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Health & Wellness  (tags: diseases, illness, humans, interesting, abuse, women, men, science, prevention, study, cancer, tanning beds, tan, risks, warning, doctors, skin, death, protection, research )

Jim
- 52 days ago - forcechange.com
Indoor tanning is an incredibly popular trend currently with young teenagers and even middle-aged adults. There is plenty of warnings and information that is easily accesible and that clearly outlines the risks of indoor tanning, namely cancer. Despite
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Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, cancer, death, disease, doctors, drugs, ethics, health, healthcare, illness, investigation, medicine, research, protection, risks, safety, science, treatment )

Kit
- 125 days ago - truth-out.org
In the moments before she became a widow, veiled in blood, Sharon Lenox was happier than she'd been in ages. Her fifty-four-year-old husband, Jim, had just returned home from the hospital where he'd spent the night receiving infusions of magnesium, -->
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Utah Doctors Join "Occupy" Movement
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, doctors, cancer, death, disease, environment, healthcare, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, risks, safety, society, warning )

Kit
- 146 days ago - commondreams.org
Air pollution causes between 1,000 and 2,000 premature deaths every year in Utah. Moreover, medical research in the last ten years has firmly established that air pollution causes the same broad array of diseases well known to result from first-->
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The Dangers of the Medical Industrial Complex
Health & Wellness  (tags: doctors, FDA, Big Pharm, drug company )

Nancy
- 391 days ago - drhyman.com
YOUR DOCTORS THINK they make decisions based on medical evidence. But they don't! In fact, half of medical evidence is hidden from your doctors. And the half that's hidden is the half that shows drugs don't work. The bad news is that drug companies e
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10 Most Famous Medical Mistakes of All Time
Health & Wellness  (tags: Medical Mistakes, Health, Human lives, Patients, Doctors )

Nancy
- 445 days ago - mastersinhealthcare.com
We sometimes forget that doctors and nurses are humans who make mistakes from time to time, but when human lives are at stake, there should be no room for error. Here are the 10 most famous medical mistakes of all time:
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Patients Miss Operations as Government 'Tosses Grenade' Into NHS
Health & Wellness  (tags: proposals, doctors, Patients, operations )

Suzane
- 493 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The Health Select Committee said that uncertainty surrounding the "surprise" proposals to hand more power to family doctors is increasing costs and leading to poor decisions on care, while expertise is being lost as two tiers of management are scrapped.
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10 Common Myths About ADHD
Health & Wellness  (tags: ADHD, Health, Doctors, Disorder, Mental )

Anna
- 557 days ago - onlineclasses.org
The following myths have been perpetuated by people who don't understand ADHD but have been debunked by doctors, mental health professionals and people who live with the disorder.
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How Often Do Doctors and Hospitals Make Mistakes? 25 Startling Studies With Answers
Health & Wellness  (tags: education, e-learning, health, doctors, mistakes, study )

Suzane
- 661 days ago - masterofhealthadministration.com
Even with all the advances in medical technology, human error accounts for a surprising amount of medical mistakes. Here's a list of some startling studies.
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5 Advantages to Mail-Order Your Prescriptions
Health & Wellness  (tags: Mail Order, Prescriptions, Medical, Health, Pharmacy, Doctors )

Anna
- 667 days ago - mritechniciantraining.org
Those who want quick, convenient and larger supplies of their medications can do so through mail-order pharmacies, which are designed to meet your prescription needs in an easy, safe and affordable manner.
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15 Most Forward-Thinking IPhone Apps for Doctors & Nurses
Health & Wellness  (tags: iPhone Apps, Nurses, Doctors, Health, Medical )

Katie
- 674 days ago - nursingschools.net
Here are some of the most forward-thinking and revolutionary iPhone apps out there for doctors and nurses.
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British Docs Demand 'Fat Tax' on Junk Food
Health & Wellness  (tags: warnings, fat, diets, doctors )

Anna
- 684 days ago - cnews.canoe.ca
Leading British doctors will urge the UK government Monday to impose a "fat tax" on junk food and introduce cigarette-style warnings to children about the dangers of poor diets and products high in fat, salt or sugar.
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Doctors Can Be Stuck Off If They Ignore the Right to Die, GMC to Announce
Health & Wellness  (tags: doctors, right to die, terminally ill, rights, food, water )

Lone
- 737 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
They must allow the terminally ill to refuse food and water if the patient does not want treatment that prolongs their life and must abide by "living wills" in which patients specify in advance that they do not want to be resuscitated
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Academy Introduces Native American Youth to Health Care Field
Health & Wellness  (tags: Native Americans, healthcare, study, doctors )

Lone
- 742 days ago - upnorthlive.com
-- 23 high schoolers from Indian communities across Upper Michigan are taking over the campus of NMU for a few days. "The College Prep Medicine Wheel Academy is really designed to introduce Native youth to the idea of the health sciences," explains
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What Doctors Want You to Know About the Web
Health & Wellness  (tags: Medical, Health, Doctors, Web 2.0 )

Nancy
- 751 days ago - nursepractitionerschools.org
No matter how much you rely on the Internet for school or work, you shouldn't trust the Internet quite as much when it comes to your health. Keep reading for the risks and benefits of using the web, according to doctors.
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The System of Vetting Foreign Medics 'Needs Improving'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Medic, doctors, patient, medical skills, health committee )

Sophie
- 779 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Urgent changes to protect patients must be made to vetting of foreign doctors offering out-of-hours GP care, MPs say.
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