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Legionnaires' outbreaks not unusual in summer amp; early fall

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 5:00pm UTC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Legionnaires' disease has been reported in a handful of states this summer, leading to 19 deaths and more than 100 illnesses. The unrelated cases are part of a typical pattern seen with a disease that tends to appear in warm weather and is mostly dangerous for people who already are sick or weakened....

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Approaching health law tax is not just a levy on luxury

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 5:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The last major piece of President Barack Obama's health care law could raise costs for thrifty consumers as well as large corporations and union members when it takes effect in 2018....

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Young at heart? Not most Americans, government report says

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 3:00pm UTC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Your heart might be older than you are. A new government report suggests age is just a number - and perhaps not a very telling one when it comes to your risk of heart attack or stroke....

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Obese at 50? Midlife weight may affect when Alzheimer's hits

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 3:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when....

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FDA issues warning letters to powdered caffeine distributors

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 3:00pm UTC

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to five distributors of pure powdered caffeine, saying the products put consumers at risk....

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Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's

AP Health News - Fetched: September 1st, 2015, 5:01am UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when....

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