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• A man's treatment and death was televised without his family's permission.

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• Jan 06, 2015 07:05 PM EST

• In 2012, Anita Chanko decided to watch an episode of the show “NYMed,” a reality television series that shows events at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. In the middle of the episode, she suddenly realized that she was watching the death of her …

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• Yout might have more success if you try to quit smoking at the right time.

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• Jan 06, 2015 06:56 PM EST

• Women: If you want to quit smoking, you might have better success if you pick the right day of your menstrual cycle to stop.

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• Physicians who treat cancer patients should discuss the use of herbal products and other supplements…

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• Jan 06, 2015 06:49 PM EST

• Physicians who treat cancer patients should discuss the use of herbal products and other supplements with their patients. Yet oncologists rarely bring up the subject with their patients.

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• Night Shift Work Can Cause Many Health Problems Including Cancer

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• Jan 06, 2015 11:11 PM EST

• Nurses are always working through rotating shifts. One way or another, they would land in a night shift. A new study reveals that night shift work can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.

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• Scientists Debunk Myth That Ageing Automatically Leads To Poor Health

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• Jan 06, 2015 11:02 PM EST

• Researchers from King’s College London say that their study debunk the myth that ageing automatically makes people frail and have poor health.

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• Data Shows Increasing Cases Of Mental Health Problems Among Children And Teens

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• Jan 06, 2015 10:54 PM EST

• Recent data regarding the increase in mental health problems among children and teenagers sends alarming message across health sectors.

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• 8 Surprising Health Benefits Of Being A Woman

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• Jan 06, 2015 10:49 PM EST

• Being a woman has many health benefits, according to many studies and experts.

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• One or two days of rest after a concussion may be better than a longer rest

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• Jan 05, 2015 07:00 PM EST

• The usual treatment for a concussion has been to keep do nothing but rest for one or two days until the patient starts to feel better, but some experts have recommended resting for longer than one or two days. Now, a randomized trial has found that more rest i…

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• Scrapie is a disease in sheep that is similar to mad cow disease, but can it jump to humans?

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• Jan 05, 2015 06:51 PM EST

• A brain disease that affects sheep may be able to jump to human beings.

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• High levels of blood sugar appear to show the growth of the brain in children with type 1 diabetes.

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• Jan 05, 2015 06:39 PM EST

• The brains of children with diabetes had slower overall growth and slower growth, but they did not have any differences in mental function.

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• Open Enrollment for U.S. Health Care Coverage Open Until February 15, 2015

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• Jan 05, 2015 05:30 PM EST

• The Open Enrollment period for 2015 coverage is November 15, 2014 to February 15, 2015

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• Fat and Healthy: Not All Obese People Are Unhealthy, Study Shows

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:32 PM EST

• A new study in the United States says that obesity does not automatically lead to metabolic disorders in the body that can cause health problems.