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To Quit Nicotine, Get SupportTampa Tribune -56 minutes agoBy GEOFF FOX HUDSON – It wasn't just a New Year's resolution. Dave Melden seriously wanted to quit smoking. The former New Port Richey fire chief already had a pulmonary deficiency in his lungs caused by a 1980 chemical fire.Chattanooga: Smoking, weight, money top New Year’s [...]
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How to make diet and exercise resolutions that workThe Plain Dealer – cleveland.com -54 minutes agoBy Tina M. Martin, RD, LD Guest Columnist Many people make New Year's resolutions only to break them by the end of January (or sooner)!Doctors join the diet business as clinics for weight loss grow in …Palm Beach PostHEALTH Q&A: Fad [...]
Scientists say they have found physical evidence of brain differences which may drive “thrill-seekers” to act impulsively or dangerously.
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panel to examine payments to PartnersBoston Globe -41 minutes agoBy Jeffrey Krasner and Liz Kowalczyk Governor Deval Patrick will convene a panel of top state officials Monday to look into whether a recently disclosed, eight-year-old agreement between Partners HealthCare System Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of …Blue Cross announces new autism benefitEdmond SunBlue Cross foundation [...]
Deciding to turn over a new leaf in the new year could do more harm than good, a mental health charity warns.
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A special storage machine could be better than ice for keeping donor kidneys fresh for transplantation, say scientists.
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A Better Method of Kidney StorageWashington Post -6 hours agoBy Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Pumping a solution continuously through a donated kidney raised the chances of a successful transplant when compared to simple cold storage of the organ, European researchers report.Video: Kidney Transplant BreakthroughCBSDevice keeps donor organs fresherBBC NewsReuters - Wall Street [...]
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Giant Food giving away generic drugsBizjournals.com -10 hours agoThe Landover-based grocer – which has 184 supermarkets and 164 pharmacies in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and DC – will launch the program from Jan. 2 through March 21.Giant's Pharmacy Offers Free Antibiotic ProgramWCAVGrocer to Offer Free Antibiotics to Customers for 3 MonthsFOXNewsWall Street Journal Blogs - Washington Post - [...]
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General Motors, Eli Lilly are big moversThe Associated Press -6 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE General Motors Corp.Blood Thinner Finally Gets HearingWall Street JournalUS FDA advisers to review Lilly, Daiichi clot drugReutersTheStreet.com - Indianapolis Star - RTT [...]
Testing a lung cancer patient’s blood could help doctors predict the likely success of chemotherapy treatment.
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