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Many U.S. adults are not up to date on their whooping cough vaccinations, putting vulnerable babies at risk of the potentially deadly disease, according to a new survey. The number of whooping cough (Pertussis) cases is increasing in the United States. In 2012, over 41,000 kids and adults were affected by the disease, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rates are at their highest level in 50 years...

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Hunger strikers currently detained in GuantÃ¡namo Bay should receive independent medical advice, 153 doctors told President Barack Obama in an open letter published today in The Lancet. An increasing number of doctors and healthcare professionals are expressing concern and alarm that the hunger strikers are not receiving a proper or humane standard of medical care by military doctors. There are estimated to be over 100 hunger strikers in GuantÃ¡namo Bay. A letter signed by thirteen hunger strikers to their military doctor was published in The Guardian on May 31st, 2013...

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People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label launched today by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry.

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German scientists have found a way to predict a person's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, their study has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The American Diabetes Association estimates there are over 3 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes, while Diabetes UK says that are about 300,000 in the UK. There is currently no cure for diabetes type 1, which unlike type 2 is not preventable. It can be fatal unless the patient regularly takes exogenous insulin...

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Kristin Kutac Ward of Retiring By Design, a solution provider at the marcus evans Long-Term Care CXO Summit Fall 2013, on making senior communities stand out in the market. Every senior community is different and needs a unique analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT), advised Kristin Kutac Ward, President, Retiring By Design. A solution provider at the marcus evans Long-Term Care CXO Summit Fall 2013, in Palm Beach, Florida, July 25-26, Kutac Ward gives her recommendations for improving occupancy, following up on inquiries and planning for the long-term...