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	health Daily update ⋅ July 31, 2014
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	Re/code Khosla-backed startup hopes to bring doctors to patients' mobiles Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - HealthTap Chief Executive Officer Ron Gutman believes paying the doctor a visit is expensive and time-consuming. So why not bring the doctor to the patient - digitally? On Wednesday, the Palo Alto-based startup, which is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Canada News Light Shed on Link Between Depression, Dementia WebMD WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with depression are more likely to develop dementia, but researchers have been unable to explain the exact nature of the relationship between the two. Specifically, they haven't been able to ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Johnson & Johnson pulls power morcellator, a controversial surgical device Washington Post Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it plans to ask doctors to return its power morcellators, a controversial surgical device that may inadvertently spread cancer in women being treated for uterine growths called fibroids. The company's Ethicon unit in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com Son of American Ebola Patient: 'Dad Will Not Leave Mom' NBCNews.com It has come to our attention that the browser you are using is either not running javascript or out of date. Please enable javascript and/or update your browser if possible. The devoted husband of an American aid worker stricken with the Ebola virus is sticking ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters UPDATE 2-Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug may cut heart risk, trial hints Reuters (Adds that companies seeking priority regulatory review, updates shares). By Ransdell Pierson and Natalie Huet. NEW YORK/PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - A new drug being developed by Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc significantly cut ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY The Short List: Worst meal in America; Ebola quarantines; economy grows USA TODAY Red Robin's 3,540-calorie 'monster' is the most unhealthy thing in America. It's fine. If you walk briskly for 12 hours, you'll burn it all off. The Center for Science in the Public Interest released their Xtreme Eating Awards, ranking meals at more than 200 chain ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Drug-resistant malaria widespread in Southeast Asia: study GlobalPost WASHINGTON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Drug-resistant malaria is now widespread in Southeast Asia, seriously threatening global efforts to control malaria, a new study warned Wednesday. An analysis of blood samples from 1,241 malaria patients in 10 countries ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kaiser Health News Panel recommends sweeping change in doctor training system STLtoday.com An expert panel recommended Tuesday completely overhauling the way government pays for the training of doctors, saying the current $15 billion system is failing to produce the medical workforce the nation needs. “We recognize we are recommending ... Flag as irrelevant
	IOM Report Calls for Restructuring of Nation's GME System AAFP News Now On July 29, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its long-awaited critique of the nation's graduate medical education (GME) system. Specifically, the 21-member IOM committee, convened at the behest of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in 2012, reviewed ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Early screening for 'bubble boy' disease saves lives Daily Digest The earliest interventions require less intense treatment plans and increase the chance of survival to 90 percent. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Children born without immune systems respond better to treatment if the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sumter Item Fist Bumps Spread Fewer Germs Than Handshakes, Study Says Mashable A recent UK study said fist bumps spread far fewer germs than the traditional handshake, and even the high five. See also: Steve Wozniak Fist Bumps DMX Over 'Planned Robbery'. Researchers from Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Regenerons Eylea Gets FDA Nod for Diabetic Macular Edema Zacks.com Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s (REGN - Analyst Report) eye drug Eylea received FDA approval for a third indication − the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). Eylea is already approved for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bioscience Technology Blood Test for Suicide May Come From Stress Gene Defect Businessweek A gene tied to negative thoughts and impulses may lead to a blood test predicting suicide risk, according to researchers who said such a tool could help prevent a leading cause of death. Scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore discovered that a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today Statins May Speed Wound Healing New York Times (blog) Statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, may have a role in surgical wound healing, a new analysis suggests. The review, published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, covered 20 studies of statins and surgical wound healing. They demonstrated ... Flag as irrelevant
	WJXT Jacksonville Mosquito-borne virus reported in Missouri man; health officials say infection ... The Republic ST. LOUIS — Missouri health officials have reported the state's first case of a mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading to the U.S. from the Caribbean. The St. Louis County Health Department announced Tuesday that a resident was infected with ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR New Rules Would Require Multi-Lingual Prescription Drug Labels California Report Right now, drug labels appear only in English in California, yet 44 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home. State officials are considering new rules that would require pharmacists to provide prescription drug labels in languages ... Flag as irrelevant

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