Saturday, March 15, 2014

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Daily update March 15, 2014
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Philly.com
Head Lice Growing Resistant to Standard Meds
FRIDAY, March 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Most head lice found in North America now carry a gene mutation that makes them resistant to standard over-the-counter treatments, a new study cautions. Head lice infestation is a major public-health issue, the ...
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Washington Post
Michelle Obama: Cooking at Home Has Its Advantages
Next up for "Let's Move?" How about "Let's Cook." Michelle Obama said Friday that a new focus of her anti-childhood obesity effort will be to help people cook more of their meals at home because they're healthier. Addressing a health summit in Washington, ...
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Monthly Prescribing Reference
FDA Grants New Indication For Pfizer/Bristol Anticoagulant
The FDA has approved a new indication for apixaban (Eliquis), the anticoagulant drug manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Pfizer. The new indication is for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients who have ...
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CNN
Aquarium pumps saving babies' lives
Using aquarium pumps, the students have designed a low-cost (around $350) version of a breathing device called a bubble CPAP, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, machine. gillian. Actress Gillian Anderson talks NBC's Newest Drama “Crisis”. 5 hours ...
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BBC News
US study shows senior citizens more able to resist 'contagious yawning'
The phenomenon of “contagious yawning'' may not be as potent in rooms full of elderly people, US research suggests. But age only accounts for a small amount of the variation in why some are susceptible to an infectious yawn and others are not, the US ...
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Hindustan Times
Indian woman gives birth to 'miraculous' two-headed baby girl
A woman in northern India has given birth to a girl with two heads and one set of vital organs. Dr. Ashish Sehgal told the New York Daily News that the mother of the conjoined twins, Urmila Sharma, had no idea she was expecting the twins because she could ...
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Us Magazine
'132 Lb. Scrotum' star Wesley Warren dies
Wesley Warren Jr., star of the TLC's "The Man With the 132 Lb. Scrotum", has died. He was 49. According to TMZ, Warren passed away Friday at University Medical Center after suffering two heart attacks in recent weeks. TLC's documentary followed the Las ...
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Times of India
Location of Body Fat Important in Determining Health Risks
(ABC 6 News) -- The warmer temps we saw today had many getting active outdoors for the first time this year, and that's a good thing. We all tend to gain a little weight over the winter and a new Mayo Clinic study is raising concerns about where some of that ...
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CBC.ca
Measles spreading in east Fraser Valley
Fraser Health has issued a warning that cases of measles have begun spreading outside of the previous school and religious groups where they first appeared and into the general population in Chilliwack and Aggasiz. mi-measlesvirus-300. The measles ...
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Ars Technica
Researchers warn against the rise of “big data hubris”
Over the past few decades, researchers in a variety of fields have had to come to grips with analyzing massive data sets. These can be generated intentionally, through things like astronomy surveys and genome sequencing, or they can be generated ...
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Student organization Athlete Brain to give free concussion tests
Athlete Brain will be administering free baseline concussion tests from noon to 3 p.m at HealthStreet, located at 2401 SW Archer Road. The student-run organization, affiliated with the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, aims to promote ...
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Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kristin Cavallari Doesn't Believe in Vaccinating Children
Kristin Cavallari and Jenny McCarthy have something in common besides being linked to Chicago Bears football players -- neither of the TV stars believe in vaccinating their children. During a appearance on a Fox Business show, Cavallari revealed she's ...
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WBAL Baltimore
Fitbit Recalls Force Activity-Tracking Wristband
Wireless activity-tracking wristbands by Fitbit have been voluntarily recalled in cooperation with the CPSC because users are at risk of developing an allergic reaction to the stainless steel casing, materials in the strap or adhesives that are used to make the ...
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Laboratory Equipment
Sen. Casey urges FDA to review naloxone
U.S. Robert Casey, D-Pa, urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review the status of naloxone, a prescription drug that can be used to reverse heroin overdoses. Casey addressed FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg Thursday during a Health ...
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