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Tax tobacco
The Illinois state Legislature will enjoy a rare "win- win" opportunity as the session draws to an end if it enacts a desirable tax increase -- a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes. When enacted, a serious reduction in both the budget deficit and tragic... -
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy, Colleges and Universities, Heart Attack, Trials
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Study: Simple scope exam flexible sigmoidoscopy cuts colon cancer deaths
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Colon Cancer, Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, Colonoscopy
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FDA investigating Z-Pak antibiotic link to heart risks
KXAS-TVA new study suggests that one of the most popular antibiotics on the market for treating bacterial infections could be deadly among certain patients. Zithromax, commonly known as the Z-Pak, is prescribed for all types of bacterial infections from ear...Tags: Ear Infection, Heart Problems, Medical Research, Health, Heart Disease
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Cannes 2012: Do We Have a New Leader in the Palme d'Or Race?
ReutersApproaching May 20 (TheWrap.com) - the halfway point in Cannes' Palme d'Or race, we appear to have a new leader in the clubhouse: Michael Haneke's "Amour." The Austrian director's meditation on aging and death, an upcoming Sony Pictures Classics release,...Tags: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Movies, Post Tenebras Lux (movie), The White Ribbon (movie), Lincoln Center
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Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco
Letter writer Gilbert Ross implies that there is no comparison between eating pizza and smoking ("Eating a slice a pizza is not the same as smoking a cigarette," May 10). As a physician, I disagree. Both tobacco and processed meats increase risk for...Tags: Colon Cancer, Health, Obesity, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Heart Disease
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Weight management The University of Maryland Center for Weight Management and Wellness offers a free weight-loss seminar at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Registration required: 410-328-8940. Information: http://www.umm.edu/weightloss. Menopause...Tags: Colon Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diabetes, Breast Cancer, Health
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Reduce smoking
Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, and more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As the Illinois House of Representatives considers its decision on a $1-per-pack cigarette-tax increase, now is the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Heart Attack, Illinois General Assembly
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OCC advances to state tourney
COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College baseball team that had been larger than life most of the season, benefited from a healthy dose of mortality on Sunday to win the second championship game of the double-elimination Southern California Super...
Tags: Baseball, Students, Army National Guard, Sports, College Sports
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Pirates advance to state
COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College baseball team that had been larger than life most of the season, benefited from a healthy dose of mortality on Sunday to win the second championship game of the double-elimination Southern California Super...
Tags: Baseball, Army National Guard, College Sports, Foo Fighters (music group), Cancer
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Alligators
Most people come to the Everglades in search of one specific animal: the alligator. If you’re chomping at the bit to see an alligator, you’re in luck. The dinosaur’s distant cousins are easy to spot in all of South Florida, but especially in Everglades...Tags: Everglades, Florida, Animals, Everglades National Park, North Carolina
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