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State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First
The health of Americans has recently been under close scrutiny in a study that analyzed health...
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‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State
A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released
Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
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Texans Face Growing Health Risks
Because of the continuously failing health care system in the United States, health risks are...
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New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
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At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
Recently, a
new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for
colorectal...
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Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers
There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
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The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time
The overall incidence of new cancer cases
and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
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Cancer Rates In Decline
Upon a close analysis of the records compiled by the Government regarding cancer, it has been...
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Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US
New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the
first time in both American men and...
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Overall US Cancer Rates Drop For The First Time
Rates of new cancer diagnoses and deaths among American men and women have dropped for the first...
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Cyberchondria Is No Joke
Neurotic self-diagnosis is usually common among med students. They study the diseases carefully and...
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Cancer Fighting Pill as Good as Chemo for Some Patients, Study Shows
According to a new study, the lung cancer
pill Iressa works as well as chemotherapy as second-line...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life
November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great
American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
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Higher Death Risk For Overweight People
A new study at the German Institution of Human Nutrition shows that overweight people tend to have...
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Study: Big Waist Could Mean Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Gardasil HPV Vaccine Might Protect Men Too
Thursday, Merck
and Company, the drug manufacturer behind the Gardasil HPV vaccine, revealed...
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U.S. Smoking Rate Drops
For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who
smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
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Large Waist Doubles Premature Death Risk
A European study suggests that people with a large waist are almost twice
more prone to premature...
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Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives
It’s no secret that alcohol is no good for our health, as it
might increase our risk for liver...
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Large Waists - Early Death Risk Factor
Obesity is one of the main risk factors in developing cardiovascular diseases and other serious...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Survey Shows More Hospital Patients Get Sick with Intestinal Infections
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology reports that more hospital...
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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t
look too promising. According to the...
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Lung Cancer Treatment Drug Tarceva Makes the Disease Possible To Treat
The drug Tarceva, made by OSI Pharmaceuticals has been found to cause an increase in survival rates...
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Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows
According to the results of a new study
featured in the October 27 issue of Archives
of Internal...
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Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
The National Cancer Institute has announced
its decision to suspend a study on the benefits of...
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Update: Vitamin E, Selenium Don’t Lower Occurrence Of Prostate Cancer
Thousands of men across the United
States, Puerto Rico and Canada taking part in a study to
see...
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Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found
Researchers at Genentech, in San Francisco, found that
the prostate contains adult stem cells that...
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Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States have identified...
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Drinking Coffee Does Not Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Coffee isn’t harmful to your health, a new
study confirms that theory. Is it true that long term,...
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World
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Thailand stages royal funeral procession for king's sister
Bangkok - Providing a rare glimpse of Thailand's royal pageantry and rituals, the funeral...
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One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
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Steve Jobs Obituary Accidentally Published by Bloomberg
Bloomberg News accidentally published Steve Jobs’ obituary.
Before presenting the story of this...
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Leroy Sievers, Journalist, Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53
Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’
“Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
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“Last Lecture” Author, Randy Pausch, Dies Of Cancer
Computer science professor Randy Pausch, of the Carnegie Mellon University,
whose last lecture...
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Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies At 86
Jesse Helms, the former U.S. Republican senator from North
Carolina, whose categorical...
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Pope Calls for John Paul’s Sainthood
On the third anniversary of John Paul’s death, Pope Benedict
XVI talked about the possibility of...
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Journalist Dith Pran Dies of Cancer
The Cambodian-born photojournalist Dith Pran, who survived
the Khmer Rouge’s genocide, died Sunday...
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French Woman Who Was Denied Euthanasia Dies
A French woman suffering from a rare type of cancer that
disfigured most of her face was found...
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Nancy Reagan Not Out of the Hospital - Yet
Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, was taken to the St. John’s Hospital in...
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Greek Archbishop Christodoulos Passes Away at 69
Greece’s Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos died Monday at his home after months of...
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UN Death Toll Up to 37, Victims Mourned
The death toll of the two bombs that exploded in Algiers on Tuesday rose to
37 people. The bombs...
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Veteran Republican Henry Hyde Dies at 83
Henry Hyde, former U.S. Representative, died according to the Associated Press which cited the...
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Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer
Representative Julia Carson, of Indiana's 7th congressional district, has taken a medical leave and...
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Harold Alfond, Philantropist and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93
Harold Alfond, the founder of the Dexter Shoe Co. and a
philanthropist, died on Friday morning at...
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Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China
Increased levels of pollution have made cancer the number
one cause of death in China,
said a...
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Specials
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Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers
There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
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Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade
For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women
in the US developing and
dying from...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life
November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great
American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
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Higher Alcohol Taxes Found to Lower Alcohol-Related Deaths
A study funded by the Substance Abuse University of Florida College of Medicine found that raising...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Michael Crichton Leaves Behind a World Covered in Science
Michael Crichton, a best-selling author and filmmaker whose
widely acclaimed and compelling novels...
