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Questioning Medicine: The Vitamin D Craze Primary Care. Questioning Medicine: The Vitamin D Craze. Published: Nov 25, 2014. By Joe Weatherly DO. Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete.
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Toxic gut bacteria help vultures digest their rotten lunch, study says The turkey vulture is a wonder of nature. In a gross way. lRelated Virus may be responsible for the wasting away of thousands of sea stars · Science Now · Virus may be responsible for the wasting away of thousands of sea stars. See all related. 8. It urinates ...
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Google offers high-tech spoon that stays steady in shaky hands For a company best known for its search engine, Google is making big investments in the medical field: A contact lens to help diabetics monitor their glucose levels; magnetic nano particles to detect signs of cancer and impending heart attacks. lRelated ...
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Calorie counts coming for movie theater popcorn, deli sandwiches, cocktails When new federal menu-labeling rules go into effect in late 2015, Californians for the first time will know -- before they order -- how many calories are in margaritas at chain restaurants, sandwiches made at supermarket delis and even tubs of hot-buttered ...
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Sierra Leone Ebola burial workers dump bodies in pay protest FREETOWN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Burial workers in Sierra Leone have dumped bodies in the street outside a hospital in protest at authorities' failure to pay bonuses for handling Ebola victims. Residents said up to 15 corpses had been abandoned in the ...
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Donated arms thrill transplant recipient In the past month, Will Lautzenheiser has started to learn what it's like to have arms and hands again. He has gingerly lifted spoonfuls of soup to his mouth and eagerly hugged loved ones. He has been able to do this because the limbs of a stranger have ...
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Britain almost the worst in the world for obesity-fuelled cancer Britain is the fourth worst in the world for cancer caused by obesity among men, according to a major Lancet study, which experts said showed "catastrophic" levels of harm in this country. Women in this country are even more likely to suffer from cancer as a ...
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| Steroid injections for neck and back pain shouldn't get stern federal warning ... SILVER SPRING, Md. — A panel of medical experts advising the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday decided not to recommend slapping the sternest federal warning on steroid injections for neck and back pain, allowing their use to continue relatively ...
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Why Vultures Don't Get Sick From Eating Rotten Meat The rotten flesh of a vulture's diet would sicken, if not kill, most animals of its size — so how do vultures manage to keep down meals of decaying meat? Vultures have a digestive system that has evolved to destroy dangerous bacteria while tolerating other ...
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Google's latest: A spoon that tackles tremors Shirin Vala, 65, who has essential tremors, uses a Liftware spoon to help her eat without spilling at her home in Oakland, Calif. (Eric Risberg, The Associated Press). MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the ...
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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone workers dump bodies in Kenema Burial workers in the Sierra Leonean city of Kenema have dumped bodies in public in protest at non-payment of allowances for handling Ebola victims. The workers, who went on strike over the issue, left 15 bodies abandoned at the city's main hospital.
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Shared Manicure Tools Linked to Rare HIV Infection A 22-year-old woman in Brazil who tested positive for HIV likely contracted the virus through the use of manicure instruments that she had shared with an HIV-infected cousin, according to a new report of her case. The woman was diagnosed with HIV in 2013 ...
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Health|Study Finds Most With HIV Don't Take Medicine Just 30 percent of Americans with H.I.V. have the virus in check, putting others at risk of infection, health officials said Tuesday. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 840,000 of the 1.2 million people infected with H.I.V. in 2011 ...
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Argentina president, back after sick leave, vows to fight hedge funds BUENOS AIRES Nov 25 (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez returned to the public stage in fighting form on Tuesday after a 3-week break due to an infection, declaring in a speech to businessmen she would not be held ransom by hedge ...
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Argentina president, back after sick leave, vows to fight hedge funds Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner gestures as she attends the annual meeting of Argentina's Construction Chamber in Buenos Aires, November 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Marcos Brindicci ...
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Grateful Boston man shows off his successful double-arm transplant Your video will begin momentarily. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Will Lautzenheiser underwent surgery last month at a Boston Hospital; He lost all four of his limbs in 2011 to a streptococcal infection; He thanked his doctors, his family, and the anonymous donor of ...
