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Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice

(Original Article) A cancer drug given to mice eliminates brain-damaging proteins, leading to improved cognition within days, but will it work in humans? A nearly 13-year-old skin cancer drug rapidly alleviates molecular signs of Alzheimer’s disease and improves brain function, according … Continue reading

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10 Tips to Reduce Summer Allergy Symptoms

Robin Wilson Interior Designer and Clean Design expert  (original article) Hot and humid summer weather can impact allergy symptoms — and to ensure that your indoor and outdoor activities are not impacted by “wheezing and sneezing” moments. Our tips will allow … Continue reading

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Man lives 555 days without a heart

(CNN)While waiting for a human heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all. To passers-by, the 25-year-old Ypsilanti, Michigan, resident appeared to be a typical young adult. He enjoyed taking his three toddlers to the park … Continue reading

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Hepatitis C deaths hit all-time high in United States

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN  (Original Article) Updated 4:30 PM ET, Wed May 4, 2016 Almost 20,000 people died of hepatitis C in 2014, an all-time high, the CDC says. Story highlights Almost 20,000 people died of hepatitis C in 2014, … Continue reading

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UnitedHealthcare to exit most Obamacare exchanges

by Paul R. La Monica   @lamonicabuzz UnitedHealthcare, the biggest health insurer in the United States, said Tuesday that it plans to exit most of the Affordable Care Act state exchanges where it currently operates by 2017. The health insurer … Continue reading

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Brand Name Medication Prices

Original Article Here Brand name prescription medications are expensive. That fact shouldn’t be news to anyone. What is new is the rate in which these medications are going up in price. In the last few years the price of nearly … Continue reading

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Your Money or Your Life: Why Paying for Cancer Treatment Can Be Nearly As Painful As the Treatment Itself

Posted: 01/08/2016 5:38 pm EST Updated: 01/08/2016 5:59 pm EST (original article) A respected group of cancer specialists developed a chemotherapy program for a breast cancer patient. But then her insurance company denied the claim, so the cancer center stuck … Continue reading

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Cradle of Shame Part 2: Black & White Stark racial differences exacerbate SC’s already poor infant mortality rates

(Original Article) A photo of Ashley McElveen as a baby hangs on the wall to her left as Karen Driggers places a life-sized toy baby in her arms. On this February day, Ashley is 21, single and 15 weeks pregnant … Continue reading

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Cradle of Shame Part 1: Why are so many South Carolina infants dying at third-world rates?

(Original Article) Babies in a broad swath of rural South Carolina come into this world with little better chance of survival than a child born in war-torn Syria. They face a toxic mix of poverty, chronically sick mothers, premature birth … Continue reading

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U.S. and Cuba at Odds Over Exodus of the Island’s Doctors

Dr. José Angel Sánchez, now in Paterson, N.J., saw his medical school training as a route out of Cuba to the United States. BRYAN ANSELM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES By VICTORIA BURNETT and FRANCES ROBLES DECEMBER 19, 2015  (original article) As he came … Continue reading

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