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The dangers of junk sleep (CNN) -- People love to use their electronic devices in the bedroom. With so many small gadgets providing news articles, e-books and games in one tiny package, who can blame them? National Sleep Foundation polls show approximately 95% of Americans ...
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Apps for gay, bisexual men tied to STI risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gay and bisexual men who use smartphone apps to meet other men for sex are at an increased risk of some sexually transmitted infections, suggests a new study. Men who used the apps were more likely to be diagnosed with ...
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Blacks May Respond Better Than Whites to Metformin THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks with type 2 diabetes may fare better on the widely used drug metformin compared with whites, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 19,600 Americans who were prescribed ...
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| Feds Don't Track Some Hospital Complications Public Health & Policy. Feds Don't Track Some Hospital Complications. Published: Jun 12, 2014. By Jordan Rau , Kaiser Health News. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. An analysis released Thursday identified dozens of potentially avoidable ...
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FDA approves Medtronic's CoreValve for more patients Medtronic Inc. said Thursday that its artificial heart valve has won FDA approval for use in more patients, a development that may give it an edge in the nascent market. The product, called CoreValve, was approved in January for use in patients designated as ...
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Men who eat three rashers of bacon a day twice as likely to die from heart failure Men who eat three rashers of bacon a day or more are twice as likely to die from heart failure, new research has shown. A large study of more than 37,000 men found that processed meat significantly increases the risk of death from heart failure.
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Vitamin D deficiency spikes risk of premature death, says new research Yet another study on vitamin D. This time researchers claim a low level finding may double the chances of premature death. (Photo : Colin Dunn). No one vitamin has been in the news more than vitamin D given a wave of research reports on its benefits, ...
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High school kids are moving away from cigarettes and TV — but they have a few ... Times are a-changin' — and fewer high school students today are smoking cigarettes than ever before in the history of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. That's a clean victory for public health officials, who ...
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Shire to test its ADHD drug in 4 to 5-year olds in US WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Shire Plc has agreed to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration request to study its stimulant Vyvanse in preschool children as concern rises over the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the ...
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Study traces Mexican ancestry to decode health problems An extensive study decoding the genes of modern Mexicans has revealed their genetic links to the pre-Columbian world of their forebears who lived in Mexico hundreds to thousands of years ago. Wherever they may live now - in Mexico or beyond - their ...
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Reform Update: Hospital visits rise for young adults on parents' plans Young adults who gained coverage on their parents' health plans under Obamacare showed an uptick in non-emergency hospital visits by the newly insured, new research has discovered. In the first year after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...
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Exoskeleton suit created to help paraplegic patient kick off the World Cup On June 12, 2014, a paraplegic Brazilian is doing the first kick with the help of an exoskeleton suit to launch the 2014 World Cup soccer event in Brazil. The exoskeleton enables the young man to send a message from his brain to a robot-controlled leg in ...
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6/11 - CNN Health Minute - Protein and Breast Cancer Although most studies have suggested that there is little or no association. Between breast cancer and red meat much of the research has been done on older women. Now new data found in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal. Indicates that eating ...
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55 sick in US and Canada with 3 Strains of Salmonella from Chia Powder The CDC reports this evening that as of June 9, 2014, a total of 21 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Newport (13 persons), Salmonella Hartford (6 persons), or Salmonella Oranienburg (2 persons) have been reported from 12 states.
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Childhood cancer survivors hospitalized frequently years after cancer treatment PHILADELPHIA — Survivors of childhood cancers were hospitalized more often and for longer durations because of blood disorders and other problems, many years after cancer treatment was completed, compared with the general population, according to a ...
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6000 steps a day keeps knee OA limitations away A new study shows that walking reduces risk of functional limitation associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In fact, the study funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) ...
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New Initiative Aims to Lower Breast Cancer Deaths Among Black Women Black women are nearly twice as likely to die from the cancer, according to findings by the Susan G. Komen foundation. By Mateo Melero and Lolita Lopez. | Wednesday, Jun 11, 2014 | Updated 7:24 PM PDT. View Comments (. ) |. Email. |. Print. Black women ...
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| Doctors and patients want to see more funding for ALS research SPOKANE, Wash. – It was 75 years ago that New York Yankee, Lou Gehrig, said farewell to an adoring crowd. ALS was robbing him of his ability to control his muscle and it was forcing him to retire from baseball. Gehrig probably could not have imagined that ...
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Minneapolis miracle baby heals from 11-story fall At night, in her dreams, Fadumo Abdullahi sees her son fall out of her Minneapolis apartment window, her long arms reaching for him as he tumbles through the air. “Mommy, come help me,” he cries. It's been the same dream night after night, ever since her ...
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Second case of Chikungunya in Southwest Florida A Charlotte County woman who recently returned from Haiti is being tested for the incurable mosquito-borne disease. It causes headaches, joint pain and fever. Charlotte County Health Department workers are testing the woman and will confirm whether she ...
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Missouri Firm Recalls Ribeye and Carcass Products That May Contain Specified ... WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 – Fruitland American Meat, a Jackson, Mo. establishment is recalling approximately 4,012 pounds of fresh beef products because the dorsal root ganglia may not have been completely removed, which is not compliant with ...
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