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House committee shelves bill to study GMO labeling effects
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe debate over whether genetically modified produce sold in Hawaii should be labeled as such came to a close at the state Capitol this week with the House snubbing a Senate resolution that called for several state agencies to study the issue. Rep....Tags: Agriculture, Science and Technology, Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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Study: Age, race, economics affect cancer treatment
NewsdayYoung poor, black and Hispanic women diagnosed with breast cancer tend to experience longer delays before undergoing treatment and have poorer survival as a direct consequence, researchers have found in a massive analysis of more than 8,000 cases. A...Tags: Medical Research, University of California, Irvine, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Private Health Care
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Business People - April 7
JLG McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. — Dwight Gates, a production supervisor at JLG’s Bedford Weber Lane facility, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award in January at the JLG Mid-Atlantic Reconditioning & Service Center...
Tags: Real Estate, Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Sellers
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Anthem Agrees To Reprocess 28,000 Psychotherapy Claims, Pay $400,000 To Providers
The Hartford CourantAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut agreed to pay $400,000 to psychiatrists and behavioral-health providers for services dating back to Jan. 1 and to reprocess thousands of claims, the state Insurance Department said Wednesday. At issue is...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences, Psychiatrists, Insurance, Healthcare Provider
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceDIGITAL TABLETS MAKE READING EASIER Do you have to squint or reach for your reading glasses every time you pick up a book? Switching to an iPad, Kindle, or other digital tablet could help you read more quickly and easily, according to a study presented...Tags: Weight, Fatigue, Drugs and Medicines, Women's Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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What's so special about Omega-3 supplements?
Premium Health News ServiceEveryone seems to be popping omega-3 fatty acid supplements these days. In fact, omega-3s are the most common nonvitamin, nonmineral natural product taken by adults, according to a survey by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Newspaper and Magazine, Medical Research, Heart Attack
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One Health Commission all about the human-animal bond
My Pet WorldDr. Roger Mahr, then president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and Dr. Ronald Davis, late president of the American Medical Association, launched the One Health Initiative in 2007. "We formalized and expanded upon what many in the medical...Tags: Hyperthyroidism, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Ovarian Cancer
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Human Interest, Discrimination, Racism
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Allergen drops can be alternative to shots, drugs, Hopkins report says
Taking drops of allergens under the tongue can be an effective alternative to allergy shots for preventing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness common this time of year among allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor's review of dozens of...
Tags: Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Science and Technology, Heart Failure
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State Needs Annual Handgun Registration Law
The Hartford CourantIn Connecticut, more than anywhere else, citizens have been following the news closely and engaging in the debate over gun control after the tragic shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Now, after three months of discussion among...Tags: Polls, Elections, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Quinnipiac University
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Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being. The American Academy of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Social Sciences, U.S. Supreme Court, Arts and Culture, Family
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