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End to Japan Nuclear Crisis Is Years, a Fortune Away

TOKYO -- Once Japan's leaky nuclear complex stops spewing radiation and its reactors cool down, making the site safe and removing the ruined equipment is going to be a messy ordeal that could take decades and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Radiation has covered the area around the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant and...

9 Dead After IV Infections at 6 Ala. Hospitals

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Nine Alabama hospital patients who were treated with intravenous feeding bags contaminated with bacteria have died and the maker has pulled the product off the market, state health officials said Tuesday. Ten others who got the nutrient treatments that are delivered directly from the plastic bags into...

Despite Radiation Discoveries, Some Progress Seen in Japan's Nuclear Crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- Japanese officials reported progress Sunday in their battle to gain control over a leaking, tsunami-stricken nuclear complex, though the crisis was far from over, with the discovery of more radiation-tainted vegetables and tap water adding to public fears about contaminated food and drink. The...

Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health

Hard-fought-for laws and regulations to save lives and the environment will be gutted or eliminated in budget cuts passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives or ordered by President Barack Obama's team, experts say. Public health and environmental experts say it's indisputable that lives will be...

Horrific US Medical Experiments Come to Light

ATLANTA -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into...

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21-Year-Old Prodigy To Become Youngest M.D. Ever

A 21-year-old Chicago man who began college at age 9 and medical school three years later is about to become the youngest student ever awarded an M.D. by the University of Chicago.

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Soda Today, Schmeers Tomorrow: Bloomberg's Ban A Slippery Slope?

NEW YORK -- Just how far would a government go to protect us from ourselves?

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Many Americans Are Content With Early Death Due to Inactivity

The news is layered with a plethora of studies that suggest living an inactive lifestyle is deadly.

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'NY Med' Is ABC's Newest Medical Documentary Series

"NY Med," an eight-episode documentary series follow-up to " Boston Med " and " Hopkins ," is heading to ABC this July. The new documentary series will explore the lives of doctors and patients inside of Columbia and Weill Cornell hospitals, two of New York's most prestigious hospitals.

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Easter Chicks Salmonella: Over 300 Food Safety Incidents Linked To Mail-Order Poultry Since 2004

Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. â mostly in youngsters â since 2004.

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06/04/12 The Post published Hospital started as refuge for poor Source: This is Somerset - Somerset - UK The foundation stone was laid by the Dowager Duchess of Beaufort in September, 1900 with the workhouse opening its doors in 1902, with beds for 64 men and women.
06/04/12 Hanging Up a Hallmark of the Trade, Doctors Swap... Source: WNYC 93.9 New York Public Radio - New York NY Dr. Sunny Shah, a first year internal medicine resident, said he often gets strange looks from his neighbors in the elevator when he flashes his pager.
06/03/12 Humble genius earns medical degree at 21 Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL He was an accomplished pianist at age 9.
06/03/12 DC-Central asks for 100% coverage of children under... Source: Pakistan Observer KarachiâDeputy Commissioner Karachi Central District, Dr. Saifur Rehman has directed the officials and staff engaged in national immunization against polio campaign, scheduled to begin on Monday, to strictly comply with the plan chalked out for the district.
06/03/12 Boy with bird flu treated in HK as contacts traced Source: Eastday - China HONG Kong's health authority said yesterday that the two-year-old boy confirmed with bird flu on Saturday is receiving isolated treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital and his condition remains serious.

Background on public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" (1920, C.E.A.

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