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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers from the National Cancer Institute want to know how many past and present cancer cases in ...
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When Do You Want To Die?
By BRAD BROKER When do you want to die? Would you rather pass before illness and age take over your life or do you want ...
Read More »FDA Tells Doctors To Watch Out For Fake Dugs
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are trying to help doctors spot counterfeit and unapproved drugs by raising awareness ...
Read More »Too Many People Die In Hospital Instead Of Home. Here’s Why.
By FRED MOGUL, WNYC It was September 2012 and it was life-long smoker Paula Faber’s third cancer in a decade, but she did not hesitate. ...
Read More »This is Why Doctors and Patients Must Discuss End-of-Life Care
By MATT SEDENSKY WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Americans suffer needless discomfort and undergo unwanted and costly care as they die, in part because ...
Read More »New Cancer Care Payment Model Benefits Doctors and Patients
By Anju Sikka, M.D. A new study shows that changing the way insurers pay for cancer care can lower costs by 34 percent without affecting ...
Read More »Study: Medical Marijuana Decreases Drug Overdose Deaths
By Brad Broker The legalization of medical marijuana has led to a decrease in drug overdose deaths, according to a new study. Chronic pain is ...
Read More »E-Cigs Can Help Smokers Quit, But Heart Assoc. Still Worries About Youths
By Alan Lyndon E-cigs are booming and more research and regulation is needed — quickly — before a new generation becomes addicted or potentially harmed, ...
Read More »Another View: The Pros of Electronic Cigarettes
By Bill Godshall (Editor’s Note: The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published two articles stating various potential hazards of electronic cigarettes, particularly to youths. ...
Read More »Big Tobacco Successfully Increasing E-Cigarette Use In Youths
By Brad Broker Don’t fool yourself: smoking electronic cigarettes is still smoking. The tobacco industry has positioned e-cigs as a less dangerous form of smoking ...
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