and insures more Americans, leaders from Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center believe people really don't understand what the law really means. For years, northern...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Health Insurance Cost, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Health officials focus on implementation
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe United States Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health care law means that medical professionals and health care advocates now have some certainty. They also have a lot of work to do. By a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the Patient...Tags: Elections, Parent Organizations, Employment Opportunities, Crime, Law and Justice, General Practitioners
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Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Knee replacement surgeries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center soon could be handled by a specialized operating room team as the result of a data-sharing project among health systems throughout the U.S. aimed at improving...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Weight, Diabetes, Health, Cleveland Clinic
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'The fighter still remains' ... Battle against brutal ALS goes on for Dr. Faye
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterShe's beaten the odds ... but not the disease. Dr. Faye Magneson has been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for almost nine years. Most patients live only two to five years with ALS. Magneson was an internal medicine doctor and director of...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Internal Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Indiana University, General Practitioners
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Salt diet dangers may be influenced by potassium
ATLANTA (AP) — A new federal study suggests a new wrinkle in the debate about the dangers of eating too much salt. The research found that the people who are most at risk are those who get too much salt but also get too little potassium. They...Tags: Internal Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Salt, Heart Attack
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Study: Harmful medical devices get OK too easily
CHICAGO (AP) — A new analysis says most medical devices recalled recently because of deaths or life-threatening problems were approved under rules that don't require human testing. According to the study authors, these devices include heart...Tags: Internal Medicine, Manufacturing and Engineering, Instrument Engineering, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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Notre Dame football: Bracing for a Hurricane
SOUTH BEND - Brian Kelly kept his opening remarks about Saturday's University of Tulsa football matchup short and shocking.
It took the first-year Notre Dame head football coach all of eight seconds Tuesday to launch into a favorable comparison between...Tags: Physical Therapists, Armed Forces, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ron Powlus, Brett Favre
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What's a Wealth Coach?
Paul ReasonerThink of the difference between the term “medicine” and health.” Medicine conjures up images of doctors, hospitals, operations, pills, nurses, etc. All of these things are transactional. You may have an operation and only know one...Tags: Ice Cream, Drugs and Medicines, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Family, Foods and Beverages
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