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| Mali rushes to contain Ebola outbreak, Liberia signals progress BAMAKO/MONROVIA (Reuters) - Mali is rushing to impose tougher measures to contain the spread of Ebola after recording a new case of the disease in the West African nation's capital, health officials said on Thursday. The world's worst epidemic of the ... | |
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| Nebraska hospital prepares for new Ebola patient Your video will begin momentarily. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. NEW: Air ambulance crew to evaluate patient's health before transport; Official: A new Ebola patient will be transported to the United States from Sierra Leone; The patient, a surgeon who's a Sierra ... | |
| Health woes in Nepal village known for organ sales HOKSHE, Nepal — Under crushing financial strain, Kumar Budathoki sold one of his kidneys to organ traffickers for $5,000, a sum he hoped would help set him up for a lifetime free of money problems. Instead, he got a lifetime of health problems — and only a ... | |
| ADHD Stimulant Abuse Common Among Young Adults THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in every five college students abuses prescription stimulants, according to a new survey sponsored by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. The survey also found that one in seven non-students of ... | |
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| Doctor arrested after botched sterilizations in India kill 13 NEW DELHI — It has been three days since Gauri Bai saw her daughter-in-law, Rashmi, who became ill after a botched procedure at a mass sterilization camp in the district of Bilaspur on Saturday. Rashmi, a 27-year-old mother of two, started vomiting and ... | |
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| Ebola-infected doctor to be flown to Nebraska from Sierra Leone A surgeon working in West Africa's Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown to the United States for treatment on Saturday, according to a federal government source. The surgeon, Dr. Martin Salia, is a citizen of Sierra Leone but also is a ... | |
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| How many American teens are still lighting up? More than a fifth of American teens smoke or use tobacco in some way, which means that millions of them are putting themselves at risk for early death, a federal government study warns. Nearly 23 percent of high school students use tobacco products, and ... | |
| Tainted drugs suspected in India sterilization deaths NEW DELHI — Post-mortem examinations of several women who died after surgery at a government sterilization camp last weekend in central India suggest that tainted medications might be to blame, rather than the unsanitary conditions or the assembly-line ... | |
| Ebola-Infected Surgeon to Be Evaluated for Transport to Nebraska A U.S. surgeon infected with the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being evaluated to determine whether he's stable enough to be transported to the Nebraska Medical Center for treatment. The patient's condition will be assessed by a medical crew upon their ... | |
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| FDA Turns Attention To Generic Concerta... The FDA has expressed concern that generic versions of attention deficit hyperactive disorder drug Concerta, manufactured by Mallinckrodt plc (MNK: Quote) and Kudco Ireland Ltd., may not produce the same therapeutic benefits for some patients as the ... | |
| Contact Lenses Tied to Thousands of Eye Infections CBSNews -- Nearly a million Americans visit the doctor each year for eye infections, which are often related to wearing contact lenses, according to a new report. CBSNews -- Nearly a million Americans visit the doctor each year for eye infections, which are ... | |
| FDA panel considers lifting ban on blood donations by gay men A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has begun to consider whether to overturn a long-standing ban against accepting blood donations from gay men. On Thursday, the FDA's Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability heard ... | |
| E-Cigarettes Gain Among High School Students, CDC Finds The share of American high school students who use e-cigarettes rose to 4.5 percent in 2013 from 2.8 percent in 2012, according to a survey of youth tobacco use released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The share of middle ... | |
| | North Country Public Radio | Hurricane Sandy Stranded Dialysis Patients. Lessons Learned? A quarter of the dialysis patients who were in New York City when Hurricane Sandy hit missed at... 0 Comments. by Alison Bruzek. A nurse adjusts the position of a patient's arm during dialysis treatment. The treatment requires trained staff that weren't readily ... | |
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| FDA Panel Considers Lifting Gay Blood Donor Ban Washington — A U.S. advisory panel on Thursday recommended for the first time that the 31-year ban preventing gay and bisexual men from donating blood should be partially ended, placing the nation's policy in line with other countries. Men who had sex ... | |
