 | ||||||||
| health | ||||||||
| NEWS | ||||||||
Skirt size increase linked to breast cancer risk, says study Going up several skirt sizes in midlife could be a warning sign of increased cancer risk, research suggests. Women who went up a skirt size every decade after their mid-20s had a 33% greater risk of breast cancer after the menopause, say researchers at ...
| ||||||||
| El Salvador says nearly 30000 infected with mosquito-borne chikungunya SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador has detected nearly 30,000 cases of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya, and has undertaken measures to prevent the disease-carrying mosquitoes breeding, the head of the country's emergency ...
| ||||||||
Varicose Vein Treatments All Work, But... WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Three common treatments for painful varicose veins all ease symptoms, though there may be small differences in quality of life months later. That's the conclusion of a clinical trial that compared the three ...
| ||||||||
Red Cross team attacked while burying dead Ebola victims Aug. 20, 2014: In this photo, boots worn by health workers as part of their personal protective equipment are placed on racks to dry after they were washed at a Doctors Without Borders Ebola care center in Conakry, Guinea. (AP). CONAKRY, Guinea – A Red ...
| ||||||||
Hospitals In States That Won't Expand Medicaid Left With More Unpaid Bills Hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare are reaping financial benefits denied hospitals in states that didn't, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said Wednesday. | ASSOCIATED PRESS. Share · Tweet.
| ||||||||
| Roche says Avastin prolongs life in breast cancer study FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said its cancer drug Avastin helped women with a common form of breast cancer live longer without their disease worsening, when used in combination with chemotherapy drug Xeloda. Results of a Phase III ...
| ||||||||
New Option for Psoriasis Dermatology. New Option for Psoriasis. Published: Sep 24, 2014. By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE; Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine. save. |. A. A. Post Test ...
| ||||||||
Latinos Get Insured by Obamacare in Large Numbers Enough young Latinos got health insurance under new Obamacare provisions to lower the uninsured rate by 20 points, researchers reported Thursday. Last year, 43 percent of Latinos aged 19 to 34 went without health insurance; by spring of this year that ...
| ||||||||
Baxter bolsters Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge company bidding to become the region's next big drugmaker for cancer treatments, agreed to a collaboration Wednesday with health care giant Baxter International Inc. that could be worth up to $970 million.
| ||||||||
Second screening 'may alter the brain and trigger emotional problems' Watching television while surfing the internet and checking social media on smart phones may alter the brain, scientists have warned. Multitasking with mobile phones, laptops, TV, and tablets may cause brain damage and trigger depression and emotional ...
| ||||||||
Former American ambassador to India to lead US Ebola effort in Africa NEW YORK (Reuters) - The State Department on Wednesday named Nancy Powell, the former U.S. ambassador to India, to coordinate Washington's response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The epidemic has already killed more than 2,000 people ...
| ||||||||
El Salvador says nearly 30000 infected with mosquito-borne chikungunya SAN SALVADOR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - El Salvador has detected nearly 30,000 cases of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya, and has undertaken measures to prevent the disease-carrying mosquitoes breeding, the head of the country's ...
| ||||||||
Can All Work and No Play Make You Diabetic? WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Working long hours may increase your risk for diabetes, a new study suggests. But the finding seems to depend on your job. Researchers examined data from prior studies involving more than 222,000 men ...
| ||||||||
Going up a dress size raises breast cancer risk 33%: Danger of gaining weight ... Women who go up one dress size every ten years are a third more likely to develop breast cancer, British research shows. Experts say there is a strong link between the amount of fat stored around the waist and the risk of tumours developing. The study by ...
| ||||||||
Nancy Powell To Head US State Department's Ebola Coordination Unit US Secretary of State John Kerry has named Ambassador Nancy Powell to lead the Ebola Coordination Unit at the Department of State, it was announced Wednesday. In this new role, Powell will lead the State Department's outreach to international partners, ...
| ||||||||
Doctor calls for blood donations to treat Liberian Ebola victims MONROVIA (Reuters) - The head of a treatment centre in Liberia, the country worst-hit by West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, has urged survivors of the disease to donate their blood for use in treating infected patients. The epidemic has already killed over ...
| ||||||||
Eighty Percent Of Heart Attacks Are Preventable By Lifestyle Changes Eighty percent of heart attacks in men are preventable by changes in lifestyle, according to research conducted at the Karolinska Institute. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, surveyed data on over 20,000 Swedish men ...
