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| High Costs May Reduce Access to Childhood Immunization |
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As public health officials worry about children skipping immunizations, new reports suggest that low reimbursement rates may prevent some doctors from giving shots.
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| Despite Childproof Packaging, Kids Still at Risk for Accidental Poisoning |
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Though fatalities are down, accidental poisoning remains a top danger for children, according to a new report.
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| Top 11 Reasons for Fast Food's Popularity |
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Speed. That's the top reason nearly 600 adults and teens cited for frequently eating fast food in a new study. Nutrition and fun ranked last.
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| Swiss Voters Say Yes to Prescription Heroin Program |
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An overwhelmingly approved ballot initiative makes Switzerland the first with a legalized plan that allows addicts to inject the drug under medical supervision.
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| Symptoms of Mold Poisoning |
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No two people have the same genetic make-up or immune system. The type of exposures and time exposed also have to be taken into account. But if you are suffering from a myriad of symptoms which no one can seem to figure out you should think about your environment. Be it your home, school or workplace, mold infestation is causing serious illness across the nation. Are you in a water-damaged building? Do you notice stained ceilings? A leak in the air conditioner unit? Do you notice you feel bet...
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| A Decade Later, AIDS Treatment Armenicum Remains Controversial |
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A treatment and possible cure for HIV and AIDS celebrates its 10th anniversary, though doubts over its effectiveness linger.
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| FDA Permits Small Amount of Melamine in US Baby Formula |
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After the baby formula scare in China sickened thousands of infants, trace amounts of the chemical responsible will be allowed in formulas sold in the United States.
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| Flood victims file lawsuit in federal court |
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"Exposure by the Plaintiffs and all other residents of the affected subdivisions to the bacteria and toxins described above can cause respiratory and gastro-intestinal illness and death, and some of the toxins produced by types of aspergillums are highly carcinogenic and cause cancer and death," the suit claims. "Persons who inhale such toxic particles will have an increased risk of health ailments possibly including cancer and death," lawyers for the Fernley residents claim in th...
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