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New FDA Rules Will Put Calorie Labels On Nearly Everything DENVER (CBS4) – Like it or not, calorie counts are coming to restaurant menus, convenience store sandwiches and more as the Food and Drug Administration announced new calorie labeling rules on Tuesday. Consumers can run but can no longer hide ...
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Mali confirms two new Ebola cases ahead of opening of UN office UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Mali has confirmed two new cases of Ebola, bringing to eight the total of cases in the West African nation, days ahead of the opening of a new UN Ebola response office to support the country's efforts to fight and contain ...
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Only 3 in 10 Americans With HIV Have Virus Suppressed: CDC Fewer than a third of Americans with HIV infection achieve viral suppression through effective care and treatment, according to new data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "HIV care and treatment not only work to ...
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Only three in 10 Americans with HIV have virus in check WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Only 30 percent of Americans living with HIV have the virus under control, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report also estimated that approximately ...
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Google's latest: A spoon that steadies tremors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is throwing its money, brainpower, and technology at the humble spoon. The Google version, which uses hundreds of algorithms, allows people with tremors and Parkinson's disease to eat without spilling. The technology ...
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New FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus Calories of each food item appear on a McDonalds drive-thru menu in New York. The Food and Drug Administration announced long-delayed calorie labeling rules Tuesday, requiring establishments that sell prepared foods and have 20 or more locations to ...
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Google unveils its spoon that steadies tremors Shirin Vala, 65, an essential tremor patient, purchased a spoon. "It makes eating easier, especially if I'm out at a restaurant," she said. Back | Next. Anupam Pathak, a senior hardware engineer at Google, developed a spoon that helps people.
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FRONTLINE CANCER: Tracing the causes of breast cancer Last year, more than 232,000 women were told they had invasive breast cancer — in which cancer cells have spread beyond the mammary glands — and another 64,000 were diagnosed with in situ breast cancer, in which the cancer is localized to the cells ...
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How Many Calories Do Americans Eat on Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is a great time of year – friends, family and food…and calories. While we all tend to eat a little more during the holiday season, have you ever wondered exactly how many calories you may be eating as you indulge? While some attack ...
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Thanks for the calories I recently read about a man who celebrated Thanksgiving with his family at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Related Links. Thanks for the calories · Whiteside County officials nail down Ebola plans · Free flu shots available Thursday in Rock Falls, Dixon. He planned ...
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Only 3 out of 10 Americans take regular anti-HIV medication A new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that only 30 percent of people living in the country with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are very consistent in keeping a check on their virus, while a huge percentage ...
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Eating yogurt daily reduces risk of Diabetes, says study A new study states that consuming yogurt in daily diet would help to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The researchers say that a 28 grams serving of yogurt per day, can keep diabetes away. They have asserted that the risk of Type 2 diabetes ...
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Teens Given Anxiety, Sleep Meds May Be at Risk for Drug Abuse TUESDAY, Nov. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Teens prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications are much more likely to abuse those drugs than other teens, a new study warns. The findings show the need to conduct substance abuse assessments on ...
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Local restaurants see cost, consumer benefit in new calorie-listing rules New FDA rules requiring calorie listings on menus and menu boards at the nation's chain restaurants will be costly to implement, some operators and experts said. But adhering to a national standard saves the industry from having to comply with a patchwork ...
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Google Teams Up To Develop Tremor-Free Spoon Google likes to back innovation. That is kind of their M.O. Their latest venture? A spoon that prevents tremors. It sounds simple and maybe unnecessary, but for people with Parkinson's disease—and other neurological conditions, or degenerative ...
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Brain abnormality spotted in many SIDS babies TUESDAY, Nov. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A brain abnormality may be responsible for more than 40 percent of deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new study suggests. The abnormality is in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that ...
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Man had successful double arm transplant, can now grip a silverware 3 After a month since the nine hour operation took place, Will Lautzenheiser can now use his transplanted limbs. Lautzenheiser, 40 had a double arm transplant last October and it was indeed a success. Advertisement. Lautzenheiser lost both his arms to a ...
