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What Angelina Jolie forgot to mention
cnn.com — Known for her humanitarian works and action movies, Angelina Jolie is an actress who has been in the spotlight since she was a child. Here's a look at her life. Editor's note: H. Gilbert Welch is a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and a co-author of "Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health."Questions on osteoarthritis, RA, lupus or gout? Join us for #arthritischat Wed1 pET w @mayoclinic @CDCChronic @ACRheum @arthritis_org
RT @USATODAYhealth: Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands usat.ly/10DflmU
Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands
usatoday.com — Aimee Copeland, the woman who lost her limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria, has two bionic hands that allow her to fold clothes, iron her hair and even wipe down tables. Aimee Copeland's high-tech hands allow her to do more than any other artificial hands now available.RT @baby411: FF: Interviewing my ENT husband about snoring & kid sleep problems for my health segment. enjoy! ow.ly/l97Gl
Snoring could be disrupting your child's sleep - YNN - Your News Now
youtube.com — Dr. Mark Brown is interviewed about one of the most common problems with kids sleep - SNORING! Take a look.Biggest barrier to saving these kids? Thinking it can't happen to you: 4 yr old dies after 7 hrs in hot car, avlne.ws/112beAO
Family: Not sure how boy, 4, left in hot car
citizen-times.com — Family: Not sure how boy, 4, left in hot car Family members of a 4-year-old boy who died Wednesday after being left in a hot car say they still aren't sure how the accident happened. A link to this page will be included in your message.USAT: "Perhaps their merchandise should carry warning label: The making of this garment may have resulted in death." usat.ly/11235MA
Bangladesh garment pact needs U.S. retailers: Our view
usatoday.com — The making of your clothes might have resulted in death. Rescuers at the collapsed garment factory near Dhaka, Bangladesh, this month. (Photo: A.M. Ahad, AP) It's a testament to globalization that the death of at least 1,127 people three weeks ago at the Rana Plaza garment plant in Bangladesh continues to outrage Americans.@USATODAY: "Why not earn the right to another label instead: We support worker safety in Bangladesh." usat.ly/11235MA
Bangladesh garment pact needs U.S. retailers: Our view
usatoday.com — The making of your clothes might have resulted in death. Rescuers at the collapsed garment factory near Dhaka, Bangladesh, this month. (Photo: A.M. Ahad, AP) It's a testament to globalization that the death of at least 1,127 people three weeks ago at the Rana Plaza garment plant in Bangladesh continues to outrage Americans.RT @GregortheMendel: Please remind adults who are around kids to be vaccinated against whooping cough. #vaccine
Will 1,127 deaths in Bangladesh clothing factory collapse make consumers care about working conditions? usat.ly/19Efwn9
Will 1,127 deaths move the needle for U.S. shoppers?
usatoday.com — Ranjana Akhter, 35, holds a picture of her missing daughter Sheuli, 20, while standing opposite the ruins of Rana Plaza where Sheuli worked. The building, packed with garment factories on illegally built additional stories, collapsed April 24 in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.Genetic Counseling Does NOT=Bilateral Mastectomy bit.ly/16qjOCi " RT @chemobrainfog"@luriecancer: @LicoriceProject
Genetic Counseling Does Not Equal a Bilateral Mastectomy
cancer.northwestern.edu — Angelina Jolie's recent editorial has inspired many to reflect upon their own family's history of cancer, and will hopefully lead to the identification of additional individuals at high risk. Her article is inspiring, but also has the potential to scare the people who could most benefit from genetic counseling.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Health and more.
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