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Drowning is a leading cause of death for boys worldwide
More than 500,000 people around the world die each year from drowning, according to the World Health Organization. That does not include people who die in floods or boating accidents, the agency says. With the start of summer, more families will be at...
Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Newspaper and Magazine, Health
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World No Tobacco Day helps people consider quitting, research says
Today is the 25th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day, one of many days set aside to focus awareness on an issue or a cause. But this one is more than just a publicity ploy, researchers say. Researchers from the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Chemicals, Genes and Chromosomes, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology
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For Antelope Valley African Americans, a lower life expectancy
Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert.
Antelope Valley residents of all races face higher mortality rates than in the rest of Los Angeles County, but the rates for black residents are even more pronounced. African Americans in the...Tags: Weight, Kidney Disease, Cardiologists, Personal Income, Infant and Toddler Health
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Infant deaths in California hit record low
L.A. NOWInfant mortality in the state has dropped to a record low but racial disparities persist, according to the California Department of Public Health.... -
Prostate cancer and the PSA test: It's hard to understand risk
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for prostate cancer screening — urging doctors not to use the popular PSA test to detect the disease. The new recommendations, which were published in the journal Annals of...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Food and Drug Administration, Internal Medicine
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Senate agrees on FDA overhaul
WASHINGTON — In a momentary flash of bipartisanship, the Senate approved legislation that would allow Americans speedier access to generic drugs as well as breakthrough treatments for life-threatening diseases as part of a Food and Drug...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Instrument Engineering, Food and Drug Administration, Memorial Day
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Japan radiation report finds mostly 'low' doses; risks unclear
World NowMore than a year after a devastating tsunami inundated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a new report from the World Health Organization says people in most parts of Japan got little added radiation, but estimates much higher doses in some... -
How to parent like a celebrity
"Mad Men" actress January Jones ate her placenta (to be fair, dried and made into a pill). Alicia Silverstone chews up veggies and deposits them mama-bird-style into her baby son's mouth. And model Gisele Bundchen says her diaper-free son was toilet...
Tags: Education, Weight, University of Delaware, Medical Specialization, Celebrities
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Activists fight homophobia from Myanmar to Malawi
World NowTwenty-two years ago today, the World Health Organization took homosexuality off its list of mental disorders. The date has come to be celebrated as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, an event dreamed up by a French academic that... -
Donna Summer: Lung cancer leading cause of cancer death
Disco legend Donna Summer, 63, died Wednesday night, reportedly of lung cancer. As of press time, her family hadn’t released details about her illness, so it was unknown what type of lung cancer she had, and how long she may have been ailing....
Tags: Lung Cancer, Cancer, Death, Symptoms, Christopher Reeve
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Half as many women dying in pregnancy, childbirth as 20 years ago
World NowRoughly half as many women worldwide die from pregnancy, childbirth and related complications compared to two decades ago, according to new United Nations estimates released Wednesday.The dropping numbers of maternal deaths -- from 543,000 to 287,000... -
HBO's 'The Weight of the Nation' is a wake-up call for America
Next week, the combined efforts of an entertainment giant, a health insurance titan, a group of academic heavyweights, a technology philanthropist and two federal agencies bring forth “The Weight of the Nation,” a four-hour, four-part HBO...
Tags: Weight, Documentary (genre), Columbia University, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Disease
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