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Suicide risk reduced after talk therapy, study suggests Talk therapy sessions can help reduce the risk of suicide among high-risk groups, suggests a US study. Researchers from John Hopkins University tracked more than 5,000 Danish people who had attempted suicide and later received psychosocial ...
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EU approves Novartis' Signifor drug for rare hormonal disorder ZURICH (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved Novartis' drug Signifor to treat a rare hormonal disorder, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. The drug, used to treat adults with acromegaly for whom surgery is not an option, was approved ...
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Are You Concerned You May Be Developing Alzheimer's? With all the public interest in Alzheimer's disease these days it wouldn't be unusual for you to fear you are getting it. When you have what we refer to as 'a senior moment' you may laugh about it with your friends, but you may also be among the numerous ...
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| How to Nail Your Enemies: Ancient Egyptian Spells Deciphered Australian researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power" tells readers how to cast love spells, exorcise evil spirits and treat "black jaundice," a ...
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2 Children Test Negative for Ebola in Ohio Two young children who were admitted to an Ohio hospital today after they developed fevers following a trip to West Africa have tested negative for Ebola, health officials said. Two sisters, ages 4 and 6, were taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in ...
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Breast cancer walk nets $6.8 million Participants and supporters gathered in and around Petco Park for the finish of the three-day Susan G.Komen walk. (L to R) Thoibi Rablaituss, Delores Zamora, Lisa Simon, Thee Schwab, and Becki Brashear, run through a congratulatory finish line gauntlet as ...
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EU approves Novartis' Signifor drug for rare hormonal disorder ZURICH Nov 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved Novartis' drug Signifor to treat a rare hormonal disorder, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. The drug, used to treat adults with acromegaly for whom surgery is not an option, was ...
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Study finds unhappy marriages put couples at higher risk of heart disease Older couples, take note: Years of stress resulting from an unhappy marriage can put you at higher risk for heart disease. "Marriage may promote (good) health, but it's not that every marriage is better than none," Hui Lui, a Michigan State University sociologist ...
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Men might be more helpful to women in heels You probably already know that women in high heels are generally perceived as more attractive than flats-wearing counterparts. But according to a French study, women who choose heels might be more likely to get a helping hand, too - from men, anyway.
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Running: The key to staying young? A new study has revealed the potential long-term health benefits of regular running. The study, published by online journal Plos One looked at men and women over the age of 65 who either walk or run for exercise. Researchers from Humboldt State ...
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The secret behind a gluten-free diet. Facts you need to know.. A recent study has suggested that although only 7% American need gluten-free diet, more than 63% of Americans are conscious of gluten intake and try to avoid it. The most supported claim for this action is the belief that gluten would make them healthy and ...
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The Benzene Content of Hookah Tobacco Revealed A late study from San Diego University has perceived that Hookah smoke discharges the harmful synthetic benzene; a substance which has demonstrated to have relationship with an expanded danger for creating leukemia. Wellbeing masters likewise ...
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Pico do Fogo Volcano Erupts: Evacuation in Progress Pico do Fogo Volcano first erupted Saturday evening. The volcano is situated in the Cape Verde archipelago, in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, on the West African coast. The prime minister ordered the evacuation of one of the villages. It is not an usual thing ...
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Talk Therapy 60% More Effective in Preventing Suicides Latest research shows that talk therapy can be highly beneficial for people at high risk of committing suicide. Talk therapy, according to the Mental Health Foundation in UK, works by eradicating negative thoughts and bringing some positive changes in the ...
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Bad Marriages Break Down Heart A study conducted at the University of Michigan suggest that couples who have spent extended periods of time in an unhappy marriage synonymously suffer from heart problems. The study, conducted by Sociologist Hui Lui and published in Journal of Health ...
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Talk Therapy Can Reduce Suicide Risk In High-Risk Groups According to a US study, risk of suicide reduces in high-risk groups through talk therapy sessions. For this study, researchers of John Hopkins University collected data of more than 5,000 Danish people who attempted suicide and then went for psychosocial ...
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In Egypt Pregnant Women Dies of Swine Flu On Sunday a woman, who was s ix months pregnant, died of the swine flu in Egypt. She was in an intensive care unit of governorate hospital in Nile Delta. Spokesperson of a health ministry said that the woman was six months pregnant at the time of death.
