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Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds
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AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing. |
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Tips on getting vitamin D for cancer prevention
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AP - Evidence is growing that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, is linked to lower risk of breast cancer and other cancers. But that doesn't mean it's good to get a golden tan — and certainly not a sunburn. |
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People over 60 urged to get one-time shingles shot
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AP - People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost. |
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1,200 people to have canceled healthcare coverage restored |
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The action comes after Kaiser Permanente and Health Net reach an agreement with a state agency.
Two of the state's largest health plans agreed Thursday to reinstate coverage to nearly 1,200 patients whose policies were dropped after they incurred high medical expenses.
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Victim in O.C. cougar attack refuses to be 'prisoner of the drama' |
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Finding strength in faith, Anne Hjelle is determined to recover after she was mauled while mountain biking in a wilderness park. Hjelle recounts attack
A young woman walked into a restaurant last week and sat close enough to get a good look at Anne Hjelle's face. A mountain lion had torn off the left side four years before, leaving it hanging by a flap of skin. Six surgeries hadn't camouflaged the scars.
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Democrats want chemical in plastic investigated |
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Federal agencies are accused of ignoring the dangers of bisphenol A, which some experts think may harm the development of children's brains.
Congress on Wednesday waded into an escalating scientific dispute over a controversial ingredient in plastic products that some think may harm the development of children's brains and interfere with human reproduction.
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Georgia girl died of meningococcal disease, officials say |
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A 17-year-old Perry, Ga. high school senior who died Sunday was Georgia's second meningococcal disease death this year. Public health officials did not identify the girl, who died at Perry Hospital. Roughly 30 friends and family members who may have been in close contact with her have been given antibiotics as a disease-preventing measure, said Jennifer Jones, spokeswoman for Georgia's North Central Health District.
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CDC: Mounting illness reports linked to supplement |
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Health officials are investigating 184 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium. Last month, federal officials warned consumers about harmful doses of selenium — a mineral considered healthful in small amounts — in plastic bottles of liquid "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula," distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition Inc. of Woodstock. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found up to 200 times the label level of selenium. The agency also found 17 times the label level of chromium, but the agency has not yet concluded if those levels are toxic.
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Medicine mix-ups hurt about 1 in 15 hospitalized kids |
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CHICAGO — Medicine mix-ups, accidental overdoses and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, according to the first scientific test of a new detection method. That number is far higher than earlier estimates and bolsters concerns already heightened by well publicized cases like the accidental drug overdose of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins last November. "These data and the Dennis Quaid episode are telling us that ... these kinds of errors and experiencing harm as a result of your health care is much more common than people believe. It's very concerning," said Dr. Charles Homer of the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality. His group helped develop the detection tool used in the study.
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