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| Let Them Sleep In: Docs Want Later School Times for Teens Your teenager wants to sleep later and now his doctor agrees. Middle and high school students shouldn't have to start school until 8.30 in the morning or later, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “The research is clear that adolescents who get enough ... | |
| Delay morning school start for teens: pediatricians NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle and high schools should delay their start times to at least 8:30 a.m. to benefit the health and welfare of students, according to a new policy statement from a large organization of U.S. pediatricians. Instead of having teens ... | |
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| Ebola: British man begins treatment in London hospital Doctors at a hospital in north-west London have begun treating a Briton who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone. The man has been named as William Pooley, a 29-year-old volunteer nurse, by a US scientist who worked with him. Mr Pooley was flown to RAF ... | |
| Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May. Both groups express great concern ... | |
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| E-Cigarettes Should be a Last Resort, Heart Doctors Say E-cigarettes should be outlawed for minors and only be used as a last resort to quit smoking, the American Heart Association says in a new policy statement. And the Food and Drug Administration should hurry up and regulate them, the group says. “Over the ... | |
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| Japan ready to offer flu drug for Ebola treatment TOKYO — Japan says it is ready to provide a Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug as potential treatment to fight the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday that Japan can offer the anti-influenza tablet ... | |
| 2 Ebola Deaths Confirmed In Congo: Minister Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo sit on a road with bags at the train station in Kinshasa on August 19, 2014. (Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images) | JUNIOR D. KANNAH via Getty Images. Share · Tweet. Email. Comment. Share on Google+ ... | |
| Nigerian Doctors Suspend Strike In Nigeria, striking doctors will resume work on Monday following an intervention by Senate President David Mark, according to Dr. Lawan Musa, leading member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Musa says Mark promised the group that the ... | |
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| Nail polish could detect date rape drugs The innovative polish would work by changing color when it comes in contact with any date rape drug. So, the woman just has to discretely dip her finger in her drink to test it for safety. The polish is called Undercover Colors and, although it's yet to be ... | |
| British Ebola patient in West Africa evacuated back to London LONDON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A British healthcare worker residing in Sierra Leone, who has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus disease, has been flown back to London, British authority said on Sunday. The Department of Health confirmed that, following ... | |
| DR Congo confirms first cases of Ebola KINSHASA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) confirmed on Sunday two Ebola deaths in the central African country's northern region. "Two cases of Ebola virus are recorded in Djera," a remote region in the northwest ... | |
| Ebola: 'unrelated' outbreak claims two lives in Congo Kinshasa, Congo: Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in Congo, the country's health minister said on Sunday, though local officials believe the cases are unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1400 people. | |
| Low nicotine cigarettes could help smokers kick the habit Smoking is the leading cause of death in the Unites States, causing an estimated one in five deaths. While there is a growing awareness of the dangers of smoking, many smokers are unable to quit despite having the desire to do so. Results from a recent ... | |
| Heart group: E-cigarettes may help smokers quit You've heard of Charles and David, but there's also Frederick and Bill, and they're not always one big happy family. More Headlines. Iceland closes airspace over volcano · Heart group: E-cigarettes may help smokers quit. More in News. Local & State ... | |
| Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes Can Help Smokers Quit (Photo : Commons) A new study has shown that individuals who use cigarettes with lower amounts of nicotine do not smoke more to make up for the lower levels of nicotine. Nicotine is an extremely addictive substance, which makes quitting cigarettes very ... | |
| British Ebola Victim Flown Home as Congo Finds New Outbreak The plane carrying a British man infected with the Ebola virus arrives just outside London Sunday. Earlier, the specially adapted Royal Air Force cargo plane was sent to pick the healthcare worker up in Sierra Leone. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond ... | |
| Congo confirms first Ebola cases The deadly Ebola virus has emerged in another African country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing two people in a remote region where many others have fallen sick, the Congo government says. Congo becomes the fifth African country where Ebola ... | |
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| West Nile Virus detected in mosquito in La Salle La Salle County Health Department reported mosquitoes collected last week in La Salle tested positive for West Nile virus. According to the health department news release, it was the first documented West Nile virus activity in La SalleCounty this year. | |
