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Blood donation group sees slump in summer activity
This year, the host country for World Blood Donor Day is the Netherlands, through Sanquin, the national blood supply organization. In a statement, the FDA sa...
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FDA Tackles Salt Levels
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), a majority of salt does not come from the salt shaker, but from fatty and processed food pr...
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Activists blast gay blood donor rules after Orlando massacre
Donors of all blood types are now needed. In fact, right now, blood and platelet donations are being distributed to hospitals as quickly as donations come in. T...
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EURO 2016: Ex-Spireite comes off the bench for Northern Ireland
The tournament was boosted to 24 teams from 16 four years ago, but as a group victor, Northern Ireland would have qualified even for the smaller event. Poland's...
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New York poised to expand access to breast cancer screening
The state budget contains $189 million in spending on addiction treatment. The agreement comes as the Legislature prepares for the final week of its annual se...
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How You Can Contribute to the Victims of the Orlando Mass Shooting
Still, as many pointed out on Sunday, it is easier to buy an assault rifle to take lives than it is to give blood to try and save them. An adequate supply can...
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Ex-wife of Orlando shooter speaks out, is staying in Boulder
The two met online and were married in 2009. YuSufi, 27, an Uzbekistan native who moved to the U.S. as a child, told ABC that her ex-husband sometimes express...
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DeKalb Health Department helping residents in wake of virus
Prior to the mid-1990s, WNV disease occurred only sporadically and was considered a minor risk for humans, until an outbreak in Algeria in 1994, with cases of W...
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Charlie Sheen endorses condom brand
The bold new campaign has divided opinion, with some slamming the decision to use Charlie as their spokesperson and others praising it. Charlie told AJ he fee...
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Gov. Martinez disagrees with Trump comments on judge
Collins said he understood there would be lingering questions about Trump after the distracting episode, but said the speech was part of what he sees as a "...
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Comfort dogs provide encouragement after tragedy in Orlando
People reported that Rev. Gregory S. Walton, president of the Florida-Georgia District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synoid, invited LLC K-9 Comfort Dogs t...
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Donors to receive text message when their blood is dispatched to hospital
This year, WHO's theme to celebrate World Blood Donor Day is "Blood connects us all", highlighting the common bond that all people share in their blood. When th...
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NY Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers agree on plan to combat heroin
It follows on $91 million agreed to in the state budget that paid for services that include mobile mammography vans and a public awareness campaign. The Democ...
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Studies reveal antibiotic-resistant super bacteria in water at Rio Olympics venues
It found that the lake is a potential breeding ground for super bacteria and their spread through the city. The microbes had previously been detected at the sai...
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Chick-fil-A employees were at work in Orlando Sunday
Next Page: What made LGBT activists think Chick-fil-A was engaged in #Chick-Fil-hAte? We love our city and love the people in our community. The founders of t...
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France Checking Russian Soccer Fans For Hooligans
On Saturday, in scenes that drew sanctions from European soccer's governing body, UEFA, Russian supporters charged their English counterparts inside the Stade V...
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Eat Whole Grains For A Longer Life
According to researchers, the death rates among those who consumed three servings (48 grams) of whole grains daily declined by 20 percent for total deaths, 25 p...
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HP CEO Meg Whitman compares Donald Trump to Hitler, Mussolini
Now, Trump thinks White is exactly the kind of speaker who could benefit the Republican National Convention. "I don't know why we're talking about it anymore". ...
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Teen vaping leads to cigarette use
A follow-up survey in 2015 found that close to 40 percent of those who had tried an e-cigarette the previous year had tried regular cigarettes. At the time, abo...
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USA to invest $200M to shorten organ transplant wait lists
The Hope Act signed by President Obama in 2013 legalized the use of organs from HIV-positive donors for use in HIV-positive recipients, in the setting of clinic...
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Local donors prepared to donate blood to Orlando
But, one group isn't necessarily welcomed to help the cause, and for many of them it all hits very close to home. In the meantime, Michael says many LGBT ...
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Stanley Cup Final: NBC producer craves another trip to San Jose
The Stanley Cup Final has been a lopsided affair so far, with the San Jose Sharks being dominated by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a truly unexpected degree. It'...
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Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday celebration
The Big Lunch collaborated with the organisers of The Patrons Lunch to ensure their regional events took place on the same day. The Patron's Lunch website s...
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Love still isn't cleared, but may play in Game 4
Game 4 is Friday in Cleveland , where the Warriors will try to avoid the same sluggish start they made on Wednesday when the hosts raced out to a 20-point fi...
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Blood donations spike in Palm Beach County
Fargo's Center sent 30 units of blood to help the victims in Orlando. "They've been able to test for HIV in the blood system for years, and this is what it to...
