HEADLINES

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• Boy Dies of Ebola in Liberia; first Ebola death since July

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• Nov 24, 2015 05:27 PM EST

• Teen boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, as the virus crops back up there. More than 175 people are being monitored.

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• Planned Parenthood Sues Texas State Over Funding Cuts

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• Nov 23, 2015 11:57 PM EST

• With the possible funding cuts from Texas, Planned Parenthood is bringing the matters to court.

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• More Generics, Please, Group Suggests

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• Nov 23, 2015 11:39 PM EST

• A group of doctors are encouraging both patients and doctors to use more generic than brand-name drugs as a way of improving health outcomes.

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• Australia Spending Billions on Asthma

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• Nov 23, 2015 11:06 PM EST

• Asthma is an expensive disease, especially in Australia where the annual costs related to the illness is a staggering $28 billion per year.

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• UN Strives to Make Quality Medicines More Accessible

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• Nov 23, 2015 10:51 PM EST

• In an effort to further improve global health care, a team of experts have been chosen to make quality medicines more accessible.

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• Boy born with malformed throat is given a new voice box

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• Nov 23, 2015 07:39 PM EST

• A boy born with a malformed trachea and no voice box has had vocal cords surgically created.

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• Pets that Sleep in Your Room May Be Ruining Your Sleep (Or maybe not)

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• Nov 23, 2015 07:33 PM EST

• A small study has found that some people have their sleep disturbed by their pets, but that more say the pet is beneficial to their sleep.

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• Users of chewing tobacco and snuff get as much or more nicotine and carcinogens as cigarette smokers

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• Nov 23, 2015 07:26 PM EST

• People who use smokeless tobacco products are exposed to as much or more nicotine and cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco products as cigarette smokers, according to a government study.

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• Oregon and California allow pharmacists to prescribe the pill, but many want to see over-the-counter…

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• Nov 22, 2015 06:06 PM EST

• Oregon and California will soon allow pharmacits to dispense hormonal birth control without a doctor's prescription. This move may help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.

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• Study finds benefit in yoga for men with prostate cancer

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• Nov 22, 2015 05:48 PM EST

• Yoga may help men with prostate cancer alleviate the side effects of radiation treatment and help them maintain their quality of life.

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• Death of Employee Leads to Cryotherapy Guidelines

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• Nov 21, 2015 11:16 PM EST

• The death of an employee working in a cryotherapy center has compelled the health officials of Nevada to issue the guidelines on the service.

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• Parasitic Worms Affect Women’s Fertility

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• Nov 21, 2015 10:56 PM EST

• In a very strange association, women who are infected with parasitic worms can experience either an increase or decrease in fertility, depending on which worm has invaded the intestine.