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To prevent or reverse obesity and its ills, timing may be everything If obesity is linked to Americans' 24/7 lifestyles, would it help to reset the clock that dictates our eating? A new study of mice suggests it would, and in ways that go well beyond weight alone. Even with a diet high in fat and sugar, mice that had their "eating day" ...
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CDC: Flu shot less effective this year because current flu virus has mutated (CNN) -- This year's flu vaccine is not as effective against the current strain of the influenza virus because the virus has mutated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday in an advisory to doctors. The advisory said 52% of the 85 ...
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American possibly exposed to Ebola being transferred to Atlanta hospital NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. healthcare worker who had been in West Africa and may have been exposed to the Ebola virus is being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a hospital spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The patient will be ...
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Top US Commander in Africa Is Optimistic on Liberia's Battle With Ebola David M. Rodriguez United States Army General David M. Rodriguez serving as the Commander for United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) meets with Ali Laarayedh (Not seen), the Tunisian PM, on Nov. 21 in Tunisia. Anadolu Agency—Getty Images ...
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HIV Is Evolving To Be Less Deadly HIV is rapidly evolving into a less-dangerous bug and could one day become a disease that's "almost harmless". Scientists have observed a surprising increase in the ability of some patients in Africa to live with the virus without getting Aids, the deadly ...
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Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are focus of new drug labeling rule The Food and Drug Administration has released new labeling rules that are intended to give doctors a better understanding of how specific drugs may benefit or harm their pregnant and breastfeeding patients. lRelated. Science Now · Oxygen chambers ...
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Good News Inside the Health Spending Numbers Inside the continuing slowdown in the growth in health spending is evidence that the American health care system may be changing in ways that could make it more affordable in the years to come. As my colleague Robert Pear reported, health spending in ...
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US healthcare worker may have Ebola, Boston patient tests negative for virus A Boston patient who was being monitored for Ebola-like symptoms does not appear to have the deadly virus, but is actually suffering from malaria, hospital officials said Wednesday. lRelated. Nation · Possible Ebola patient admitted to Boston hospital for ...
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CDC says flu shots may not be good match for 2014-15 virus CHICAGO (Reuters) - A sampling of flu cases so far this season suggests the current flu vaccine may not be a good match for the most common seasonal flu strain currently circulating in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Ebola Traps Painkiller Shipment Off Africa as Economies Unravel A body is carried by healthworkers in Freetown, Sierra Leone. More than 15,900 people have been infected with Ebola and 5,689 have died, the World Health Organization said in a statement on Nov. 26. Photographer: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via ...
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Historic slowdown in rise of health care costs reported for 2013 WASHINGTON — Health care spending increased 3.6 percent last year, the lowest rate of increase since the amount was first calculated in 1960, federal officials announced Wednesday. The cost of care reached $2.919 trillion last year, or a spending ...
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'Unprecedented': Drug May Help Heal Damaged Spine Researchers say they've developed a drug that may help heal a damaged spine — the first time anything like a drug has been shown to help. The drug works on nerve cells that are cut, sending connections across the break, and it helped injured rats move ...
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Emory University Hospital monitors possible Ebola case A U.S. health-care worker who had been in West Africa and may have been exposed to the Ebola virus is being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. The patient will be monitored and observed for ...
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Don't sabotage your diet with a midnight snack It's that time of the night again. You're all riled up from the final outrageous scene of "Scandal," and suddenly find yourself in the kitchen raiding the refrigerator or pantry for something salty, fatty or sweet. But what's the damage from giving into your late-night ...
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Think health care costs are soaring? Think again. Think you are paying a lot more for health insurance and to see the doctor? Actually, national health spending grew 3.6% in 2013, the lowest annual increase since 1960, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began tracking the statistic, ...
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Asia Pacific|Group Cites Grim State of India's Mentally Ill NEW DELHI — Women and girls with intellectual disabilities or mental illness in India are subject to forced institutionalization in sometimes overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, verbal and physical abuse, and medication without consent, according to a ...
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It Might Not Be Ebola, but Malaria is Nothing to Celebrate After a Massachusetts General Hospital patient tested negative for Ebola, but positive for malaria this week, even the patient reportedly breathed a sigh of relief. When asked during a press conference on Wednesday how the patient felt about his medical ...
