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Poor response to Ebola causing needless deaths: World Bank head DAKAR/LAGOS (Reuters) - The world's "disastrously inadequate response" to West Africa's Ebola outbreak means many people are dying needlessly, the head of the World Bank said on Monday, as Nigeria confirmed another case of the virus. In a newspaper ...
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Food labels aren't easy to understand, which makes it hard to pick the best items You read labels at the supermarket so that you can make the healthiest choices for you and your family. But sometimes you get stumped: How do you decide between a container of pasta sauce with “reduced sodium” and another that's labeled “low sodium”?
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Low carb diets more than low fat ones may help protect against heart disease. THE QUESTION Cutting carbohydrates has become a popular way to lose weight. In the process, might you also be helping your heart? THIS STUDY involved 148 men and women, about 47 years old on average, who were obese but did not have ...
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Human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine begins this week (CNN) -- A highly anticipated test of an experimental Ebola vaccine will begin this week at the National Institutes of Health, amid mounting anxiety about the spread of the deadly virus in West Africa. After an expedited review by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Nigeria Reports One New Ebola Case Nigerian officials in the city of Port Harcourt are seeing the number of Ebola cases rise slightly, the country's health minister said on Monday. A patient at a Port Harcourt hospital tested positive for the virus, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said. Two other ...
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Japan tackles first dengue fever outbreak in 70 years Japan is battling its first outbreak of dengue fever in almost 70 years, with at least 22 people confirmed as being infected. The health ministry said the cases were believed to have been contracted by visitors to Tokyo's popular Yoyogi Park. An outbreak of ...
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Mosquito fogging set for Redwood City, Menlo Park Parts of Redwood City and Menlo Park are set to be fogged for mosquitoes Tuesday. Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus were collected on Aug. 28 in the 94063 zip code, according to the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District. Truck-mounted ...
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Family Meals May Defuse Cyberbullying's Impact, Study Says MONDAY, Sept. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Having regular family meals may help protect teens from the harmful mental health effects of "cyberbullying," a new study suggests. Online abuse can lead to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, according to ...
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Study says low-carb diet leads to reduced body fat NEW YORK — People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades, a major study shows.
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Medical marijuana may cost patients top dollar Jim Champion is a military veteran from Somonauk, in north central Illinois, who has multiple sclerosis. He fought for the legalization of medical marijuana. Jim Champion is a military veteran from Somonauk, in north central Illinois, who has multiple sclerosis.
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Human testing of Ebola vaccine to begin this week The first trial of a new Ebola vaccine in human subjects will begin this week at the NIH in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline. By John Tyburski, Daily Digest News Monday, September 01, 2014. Human testing of Ebola vaccine to begin this week. The Ebola ...
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West Nile season ramping up If it seems like more mosquitoes are testing positive for West Nile virus over the last couple of weeks, it's because they are. North Texas has seen a steady climb in the number of positive mosquitoes or positive mosquito pools since mid-August. Health officials ...
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Sanofi, Regeneron experimental drug lowers risk of stroke, heart attack Heart health is a big concern for many people. With the coming of alirocumab, Sanofi and Regeneron might just herald the coming of a second life for millions of patients. (Photo : Louise Docker). Stroke and heart disease account for two of the leading causes ...
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Novartis New Heart failure drug Reduces Morbidity, Hospitilization: Study A 27 month study about a new Novartis drug has revealed that the chances of morbidity due to heart failure can be reduced by 20% and for other reasons by 16% as compared to the older drugs. The drug also reduced the risk of hospitalization due to cardiac ...
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How does marijuana affect driving? Conflicting evidence and a lack of effective testing tools have done little to provide a clear-cut answer to this question. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Monday, September 01, 2014. How does marijuana affect driving? As the number of states ...
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Study Shows “Social Support” May Be the Key To Stop Bullying A recent study asked more than 20,000 adolescent-age children to discuss their experiences with bullying and cyberbullying. They were also asked if they could identify some of the mental health and emotional issues that coincide with bullying of all kinds.
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Kraft recalling thousands of cases of cheese WDRB sports columnist Eric Crawford handicaps tonight's season-opener between Miami and Louisville, and makes his pick for the game. More >> · 2nd Louisville man charged with murder; Police not commenting on arrest · 2nd Louisville man charged with ...
