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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk
WASHINGTON (AP)— Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.
Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Merck & Company Incorporated, Liver Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Proposal would add more exemptions for childhood immunizations
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA committee in the Kansas legislature is now looking at a bill on whether immunizations should be required for children in Kansas. House Bill 2094 would add a parent's personal beliefs to the list of childhood immunization exemptions. The current list of...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Polio, Hepatitis B , Whooping Cough
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Science Connections: When Body Piercings Can Pose Major Health Risks
TribLocal - Evanstonby Lauren Hise/Medill News Service Those tiny little piercings can trigger big consequences that include allergic reactions, infection and hepatitis, according to a new research …... -
Can Sharks Cure Human Diseases?
![<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/living/talking-to-tweens/index.html?hpt=li_c2" target="_blank">Talking to Tweens (Source: CNN.com)</a>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/23456299385520-21134203.jpg "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/living/talking-to-tweens/index.html?hpt=li_c2\" target=\"_blank\">Talking to Tweens (Source: CNN.com)</a>")
FOX 17 NewsTalking to Tweens (Source: CNN.com) It happened overnight, which I hear is really quite typical. My 11-year-old, Aden, got in the car after basketball practice. I expected to hear the usual: whether he'd made any half-court shots, how Drake was a ball...Tags: Cancer, Hormones and Metabolism, Health, Entertainment, Immune System
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NY Mets Legend John Franco On Hepatitus C Awareness
PIX11.comHepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver - eventually causing cancer or liver failure. About 4 million Americans have hepatitis C and if you thought that number was scary - 75% of them don't even know they have it. Former New York...Tags: Cancer, Brooklyn (New York City), John Franco, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Hepatitis victims sue over reused medical instruments
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Fulton County, Pa., man with hepatitis C and his wife are suing Urology Associates of Chambersburg over the practice's reuse of prostate biopsy needles. The lawsuit filed in the Franklin County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas alleges that plaintiff Frank...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Defendants, Trials, Prostate
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We don't know enough about childhood vaccines
The topics of vaccines and vaccine safety spark emotional outbursts at scientific meetings and family dinner tables alike. But many of these debates are remarkably fact-free. Surprisingly few people — not just concerned parents but also doctors,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMR Vaccine
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Indiana's health priorities target obesity, tobacco
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials are targeting infant mortality, obesity, tobacco use and other health priorities in a new five-year plan aimed at improving the health of Hoosiers. The plan released Monday also focuses on assuring...Tags: Medical Services, Obesity, Health, HIV, Allen County (Indiana)
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Today is World Hepatitis Day: New drugs promise to transform Hepatitis C treatment
Today is World Hepatitis Day, and physicians are applauding two new drugs they hope will make great strides in the treatment and eradication of hepatitis C, Bon Secours Hampton Roads said in a news release. Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common chronic...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Hampton Roads, Bon Secours, Hospitals and Clinics
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Will your child be immunized before school starts?
Florida parents should know now is the time to confirm health exam and immunization requirements for first-time and returning students for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Check with your child’s school about what’s required,...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Florida, Rubella, Social Issues
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PHL17 IN FOCUS: Hepatitis B
Staff reporterPHILADELPHIA – Saturday, June 4, 2011 – 6:30-7:00am 1 in 20 Americans has been infected with Hepatitis B. On this Saturday's episode of "In Focus" with Steve Highsmith, Steve focuses on the efforts of the Hepatitis B Foundation, a Doylestown, Bucks...Tags: Television Industry, Chicago Tribune, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Television
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Botox maker Allergan sued by Las Vegas surgeon
Money & CompanyA Las Vegas plastic surgeon has sued Allergan Inc., accusing the Irvine pharmaceutical company of selling its popular wrinkle treatment Botox in large vials and encouraging physicians to unsafely reuse them. Dr. Julio L. Garcia contends that Allergan sold...
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