Despite its slogan — Hip, Historic … Almost Heaven — Charleston, W.V., comes in last on Gallup’s latest well-being poll. The city scored a meager 60.8 points on the pollster’s well-being index — a 100-point scale measuring physical and emotional health, work environment and access…
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Poll: W. Va. Town Worst for Well-Being
Patients on health alert as dentist accused of bad practice during routine appointments.
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Watch: Dental Scare Leaves Thousands at Risk of HIV
What everyone’s talking about: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the legality of California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act this week
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The Tulsa Health Department is warning 7,000 patients of a local dentist office that they could have contracted HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C from poor sterilization practices.
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HIV Test Urged for 7K Dental Patients, Oral Surgeon Investigated
Trusted dentist may have exposed patients to disease. Health officials urge patients to get tested.
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Watch: Thousands of Oklahoma Dental Patients Possibly Infected With HIV, Hepatitis
What if all it took to get rid of seasonal allergies was holding a few drops of liquid under your tongue for a few seconds a day? In Europe, sublingual immunotherapy, the practice of gradually desensitizing the immune system to allergens by administering allergen extract…
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Allergy Treatment Could Replace Shots
ABC News investigation reveals family struggle against health insurance company.
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Watch: Parents Plead With Insurance on Bid to Help Child Hear
Study: Claims costs that drive premiums will rise 32 pct in individual market under health law
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Study: Health Overhaul to Raise Claims Cost 32 Pct
Mandated shorter on-duty shifts for resident physicians has not improved patient care nor has it noticeably reduced the numbers of sleepy house staff, according to a pair of studies.
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Short Shifts, More Mistakes for Docs
Snowmen are burning and a groundhog is facing the death penalty, all because of the winter that just won’t end.
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Winter Weather Wearing on Moods
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