Health News
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
4 hours ago
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
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Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue
12 hours 19 mins ago
Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.
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Teen birth rates decline in most US states
7 hours 35 mins ago
The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
7 hours 36 mins ago
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
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Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
8 hours 46 mins ago
A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.
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Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
13 hours 48 mins ago
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
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More doctors, hospitals using electronic records
21 hours 11 mins ago
The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
1 day ago
The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days _ 384 times, up and around _ bringing the world record for the longest ride ...
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