More people than you would expect suffer from toenail fungus. They don’t realize it until it is at a fairly advanced stage when the nail turns yellowish and starts to thicken There are steps you can take to reduce the risk of contracting toenail fungus. If you have to wear covered shoes during the summer [...]
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday requested that the makers of a class of asthma drugs called leukotriene receptor agonists place a “precaution” on the drugs’ labeling, warning of the potential for neuropsychiatric events.
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AP – State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California’s multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.
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HealthDay – SATURDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) — You can help lower your odds of becoming an unfortunate highway statistic this summer by making sure you are rested before you hit the road, says the National Sleep Foundation.
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AP – President Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting.
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AP – President Barack Obama is lauding the passage of historic anti-smoking legislation that gives the government sweeping authority to regulate tobacco products, pledging to quickly sign the measure into law.
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AP – The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers.
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Reuters – Britain will invest almost $500 million in an international scheme to encourage pharmaceutical firms to develop vaccines against some of the common diseases which plague poorer nations.
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — Stars from the world of entertainment and finance spoke out at a gala benefit this week in New York City with one goal in mind: to help lift the stigma around stuttering, and to further research into a condition affecting millions of Americans.
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AFP – US President Barack Obama said Saturday he had found more than 300 billion dollars that could help his government make health care available to all Americans.
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