| New Nail Polish Can Detect Date Rape Drugs North Carolina State University Students are working on a new nail polish line called "Undercover Colours" that promises to detect date rape drugs such as GHB, Rohypnol and Xanax. The special nail polish changes colors when it come in contact with drinks ... | |
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| Docs urge delayed school start times for teens Let them sleep! That's the message from the nation's largest pediatrician group, which, in a new policy statement, says delaying the start of high school and middle school classes to 8:30 a.m. or later is "an effective countermeasure to chronic sleep loss" and ... | |
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| Japan ready to offer flu drug for Ebola treatment TOKYO -- Japan said Monday it is ready to provide a Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug as potential treatment to fight the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that Japan can offer the anti-influenza ... | |
| British Ebola Patient Arrives at London Hospital The first British citizen to contract the Ebola virus has arrived at a London hospital for treatment. The unidentified male health care worker contracted the virus in Sierra Leone. He was evacuated from the West African country Sunday and flown in a specially ... | |
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| Aid Workers In Short Supply As Ebola Grips Liberia After arriving by ambulance, people with suspected Ebola virus lie on the ground before being admitted to the Doctors Without Borders Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia, last week. The 120 beds in the center were filled almost immediately. | |
| British Ebola patient arrives in UK for hospital treatment A British man who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has arrived back in the UK on board an RAF jet. The healthcare worker landed at London's RAF Northolt in a specially-equipped C-17 aircraft and has been transported to an isolation unit at the ... | |
| Reducing the Extra Brain Synapses Can Cure Autism, Says Study According to a new study, autistic patients have greater amount of synapses in their brains as compared to the normal individuals. Synapses are the brain connections; they allow the brain cells to send and receive the information in the form of signals. | |
| Japan ready to offer flu drug for Ebola treatment TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it is ready to provide a Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug as potential treatment to fight the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that Japan can offer the ... | |
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| Obamacare delivers benefits despite the political attacks The Affordable Care Act was supposed to be a slam-dunk issue for the Republicans in this fall's elections. Karl Rove told us so in April, writing that "Obamacare is and will remain a political problem for Democrats." So how's that Obamacare thing working out ... | |
| Breakfast is 'just another meal,' suggests study Here's something for you to chew on. Two new studies claim breakfast isn't the most important meal of the day, whether for weight-loss seekers or otherwise. (Photo : Jonathan Lin). Eating breakfast may help boost your early morning energy levels but may not ... | |
| Japan Ready to Offer Flu Drug for Ebola Treatment Japan said Monday it is ready to provide a Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug as potential treatment to fight the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that Japan can offer the anti-influenza tablet ... | |
| Citrus in crisis: Bug threatens Florida oranges The Florida citrus industry has always stood strong - through freezes, hurricanes and rampant development. But now the $9 billion industry is facing its biggest threat yet, putting at risk the state's economy but also its very identity. (Aug. 25). Loading… Post to ... | |
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| Advaxis, Merck to test immune therapies against prostate cancer Aug 25 (Reuters) - Advaxis Inc on Monday said it will test an experimental immuno-oncology drug in combination with a high-profile immunotherapy from Merck & Co Inc as a treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The tiny U.S. biotechnology ... | |
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| Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, an electronic cigarette is demonstrated in Chicago. In a surprising new policy statement, the American Heart Association backs electronic cigarettes as a last resort to help smokers quit. | |
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| American Heart Association: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May. Both groups express concern about ... | |
| Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, an electronic cigarette is demonstrated in Chicago. In a surprising new policy statement, the American Heart Association backs electronic cigarettes as a last resort to help smokers quit. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File). 1. | |
| Liberia's President Calls for Probe of West Point Ebola Violence President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called for creation of a board of inquiry to look into last week's Ebola-related rioting and deadly shooting in the West Point slum of Liberia's capital, Monrovia. Information Minister Lewis Brown said the board will have 10 ... | |
| DRC confirms first Ebola case The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday confirmed its two first cases of Ebola this year, but claimed they were unrelated to the epidemic raging in four countries of West Africa. The UN's World Health Organization also announced that one of its health ... | |
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