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Think twice before bathing that Thanksgiving bird

Heat at the proper temperature is what kills pathogens and makes meat safe to eat. A couple of years ago, food safety experts laun ...

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Medical exams opens up a new front with question on military conditions

The tests that medical students take to measure progress as they work to become a physician now include questions about military medicine ...

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Let them sleep: Doctors say to start the school day at a ‘healthy’ time

Teens need about eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep every night, but at lots of schools the morning bell rings around 7:2 ...

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Pa. considers revising vaccination requirements

Pennsylvania school children who show up for classes without all their immunizations would have far less time to get up to date under a n ...

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The program Mothers2Mothers in Cape Town South Africa hires women with HIV as mentors to support new moms. There are now hundreds of program sites in seven African countries. (Photo by Karin Schermbrucker

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After pregnancy, helping moms with HIV continue health care

Once a new mom with HIV delivers a healthy baby, sometimes she thinks she’s ‘done.’ The healthcare system has go ...

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Making the case for offering caregiver support as a good business move

Care advocates and business leaders gathered in Montgomery County Friday to talk about making a “business case” for flextime, ...

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2015 vaccine appears well suited to fight flu

In the fall of 2014, the flu vaccine was a bit of a “mismatch,” but this flu season, early reports suggest that health offici ...

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Reaching those without insurance will take more precise outreach, experts say

As states get ready for open enrollment of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces in November, the Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a sn ...

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Self-care is part of diabetes management. “It may sound funny

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Teaching healthier lifestyle skills to turn the tide on diabetes

Diabetes often requires medication and serious lifestyle changes to manage, and making those changes usually takes support and education. ...

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Jefferson, Aria hospitals planning spring union

Two hospital heavyweights in Philadelphia have just announced plans for a spring union. Like many modern marriages, the new partners are ...

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How to spot a cougar at the bar: the vaccine that left a scar

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

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NJ makes progress on cutting rate of hospital readmissions

An infection, bedsores or a blood clot that travels to the lungs are all conditions that can complicate healing, prolong a hospital stay ...

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