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/ 5 years agoFDA Finalizes Rule on Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
Companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes (other than tobacco or menthol) within 30...
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/ 5 years ago4,000 Georgians to Get Fitbit Fitness Tracker Under Medicaid Plan
4,000 Georgians will be able to get a Fitbit activity tracker watch with access to the educational and motivational resources of...
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/ 5 years agoOSHA: Workplace Fatalities Unchanged, Unintentional Overdoses, Suicide on Work on the Rise
Suicide at work, which increased by 11 percent in 2018, is also a tragic public health problem that can have lasting...
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/ 5 years agoGa Dept. of Public Health: Flu is Widespread in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed more than 200 hospitalizations and two flu-related deaths.
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/ 5 years agoHIV Prevention Drug Now Available at No Cost – For Some
Through the Department of Health & Human Services, the preventative drug will be available at no cost to people without prescription...
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/ 5 years ago1 in 5 adolescents and 1 in 4 young adults now living with prediabetes
Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents aged 12-18 years, and 1 in 4 young adults aged 19-34 years, are living with prediabetes,...
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/ 5 years agoHIV Testing, Treatment, Prevention Not Reaching Enough Americans
Far too many Americans with HIV are unaware that they have it. Far too few have the virus under control through...
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/ 5 years ago6.2 Million middle and high school students used tobacco products in 2019
The survey found that about 1 in 3 high school students (4.7 million) and about 1 in 8 middle school students...
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/ 5 years agoFDA Says It Cannot Indicate CBD as ‘Safe,’ Warns 15 Companies on CBD Oil Sales
“We remain concerned that some people wrongly think that the myriad of CBD products on the market, many of which are...
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/ 5 years agoEar Tubes May Soon Be Done Without General Anesthesia
This is the first ear tube delivery system that can be performed in young children using local anesthesia in a physician’s...