Lifestyle Stories from June 17, 2013 (Change date)
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How to take the sting out of allergiesJun 19, 2013 6:11 am - Sonia was out shopping for her bridal gown on a sweltering day. She stopped on the sidewalk to throw away her smoothie cup. Buzzing around the trash bin was a yellow jac...
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Cancer drug shortages force treatment delaysJun 18, 2013 2:48 pm - Shortages of medicines for some of the most common cancers have caused nearly half of doctors to delay treatment and forced about a third to choose between patients need...
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Cancer survivors face growing health care gapJun 18, 2013 6:16 am - After Teresa Levitch underwent successful chemotherapy and radiation for the cancer attacking her immune system, she believed her health problems were over. Now she know...
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Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts sayJun 18, 2013 6:14 am - The prescription medicine you get online or from your pharmacy could be fake — and harmful. The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of drugs consumed in ...
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Gene therapy to fight the flu?Jun 18, 2013 9:30 am - In 2009, a global collaboration of scientists, public health agencies and companies raced to make a vaccine against a pandemic influenza virus, but most of it wasn’t rea...
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Music’s healing power noteworthyJun 17, 2013 5:05 am - The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months. Certainly, not everyone likes the same mus...
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Every choice resonates for brides fighting cancerJun 18, 2013 9:47 am - Nikki Rodriguez stares in the mirror and smooths the wedding dress with her fingers. “This line of pearls is stupid,” she says, turning around and pointing to the small ...
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Getting in touch with hospital patients helps relieve deliriumJun 20, 2013 6:25 am - Paula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her father-in-law. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed. Almost overnight, he bec...
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Take our summertime health hazard quizJun 20, 2013 6:25 am - Ready for summer? How much do you really know about the day-to-day conditions and hazards you may encounter? Take this summer safety quiz to find out. (Answers follow.)...
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Many questions remain about new flu virus in ChinaJun 17, 2013 11:48 pm - Q. I heard that a dangerous new kind of “bird flu” was recently discovered in China. Should we in the United States be worried? A. You're right: In March 2013, c...