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Kentucky governor to dismantle state’s health insurance exchange: newspaper
Bevin's office was not immediately available for comment. Bevin, a Republican, has said his goal is to complete the transition of the state's system, known as “kynect,” by the end of 2016 to the federal system, the Louisville newspaper said. Bevin had pledged to dismantle the health exchange authorized by executive order of his predecessor,…
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Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South Africa, the government said on Sunday. Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported. The agriculture ministry could not be contacted for immediate comment,…
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Mexican drug boss ‘Chapo’ Guzman loves his mom, feels no remorse
Guzman was recaptured on Friday in northwest Mexico six months after a brazen prison-break. “With respect, and from my point of view, it’s a person who’s not looking for problems in any way,” he told Penn in a video recording, after meeting the actor at an undisclosed location weeks earlier in Mexico to pact an…
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Black inmate’s suffocation death in Denver a homicide: autopsy
A black Denver County jail inmate died last year after choking on his own vomit while being restrained by six sheriff’s deputies during a psychotic episode, autopsy results showed on Friday, in what was deemed a homicide. The death came at a time of heightened scrutiny of law enforcement given numerous high-profile police killings and…
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Dynavax to resubmit hep B vaccine for approval after positive data
Dynavax Technologies Corp said its experimental hepatitis B vaccine was found to be safe and effective in a late-stage study, paving the way for the company to resubmit its marketing application. The earlier marketing application for the vaccine, HEPLISAV-B, was rejected in February 2013 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which sought additional…
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The Best Diet Ever: Three Key Ingredients
As weight loss and maintenance is one of my specialties, I am often asked, “What is the best diet?” People are often disappointed by my response. I tell them, “The best diet meets three conditions:It's a healthy diet.It's a diet that includes your favorite foods, in moderation, even if they're not entirely healthy.It's a diet…
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Oral contraceptive use early in pregnancy not tied to defects
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Women who accidentally keep taking oral contraceptives after becoming pregnant shouldn't worry about birth defects, a new study suggests. An analysis of nearly 900,000 births found no connection between oral contraceptive use right before or during pregnancy and birth defects in babies, researchers report in The BMJ. “For…
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Snyder declares emergency in Flint over water problems
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday over problems with lead in the city’s drinking water, the same day federal officials confirmed they’re investigating the matter that prompted a local public health emergency.