| ||||||||
FDA approves Otezla for plaque psoriasis The Food and Drug Administration has approved apremilast (Otezla, Celgene) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, the second approval for the drug this year. Otezla, an oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 ...
| ||||||||
Extreme Exercise May Be Ruining Your Teeth Vigorous exercise is promoted almost unanimously across the health industry, but that might be about to change in the field of dentistry. Research uncovered this week that exercise can be bad for our teeth. It might sound a little ludicrous, but the New York ...
| ||||||||
Health officials in Glen Ridge, Bloomfield keeping eye on new virus Though there haven't been any confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68 in Glen Ridge yet, local health officials are starting to go on standby as the virus starts to make inroads into New Jersey. "We're starting to notice a small increase in the number of children ...
| ||||||||
Prescription drug takeback to be held Saturday Law enforcement agencies across Montana are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to offer people a chance to safely dispose of prescription medication Saturday. The DEA is working with state and local law enforcement to collect and ...
| ||||||||
Memory loss support offered in educational series Neuropsychologist Timothy Kockler, center, talks about proper nutrition and answers questions for the members of an Alzheimer's Disease support group Tuesday at the St. George Senior Center. (Photo: Jud Burkett / The Spectrum & Daily News).
| ||||||||
Why I'm going to Africa to tackle Ebola Yesterday, it was announced that 400 staff working in the NHS have answered an appeal to travel to Sierra Leone to fight Ebola. I am one of them. This outbreak, which started last December, has already claimed more than 2,600 lives. On Tuesday the World ...
| ||||||||
World Digest: Sept. 24, 2014 Secretary of State John F. Kerry has appointed Nancy Powell to be “Ebola coordinator” for the State Department. Powell, who resigned as U.S. ambassador to India in March, will lead the Ebola Coordination Unit, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki ...
| ||||||||
Drop off unwanted prescription drugs Saturday People with expired, unused and unwanted prescriptions are encouraged to drop them off at police departments and law enforcement agencies across Rhode Island on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jamestown police will participate in the eight ...
| ||||||||
Fruits and veggies are feel-good foods, proper portions keep away blues Eating five or more portions of fruits and vegetables may be associated with good mental health, a new study shows. This adds to the growing body of research showing that it's good for you to eat your veggies! (Photo : Wikipedia Commons). An apple a day ...
| ||||||||
Vigorous exercise may harm your teeth: Study During workout, athletes exhibited reduced saliva production and changes in the acidity of their spit, which could lead to tooth decay. Oral cavities also tend to be more prevalent in athletes who train more often and for longer hours. (Photo : Partha S. Sahana).
| ||||||||
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Campaign The Santa Clara Police Department will join with the Drug Enforcement Administration and offer the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by disposing their dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Members of the ...
| ||||||||
Rates of Diabetes May Be Leveling Off, Says CDC A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by the Centers for Disease Control states that after constant increases over the last twenty years, the rates at which adults are being diagnosed with Type II Diabetes is finally leveling ...
| ||||||||
Diabetes Rates Leveling Off in the United States WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Overall adult diabetes rates appear to have leveled off during the past 4 years in the United States, in stark contrast to the 2 decades prior, which saw a doubling of the chronic disease, according to research ...
| ||||||||
The Ebola Fiasco The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is a tragedy. But, more than that, the response to it has been a gross failure. It's a classic case where early action could have saved lives and money. Yet the world dithered, and with Ebola cases in Liberia now doubling ...
| ||||||||
First case of enterovirus in Maryland confirmed The first case of the virus has been confirmed in Maryland but the virus has affected 32 states in all since mid-August. Health officials in Maryland have reported that the state has its first confirmed case of enterovirus. A hospitalized child was found to have the ...
| ||||||||
Canada's new top doctor planning beefed-up Ebola effort The incoming head of the Public Health Agency of Canada says he wants to step up efforts to fight the Ebola outbreak. Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's newly-appointed chief medical officer, says he wants to send more mobile clinics, more doctors and more ...
| ||||||||
Teeth can be ruined by too much exercise 1 A new research shows that vigorous exercise can ruin your teeth. This is not a new study though because previous studies had said the same including an article from the British Journal of Sports and Medicine published a year ago. According to the study of ...
