Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Officials: 12 hepatitis cases linked to W.Va. heart clinic
Officials have investigated at least 12 cases of hepatitis linked to a heart clinic in West Virginia.
Mar 25, 2016
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Health
Will more states ban nonmedical exemptions for childhood vaccination?
For more than 30 years, Mississippi and West Virginia were the only states in the country that disallowed nonmedical exemptions to mandatory school vaccination laws for religious or philosophical reasons, until they were ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Suicide, drugs only partly to blame for rising deaths of middle-aged US whites
(HealthDay)—Death rates among middle-aged white Americans were higher than expected in 2014, likely because progress against common killers such as diabetes and heart disease has halted, a new study contends.
Jan 29, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
PFOA exposure in utero linked to child adiposity and faster BMI gain
Children whose mothers were exposed to relatively high levels of the chemical PFOA during pregnancy experienced more rapid body fat gain and higher body fat by age 8 than children whose mothers were less exposed, according ...
Nov 11, 2015
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Addiction
Obama says US will tackle prescription drug abuse
Traveling to a region in the throes of a drug abuse crisis, President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to use his bully pulpit and federal programs to try to combat the "epidemic" of heroin use and prescription painkiller ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Health
New program teaches medical students about healthy eating
(HealthDay)—West Virginia has introduced a program to teach medical students how to talk to patients about healthy eating, and deliver practical advice to engaged patients, according to a report published by the American ...
Aug 19, 2015
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Health
California vaccine bill goes to lawmakers for final vote
California lawmakers are considering a measure that will require vaccinations for most children in public schools.
Jun 29, 2015
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Health
Other legal challenges to health overhaul remain
If you thought the legal fight over the health care overhaul was finally over, think again. At least four issues related to the Affordable Care Act still are being sorted out in the courts, although none seems to pose the ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Medications
Report: West Virginia has top rate of drug overdose deaths
A report on injury prevention says West Virginia has by far the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation.
Jun 17, 2015
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Health
Experts: California vaccine bill would increase immunization
A hotly contested California bill to impose one of the strictest vaccination laws in the nation would boost immunization rates by changing parents' behavior, according to immunologists and people who have researched the impact ...
Jun 9, 2015
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