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Gluten Free May Also Mean Nutrient Free People who have celiac disease suffer in a way that people with lactose intolerance do. Lactose intolerance is simply a condition which is characterized by an inability to break down milk protein. People with this condition experience great discomfort when ...
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'If we left, they wouldn't have nobody': Heroic janitor and cook recall how they ... When a California care home shut down last year, at least 16 elderly residents were left behind, some of whom were sick and bedridden. But while most staff at the now-infamous Valley Springs Manor abandoned the facility when they stopped getting paid, ...
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Unhappy Marriage Can Do More Than Break Women's Hearts Women are more likely than men to have heart problems if they're in an unhappy marriage, according to a new study by Michigan State University. Share This Story. Sociologist Hui Liu and co-researcher Linda Waite, a professor of sociology at the University ...
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Talk Therapy May Substantially Reduce Suicide Risk Suicide Prevention (Photo : Flickr) Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that repeat suicide attempts and deaths by suicide were roughly 25 percent lower among a group of Danish people who underwent voluntary ...
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Run and Jog - And Stay Forever Young! Running has many health benefits and now you have one more reason to run- it slows down the aging process. Yes, a research at the University of Colorado says that you can stay young if you run regularly. The study, presented in detail in the journal PLOS ...
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Two Children In United States Being Monitored For Ebola Virus; 'They Are Being ... Quoting an official from the Columbus, Ohio Public Health Department "We have two cases that we're testing," Jose Rodriguez, director of public affairs and communications for the Columbus Public Health Department, said today. Like Us on Facebook ...
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Nestlé's New Exercise in a Bottle The Holy Grail may have arrived for people who want to lose weight. Nestle is busy working on a fat-burning solution that can be put into your food, and they believe it will mimic what doing exercise does for your body. What you don't get is all sweaty and ...
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Nestle promising moon with 'Exercise in a bottle' Nestle seems to be promising moon with 'Exercise in a bottle'. It says that the product will shed weight among humans without any physical exercise. Nestle scientists have come to a breakthrough of sorts. They have success with mice in reducing their weight ...
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ECOWAS trains health workers to fight Ebola Lagos: West Africa`s regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries; Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. "Health workers from six ECOWAS member states are to ...
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Nestle 'Exercise in a bottle' is like storm in a teacup Nestle 'Exercise in a bottle' is like storm in a teacup. We already have lots of such weight loss 'solutions' without any impact on people's waistlines. Nestle scientists have come to a breakthrough of sorts. They have success with mice in reducing their weight ...
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Bandits Steal Ebola Blood Samples From Red Cross, Pose Infection Threat Bandits in Guinea may bitten off more than they can chew when they robbed a Red Cross courier carrying Ebola infect blood samples. According to Al Jazeera, the Red Cross courier was on a 265 kilometer (about 160 mile) trip from Kankan prefecture to a ...
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ECOWAS trains health workers to fight Ebola Lagos -. West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries; Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. "Health workers from six ECOWAS member states are ...
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Second Bird Flu Case As Reported By Germany bird-flu_2183890b The authorities in Germany confirmed that they have come across another case of bird flu termed as he H5 N8 strain within the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This virus was present in a wild bird. The strain is known to be very ...
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Obesity Is A Burden On Global Economy and Costs $2 Trillion Annually A new McKinsey Global Institute report revealed that global cost of obesity has been increased to $2 trillion per year; this cost is comparable with cost of smoking or combined expenses of armed violence, war and terrorism. Advertisement. The report released ...
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Legislation filed to save taxpayers $500 million in drug costs WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – Sharp increases in prices for many generic drugs were examined today at a Senate hearing where three pharmaceutical companies refused to testify. Generic drugs, copies of drugs no longer protected by patents, historically have ...
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Alarmingly high number of diabetes sufferers in the UAE According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 18.98% of the UAE population was living with diabetes in 2013. Further, UAE was ranked 15th worldwide for diabetes occurrence. The prevalence of the condition in adults between the ages of 20-79 is ...
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War against Ebola in West Africa remains a tough fight MONROVIA, Liberia — A snapshot of the Ebola epidemic raging across West Africa shows a wildfire of infections only slightly contained. While cases have been on the decline in Liberia, the outbreak is worsening in neighboring countries, where basic ...
