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| Big Soda pops for big bucks to defeat Prop. E tax Like a shaken bottle of Coke opened for the first time, news on San Francisco's potentially ground-breaking soda tax is exploding all over the place. In just over a month, voters will decide whether we become the first city in the nation to levy a ... | |
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| Alimera, pSivida eye implant finally wins US approval (Reuters) - Alimera Sciences Inc and pSivida Corp said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved their vision-loss treatment Iluvien, following three rejections. Alimera's shares jumped about 16 percent to $5.95, while pSivida rose about 10.5 percent to ... | |
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| IMF Approves Funds for Ebola Fight The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved $129.5 million to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help the three West African countries currently battling Ebola better respond to the outbreak. Economists warn that Ebola could ... | |
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| Behavioral Therapy Deemed Best for Social Phobia FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants are commonly used to treat social phobia, but a new report argues that "talk therapy" is the better first option. In a review of 101 clinical trials, researchers found that "cognitive behavioral therapy" ... | |
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| Universal Health Services buys Cygnet of U.K. for $335M Universal Health Services Inc., of King of Prussia, paid $335 million for Cygnet Health Care Ltd., which owns 15 behavioral health facilities and two nursing homes in the United Kingdom, UHS said. Alan B. Miller, chairman and chief executive of UHS, called ... | |
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| Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday sent ... | |
| Ebola Doctor Shortage Eases as Volunteers Step Forward Local health workers with members of Doctors Without Borders at a hospital in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday. More foreign doctors and nurses are volunteering, but a gap remains. Credit Cellou Binani/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Continue ... | |
| BRAvo! voting aids in breast cancer battle “Bee Wise” is one of the 117 entries in the BRAvo! Busting Out Against Breast Cancer initiative's fourth annual decorated bra competition. Voting starts Monday online at www.reidbravo.org. (Photo: Photo supplied ). | |
| Global health security summit puts sights on Ebola threat The battle against Ebola was one of the main themes at a meeting of 44 nations in Washington, D.C., today to push forward a global health security plan that was adopted earlier this year, with President Barack Obama announcing a new initiative to speed the ... | |
| World Rabies Day Sept. 28: Virus Kills Almost 200 People a Day While Ebola has quickly emerged one of the world's most pressing threats, rabies - known as the mad dog disease - kills about 69,000 people yearly, even though a vaccination for it was created nearly 130 years ago. Back in 1885, none other than the ... | |
| Taunton police to collect old prescription medication ... • In 2011, the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids was responsible for more than 420,000 emergency department visits, a number that nearly doubled in just five years. • In 2012, more than 12 million people reported using prescription opioids for ... | |
| Foster Farms chicken strips contaminated FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News)- Chicken nuggets, tenders and strips. They're all essentials on many family grocery lists. Tonight, some of those meaty bites processed in Farmerville could make those chomping on them sick. Foster Farms has issued a ... | |
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| 70 Percent of Young European Oncologists Suffer Burnout Majority of young oncologists in Europe show signs of burnout, and struggle with the demands of their job as per a survey released results released at the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Madrid, Spain. | |
| Young Oncologists in Europe Show Signs of Burnout More than 70 percent of young oncologists in Europe show signs of burnout according to a survey presented at the Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Madrid. Lead author of the study, Dr Susana Banerjee informed that the ... | |
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| Virus maligning Midwest found in Denton County The first case of EV-D68, a respiratory illness, has been reported in Denton County. A pediatric case of EV-D68 was reported to the Denton County Health Department late Thursday afternoon. The patient, whose identity has been withheld due to reasons of ... | |
| 70 % of Young Oncologists in Europe Suffer From Burnout Majority of fresh and young Europ ean oncologists reveal signs of burnout. They are seen struggling with the demands of their job according to results of a survey that was released at the annual congress of European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) that ... | |
| Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and ... | |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp contest kicks off Oct. 1 Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off Oct. 1, and for the third straight year, Gulfport will try to be one of the top cities in the nation for purchasing Breast Cancer Awareness Stamps. It is all part of a friendly competition between post offices across the nation ... | |
| Breast cancer screenings to be offered Sept. 27 ROCKFORD — Fifth Third Bank in partnership with a Silver Lining Foundation and Rockford Health System Women's Center, will host free breast cancer screenings from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its three locations, 1111 S. Alpine Road; 3936 W. Riverside Blvd.; ... | |
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| Turmeric fights dementia: Spice of life for brain stem cells? Brain damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer's disease or other causes, may be mitigated by a compound found in the popular spice turmeric. (Photo : Junior Libby). Turmeric could be used to treat dementia, according to a new study of rats. Dementia is a name ... | |
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| Team Finds Tumeric Improves Brain Health For many years scientists have believed that the spice known as Turmeric—common to Indian food and curry recipes—possessed many health-building properties. Recently, though, they have been able to confirm that the spice has the ability to speed the ... | |
| Enterovirus Outbreak Baffles Scientists An outbreak of respiratory illness has spread to 38 states, sending children to hospitals while scientists struggle to understand its virulent resurgence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 226 cases of infection with ... | |
| October events, individuals raise awareness about breast cancer ... • Bras Across the Water, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event includes a survivor's ceremony, vendors, a poker run, cook-out and more. There is also a Mr. and Miss Bras Across the Water contest at the House of Blues Friday night. Contact Karen Berry ... | |
| Flu Vaccine Clinic Delay in Ingham County And when she heard there would be a delay in flu vaccines in Ingham County, she got worried. "When you have a lot of people, the geriatric population who's already suppressed, they're already at a higher risk of getting illnesses anyway," Pope said. | |
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| US: Epidemics Imperil Global Security ... —. U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for greater readiness to handle biological threats like the deadly Ebola outbreak that continues to spread paralyzing fear and desperation across West Africa. The president, speaking Friday in Washington to health ... | |
| Flu: fact and fiction Doctors call this period the flu vaccination season because most people get vaccinated between now and Thanksgiving. That doesn't mean you can't get vaccinated earlier, or later, but the recommendation is to get vaccinated before the virus begins ... | |
| Working out over the weekend? You may end up drinking more! People tend to drink more alcohol on days when they're more physically active, a new study finds. "Monday through Wednesday, people batten down the hatches and they cut back on alcohol consumption. But once that 'social weekend' kicks off on ... | |
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| | The Island.lk (subscription) | Rabies: Sri Lankan idiosyncrasy The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 60,000 people die of rabies annually world over. Rabies is prevalent in more than 150 countries and Sri Lanka is one of them. (The actual number is believed to be in the range of 75,000 deaths ... | |
| EV-D68 confirmed case count up to 11 in North Texas North Texas is no longer immune to enterovirus-D68, the virus that has sent children to the hospital in dozens of states. Loading… Post to Facebook. EV-D68 confirmed case count up to 11 in North Texas North Texas is no longer immune to enterovirus-D68, ... | |
| Nebraska Medical Center shares information on how to treat Ebola The Ebola patient treated at the Nebraska Medical Center returned home to Massachusetts on Thursday after being released earlier that day. Dr. Phil Smith is the director of the Med Center's biocontainment unit and says extra precautions were taken to treat ... | |
| Marijuana legal but often scarce in Washington state SEATTLE – A little more than two months after Washington launched recreational marijuana sales, you'd be hard pressed to stumble upon any pot shops in the state's biggest city: Until this weekend, only one marijuana store was open in Seattle, and getting ... | |
| Up to half of antibiotics 'fail due to superbugs' study finds GPs are increasingly handing out antibiotics that turn out to be useless, as up to half of courses of the drugs 'fail' and result in further treatment, a study has found. Groundbreaking research has analysed 11m courses of antibiotics prescribed to British patients ... | |
| Turmeric Cure Evidence Grows A few years ago, a coworker from India said Turmeric is their answer to most common ailments, such as stomachaches, sore throats and countless others. It seemed suspicious. However, while some curative attributes may be anecdotal, but evidence grows ... | |
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