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| US seeks to speed up production of Ebola drug With the Ebola outbreak threatening to spiral out of control, U.S. officials unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan Tuesday aimed at getting a promising drug out of American research labs and into African hospitals and clinics more quickly. The initiative comes not a ... | |
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| Ebola outbreak 'out of control,' says CDC director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Tom Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, before the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations ... | |
| $21.5 Million In Marijuana Taxes Just Went Up In Smoke You have to hand it to Colorado for propelling legalized marijuana into the mainstream. In addition to medical marijuana, Colorado legalized recreational use, trumpeting the tax revenue it knew would be piling in. In Colorado, there's a 2.9% sales tax and a ... | |
| Hope, faith strong for mother of conjoined Texas twins HOUSTON — Conjoined twins will be separated in a delicate and risky surgical procedure later this year at Texas Children's Hospital. But surgeons anticipate excellent results, and a Texas mom says her hope and faith in a positive outcome grows every day. | |
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| ESC: Xarelto Safe for Cardioverting Afib Meeting Coverage. ESC: Xarelto Safe for Cardioverting Afib. Published: Sep 2, 2014. By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today. Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. | |
| GE's 3D mammography device gets FDA approval (Reuters) - General Electric Co's healthcare unit last week won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its mammography device that produces three-dimensional images to detect breast cancer. According to the company's website, the device, ... | |
| Diets work, but brands don't make much difference, study finds For obese and overweight adults trying to lose weight, low-carb and low-fat diets both worked well, and brand did not matter much, according to a new study in JAMA. For obese and overweight adults trying to lose weight, low-carb and low-fat diets both ... | |
| Ebola infects 3rd U.S. aid worker, a doctor working in Liberia WASHINGTON — A second member of a North Carolina- based aid group working in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, and is now in an isolation unit in that country. The group SIM USA said in statement Tuesday that one of its doctors was infected while ... | |
| Ebola threatens W. Africa food supply amid movement controls PARIS — West Africa's Ebola outbreak has caused trade disruptions that are making food more expensive as labor shortages put upcoming harvests at risk, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organization said. Movement controls and quarantine zones created to ... | |
| Ebola Sickens a Third American Missionary Members of the Ebola body-removal team spray each other with chlorine to disinfect after removing a body from a home in Unification Town, Liberia, last week. Kieran Kesner for The Wall Street Journal. A third American missionary has been infected with ... | |
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| What's The Best Diet For Weight Loss: Low-Carb or Low-Fat? If your goal is to lose a few pounds, there's a crowded library of best-selling programs to get you there. But which one is best? A new analysis published in JAMA shows that you might not have to worry about that so much, at least when it comes to two of the ... | |
| Ebola survivor: 'I felt like I was going to die' ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. doctor who survived after contracting Ebola while doing missionary work in Liberia is "very close" to the doctor most recently diagnosed with the disease and has spent time in "tearful prayer" for him, according to an interview ... | |
| So, should you avoid eating carbs? Yes, a new study has found that a low-carbohydrate diet helped participants drop weight faster over 12 months than a low-fat one, but let's not toss the rye bread and start frying up the eggs just yet. Look past the headlines that the study, led by Tulane ... | |
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| Pistachios May Reduce Diabetes Risk Pistachio (Photo : Wiki Commons) Eating pistachios may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, according to a recent study. Eating pistachios may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, according to a recent study. Spanish researchers found that people ... | |
| Researchers Call for Food Flat Tax -- to Spur Healthier Eating Raising taxes on prepared food items, and then using the added revenue to fund programs that encourage healthier diets, could cut the nation's healthcare cost substantially, argue a team of Boston researchers. "With climbing rates of obesity, diabetes and ... | |
| Tax And Spend Policies Could Make You Eat Healthier Scholars from Tufts University, Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital are calling for the implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality in the United States. They want special levies on all packaged foods which would then be ... | |
| How to trick your brain into preferring healthy foods A person can change the types of foods they crave, and reduce junk food cravings, by exposing themselves repeatedly to healthier foods. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Tuesday, September 02, 2014. How to trick your brain into preferring healthy ... | |
| Harvard, AARP Say Seniors Housing is Next Big American Crisis A shortage of caregivers for baby boomers, high cost of senior living products and services and lack of disability-equipped housing reveal a seniors housing crisis as the 50-and-over population is projected to increase about 20% by 2030, according to a new ... | |
| World losing battle against Ebola - Doctors Without Borders A Liberian health worker prepare his Ebola protective gear before removing the body of a man that they believe died from the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo / AP. The international group Doctors Without Borders has warned that the world is losing the ... | |
| | International Business Times UK | Video shows Alzheimer's patient remembering daughter YouTube user Kelly Gunderson posted a video showing a minute of clarity for her mother. Loading… Post to Facebook. Video shows Alzheimer's patient remembering daughter YouTube user Kelly Gunderson posted a video showing a minute of clarity for her ... | |
| Study Finds Zmapp Effective, But... A new report has provided strong evidence that the experimental drug, ZMAPP can effectively cure anyone infected with the Ebola virus once they are given dosage. The New York Times quotes a study done by scientists who said that the experimental drug ... | |