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Giving Thanks for Turkey Raised Without Antibiotics Thanksgiving is the season to express gratitude, and we have a lot to be thankful for this year when it comes to public health. Food producers, restaurants, and government agencies have taken some important steps to curb the overuse of antibiotics in ...
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Pregnant Egyptian woman dies of H1N1 swine flu - health ministry Pregnant Egyptian woman dies of H1N1 swine flu - health ministry 23 Nov 2014 An Egyptian woman who was six months pregnant has died of H1N1 swine flu, five days after being admitted to hospital, a health ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
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Two Young Columbus Girls Test Negative For Ebola COLUMBUS, Ohio - Test results are in after an Ebola scare in Columbus sends two children to the hospital. The girls, ages four and six, tested negative for the deadly virus but positive for Influenza A. The youngsters spent more than twelve hours at ...
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Heart Disease from an Unhappy Marriage A study in the US has found that if you are in an unhappy marriage, you could be more at risk of developing heart disease. Stress and misery from being unhappy can make you very ill with a deadly disease. In the Journal of Health and Social Behavior a ...
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Fogo Volcano in Cape Verde Erupts, Residents' Evacuation Ordered Pico do Fogo volcano in the Cape Verde islands off the coast of West Africa erupts over the weekend that prompted the evacuation of residents near the area, the prime minister said. The first eruption took place Saturday evening and it was followed by ...
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Scientists invent fruity vagina probiotic It's a worry many women have, particularly if they're about to get naughty with a new lover: having fiddly bits that don't always smell so fresh. It's exactly why a recent bio-tech start-up's plan to develop a probiotic supplement that will make women's vaginas ...
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Doubling Saturated Fat In The Diet Does Not Increase Saturated Fat In Blood Doubling or even nearly tripling saturated fat in the diet does not drive up total levels of saturated fat in the blood, according to a controlled diet study. According to senior author Prof. Jeff Volek, the study, "challenges the conventional wisdom that has ...
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Diabetes, sleep loss wreak health havoc David Lombrozo was never a good sleeper. "Then I started my own company, and it got worse," said the Marietta, Ga., owner of an information-technology management company. "I got to bed later, got up earlier, wasn't eating well. I gained 15 pounds, which ...
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Diabetes and sleep loss: Evil twins that can cause health problems "Then I started my own company, and it got worse," said the Marietta, Ga., owner of an information-technology management company. "I got to bed later, got up earlier, wasn't eating well. I gained 15 pounds, which made me snore and woke me up even more.".
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Vietnam alerts with mouse plague In response to the mouse plague which is breaking out in Madagascar, the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health yesterday said that it is tightening control on mouse plague in border gates and plague-prone areas. Despite no sign of ...
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Gluten-Free Diet Is Not As Healthy As You Think People often consider going for gluten-free diet believing that it will help to improve overall health, but a new article in Consumer Reports suggested something else. It is found that gluten-free diet is not very nutritious and could lead to weight gain. Gluten is ...
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Teens tweet gross lunches, say #thanksmichelleobama Mystery mush entrees, mystery mush desserts and a solitary roll next to a mound of canned corn — teens are tweeting photos of these unappetizing school lunches under the hashtag #thanksmichelleobama. The first lady is getting the blame for the ...
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Type-2 Diabetes Patients And Criticism They Face According to a study, type-2 diabetes patients receive more criticism than understanding because up to 50% people with this condition are obese. Diet and exercise play a major role in managing diabetes and patients of this condition know about it. There are ...
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Kids give first lady sarcastic "thanks" on Twitter This photo combo of images provided by, from left, Halana Turner and Hunter Whitney, shows unappealing school lunches that have been posted on the Internet by the students. Along with photos of unsavory school meals, the hashtag ...
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Patient that tested negative for Ebola released from Jefferson County hospital JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – A nurse who recently arrived back from Liberia helping to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been released from Mercy Hospital in Jefferson County. The nurse had tested negative for the Ebola virus after falling ill ...
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UN Ebola Response Team Establishing Office in Mali The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) is establishing an office in Mali to help support the West African country's ongoing efforts to combat and contain the Ebola virus, according to Ari Gaitanis, head of the public information ...
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