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Freedom Pharmacy to offer free HIV testing
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelIn a move aimed at reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the community, Freedom Pharmacy, of Orlando, announced today that it will offer free HIV testing – no insurance necessary. The pharmacy will also work to,get more HIV patients connected with... -
Shiitake mushrooms can protect you
Dear Pharmacist: I'm not a fan of fungus, but I've heard that shiitake mushrooms are good for cancer. What do you think? — C.E., Boston Dear C.E.: I think some mushrooms are amazing! Shiitake, known botanically as Lentinula edodes, are great for...Tags: Medical Research, Mushrooms, Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy
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Hi there. What's your sign? Have any STDs?
One key to launching a successful business is finding the right problem to solve. That's why so many entrepreneurs are inspired by problems they encounter themselves or that stymie their family and friends. The trick is not confusing an anecdote for a...
Tags: Syphilis, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hepatitis C
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Med tech accused in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing pain-killing drugs, contaminating syringes and infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C pleaded not guilty to the charges in New Hampshire federal court Monday. David Kwiatkowski, 33, who was trained...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Hepatitis C , Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Four treated at Hopkins linked to hepatitis from medical technician
Four patients treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital are likely to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical technician accused of stealing drugs and leaving contaminated needles behind, lab tests have confirmed. Special molecular testing on blood...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Lab Tests, Maryland General Hospital
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CDC proposes testing baby boomers for hepatitis C
A new proposal to screen all baby boomers for hepatitis C means doctors face the prospect of educating an entire generation about an infection often associated with risky behaviors, such as sharing needles and unprotected sexual contact. A blood-borne...
Tags: Heart Surgery, Emergency Health Procedures, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C danger for Hays patients
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas Department of Health and Environment and HaysMed in Hays are working jointly to notify patients who underwent cardiac catheterization from May 24, 2010, to September 22, 2010, of potential exposure to hepatitis C. The U.S. Attorney for the...Tags: Hepatitis C , Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak portrayed as traveling addict
When David Kwiatkowski was found slurring his words and smelling of alcohol in a Boston-area hotel room littered with prescription pills late one July night, his life as a traveling medical technician had largely unraveled already. In his early 30s, he...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hepatitis C , Crime, Law and Justice, General Practitioners, Theft
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17 sue Columbia firm over hepatitis C exposure
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Columbia-based medical staffing agency claiming it acted negligently in 2008 by hiring and placing a medical technician who allegedly went on to expose the plaintiffs to hepatitis C. The lawsuit also says...
Tags: Laws, Pittsburgh, Hepatitis C , Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Baltimore policeman shot in line of duty survives once again
Gene Cassidy thought he was lucky to survive being shot in the head twice 25 years ago when he was a Baltimore policeman, so a second near-death ordeal recently seemed unreal.
Just 27 years old, Cassidy lost his sight after a man he was trying to...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, University of Maryland Medical Center, Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins University
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PA tattoo parlor health dangers cited by state auditor general
Among America's 10 most populous states, Pennsylvania is the only one that does not license or regulate a particularly ugly form of intentional deformity. A license is not necessary in Pennsylvania to operate a commercial establishment where steel...
Tags: Entertainment Events, F-bomb Dropping, Health, Allentown, Hepatitis C
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Baby boomers unknowingly infected with hepatitis C
When Alan Shackelford's ankles would swell up, he brushed it off as another sign of getting older — only to find out it was a symptom of something much worse.
The 59-year-old Windsor Mill man was shocked when his doctor recently diagnosed him...Tags: First Aid, Health, Hepatitis C , Cirrhosis, Recreational Substance Use
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