| Study Shows Americans Eating Healthier More Often Despite some pretty valiant efforts to provide the highest-quality foods to the communities that need it most, studies show that the nutritional gap in America continues to grow. That is to say that rich are not only eating “better” but they are eating “better foods” ... | |
| What if We Could Train Our Brain to Prefer Healthy Foods? What if We Could Train Our Brain to Prefer Healthy Foods? Our brain functions somewhat like a computer. It is like a storehouse of knowledge with a highly established network of information. As matter of fact we know that the brain is also responsible for our ... | |
| Your brain can be trained to prefer healthy foods There has been growing concerns over the deleterious effects of unhealthy foods. New research shows that your brain can be trained to prefer healthy foods reported Science Daily on Sept. 1, 2014. A study by researchers at Tufts University and at ... | |
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| 'I felt like I was about to die': Ebola survivor A US doctor who survived after contracting Ebola while doing missionary work in Liberia is "very close" to the doctor most recently diagnosed with the disease and has spent time in "tearful prayer" for him, according to an interview with NBC News aired ... | |
| An hour of moderate exercise daily halves heart failure risks Washington: A new study has revealed that an hour of moderate exercise everyday or half an hour of vigorous exercise reduces the heart failure risk by 46 percent. Swedish researchers found that the more active a person was, the lower was their risk for heart ... | |
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| Ashya King's Parents To Be Reunited With Son Brett King, the father of five-year-old Ashya, says he is "relieved" to be out of jail and soon to be reunited with his son. 6:05am UK, Wednesday 03 September 2014. Brett King leaves jail. Video: Boy's Parents Released From Custody. Enlarge. Tweet ... | |
| Celebrity death overshadows mental illness “His beautiful light will continue to shine on us forever, the glow will be so bright it will warm your heart,” Billy Crystal spoke these words as tribute to the late Robin Williams at this year's Emmys. Williams was an actor, a comedian, a friend and, surprisingly, ... | |
| You Can Train Your Brain to Eat Healthy Food Our brains can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy ones with a diet that doesn't leave individuals hungry. This diet can reverse even well-established food addictions, said researchers from Tufts University in a study published in the journal, ... | |
| US seeks to speed up production of Ebola drug Residents of Dolo Town, Liberia, sanitize their hands at an information meeting on Ebola. Tens of thousands of people are expected to be infected by the virus in the coming months. Residents of Dolo Town, Liberia, sanitize their hands at an information ... | |
| Prostate tests show big shifts in PSA Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 72-year-old male in good general health. I have been monitored for my prostate enlargement for a few months. Last week, my PCP did regular labs. Yesterday I went to my urologist. He took my PSA, because he had not received the ... | |
| Booze, Pot Bad for Teens in Different Ways, Study Suggests TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking and marijuana may lead to different types of harmful consequences for teens, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed 2007 to 2011 data gathered from more than 7,400 U.S. high school seniors ... | |
| Daily Exercise May Halve Risk for Heart Failure, Study Says TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Daily exercise may significantly reduce the risk of heart failure, according to new research. Heart failure, a common, disabling condition in older adults, was nearly half as likely in those who got an hour of ... | |
| After Robin Williams' death, understanding depression Depression is no laughing matter. When news broke that Robin Williams had died of an apparent suicide following severe depression, the vast majority of people said this was terribly heartbreaking and surprising news. Depression can strike anyone, at any ... | |
| Brain Could be Retrained to Prefer Healthy Food Food (Photo : Flickr) The brain can be retrained to prefer healthy, lower calorie foods over unhealthy, high-calorie food, according to a recent study. The brain can be retrained to prefer healthy, lower calorie foods over unhealthy, high-calorie food, according to ... | |
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| Pistachios may reduce diabetes risk Experts believe that there is strong evidence for people with pre-diabetes to add pistachios to their diet. About a handful a day should do the trick. - Filepic. Regular pistachios eating may help lower chances of type-2 diabetes for people at risk, according to a ... | |
| Family Meals May Defuse Cyberbullying's Impact TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Having regular family meals may help protect teens from the harmful mental health effects of "cyberbullying," a new study suggests. The study was published online Sept. 1 in JAMA Pediatrics. The study included ... | |
| Pistachios can Lower Diabetes Risk Consuming handful of pistachios and other nuts can cut diabetes risk, a new study has found. (Photo : Flickr/ GovernmentZA). Eating a handful of pistachios every day can lower your diabetes risk, a new study reveals. According to the study which seeks to ... | |
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| U.S. eating habits improve a bit — except among poor Chicago • Americans' eating habits have improved — except among the poor, evidence of a widening wealth gap when it comes to diet. Yet even among wealthier adults, food choices remain far from ideal, a 12-year study found. On an index of healthy eating ... | |
| Family dinners may help kids cope with cyberbullying NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Like victims of face-to-face bullying, kids who experience internet bullying are vulnerable to mental health and substance use problems – but spending more time communicating with their parents may help protect them from ... | |
| Fruit Consumption May Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Fruits and Vegetables (Photo : Flickr/CC) Eating fruit could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 40 percent, according to a recent study. Eating fruit could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 40 percent, according to a recent study. | |
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