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National cancer forecast: 1.66 million new cases in 2013
More than 1.66 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2013, while more than 580,000 Americans are expected to die of the disease, according to the annual statistics report of the American Cancer Society. The report, released Monday, notes that...
Tags: Skin Cancer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Raising grandchildren can be hard on grandparents' health
Two years ago, Ruth Maxey was raising six children, including twin granddaughters, a niece and the girl's three siblings. She was also in her 60s. It got to be too much, and in January 2011 Maxey had a stroke, not long after she retired from a...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Minority Groups, Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Human Interest
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Welcome to lethal living, American-style
It would be silly to try to reduce the American character -- if there even is such a thing -- to a single graph. But the one pictured above, taken from a report released Wednesday by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, does a...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, University of Pennsylvania, Hugo Chavez, Demographics, Japan
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Cancer death rates fall as HPV-associated cancers rise: U.S. report
This year’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, released online Monday, brought Americans good news and bad. Extending a trend since the early 1990s, authors reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that cancer...
Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Human papillomavirus, American Cancer Society, Science and Technology
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Beware: Alligator safety tips
South Florida Sun-SentinelStay out of the way! Never allow small children or pets near water by themselves. Do not allow pets to swim, exercise or drink from lakes or canals that may contain alligators. Dogs are highly susceptible to attack since they resemble the natural prey...Tags: Pets, Sports
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Eat your vegetables in the New Year
This year’s developments have certainly vindicated those of us who care about our health, our environment and our treatment of animals. In January, First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled revamped federal guidelines requiring school cafeterias to...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Michelle Obama, Heart Disease, Obesity, Diets and Dieting
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Cancer Treatment Centers keeps employees happy so they can help patients better
The staff at Cancer Treatment Centers of America knows the perception those not familiar with its hospitals might have: that places that focus on such insidious, life-altering diseases must feel melancholy, even hopeless. Not so, say employees. The...
Tags: Health Treatments, Politics, Government, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Rear-end accident deaths not as common
Question: Do you have any statistics on rear-end accidents (from cars) while stopped at intersections aboard a motorcycle? -- Rick Lenning, Brea Answer: The only information I have about rear-end accidents has to do with fatal motorcycle crashes, and it...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, U.S. Department of Transportation, Vehicles, Disasters and Accidents
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Health fair with free screenings to be held Saturday
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelThe nonprofit Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention in Orlando is holding a health fair Saturday at the Central Florida Fair and Exposition Park. Community health centers and clinics participating in the 10th annual Caribbean Health Summit will... -
Tony Scott death: Notes he left to loved ones offer few clues
L.A. NOWTony Scott left a suicide note and several notes to loved ones before he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge earlier this week, but none of them offered a motive or mentioned health problems, law enforcement sources said. Both the...... -
Tony Scott death: Authorities talk to family, friends, witnesses
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police are interviewing witnesses as well as family and friends of director Tony Scott as the investigation into his death continued Tuesday. Both police and the L.A. County coroner's office believe Scott took his own life when he...... -
Tony Scott death: Authorities say motive still a mystery
L.A. NOWAuthorities said they have not determined a motive for director Tony Scott's suicide on the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Sunday. Law enforcement sources said that several notes Scott left do not speak of any health problems or offer solid clues......
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