Health_Medical_Pharma

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People line up for Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Howard University medical student Marcee McRae, left, gets her blood pressure taken by Howard medical student Richard Barrett, right, during a 15-minute clinic open to the public hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Kian Sankhla of Washington, D.C. wears a "Dr. Oz" shirt as she thanks Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show for hosting a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show talks with an auditorium of fans as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show gets a hug from Gladys Nealy of Washington, D.C. after going through her exam with her during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show holds hands with Gladys Nealy of Washington, D.C. as they wait for her results during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

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People crowd Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show to take photos with him as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show gets hair and make-up done as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Malcom Stennett [cq] of Columbia, Md., left, and other first year Howard University medical students listen to Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show who briefly interrupted their class to speak. Dr. Oz hosted a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Joyce Carey, right, of Washington, D.C., watches as Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show listens to Dakeia's heart, left, during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Amy Ramirez of Kensington, Md., left, leans in to get a photo with Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden talk with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. as they wait for former President Bill Clinton to address the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** This undated image provided by the U.S. National Cancer Institute shows the 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. Most people know that DNA contains genes, which hold the instructions for life, but scientists are trying to more fully understand DNA. (Associated Press)

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Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth, candidate for the US House of Representatives for Illinois and former Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs leaves the stage after addressing the Democratic National Convention. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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Colorado delegate Tracy Ducharme, of Colorado Springs, Colo., watches speeches on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Then-presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois Democrat, addresses supporters during a rainstorm at a Oct. 28, 2008, rally in Chester, Pa. (Associated Press)