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Photo: Test results show 10 passengers on beleaguered Emirates jet had ... the flu? Test results show 10 passengers on beleaguered Emirates jet had ... the flu?
New York Daily News - Wed Sep 5, 2018
Test results on 10 sickly passengers on the Emirates jet from Dubai that landed at Kennedy Airport came back positive for the flu, official said. More»

Photo: Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
NPR - Sat Sep 1, 2018
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. More»

Photo: Florida cow tests positive for mad cow disease Florida cow tests positive for mad cow disease
Miami Herald - Thu Aug 30, 2018
A Florida cow has turned up with a form of mad cow disease, the sixth to be confirmed in the U. More»

Photo: FDA Recalls Common Heart, Blood Pressure Medications Due to Cancer Risks FDA Recalls Common Heart, Blood Pressure Medications Due to Cancer Risks
NBC New York - Sun Jul 15, 2018
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a voluntary recall of several medicines containing an ingredient used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. More»

Photo: Canada legalises recreational marijuana nationwide Canada legalises recreational marijuana nationwide
The Independent - Tue Jun 19, 2018
Canada has legalised the use of recreational marijuana nationwide, making it the first G7 country to do so. More»

Photo: More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana
USA Today - Mon May 7, 2018
BATON ROUGE - Louisianas Department of Health will begin sending nursing home eviction notices Thursday to more than 30,000 residents who could lose Medicaid under the budget passed by the state House of Representatives. More»

Photo: Gulf Residents Deserve The Full Truth About Oil Cleanup Chemicals Gulf Residents Deserve The Full Truth About Oil Cleanup Chemicals
Huffington Post - Fri Apr 20, 2018
TJ Johnson remembers the day he and his cousins were sprayed. More»

Photo: Throw It All Away: CDC Expands Warning on Romaine Lettuce Throw It All Away: CDC Expands Warning on Romaine Lettuce
NBC - Thu Apr 19, 2018
Federal officials expanded a romaine lettuce warning on Friday to cover all types of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region. More»

Photo: More than 200 million eggs sold in nine US states are recalled over salmonella More than 200 million eggs sold in nine US states are recalled over salmonella
Daily Mail - Sat Apr 14, 2018
More than 200 million eggs sold in nine US states are being recalled over salmonella fears. More»

Photo: A $17,850 urine test: Industry boom amid opioid epidemic A $17,850 urine test: Industry boom amid opioid epidemic
CNN - Mon Feb 19, 2018
After Elizabeth Moreno had back surgery in late 2015, her surgeon prescribed an opioid painkiller and a follow-up drug test that seemed routine -- until the lab slapped her with a bill for $17,850. More»

Photo: Groundbreaking medical marijuana case lets little girl go back to school Groundbreaking medical marijuana case lets little girl go back to school
KFOR-TV - Mon Jan 22, 2018
A little girl was back in a school she loves in Schaumburg, Illinois last week - but only after a federal judge said it was okay for her to bring her prescription medication with her. More»

Photo: California Warns About Cell Phone Exposure And Health Risks California Warns About Cell Phone Exposure And Health Risks
Forbes - Sat Dec 16, 2017
The connection between cell phone radiation and health risks is far from settled, but its strong enough that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued guidelines on how to minimize ones exposure. More»

Photo: Georgia Pumps Taxpayer Money into Anti-Choice Fake Clinics Georgia Pumps Taxpayer Money into Anti-Choice Fake Clinics
Rewire - Mon Aug 14, 2017
Georgia is funneling millions in state funds to anti-choice organizations that attempt to prevent people from seeking abortion care. More»

Photo: Don't Worry About New Alabama Mad Cow, Says CDC, but Facts Suggest Otherwise Don't Worry About New Alabama Mad Cow, Says CDC, but Facts Suggest Otherwise
Alternet - Tue Jul 25, 2017
Government agencies protect big agriculture at the expense of our health. More»

