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Officials: National drug shortage having distinct effect in Arizona

Officials: National drug shortage having distinct effect in Arizona

By Lorri AllenCronkite News Drug shortages: • Morphine• Propofol• Chemotherapy• Anesthesia• Antibiotics• Prednisone• Nutritional products Tips for dealing with drug shortages: 1. Stay in communication with your pharmacist and doctor about drugs you need.2. Be prepared to delay elective surgery.3.

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Stay on track with your weight loss

Stay on track with your weight loss

Defeat is all to common when working out, it seems that every one hit that plateau, the recovery from that plateau may be as hard as the initial weight loss. Do not get discouraged, you are not alone! There are many

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Seemingly safe toys can pose dangers for small children

Seemingly safe toys can pose dangers for small children

 By Melanie Yamaguchi Cronkite News PHOENIX – As the holidays approach, parents of small children should keep in mind that seemingly harmless toys have pieces that can be choking hazards, a surgeon at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “When you have small

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Meditation could stop cold and flues

Meditation could stop cold and flues

Adults who meditated for eight weeks missed 76 per cent fewer days of work than those who did nothing Moderate exercise such as jogging also helps  New research suggests that meditation could be very effective at preventing the winter ailments.

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Gene that predicts what time of day we'll die

Gene that predicts what time of day we'll die

Discovery could help determine when stroke or heart patients should take medication US team investigating development of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease Researchers looked at the sleeping patterns of 1,200 healthy 65-year-olds Single molecule near gene called ‘Period 1’ had adenine

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Study: Infant mortality rates remain high among Arizona’s African-Americans, American Indian and Hispanics

Study: Infant mortality rates remain high among Arizona’s African-Americans, American Indian and Hispanics

By AJ Vicens and Kailey Latham Cronkite News  According to a recent study released by Arizona Department of Health Services, 11 out of every thousand African-American babies in Arizona die before their first birthday, which is nearly double the rate of any

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Harmful Clothing and Accesories

Harmful Clothing and Accesories

Articles of clothing such as undergarments, belts, hats, and accessories are basics that men and women wear and use on a day to day basis, but who knew that some of these could actually be dangerous? Yes, women and men

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Report: In the next five years there’ll be more 65-year-olds than under the age of five

Report: In the next five years there’ll be more 65-year-olds than under the age of five

In the next five years there will be more people over the age of 65 than under the age of five in the world. With our population growing older, Cronkite reporter Jessica Goldberg takes a in-depth look at age in

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Whooping cough more common than you thought

Whooping cough more common than you thought

Fall brings a lovely change of weather to the valley, unfortunately it also means the attack of cold season and other viruses that thrive this time of year. Ideally, everyone could live in a bubble and avoid exposure to the

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Naps are not just for children

Naps are not just for children

Power naps, cat naps, food coma naps, we all do it but is napping healthy? Naps can be very healthy and a great chance to give a us a healthy boost that we need to get through the day. What

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