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Pistachios may help reduce diabetes risk For people who may be headed for type 2 diabetes, regularly eating pistachios might help turn the tide, according to a new trial from Spain. People with so-called prediabetes have blood sugar levels higher than normal but not yet in the diabetes range.
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19 new cases of dengue fever are being verified by Japan Govt Home media details on Monday that 19 new cases of dengue fever was verified by Japanese health management, carrying the overall number of contaminated public to 22 in the initial locally constricted cases in 70 years. Advertisements. Told by Japan's ...
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Labor Day 'Improving Birth' demonstration pushes for better maternity care Demonstrators for Improving Birth used Labor day to raise awareness for better maternity care for mothers and babies. Buy this photo. Posted: Monday, September 1, 2014 10:29 pm. Labor Day 'Improving Birth' demonstration pushes for better maternity care ...
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Poor response to Ebola 'causing needless deaths' A nurse disinfecting a doctor's protective gear at the French NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres ELWA hospital in Monrovia. (Zoom Dosso, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...
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Low Fat vs Low Carb diet to lose weight 4 A new study suggests that a low carbohydrates diet is better than doing a low-fat diet. It is also healthier for the heart the new result shows. The study used a small number of obese people, given them specific diet to follow and followed their regime and ...
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Arlington schedules more West Nile spraying Two areas of Arlington will be sprayed for West Nile Virus starting Tuesday evening. The City of Arlington will spray near UT Arlington between West... Bowie races past Dallas Jesuit, 72-49. 08.30.14 -. For the record, high school track and field season isn't ...
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Kraft recalls more than 7K cases of cheese singles Kraft Foods Group has voluntarily recalled nearly 8,000 cases of some of its popular American Singles cheese product amid spoilage concerns, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The recall, which affects four varieties of Kraft American Singles ...
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Human testing for Ebola to begin immediately 6 With the Ebola outbreak continue to infect more people in West Africa, the National Health Institute requested pharmaceutical companies to expedite human testing as soon as possible. This gives the companies to start within the week. Advertisements.
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Use of recreational marijuana leads to more traffic deaths? Researchers remain ... Cannabis is legal in two states for recreational use, and may be coming soon to several others. But, how does this affect drivers on the road? (Photo : Petr Kratochvil). Marijuana may lead to increased rates of traffic accidents, or maybe not - as researchers are ...
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Eating dinners with family can protect teens from cyberbullying A new study has revealed that family dinners, which are good for teenager's mental health, can also protect them from cyberbullying. Frank J. Elgar, Ph.D., of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and his colleagues measured five internalizing problems ...
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Will traffic deaths rise as states legalize pot? This is the wrecked Subaru Impreza in which four people died on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, N.Y., after and early-morning accident Oct. 8, 2012. At the wheel was a New York teenager, Joseph Beer, who had smoked about $20 worth of ...
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Marijuana may increase traffic deaths Safety advocates are concerned traffic death will rise due to the legalization of medical marijuana. Marijuana can slow decision making, decrease peripheral vision and impede multitasking. But drivers under the influence of marijuana tend to be aware they're ...
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Ebola Experimental Drug Is '100% EFFECTIVE' In Animals; Human Trials For ... (Photo : Getty Images) An Ebola experimental drug is showing a lot of potential and great promise when it comes to getting rid of the virus in test animals. Meanwhile, human testing of the possibly effective vaccine is now underway and is set to commence this ...
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Now, 'train your brain' to favor low-calorie food A new study had found that training your brain to low-calorie foods over unhealthy foods may just be possible. According to the scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and at ...
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Ebola virus: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, and Senegal's grisly reality ... INFECTED items are burnt, bodies are buried, schools are closed and flights are empty. The deadly Ebola epidemic raging across Africa shows no signs of abating, with 3000 cases reported and 1500 deaths across five countries. The World Health ...
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Extreme Dietary Gaps Reveal Health Disparities in the US Due to the prevalence of heart disease and stroke in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue guidelines for food companies and restaurants to reduce sodium in their products and meals in the near future. (Photo : Rowan ...
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Investigational cholesterol reducing drug shows promising results The results showed that the medication helps to significantly reduce cholesterol in conjunction with regular statin therapy while also reducing the occurrence of cardiovascular events. The results were announced by researchers in a Hot Line session on ...
