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FDA calls e-cigarettes ‘an epidemic’ among minors, cracks down on retailers

September 12, 2018 abcnews, health news, medical articles, medical news

The use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic” among children, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which said

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'It's something we really needed': widow of RU OK? founder reflects

September 12, 2018 founder, It's, needed':, of, OK?, Really, reflects, RU, Something, we, widow

Maryanne Larkin is astounded by how her late husband's mental health initiative, RU OK? Day, has grown. "I had no

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Immediately limiting nicotine in all cigarettes could reduce smoking

September 12, 2018 All, cigarettes, Could, Immediately, in, limiting, nicotine, reduce, Smoking

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advanced notice of a proposed rule in March that would reduce nicotine

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Dr Pimple Popper Removing A 'Cutaneous Horn' Is V Unsettling

September 12, 2018 acne, dermatologist, dr pimple popper, pimple, social media, YouTube

And today in Insta clips guaranteed to make you spew, we bring you Dr Pimple Popper (aka, LA-based dermatologist Dr

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Significant amount of cancer-causing chemicals stays in lungs during e-cigarette use: Formaldehyde and other chemicals absorbed by respiratory tract during vaping sessions

September 12, 2018 Asthma, cancer, COPD, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Medical Topics, Smoking

E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular as a smoke-free alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, but the health effects of “vaping” on

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AHA: Update on Diagnosis, Tx for Chagas Cardiomyopathy

September 12, 2018 AHA:, Cardiomyopathy, Chagas, Diagnosis, for, on, Tx, Update

TUESDAY, Sept. 11, 2018 — Health care providers need to be equipped to recognize, diagnose, and treat Chagas disease, which

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Doctors remove "giant" pumpkin-size fibroid from woman’s uterus

September 12, 2018 BMJ Case Reports, fibroids, health, uterine fibroids

Doctors in Singapore successfully removed a so-called giant uterine fibroid weighing about 61 lbs. (28 kilograms) from a 53-year-old woman’s

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Tramadol vs. Vicodin: Differences, side effects, and risks

September 11, 2018 and, differences, effects, risks, side, Tramadol, Vicodin:, vs.

Doctors prescribe tramadol and Vicodin for high levels of pain that over-the-counter (OTC) drugs cannot help, such as pain from

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Here’s one reason why US healthcare costs so much

September 11, 2018 costs, Healthcare, Here's, Much, ONE, reason, so, US, Why

There is substantial waste in U.S. healthcare, but little consensus on how to identify or combat it. New research from

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Baby Survives Extremely Rare In-Utero Heart Surgery: 'We Were Terrified'

September 11, 2018 baby Heart Surgery, Heart Surgery, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in utero Heart Surgery, the doctors Heart Surgery

Halfway into her pregnancy, Heather and Anthony Catanese got the news that parents-to-be never want to hear: their son Lorenzo’s

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