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Obama vs. "Pushing Daisies”
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's half-hour campaign commercial is scheduled to run...
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Paul Newman Camp Benefit Gets Massive Support From Friends
A plethora of stars gathered at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco Monday
night for the...
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Charity concert in honour Italian tenor Pavarotti held in Petra
Amman - A charity concert for Luciano Pavarotti kicked off at the site of the ancient Jordanian...
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1 in 4 US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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Japanese, US Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Stockholm - Three US-based researchers shared the Nobel prize for chemistry Wednesday for work on...
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Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity
In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
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German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries
Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
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Computer-Aided Mammograms as Accurate as Double Reading
Computer-aided mammograms have been in circulation for well
over a decade now but scientists have...
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October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
It is high time the battle against breast cancer got more serious and it appears that organizations...
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Former Newsweek Editor Osborn Elliott Has Passed Away
Sunday, the man to whom Newsweek owes its ability to rise to
the challenge of competing...
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FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths
Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed
that stroke patients given Amgen and...
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Actor Paul Newman Departed This Life At 83
Actor and philanthropist Paul Newman passed away Friday, at the age of 83. After having struggled...
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Hollywood’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut. Paul Newman Died.
He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half a century of acting, directing and...
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Former Co-Publisher of the Oakland Tribune, Nancy Maynard, Dies at 61
Nancy Hicks Maynard, co-founder of the Maynard Institute for
Journalism Education and former...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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MRI Efficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Questioned
The latest study on breast cancer appears to question the efficiency
of an MRI or magnetic...
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Possible Death-Wish Turns Cop to a Life of Crime
Former detective Athelson Kelson, 59, of Jamaica, Queens,
is suspected by the New York Police...
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Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53
It is sad to hear when people close to us are suffering from serious diseases, but the feeling...
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Leroy Sievers Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53
Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’
“Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
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Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year
Although the American Cancer Society strongly recommends
annual testing, starting with at the age...
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On-Stage And Off-Stage Bernie Mac Forever Remembered
“I ain’t scared at ya!” was one of Bernie Mac’s
catchphrases. He surely wasn’t scared and he...
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American Airlines Partners with Komen in Breast Cancer Research
American Airline Inc. announced on Monday that it is joining
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a...
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Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes
Researchers from the University
of Michigan, Washington University
School of Medicine, as well as...
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People
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Patrick Swayze Alive and Kicking (Almost Literally)
Patrick Swayze is so perplexed by tabloid reports saying he
is breathing his last breath and...
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Patrick Swayze Denies Rumors Regarding His Death
Actor Patrick Swayze has responded to the media outlets that have been reporting his cancer has...
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Michael Crichton, ‘Jurassic Park’ Writer, Dies of Cancer
Writer and movie maker Michael Crichton, who was well-known for best-selling novels "Jurassic...
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The World of Navajo Remains, Tony Hillerman Dies
Tony Hillerman, author of the well-known Navajo detective
novels, as well as other non-fiction...
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Levi Stubbs Passes Away At 72
Levi Stubbs, Four Tops baritone, passed away on Friday, in his home, at the age of 72. The musical...
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The Looks, The Talent, The Class - Paul Newman Had It All
Everybody was aware of Paul Newman’s good looks. However, he
did not act like one of the most...
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Cinema’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut: Paul Newman Dies
He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half of century of acting, directing and...
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Lindsay Lohan's Dad Uses His Father's Death To Slam Ex Wife
Not even death can stop Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, from publicly taking shots at his former...
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Christina Applegate Says She’s 100 Percent Breast Cancer-Free
In an interview with ABC News' "Good Morning
America", Christina Applegate said she is...
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Inspirational Professor Randy Pausch Died Today at 47
Randy Pausch, the former Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at...
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Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer
Tony Snow, the legendary journalist who, despite his criticism of the Bush administration, was...
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New York Magazine Founder Clay Felker Dies at 82
Clay Schuette Felker, the journalist who founded New York Magazine in 1968, died at his Manhattan...
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Cartoonist Ted Key, Creator of “Hazel,” Dies at 95
Ted Key, famous for creating the witty and independent maid
character Hazel, died on Saturday at...
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'Fifth Beatle' Neil Aspinall Dies In NY
Known to many people as the "Fifth Beatle," Neil Aspinall, a longtime friend and runner...
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Legendary Patients Rights Advocate Barbara Seaman Died
Female patients’ rights advocate Barbara Seaman, 72, has died of complications related to lung...
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Suzanne Pleshette Honored Posthumously
The Emmy-nominated actress Suzanne Pleshette was honored Thursday with a posthumous star on the...
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Arrest Made In Linda Stein's Death Investigation
Just days after former Ramones manager Linda Stein was murdered in her New York home, her personal...
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