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Medical marijuana eases some MS symptoms, neurologists report By Monte Morin—. There is strong evidence that medical marijuana pills may reduce symptoms of spasticity and pain reported by multiple sclerosis patients, but little proof that smoking pot offers the same benefit, according to new alternative treatment ...
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Canada probes possible Ebola case (CNN) -- Health officials in Canada said Monday they are looking into the case of a man who recently traveled from Liberia and is exhibiting symptoms consistent with viral hemorrhagic fevers. Viral hemorrhagic fevers is a generic term that refers to a number ...
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WHO: Pollution kills 7 million people every year LONDON (AP) — Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday. The agency said air ...
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| Smoking Proves Hard to Shake Among the Poor “It's just what we do here,” said Ed Smith Jr., in Manchester, Ky., the seat of Clay County, which had a smoking rate of 36.7 percent in 2012, little changed from 1996. Credit Tim Harris for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading ...
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| Blindness Rates Dropping Worldwide, Study Finds MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Global rates of blindness and poor vision have fallen sharply over the past two decades, especially in rich nations, a new study reveals. And providing eyeglasses for common vision-loss problems could ...
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Amputation Wish of Boy to Be Granted Amputation Eleven-year-old Amit Vigoda will be granted his wish to have his leg amputated. Because of a rare congenital condition, the young boy has requested to have his leg amputation. On April 10, Vigoda will have the surgery. Vigoda's rare orthopedic ...
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Violent video games linked to kids' aggression Video debate Youths who play video games are more likely to think and act in aggressive ways, suggests a study of Singaporean children. However, some experts question the findings of study which was led by researchers from the Iowa State University ...
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Colorado House approves vaccine bill that makes exemptions harder to get Larimer County public health nurse Joe Taufer sticks a Snoopy bandage on Benjamin Thompson's arm in 2012 after giving him a Tdap booster at the Larimer County Health and Environment building in Fort Collins. The Tdap vaccine protects against ...
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| Navy: No more tobacco sales? The Navy is considering banning tobacco sales on ships and bases, as the Department of Navy moves forward with a program to improve the health and fitness of sailors and Marines. A Navy official on Monday confirmed that ending tobacco sales is one ...
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Strong links between sleep and metabolic disorders International News | Tuesday March 25 2014 17:33. Links between sleep and metabolic disorders are stronger than ever according to reports. (stock.xchng). Related. Doctors should consider prescribing better sleep to ward off type 2 diabetes and obesity, ...
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FDA Reviews DNA-based Colon Cancer Screening Kits WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is weighing the benefits and risks of two experimental colon cancer screening tests which use DNA from a patient's stool to detect dangerous tumors and growths. FDA scientists have questions about ...
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Ovarian cancer breakthrough discovered by Phoenix scientists In July of 2006, doctors delivered to Taryn Ritchey, left, and her mother a stinging diagnosis. A rare and aggressive form of Ovarian cancer had stricken her. (Source: Ritchey family photo). Scientists at Phoenix-based TGen have identified the gene which ...
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Back pain tops disability table Almost one in ten people suffer from lower back pain, according to a new study. Researchers said that the condition causes more years to be lost due to disability than any other. They cautioned that because of the ageing population the problem will be even ...
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Alcohol's role in traffic deaths vastly underreported: Study PISCATAWAY, NJ – It's no secret that drinking and driving can be a deadly mix. But the role of alcohol in U.S. traffic deaths may be substantially underreported on death certificates, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol ...
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Why taking the iPad to bed could make you gain weight Turn off the iPad in bed if you want to avoid getting fat, warn researchers. Lack of sleep caused by the stimulation of electronic devices ranging from portable computers to gaming devices could be fuelling obesity, it is claimed. Even watching TV before ...
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UW-Madison professor debunks therapeutic 'stem cell tourism' Alta Charo works to educate the public about the dangers and misconceptions of therapeutic 'stem cell tourism.' Enlarge Photo. University of Wisconsin-Madison law and bioethics professor Alta Charo works to raise awareness for the dangers of “stem cell ...
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A look into alternative yoga The countless benefits of yoga for the mind and body are widely promoted. Although there are a number of traditional styles to choose from, twists on these traditional styles or fusion styles are gaining more popularity. Whether you're a yogi, beginner, ...
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Few bans on selling, using, promoting e-cigarettes There aren't a lot of laws and regulations governing e-cigarettes, officials say, and that could be either because their health risks and benefits haven't been thoroughly studied yet or because restrictions on tobacco cigarettes were written before their electronic ...
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