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WebJohnson & Jonson to pay $72M for cancer death linked to talcum powder. Company accused of failing to warn consumers that its talc-based products could cause cancer. …

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5 big Native American health issues you don't know about

WebSuicide is intertwined with so many other issues that disproportionately affect Native people, such as sexual assault, substance abuse, isolation, joblessness, limited …

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The doctor won’t see you now Al Jazeera America

WebJuly 3, 2014 5:00AM ET. by Elijah Wolfson @elijahwolfson. Tonya Battle had been working as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Hurley Medical Center in …

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Many uninsured Americans still don't know about Affordable Care …

WebDespite months of outreach aiming to educate Americans about how to sign up for health insurance plans through new statewide exchanges and multiple speeches …

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WHO: Slash Sugar to 5 to 10 Percent of Calories

WebThe World Health Organization issued new guidelines this week calling for adults and children to limit consumption of added sugar to less than 10 percent of …

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Cancer incidence linked to poverty rate Al Jazeera America

WebA community's poverty rate correlates with the incidence of certain types of cancer, with tobacco- and HPV-related cancers more likely to strike poorer areas, …

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Ramapough Indian tribe demands cleanup of ‘toxic legacy’

WebAl Jazeera. Ramapough Chief Dwaine Perry said the approximately 3,500 tribal members who live in the area have higher rates of cancer, birth defects and other …

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HIV Epidemic in Indiana Has Been Long Time Coming Al Jazeera …

WebAUSTIN, Indiana — To an outsider, it might seem improbable that HIV would ravage a place in rural Indiana, but not to Sherry McNeely, a nurse in this town of 4,200 …

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California vs. Arizona: A tale of two health care states

WebLast June the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the health care overhaul but allowed states to opt out of Medicaid expansion. Almost half did. In Arizona, however, …

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In Guatemala, shifts in health care strand communities

WebRodrigo Arias for Al Jazeera America. Although there is still hope — the Canadian government recently announced $7.6 million in funding to help strengthen the …

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The Cancer Cluster of Piketon, Ohio Al Jazeera America

WebFebruary 25, 2016 5:00AM ET. by Kevin Williams. PIKETON, Ohio — A patch of land in the hills of rural Pike County, Ohio, hardly looks as if it played a key role in the Cold War. But …

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New York City’s public health ‘warrior’ revamps HIV messaging

WebPreviously, ominous and dramatic messaging reigned, akin to lurid anti-smoking campaigns. A 2010 New York City Department of Health video illustrated in …

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A new way to treat women's mental health in prison

WebFauzia Fields, 31, remembers being so independent growing up that she never turned to her family for help. As a result, she became isolated in an abusive …

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Watts Hospital Anniversary Al Jazeera America

WebLOS ANGELES – For more than six decades, Alice Harris has lived on a block deep in the heart of Watts, a neighborhood long troubled by segregation, …

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New York City Wants to Provide Free Tampons

WebThe call comes a week after the New York City Council gathered policymakers, social workers and activists to address the city’s limited access to …

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WHO: Governments should regulate fast food to slow obesity …

WebGovernments could slow or even reverse the growing obesity epidemic if they introduce more regulation into the global market for fast foods such as burgers, chips …

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Iceland’s Medical System Under Strain Al Jazeera America

WebJune 17, 2015 3:48PM ET. by Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff. REYKJAVIK, Iceland — In the halls of Landspítali, the larger of Iceland’s two major hospitals, the sense of exhaustion is …

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Study links physical fitness with test scores among poor students

WebATLANTA — As the national discussion over how to improve public education continues, one area that some researchers feel has gotten short shrift is that …

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Six Better Reasons Not to Eat Pork Al Jazeera America

WebThe media love a good food scare. So when the World Health Organization recently announced a scientific review of 800 studies that showed an increased cancer …

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Hygiene and heartache: Homeless women’s daily struggle to keep …

WebNEW YORK — Four years after she left a city homeless shelter, Ayana James, a domestic violence survivor, still carries personal belongings — toothpaste, …

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NY Cracks Down on Sleeping Health Workers Al Jazeera America

WebNurse Barbara Parsons worked with Lemon at the Briarwood Lane home in DeWitt, making $34,000 a year. Some staff, she said, signed up for extra shifts to get …

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Here's why 9 out of 10 doctors wouldn't recommend medicine as …

WebA 2012 survey of 5,000 physicians by the nation’s largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability found that 9 in 10 wouldn't recommend medicine as a …

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