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Hospital: American health-care worker in West Africa coming to US for Ebola ... NEW YORK — An American health-care worker in West Africa who may have been infected with Ebola is being flown to the United States. A spokeswoman for Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Wednesday confirmed the patient is being flown there.
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Lauren Hill gets hospice care as tumor grows CINCINNATI (AP) — College basketball player Lauren Hill is getting hospice care at home as the inoperable tumor in her brain grows. Hill played in a Division III basketball game with Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 2 despite the tumor, which was diagnosed a year ...
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US Military Ebola Effort Could End by Summer, Top General Says WASHINGTON—The U.S. mission in Liberia to combat Ebola could end as early as next summer, the top American commander in Africa said Wednesday, signaling the confidence U.S. officials have that the global effort under way will contain the virus.
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More US hospitals equipped for Ebola patients When American Dr. Kent Brantly contracted Ebola in Liberia this summer, he was rushed overnight via air ambulance to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta — one of four facilities in the United States equipped to care for those with the highly contagious virus.
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FDA updating drug risk warnings to pregnant women WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday changed how drug companies are required to present the risks of taking medicine during pregnancy and while breast-feeding, replacing a system that officials described as confusing and ...
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New Material Could Help Build Artificial Retinas for Victims of AMD Sufferers of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and victims of some eye damage could soon benefit from a revolutionary new film that recreates the actions of human retinas. (Photo : Wikimedia / National Eye Institute) ...
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Mediterranean diet may help slow aging (CBS) - There's new evidence that eating a Mediterranean diet could be good for more than your waistline -- it might even help you live longer. Researchers say a Mediterranean diet -- avoiding processed foods and red meat in favor of fresh vegetables, fruits, ...
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Brain Activity Can Predict Which Tobacco Smokers Will Successfully Quit Can brain activity predict whether or not you will quit smoking? (Photo : Twitter Photo Section). New research suggests brain activity can predict one's chance of having a relapse after they quit smoking, and the finding could potentially lead to new treatments ...
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Brain Activity Can Determine the Odds of Starting Smoking again A new study implies that brain activity can determine the odds of starting smoking again after quitting. The research might open new ways to treat smokers. The findings are available in recent issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. The study shows ...
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Study Finds that Time Frame of Food Consumption May Be Crucial For Weight ... According to a research team at the Salk Institute, restricting food consumption to a specific 8-12 hour window during the day may be more effective in preventing high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity. Basically, the research suggests that you a midday snack ...
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Don't sabotage your diet with a midnight snack (CBS) - It's that time of the night again. You're all riled up from the final outrageous scene of "Survivor" and suddenly find yourself in the kitchen raiding the refrigerator or pantry for something salty, fatty or sweet. But what's the damage from giving into your ...
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Basketball player Lauren Hill gets hospice care as brain tumor grows CINCINNATI — College basketball player Lauren Hill is getting hospice care at home as the inoperable tumor in her brain grows. Hill played in a Division III basketball game with Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 2 despite the tumor, which was diagnosed a year ago.
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Another American to be evaluated for Ebola in US NEW YORK – An American health-care worker in west Africa who may have been infected with Ebola is being flown to the United States. A spokeswoman for Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Wednesday confirmed the patient is being flown there.
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| How Well You Sleep May Depend on Your Genes, Study Suggests WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- How much sleep you get each night may depend to some extent on your genes, a new study suggests. "Sleep patterns are influenced by genetic differences," said study co-author Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, a sleep ...
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Mediterranean Diets May Lengthen The Lives Of Women A new study has found that a Mediterranean diet may have an effect on aging in women. The diet has been found to have a link with long telomere length, which is known as the biomarker of aging in women. Immaculata De Vivo and his colleagues took a look ...
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Artificial Retinas That Sense Light Could Be Created With Nanorods And ... Researchers found wireless nanorod-nanotube film enables light to stimulate blind eye tissue, potentially leading to the development of artificial retinas for the visually impaired. Share This Story. The newly-developed light-sensitive film could one day act as a ...