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Liberia's President warns Ebola outbreak could become a 'global crisis' (CNN) -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Monday that the situation over the massive Ebola outbreak in her country "remains grave." "Our health delivery system is under stress. The international community couldn't respond quickly," Johnson ...
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Novo Nordisk launches Ryzodeg in Mexico for people with type 2 diabetes Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care, has launched Ryzodeg in Mexico, the first country in the world, for people with type 2 diabetes. Ryzodeg is a combination of two distinct insulin ...
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First Hajj, now work: Saudi Arabia suspends labour visas to Ebola-hit countries He said laboratory tests before arrival were “strictly required” by the Labor Ministry for all foreigners coming from West Africa. More >. Create alert for Mufrej Al-HaqbaniMufrej Al-Haqbani. ,. Create alert for World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization.
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Breast-feeding boost: What parents feed infants has lasting effect, research finds What and how parents choose to feed infants — from breast to bottle and beyond — could have an enduring impact on the child's health and waistline, new research suggests. A series of studies published Tuesday as a special supplement to Pediatrics finds ...
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Injection to Lower LDL-C Shows Promise Meeting Coverage. Injection to Lower LDL-C Shows Promise. Published: Sep 1, 2014. By Ed Susman , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Action Points. Note that these studies were published as abstracts ...
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Obamacare Is Dampening The Job Market In 3 Principal Ways For most Americans, Labor Day is an opportunity to take an extra day off of work and enjoy a long weekend with family and friends. But for more than 100 million Americans, Labor Day isn't a day off from work. That's because two-fifths of the population is ...
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| Exelixis to cut jobs after prostate cancer drug fails late-stage study (Reuters) - Cancer drug developer Exelixis Inc said on Monday it would cut about 70 percent of its workforce after its experimental prostate cancer drug cabozantinib failed a late-stage study. The drug did not show a statistically significant increase in overall ...
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Family dinners protect kids from cyber-bullying Toronto: Make it a point not to miss family dinners to connect with your kids and help them cope with cyber-bullying. Like traditional bullying, cyber or internet bullying can increase the risk of mental health problems in teenagers just as well as the misuse of ...
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Ongoing Heart Attack: Antiplatelet Use in Ambulance May Decrease Stent ... Dr. Montalescot : Among the 1862 patients with ongoing STEMI who were enrolled in the ATLANTIC study, we found no difference between those randomized to pre-hospital (in-ambulance) ticagrelor 180 mg and those randomized to in-hospital ...
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| Ambulance administration of anti-clot drug may benefit heart attack patients Ambulance administration of the antiplatelet medication ticagrelor to patients with a type of heart attack known as ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is not better than hospital administration, in terms of improving blood flow in blocked arteries ...
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Training might teach the brain to prefer healthy food It may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods, according to new research. “We don't start out in life loving French fries and hating, for example, whole wheat pasta,” said Susan B. Roberts, director of ...
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Eating Fruit Boosts Heart Health The risk of heart and artery disease can be reduced by up to 40 per cent by eating fruit every day, a study has found. LONDON, PAA - Eating fruit every day can reduce the risk of heart and artery disease by up to 40 per cent, a study has found. Compared with ...
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Two injured after falling from carnival ride at St Anthony's Bazaar EL PASO, Texas -- One person is in critical condition after falling about 25 feet from a carnival ride during a church bazaar in Central El Paso. El Paso Fire confirmed with KFOX 14 that the department received a call at 10:09 p.m. of a ride malfunction at St.
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| For Gov. Terry McAuliffe, question is whether to be bold or cautious on Medicaid ... When Gov. Terry McAuliffe announces how he intends to use his executive powers to expand health care coverage for Virginia's poor, it looks as if he's more likely to step cautiously than confrontationally. With an overwhelming majority in the House of ...
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Mosquito spraying leads to fewer West Nile cases in South Dakota The last few weeks of cooler temperatures have put a damper on a lot of last minute summer activities, but on the bright side, this cooler summer has helped keep one mosquito related illness in check. The number of West Nile cases are way down from last ...
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Ebola-denial a revolt against colonial mindset - expert Dakar - It has been one of the more bizarre features of a deadly epidemic: a vocal minority in west African society denying that Ebola exists even as family and friends die around them. The outbreak has cut a swathe through the region, killing more than 1 500 ...
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