Mad Cow Disease Detected In Alabama
KUNC - Tue Jul 18, 2017
US Department of Agriculture scientists confirmed Tuesday that an 11-year-old cow found in an Alabama livestock market suffered from the neurologic cattle disease, formally called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). More»

Fatal Disease on Rise in Humans, Deer in Wisconsin
Newser - Mon Jul 10, 2017
Chronic wasting disease seen more amid worries deer may pass it to humans. More»

Photo: Marijuana Fans Cheer as Recreational Pot Goes on Sale in Nevada Marijuana Fans Cheer as Recreational Pot Goes on Sale in Nevada
NBC - Sat Jul 1, 2017
LAS VEGAS - Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state with stores selling pot to the public in a market that is expected to outpace all others in the U. More»

Photo: Epidemic of black lung disease in central Appalachia Epidemic of black lung disease in central Appalachia
NPR - Fri Jun 30, 2017
NPRs ongoing investigation of the advanced stage of the fatal lung disease that afflicts coal miners has identified an additional 1,000 cases in Appalachia. More»

Photo: Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Slow The Spread of Cancer Cells Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Slow The Spread of Cancer Cells
Science Alert - Wed May 31, 2017
CRISPR-Cas9 is the gene editing tool that promised to change the world. More»

U.S. Has Regressed To A Third-World Nation For Most Of Its Citizens
The Intellectualist - Fri May 26, 2017
America divided - this concept increasingly graces political discourse in the US, pitting left against right, conservative thought against the liberal agenda. More»

The numbers are staggering: US is 'world leader' in child poverty
Raw Story - Fri Apr 28, 2017
Americas wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion: In approximately the same time, the number of homeless children has also grown by 60 percent. More»

Photo: Desperate Families Driven to Black Market Insulin Desperate Families Driven to Black Market Insulin
NBC - Mon Apr 24, 2017
Fourth grader Gabriella Corley is trapped. More»

Photo: The High Price of Insulin Is Literally Killing People The High Price of Insulin Is Literally Killing People
Vice - Mon Apr 10, 2017
Shane Patrick Boyle died on March 18th, 2017, from Type I Diabetes. More»

Photo: LSD could help treat depression and anxiety, researchers hope LSD could help treat depression and anxiety, researchers hope
Raw Story/Medical Daily - Wed Apr 5, 2017
Scientists are looking to use LSD to help patients cope during stressful times. More»

Photo: U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World
Time - Wed Mar 15, 2017
The US health care system has been subject to heated debate over the past decade, but one thing that has remained consistent is the level of performance, which has been ranked as the worst among industrialized nations for the fifth time, according to the 2014 Commonwealth Fund survey 2014. More»

Photo: Justice Department to Reverse Obama's Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana Justice Department to Reverse Obama's Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana
Democracy Now - Sun Feb 26, 2017
The Trump administration said Thursday it will enforce federal laws barring the use of marijuana, reversing an Obama administration policy that gave wide latitude to states to determine their own pot laws. More»

Photo: Rick Santorum: 'Millions of Americans' with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care Rick Santorum: 'Millions of Americans' with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care
Raw Story - Sat Feb 25, 2017
CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because "millions" of them were scamming insurance companies. More»

Photo: Sworn to secrecy, drugstores stay silent as customers overpay Sworn to secrecy, drugstores stay silent as customers overpay
Chicago Tribune - Fri Feb 24, 2017
Eric Pusey has to bite his tongue when customers at his pharmacy cough up copayments far higher than the cost of their low-cost generic drugs, thinking their insurance is getting them a good deal. More»

Trump White House abruptly halts Obamacare ads
Politico - Thu Jan 26, 2017
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on all Obamacare outreach and advertising in the crucial final days of the 2017 enrollment season, according to sources at Health and Human Services and on Capitol Hill. More»

Photo: CDC abruptly cancels long-planned conference on climate change and health CDC abruptly cancels long-planned conference on climate change and health
Chicago Tribune - Mon Jan 23, 2017
With little warning or explanation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently canceled a major climate change conference that had been scheduled for next month in Atlanta. More»

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