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Study Finds Alarming Numbers About Depression "Exhausted, sad, hard to get out of bed. Hard to pick up the phone. Also, what I find curious is there is a guilt and embarrassment." New research shows almost 8–percent of Americans have moderate to severe depression. The National Center for Health ...
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Scientists develop drug that can repair spinal cord injuries US scientists, from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in Ohio, have successfully developed a drug that can boost nerves in the spinal cord to grow and repair injuries. The study has been published in the journal Nature. This is the first time ...
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The longer time spent in the O.R the higher risk of blood clot 1 A new study shows that longer surgery time increases patient's risk of having dangerous blood clots. Advertisement. According to the researchers, blood clots are dangerous and are associated with more than 500,000 hospitalizations and 100,000 deaths ...
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Why some smokers get back to smoking after kicking the butt A new study has examined that brain activity in humans predict chances of relapsing after people quit smoking. The study conducted at Penn State University suggested that quitting smoking sets off a series of changes in the brain and it may better identify ...
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Meniscal Surgery: Common Knee Procedure May Lead To Arthritis And ... Popular meniscal tear surgery may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The new study focused on the meniscus, a wedge-shaped piece of ...
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Contrary to what you think, health care costs are actually not soaring Though it is common to hear everyone complain about rising costs of health care, reality is far from it. Officials said on Wednesday that national health spending grew by 3.6% in 2013 to reach $2.9 trillion, which is the lowest annual increase since 1960, when ...
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Suspected American Ebola Patient Transferred to Atlanta Hospital A U.S. healthcare worker who possibly exposed to Ebola has been transferred to University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, a hospital spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Advertisement. The hospital confirmed that a patient has been flown there, and will be ...
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How Your Midnight Snacks Could Be Cancelling Out Your Diet A new study indicates that eating your meals and snacks within one 8 or 12 hour period—and then stopping until the next day—may actually provide more health benefits than simply restricting your diet to a specific type of food. Of course, making healthy food ...
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| How well you sleep may depend on your genes Scientists believe that when and how people sleep may be hereditary to an extent while duration of sleep could be linked to conditions like diabetes and hypertension. 0. sleep. Join PharmaChoice on Facebook Sponsored by. How much sleep you get each ...
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Hill family welcomes in Hospice Care CINCINNATI (Brad Johansen) -- Lauren Hill was hoping to play in one more game Wednesday night, Dec. 3, as her Mount St. Joe's team headed south to Lexington for a game with Transylvania University. Lauren joined her team to board the bus Wednesday ...
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Live longer with olive oil: Mediterranean foods could really help A NEW study has shown that a Mediterranean diet is linked to longer telomere length, a marker that has been linked to longevity. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes that protect the DNA from deteriorating, with longer length associated with slower ...
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Timing, spacing key to prevent obesity among mice: Sort of tour de force If you eat late in night, there are chances that you may end up looking fat or worse obese. Many people who work late in the night suffer from this problem. They either eat late or they sleep soon after eating. This badly impacts their bodies and they continue to ...
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WHO launches new guide for cervical cancer prevention and control New guidance from the World Health Organisation aims to help countries better control cervical cancer, one of the deadliest - yet most preventable - cancers. The Pink Book, a comprehensive cervical cancer control guide, was launched today at the World ...
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Flu Vaccine Not as Effective Because Virus Has Mutated Though influenza cases are down compared to this time last year, the flu vaccine of 2014 is not as effective, warns a Breaking News report by CNN, because of a mutation in the influenza virus. CNN got its information from an advisory that U.S. Centers for ...
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Risk-Based Mammography Recommendations May Miss Some Breast Cancers Dr. Price: Screening mammography recommendations for the 40 – 49 age group is very controversial. 2009 USPTF guidelines emphasized taking patient context into account when making decisions for these young women. Recent publications have ...
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Intracellular Sigma Peptide Provenly Helps To Recover The Spinal Cord Injury Recently researchers found a drug that can cure the injury of the spinal cord. The drug can be utilized in the treatment of paralyzed patients. The drug redevelops the nerve cells in the spinal cords. It set on the nerve cells which were damaged earlier due to ...
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Mammograms: Less Pain, Risk-Based Screens? Meeting Coverage. Mammograms: Less Pain, Risk-Based Screens? Published: Dec 3, 2014. By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
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