| ||||||||
Enterovirus D68 confirmed in South Carolina An outbreak that can cause severe respiratory illness in children has spread to South Carolina. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratory recently confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68 in specimens taken from two residents in the ...
| ||||||||
Yes, Skirt Size could be a Good Predictor of Breast Cancer Women whose skirt size increased several sizes in midlife could be more susceptible to breast cancer, said a study by the University College London. The study suggests women that saw their skirt size rise every decade after their mid-20s have a 33 percent ...
| ||||||||
Enterovirus case confirmed in county One of the state's four confirmed cases of enterovirus D68— a mysterious respiratory illness that has been affecting children across the United States—has occurred in Ventura County. Word of the case emerged Friday in an announcement by the California ...
| ||||||||
9th Annual Drug Take Back Day LOGAN — The Logan County Sheriff's Department will host the 9th Annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, Sept. 27. The Sheriff's Department will be at the Walmart parking lot from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. with the Sheriff's Department Command Post ...
| ||||||||
Ebola could infect 1.4m in worst-case scenario US health officials laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the ebola epidemic in West Africa, warning that the number of infected people could explode to at least 1.4m by mid-January — or peak well below that, if efforts to control the outbreak are ...
| ||||||||
Experts say weight might not be as big of a concern for cancer risk as once thought A new study in the 'British Medical Journal' suggests one more risk factor for women to consider in the fight against breast cancer...our skirt size. This time, researchers are not talking about a concern for overall weight gain, as much as the tape measure, and ...
| ||||||||
US Names Ebola Coordinator to Assist in Global Efforts (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of State named Ambassador Nancy Powell to lead the Ebola Coordination Unit, introducing the new position Wednesday to reach out in the international effort to fight the disease. Powell will help "to ensure a speedy ...
| ||||||||
Minor Memory Problems May Indicate Dementia Risk in Seniors Check early signs of Alzheimer's by assessing memory slips at seniors, concludes a new study published by Richard Kryscio, associate director of University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in Neurology journal. Elders without any health ...
| ||||||||
Newspaper promotes breast cancer awareness OGDEN — In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Standard-Examiner will engage in an effort to not only inform the public about the issue but also to help support those who suffer from the disease. The newspaper will publish a special ...
| ||||||||
First Diagnosis Of Serious Respiratory Virus Confirmed In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A child who lives in a long-term care facility in Westchester and suffers from numerous chronic medical conditions has been diagnosed with EV-D68, the first such diagnosis in Westchester or Putnam, according to a report on ...
| ||||||||
The Ebola outbreak is the deadliest known to man thus far Ebola can spread from human to human through direct contact via broken skin or mucous membranes, and also through blood, secretions and body fluids. — AFP. Now that Ebola is creeping closer and closer to our shores, I am scared. What is the outbreak ...
| ||||||||
Admission of uninsured at hospitals dips WASHINGTON • The number of uninsured patients admitted to hospitals has dropped markedly this year, reducing charity care and bad debt cases, particularly in states that have expanded Medicaid coverage under the new federal health care law, ...
| ||||||||
Cramer Pumps Small Cap Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): Should You? FOLD ... CNBC's Jim Cramer pumps the small cap biotech Acorda Therapeutics Inc (ACOR) deal to acquire Civitas Therapeutics, giving it the rights to a treatment for certain types of Parkinson's disease, plus a look at the performance of Parkinson's disease stocks like ...
| ||||||||
'Senior moments' may signify something more sinister, says study Those memory lapses that are often dismissed as ''senior moments'' might just signify something more sinister, a study has suggested. Occasional forgetfulness appearing in older people can be an indicator of future Alzheimer's disease or mental impairment, ...
| ||||||||
Diabetes rates appear to be leveling off, CDC says Study findings suggested a large increase in rate of diabetes between from 1990 to 2008, but an overall plateau in development from 2008 to 2012. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year.
| ||||||||
Administration Says Hospitals Will Save $5.7B From Unpaid Bills Due To Health ... This undated product image provided by Merck & Co., Inc. shows packaging for its Keytruda cancer drug. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 said it has granted accelerated approval to Keytruda, for treating melanoma that's spread ...
| ||||||||
| You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts. |
 Receive this alert as RSS feed |
| Send Feedback |
No comments:
Post a Comment