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    US pregnancy deaths up, and report says most are preventable - Business Insider

    A new government report finds that more U.S. women are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and that more than half of those deaths are preventable.

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      Connecticut and Texas Sign Laws to Stock Epinephrine in Public Places | Kids With Food Allergies

      KFA, a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the nation's leading allergy and asthma charity, is dedicated to keeping 6 million U.S. children with food allergies safe and healthy through education, support, outreach, advocacy.

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        UNC-run hospital says it will ‘pause’ some heart surgeries | Raleigh News & Observer

        UNC Health Care is going to stop doing some complex heart operations on children during a state investigation. An outside group is examining NC Children’s Hospital practices following a New York Times investigation.

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          U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach all-time high

          Death rates from suicide, alcohol and drug overdose have reached an all-time high, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, which ranked states based on health care indicators.

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            Gun Violence Survivors Face Lead Poisoning From Bullets | Time

            Possibly thousands of shooting survivors across the country suffer from a lesser-known and often unrecognized side effect of gun violence: lead poisoning.

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              Constantly On Call, Lawyers Risk Exhaustion | National Law Journal

              “If they had just given me a couple days to sleep for 15 hours I would have been a different person” said one attorney-turned psychotherapist.

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                A revolutionary treatment for allergies to peanuts and other foods is going mainstream—but do the benefits outweigh the risks?

                Eating small but increasing doses of peanuts seems to protect children with peanut allergies, but the therapy comes with risks and unknowns

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                  Second Pret a Manger Customer Death From Allergic Reaction

                  Earlier, the daughter of British millionaire tycoon Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, Natasha, died during a London-Nice flight due to an allergic reaction to a sandwich bought from Pret a Manger and later eaten at the airport.

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                    10 Nutrient Deficiencies That Can Affect Your Mental Health

                    When most of us think of our diets, we tend to focus on how it affects our bodies. But the foods we eat also play a role in how we feel mentally as well, and an imbalanced diet can mess with our heads just as much as our stomachs. Certain nutrient…

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                        School supplies found with asbestos, lead, other dangerous chemicals, report says - CNN

                        Parents may want to take a second look at their back-to-school supplies this season, as a report has found traces of asbestos, lead and other dangerous chemicals in popular school supplies.

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                          Here's why you should always sleep on your side, according to sleep experts — Business Insider

                          According to a number of health professionals, lying on your side is healthier than on your back. Sleeping on your side can allegedly help with digestion, heart health, and respiratory problems. A study from the British Medical Journal suggests that lying

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                            Police Killings Have Harmed Mental Health in Black Communities, Study Finds

                            Killings of unarmed blacks were associated with measurable emotional distress among other African-Americans, researchers reported.

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                              Great, California's Mosquitos Can Officially Carry Zika Virus — Inverse

                              Since the 2016 Zika outbreak was first linked to cases of microcephaly, epidemiologists have been vigilant about the virus’ spread, watching mosquito migration patterns as they push further north in the United States. The latest study from PLOS Neglecte

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                                Childhood Virus May Have a Role In Alzheimer's Disease — Smithsonian

                                A study of 1,000 brains found two common types of herpes viruses were more prevalent in those suffering from the dementia-inducing disease