| Undiagnosed sleep problems may be common among firefighters Nearly one in every five college students abuses prescription stimulants, according to a new survey sponsored by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. More >> · Undiagnosed sleep problems may be common among firefighters · Undiagnosed sleep problems ... | |
| Firefighter Accidents Are Linked to Sleep Problems More than 60 percent of deaths of firefighters are caused by heart attacks and traffic accidents. Sleep disorders may be an important contributing factor, a new study suggests. Researchers screened a nationally representative sample of 7,000 firefighters in 66 ... | |
| Improper contact lens use leads to costly eye infection Amarillo, TX - A common eye infection is costing millions in health care costs and poor contact lens hygiene is to blame, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly one million people visit the doctor for an eye ... | |
| Ebola Fans Public Anger Against Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf Liberian President Johnson-Sirleaf won Liberia's first democratic elections after a protracted civil war that ended in 2003, and gained worldwide prominence as Africa's first elected female president. Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images. Martha McGill was ... | |
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| Vegan Mom Accused of Neglect Regains Custody of Infant Son SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (CNN/Dawn Faugl) -- A Florida mom and her baby are back together, after five months, after a judge agreed she wasn't unfit for not following doctor's orders. Sarah Markham lost custody of her son when he was 21 days old, and was ... | |
| Video of US father singing to dying baby goes viral LOS ANGELES - A heartbreaking video of a man singing a Beatles song to his dying newborn baby, after the mother passed away during labour, has gone viral online. Chris Picco took a guitar into the neo-natal ward to sing "Blackbird" to his son Lennon, ... | |
| FDA considering accepting blood donation from gay men 2 An FDA panel is now considering accepting blood donations from gay men since technological advances have already made the ban obsolete. Besides, advocates believe that the ban against gay men is discriminatory. Advertisement. Caleb Laieski, a ... | |
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| Mutations In Single Gene Might Defend Against Heart Attack According to the recent study, rare mutations/changes that blackout a single gene are associated with lower cholesterol levels and a 50% abatement in the chances of heart attack. As per the press release statement, the gene – NPC1L1 is the target of the ... | |
| The truth behind e-cigs: Do they really help you quit smoking? A report released Thursday by the CDC finds the number of high school students using e-cigarettes tripled between 2011 and 2013. Loading… Post to Facebook. The truth behind e-cigs: Do they really help you quit smoking? A report released Thursday by ... | |
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| Gene study boosts interest in heart drug Zetia Scientists have discovered gene mutations that give people naturally lower cholesterol levels and cut their risk of heart disease in half. That discovery may have a big implication: A blockbuster drug that mimics these mutations has long been sold without ... | |
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| Sierra Leone doctor to be treated for Ebola in Nebraska A surgeon will be transported from Sierra Leone to Nebraska this weekend for treatment of Ebola. (Source: CNN). Live WellLive WellMore > · How sleeping too little Is ruining your cognitive and emotional performance · How sleeping too little Is ruining your ... | |
| Vitamin B Doesn't Reduce Cognitive Risk in Healthy Elderly Geriatrics. Vitamin B Doesn't Reduce Cognitive Risk in Healthy Elderly. Published: Nov 13, 2014. By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Lowering plasma homocysteine levels with oral vitamin ... | |
| New contraceptive shot for 69 poor nations A contraceptive shot will soon be available at a dollar a dose in 69 of the world's poorest countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Pfizer pharmaceuticals have announced. The move expands a pilot program already begun in a handful of African ... | |
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| Vegan Mom Gets George Zimmerman's Attorney A Florida mom's strict vegan diet allegedly left her newborn grossly underweight, and now her story is the target intense scrutiny. Huffington Post reports that Sarah Markham faces criminal charges associated with the neglect of her very young infant, but her ... | |
| Folic acid no panacea for memory Folic acid and B12 supplementation is unlikely to be boost mental performance in the elderly, according to research in the journal Neurology. The large study shows two-year folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation is of no cognitive benefit to people with ... | |
| Mali rushes to contain Ebola outbreak Bamako/Monrovia - Mali is rushing to impose tougher measures to contain the spread of Ebola after recording a new case of the disease in the West African nation's capital, health officials said on Thursday. The world's worst epidemic of the haemorrhagic ... | |
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