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Ben Carson steps down as Hopkins commencement speaker
Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson stepped down Wednesday as commencement speaker at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine after complaints from students about controversial comments concerning same-sex marriage. The withdrawal came less than a week after...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Marriage, Fox News Channel (tv network), Students, Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr.
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The tricky question of involuntary commitment
Deciding to get a person with a serious mental illness into treatment is one of the most important steps families can take to protect a loved one's health and well-being. Unfortunately, it also can be one of the most difficult. Many mentally ill people...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Executive Branch, Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice, Symptoms
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The fights Obama picks over Medicare
The budget that President Obama released Wednesday doesn't include the sort of headline-grabbing initiatives that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) included in his proposal for fiscal 2014, such as a dramatic overhaul of the tax code...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medicare, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care, Prescription Drugs
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Asthma test helps doctor tailor treatment
Inhaled corticosteroids are often used to treat asthma, but trying to figure out if the therapy is necessary — and at what dose — can be tricky. Now, a new, noninvasive breath test called fractional exhaled nitric oxide, or FeNO, has taken...
Tags: Inflammation, Symptoms, Physical Conditions, Allergies, Asthma
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L.A. jury sides with doctor in Anthem Blue Cross case
In a rare case, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million in compensatory damages to a Porter Ranch doctor who contended insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross retaliated against him for being a strong patient advocate. The jury ruled late Monday in favor of...Tags: Insurance, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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In civil suit, Midei patients allege health problems from unnecessary stents
A Towson cardiologist and his former employer disputed claims during a civil trial Tuesday made by 21 plaintiffs who allege that the doctor performed unnecessary stent procedures to treat heart patients. Dr. Mark Midei, St. Joseph Medical Center and...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Roman Catholicism
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Don't punish people who really need painkillers
It's not enough that medical insurance companies want to dictate how much and what kind of treatment our illnesses deserve. Now legislators and law enforcement agencies are butting in, trying to curtail the use of high-powered painkillers because too...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vicodin (drug), Substance Abuse, Food and Drug Administration, Hydrocodone (drug)
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Jesus Came for Sinners
“It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”—Mark 2:17 The other day my daughter asked me to pick up a prescription at the hospital where she works....
Tags: Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics
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Florida's crackdown makes big dent in 'pill mills'
About a decade ago, Florida leaders watched as prescription drugs began to wreak havoc across the country. Drugs prescribed to treat pain became known as "hillbilly heroin," and in a matter of years, the epidemic found its way to the Sunshine State....
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Orlando, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark NeJame
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Could screening prevent suicides? Not enough evidence, says panel
When a person takes his or her own life, stunned survivors often ask, "How could we not have known?" and tell themselves that the fateful act might have been averted if someone had been aware of the victim's suicidal thinking. But is there a screening...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Psychotherapy, Behavioral Conditions, Suicidal Behavior, Health Treatments
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Howard County Spa Scene
The renewal of spring didn’t come without elbow grease, whether it included the laying of mulch and plantingof flowers, or the cleansing of grime from window screens and patio furniture. Now that the chores are completed, it’s time to...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Aromatherapy, Rosacea, Health Treatments, Microdermabrasion
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Boston victim opts for amputation, sees better life with prosthetic
Every year on Patriots Day, Heather Abbott and her friends take the train from Providence, R.I., to Boston and watch the Red Sox game before meeting other friends for drinks. The 38-year-old and two girlfriends had just arrived at a bar on Boylston Street...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Times Square, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Raytheon Company
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