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Vultures can digest their rotten lunch, thanks to their toxic gut bacteria 2 A new study shows that turkey vultures have two types of bacteria in their gut and both are toxic to vertebrates. Advertisement. According to Keith Bildstein, director of conservation science at Hawk Mountain in Kempton, Pa., "They are really neat birds, once ...
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FDA rule to require chain restaurants to post calorie counts M. Kaye Kramer glanced at the online menu before a family meal at Uno's Chicago Grill in Homestead a few weeks ago. She thought she knew what she wanted — until she checked the calorie count. "That's the problem," said Kramer, assistant professor and ...
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Cut diabetes risk with 2 spoonfuls of yogurt a day WASHINGTON: A daily tablespoon of yogurt can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly a fifth, according to a new Harvard study. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body's cells ...
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Argentina's Kirchner in First Public Speech After Illness Buenos Aires: Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner appeared in public following a nearly month-long absence from illness, reigniting the offensive against hedge funds and vowing she wants a resolution to the debt crisis. The 61-year-old appeared in good ...
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Google's latest gadget: A spoon that steadies tremors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. But these spoons (don't call them spoogles) are a bit more than your basic utensil: Using hundreds of algorithms, they allow people with essential ...
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A Yogurt A Day Keeps Diabetes Away Yogurt (Photo : Flickr) New research suggests that yogurt could be a healthy fridge staple, along with water and orange juice. New research suggests that yogurt could be a healthy fridge staple, along with water and orange juice. Researchers from Harvard ...
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Powdered measles vaccine found safe in early trials Countries dabbling with conventional injectable vaccine against the measles virus may soon have an alternative as researchers have found a measles vaccine made of fine dry powder safe in early human testing. The researchers believe the vaccine could be ...
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US quarantine moves hurting Ebola response in Africa - Harvard Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association protest for improved Ebola safeguards, part of a national day of action, in New York City November 12, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar. Related Topics. World » · PICTURE GALLERY · Where ships come ...
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US quarantine moves hurting Ebola response in Africa -Harvard BOSTON Nov 25 (Reuters) - Moves by some U.S. states to isolate medical workers returning from fighting Ebola in West Africa could worsen the global health crisis by discouraging badly needed new volunteers, according to health experts at Harvard ...
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29 million Americans have diabetes, but a quarter of them don't realize it William Herman has spent decades researching diabetes, treating patients grappling with complications from it and trying to educate people on how to prevent it. During those same years, he also has seen the prevalence of the disease grow virtually ...
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Burial workers from Sierra Leone protested for not receiving allowances 3 In Kenema City, Sierra Leone, a burial team left 15 bodies of dead Ebola victims at the city's main hospital and refused to bury them as part of their strike. The workers went on strike after not receiving their allowances for handling Ebola victims.
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Seoul to send 10 medical workers to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone in Dec. SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send its first batch of 10 medical personnel to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone in mid-December as part of global efforts to contain the deadly virus, the government said Wednesday. The team of four doctors and six ...
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Only 3 in 10 Americans with HIV have virus in check Washington, DC - Just 30 percent of Americans with HIV had the virus under control in 2011, and approximately two-thirds of those whose virus was out of control had been diagnosed but were no longer in care, according to a new Vital Signs report published ...
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Calorie counts will get extra attention with the FDA's expansion of menu labeling Whether they want to or not, consumers soon will know how many calories they are eating when ordering off the menu at chain restaurants, picking up prepared foods at supermarkets and even eating a tub of popcorn at the movie theater. The Food and Drug ...
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Less painful mammograms? New device may safely minimize the hurt Melanie Kwestel's last mammogram was so excruciating she hasn't gone back for another in four years. "My doctor is angry with me," says the 59-year-old from Fair Lawn, N.J. "My gynecologist is angry with me. And I feel guilty." No one knows how many ...
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US quarantine moves hurting Ebola response in Africa: Harvard Barbara Smith, a registered nurse with Mount Sinai Medical Health Systems, St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York, demonstrates putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) during an Ebola educational session for healthcare workers at the ...
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Flu confirmed in Ontario County Canandaigua, N.Y.. CANANDAIGUA — It's official: Seasonal influenza has arrived in Ontario County. The first case of the flu was confirmed at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua on Saturday. The adult male who came to the hospital's Emergency ...
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