AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is a stigma associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System.

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Stomach virus strikes third cruise ship; Norovirus blamed for sickening 200 ...
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AP Two-hundred passengers aboard the cruise ship Voyager of the Seas were reportedly struck with a nauseating stomach virus -- the third ship to be affected by an apparent outbreak of norovirus. NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans says a stomach ...
Ship with stomach virus outbreak sets sail from Port Everglades with new ...Washington Post
Virus strikes cruise ship out of New OrleansThe Associated Press
Nearly 500 on 2 Princess cruise ships stricken by NorovirusCNN
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USA TODAY
Komen reversal on Planned Parenthood doesn't end controversy
USA TODAY
By Liz Szabo and Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Some cancer survivors and advocates say Susan G. Komen for the Cure will have to work hard to win back supporters, even after the breast cancer organization reversed course on a controversial decision to end ...
Komen, Planned Parenthood And Women's HealthWBUR
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Schakowsky stands with Planned Parenthood in Komen controversyDaily Northwestern
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Daily Trojan Online
Dental school provides free care for local children
Daily Trojan Online
By Nathaniel HsieH · Daily Trojan Before Ostrow School of Dentistry's Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Jessica Garcia had never been to the dentist. “They were nice,” said Garcia, 5, a kindergarten student at the James A. Foshay Learning Center.
Meharry Medical College Offers Free Dental WorkNewsChannel5.com
Free dental service keeps kids smiling | In My Opinion 40 students also learn ...Dentistry IQ
Too many colleges hurt the prospects of dental studentsTimes of India
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Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: study
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(Reuters) - Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people. Green tea contains antioxidant chemicals that may help ward off the ...
Green tea tied to low risk of frailty, disability in the elderlyFood Consumer
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Reuters - Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.

ContributorNetwork - A study published by the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reverses some earlier thinking that breastfeeding by mothers with asthma might increase the child's risk for the disease. The study found breastfeeding strengthens children's lungs, even if the mother has asthma. Here are details about breastfeeding and lung health in children.

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American Heart Association Month
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It's American Heart Association month and local organizers want to make sure you do everything you can to keep your heart healthy. They're reminding people to get blood pressure screenings, plenty of exercise, and eat healthy.
National Wear Red Day spotlights heart disease in womenCBS News
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is a stigma associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Winter weather can be challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other health issues.

AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.

AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.

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New York's Le Roy students, public still seek answers in mystery illness
Nashua Telegraph
By SANDRA TAN The illness afflicting more than a dozen students at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School in Le Roy, NY, with violent, involuntary twitches and gestures has attracted national attention, not to mention the suspicions of notable ...
Is Social Media Spreading Twitching Hysteria?Discovery News
Social media reason behind twitching disorderTimes of India
NYS Health Department details preliminary findings on LeRoy girlsMPNnow.com
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Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.

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People-Pleasers Eat To Make Others Comfortable In Social Situations: Study
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Do you hate letting down other people? A new study suggests you may be more apt to overeat in social situations (and yes, that includes Super Bowl parties!). Case Western Reserve University researchers found that people who want to maintain a sense of ...
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Daily Mail
Increasing risk of STDs among those over 50 as demographic has more sex than ever
Daily Mail
By Nina Golgowski Sexually transmitted diseases among older adults have more than doubled in the past 10 years according to a new report as the age group is having more sex than ever. Of those between 50 and 90 years of age, 80 per cent are sexually ...
Baby Boomers Getting More Sexually Transmitted DiseasesMedical News Today
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates among seniors double in a decadeGlobalPost
STDs in baby boomers increasingUPI.com
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Forbes
Louisiana rolls out new Medicaid managed care program
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana's Medicaid program on Wednesday started providing health care through private managed care networks in nine parishes around New Orleans, the first step in a sweeping revamp of the program that provides care to the poor.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also is true. Such is the case with the 2012 election season.

The Associated Press
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept. This week, after watching The Susan G. Komen ...
Komen reverses decision to cut Planned Parenthood fundingLos Angeles Times

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