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Doctor Revolutionizes Healthcare By No Longer Accepting Insurance

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:15:20 +0000

Dr. Michael Ciampi may very well be a hero for our times.

Officials Say 12 Bodies Recovered at Texas Fertilizer Blast Site

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:46:53 +0000

The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.

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Boston Marathon Explosions: How You Can Help

Townsquare Media — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:38:09 +0000

Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?

The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:

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Lone Star College on Lockdown After Multiple Stabbings Reported [BREAKING]

Andree Valentine — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:24:15 +0000

Just months after a school shooting led to the North Harris campus evacuation, Lone Star College was struck with another violent tragedy on Tuesday morning.

KHOU reports that at least 14 people were injured on the Cy-Fair campus after witnesses said two males were

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5 Surprising Facts About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:17:15 +0000

You may know St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded with the specific goal of curing cancer in children, but there’s probably a whole lot more about it you don’t know.

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Oklahoma Man May Have Spontaneously Combusted, According to Sheriff

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:39:32 +0000

Someone call Mulder and Scully. Officials in Muldrow, Oklahoma, face a conundrum: How did 65-year-old Danny Vanzandt, who was alone in his home, die? One possible explanation, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Ron Lockhart, is that he is a victim of spontaneous human combustion.

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You've Never Had the Hiccups as Bad as This Guy

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:33:04 +0000

Drinking water, eating sugar or having a friend scare you are a few of the hundreds of purported hiccup remedies. However, none of them has worked for Micky Cheney, who has been hospitalized for over a week with a case of hiccups that just won't go away.

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Race, Economic Status Affect Whether You'll Receive Emergency CPR

Mike Adams — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:52:06 +0000

White Americans with a few bucks in their pockets have a better chance of getting their lives saved by CPR than minorities on the wrong side of the poverty line, according to new research.

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NASA To Market Motion-Sickness Nasal Spray

Dan Seitz — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:00:49 +0000

If you get motion sick, you're probably looking for any form of relief. And a source of it is coming from an unlikely place: NASA.

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Reason 2,423,877 to Quit Smoking: It Ruins Sleepy Time

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:35:49 +0000

As the surgeon general helpfully details on every pack of cigarettes, there are many health problems associated with smoking. But here's a new one: Smoking can cause restless nights.

German researchers surveyed the sleep habits of 1,100 smokers and 1,200 non-smokers. They found that 17 percent of

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Kingwood Woman Getting Double Arm Transplant

Jim Bell — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:20:03 +0000

The Houston Chronicle reports a Kingwood woman who lost both arms and both legs after a massive infection is in line to become the first in the country to get double arm transplants above the elbow.

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Bad Doctor Banned for Prescribing Gay 'Cure'

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:22:04 +0000

There is no “cure” for homosexuality, but that did not stop an Australian doctor from reaching into his bag of voodoo tricks and pulling out a prescription for some strange drug he claimed would rid a young man of his gay urges.

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Killer Gets Sex Change at Taxpayer Expense

Jim Bell — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:21:40 +0000

It's reported that a federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered state prison officials to provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate who is serving life in prison for murder.

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DETCOG: E-Tex May Get Aerial Mosquito Spraying

Jim Bell — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:18:48 +0000

Although Angelina County has nowhere near as many cases of West Nile virus as there are in Dallas County, health officials in east Texas are doing everything they can to fight the spread of the virus and illness. The latest news is that state officials may help pay for aerial spraying for the mosquitoes.

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Study: Pot Smoking Brings IQ Down

Jim Bell — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:40:15 +0000

A landmark study conducted in the United States and Great Britain has confirmed something many people have suspected for decades. The study reported in the London Daily Telegraph shows that people who smoke marijuana on a regular basis over a long period are putting their intelligence - their IQ -- at serious risk.

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Study: West Nile Might do Lasting Damage

Jim Bell — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:34:37 +0000

As scary as the West Nile Virus sounds, it's a fact that at least 80 percent of people who get it don't know they have it. Until recently, it was believed that most people who do contract West Nile fever recover and that's the end of it. The Houston Chronicle reports doctors at the Texas Medical Center in Houston are rethinking that belief.

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Court: Texas Can Stop Funding Planned Parenthood

Jim Bell — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:04:49 +0000

Texas officials say they will cut state funding for Planned Parenthood, now that a federal appeals court has ruled in the state's favor, in a challenge over a new law that prohibits giving state money to women's health clinics that are affiliated with abortion providers.

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Botox Helps Stroke Victims? Who Knew?

Jim Bell — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:30:49 +0000

It's true. Botox does a lot more than just smooth out facial wrinkles and make you look younger. Doctors at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research in Houston are using Botox to help stroke victims regain control of their hands and arms.

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Study: Half of US Doctors Struggle with Burnout

Jim Bell — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:17:13 +0000

No matter how "burned out" you may feel about your profession, you may be interested to know there is one job that causes more "burn out" than any other. USA Today reports a national survey shows more medical doctors suffer job burnout than people in any other profession.

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New Research Reveals That Taller People More Likely to Die of Cancer

Mike Adams — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:30:50 +0000

Some promising new research has surfaced that indicates that tall people are less likely to suffer strokes, psychotic breakdowns or die from heart disease than the shorter of the breed. However, the same research says that these same vertically-endowed humans are doomed at best, to die of cancer.

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