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Officials on Monday said in a statement that the cases of five kids that received wrong medicine at a county-run clinic for the uninsured is being reviewed in order to check if these incidents are criminal.

According to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan, the matter is being reviewed in response to an audit and subsequent investigation that disclosed that five children received wrong medication at the Salem County Department of Health and Social Services Shots for Tots clinic.

The five children who received wrong medication included two children who were injected with expired vaccines, one child who received the flu mist dose, one kid who received the Gardasil injection, and one child who received a vaccine that officials have not yet determined.

Several former patients along with their families were present in court today during a hearing of doctor who treated them wrongly. The oncologist who pleaded guilty to mistreating cancer patients and provide treatment to those who didn’t needed it.

Dr. Farid Fata pleaded guilty in the fall to fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges said officials. Karen Baldwin, whose husband died in 2006 while under the doctor's care, said in a statement that no one can undo what has happened in past. And no one can bring back people who died due to the doctor.

Hearing of Michigan Oncologist Accused of Bilking Government Out of $35M in False Medicare Claims started today and is expected to last for two days.

A team of researchers through a recent study found that foodies are much healthier and have a lower body mass index (BMI) as compared to those who prefer eating less outside their strict diet schedule.

Researchers from the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University for the study surveyed just over 500 women from across the United States.

Researchers studied food habits, perceptions of novel foods, weight satisfaction, and a number of physical, psychological and lifestyle characteristics of the study’s participants.

The study participants were asked questionnaire like if they had tried 16 foods not typically from American diet, including beef tongue, seitan, polenta, Kimchi, and bean sprouts.

According to a poll from the University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, more parents have positive opinions about vaccines after the reappearance of some common childhood diseases in the past year.

Dr. Matthew M. Davis, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and internal medicine in the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the University of Michigan Medical School said in a statement that coverage of media on outbreaks over the past year, together with messages regarding vaccines for whooping cough and measles, could be influencing parents' thinking toward positive opinions regarding vaccines.

According to reports, a new study analyzed data related to breast cancer diagnosis from 16 million women in 547 US counties in 2000. The study has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine published Monday. That year, over 53,000 were diagnosed with breast cancer. It has been found by researchers that there was an increase in number of breast cancer diagnoses with more aggressive screenings.

It has been found in a detailed study of biological ageing that some people grow older three times faster than according to their birthdays. The study has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

As per the study, it appears others have genes or environmental influences that make them look younger compared to those who quickly grow old. It was found in the study that among a group of 38-year-olds who participated in the research, biological age was ranging from 28 to 61.