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In 2012 there were 11 million visits to health care providers for obesity

Annual Visit Rate for Obesity Is 49 Visits Per 1,000 Persons

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Visits for obesity more likely to include height, weight, BP assessments; blood glucose, lipid testing
Electronic cigarettes have been banned from commercial flights

U.S. Bans E-Cigarettes on Commercial Flights

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To protects passengers from unwanted exposure to aerosol fumes
A $1 million donation to fight the spread of the Zika virus and an offer to help analyze data to predict the spread of the mosquito-borne disease was announced by Google.

Google Pledges $1 Million to Help Fight Zika Virus

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Google's engineers also helping develop a platform to process virus data
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidance for reducing the potential transmission risk of Zika virus from human cells

FDA: Guidance to Help Prevent Donor-Related Zika Infection

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Part of FDA's ongoing efforts to protect HCT/Ps and blood products from Zika virus transmission
The Supreme Court has ruled against state efforts to collect health care data from insurance plans.

SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release

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Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data
Gluteal augmentation is now the fastest-growing type of plastic surgery in the United States

ASPS: Gluteal Augmentation Rising in Popularity in U.S.

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New data on plastic surgery trends also finds men increasingly undergoing breast reductions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories

FDA Approves Emergency Use of CDC Test for Zika Virus

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CDC says emergency action to bolster U.S. laboratory capacity for Zika testing
A new boxed warning is needed on the Essure implantable birth control device

FDA Adds Boxed Warning Requirement to Essure Device

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In addition, manufacturer Bayer must conduct further study of real-world risks
Cleveland Clinic surgeons this week performed the nation's first uterus transplant. The transplanted uterus came from a deceased donor

First U.S. Uterus Transplant Performed at Cleveland Clinic

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'Life-enhancing' procedure offers women without a uterus a chance at pregnancy
From 2005 to 2013 there was a 36 percent increase in the overall rate of mastectomies

Thirty-Six Percent Increase in Mastectomies From 2005 to 2013

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Bilateral mastectomies with cancer more than tripled and those without cancer more than doubled