Saturday, April 11, 2015

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Reuters
Risk of Ebola spreading to other countries appears to be falling: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries but the risk of it spreading internationally appears to be diminishing as the areas affected shrink, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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NBCNews.com
UPDATE 2-Risk of Ebola spreading to other countries appears to be falling -WHO
... * Health emergency persists but international threat diminishes. * Experts call for halt to unnecessary trade, travel restrictions.
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Voice of America
WHO Says Ebola Risk Lower, But Not Gone
GENEVA—. The World Health Organization says the risk of West Africa's Ebola epidemic spreading to other countries has gone down considerably, but that the deadly virus is still considered a "public health emergency of international concern.
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AsiaOne
Does midlife obesity protect against dementia?
People who are obese in middle age run a lower risk of developing dementia later, but this should not be used as an excuse to be overweight or obese.
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Telegraph.co.uk
New research: Being fat in middle age cuts risk of developing dementia
LONDON • A surprising study contradicting all previous research found that being fat in middle age appears to cut the risk of developing dementia rather than increase it, the Lancet scientific journal has reported.
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CTV News
Does midlife obesity protect against dementia?
(Paris, France-AFP) - People who are obese in middle age run a lower risk of developing dementia later, said a large and long-term study Friday whose findings challenge the prevailing wisdom.
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CNN
Probable Contamination Prompts Recall Of Sabra
Discovery of deadly Listeria bacteria in a random sample led to a recall of 360,000 containers of hummus. Maker Sabra stated the voluntary recall was put in location right after the FDA informed the corporation of the test.
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Fox News
Recalls of Ice Cream, Hummus Spur Listeria Warnings
FRIDAY, April 10, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- As U.S. health officials deal with nationwide recalls of Blue Bell ice cream and Sabra Dipping Co.
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Los Angeles Times
Lauren Hill remembered for impact beyond college basketball
Lauren Hill, who inspired the world by living her dream as a college basketball player while battling an inoperable brain tumor, died Friday morning at age 19.
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Daily Beast
Congress Is Poisoning Food Safety
Sabra hummus may be joining Blue Bell ice cream and an ever-growing list of food tainted with potentially lethal bacteria. The FDA isn't to blame: it's being starved.
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Sierra Leone Times
Ebola outbreak still a global emergency despite significant drop in cases ' UN ...
10 April 2015 - A meeting convened by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa still poses a threat to international peace and security, despite a major fall-off in in case incidence and ...
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Fox News
Freshman basketball player Lauren Hill, 19, dies of cancer
Lauren Hill spent her final year polishing a layup and inspiring others to live fully. She succeeded at both. Hill, 19, a freshman basketball player at Mount St. Joseph University, died at a Cincinnati hospital Friday morning, her foundation The Cure Starts Now ...
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New York Daily News
Lauren Hill, inspirational college basketball player, dies following brave fight ...
Lauren Hill, the college basketball player whose cancer battle captured the country's attention and raised millions of dollars to fight the disease, has died.
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CBS News
Lauren Hill, gone at 19, but still an undying force
CINCINNATI - She was passion personified - pure bravery, bottled in a basketball jersey. By the time CBS News met the Mount St. Joseph University freshman last October, she was already so sick she could barely dribble.
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Hindustan Times
The cure for baldness may be plucking your hair in a specific pattern
Patterned plucking brings about thicker hair finds study. Inset: iGrow Hair Growth System employs laser light to hinder hair loss.
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National Post
A few extra pounds might help prevent dementia: study finds obese people less ...
The middle-aged spread may protect against dementia, scientists have suggested, after the biggest study of its kind found that obese people have the lowest risk of developing the condition.
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Telegraph.co.uk
Could obesity help shield you from dementia?
A new study of nearly 2 million people suggests that those who are overweight or obese in middle age may be less likely to develop dementia than their normal and underweight peers.
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Sacramento Bee
Plucking All Your Hairs May be a Good Solution to Baldness
As strange and painful as it may seem, according to a new study published on April 9 in the journal Cell, plucking hairs may be a good way to fight baldness.
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PerfScience
Plucking Hairs May Stimulate hair growth
According to the Daily Mail, a cure for baldness has been found. But the discovery was made in mice, not humans. The study looked at hair regeneration in mice.
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Pioneer News
Plucking out your hair could help grow them back
WASHINGTON: A new treatment for hair loss may be on the horizon, after scientists have found that selectively plucking hair in very close proximity can stimulate some startlingly dense regrowth.
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Nature World Report
Can you really fix balding by yanking out the hair you have left? Maybe, says a ...
Scientists have found that removing hairs from their follicles in a small, concentrated area can lead to dramatic regeneration of hair in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments.
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ABC Online
Initial Ebola tests clear Canberra health care worker of virus
Preliminary tests on a Canberra health care worker who had returned from West Africa suggest she does not have Ebola. The woman was admitted to Canberra Hospital last night after experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms and a fever.
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Times Gazette
The secret to robust hair growth: plucking hair out, study finds
Researchers at the University of California were amazed to find that when 200 hairs are plucked, it grows back up to six times as many.
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Laboratory Equipment
Baldness Cure Requires Hair Pulling
Quorum sensing in hair population regeneration. Image: Cheng-Ming Chuong If there's a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little.
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Discovery News
Can plucking hairs stimulate new hair growth?
"Plucking hairs 'can make more grow'," BBC News reports, while the Daily Mail went as far as saying scientists have found "a cure for baldness".
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Cardiovascular Business
Health Diagnostics Laboratory, Singulex settle kickback suits for $48.5M
Health Diagnostics Laboratory will pay $47 million and Singulex Inc. $1.5 million to settle allegations that the cardiovascular disease testing laboratories violated the False Claims Act.
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CBC.ca
Ebola clinics on agenda as Dr. Gregory Taylor to visit West Africa
Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's chief public health officer, is preparing to travel to West Africa to get a first-hand look at the efforts to defeat the Ebola outbreak, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives.
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Times Gazette
US research discovered plucking hair a viable cure for hair loss or baldness
There are already a lot of hair care products that promised hair regrow from years and years of research for the people who needs it, but this technique knocked them all out of the park.
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Times Gazette
Avarice in Medicare- Two U.S. Laboratories to cough up $48.5 Million to settle ...
Federal authorities have launched a crackdown on Cardiac biomarker laboratories on allegations that they paid kickbacks to doctors to provide blood samples for testing.
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Wall Street Journal
OC Health News- Two US Laboratories To Pay $48.5 Million To Settle ...
Physicians were paid in between $10 as well as $17 for every single individual they claimed business for blood examinations, district attorneys affirmed.
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Voice of America
WHO Warns Against Unnecessary C-Sections
GENEVA—. The World Health Organization says the use of surgical childbirth - or Caesarean delivery - is growing worldwide, particularly in high- and middle-income countries.
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American Live Wire
Plucking Hair- The Simplest Way to Treat Baldness
Male pattern baldness is a condition that hits a good number of men as they reach their 50s, and now, researchers have found a simple and effective way to tackle it.
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Geek Infinite
Two U.S. Laboratories To Pay $48.5 Million To Settle Unnecessary Testing Claims
U.S. disorder testing laboratories Health medicine Laboratory opposition (HDL) and Singulex opposition have in agreement to pay $48.5 million to settle claims they paid kickbacks and conducted inessential testing, the U.S.
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Forbes
UPDATE 1-Two US labs to pay $48.5 million to settle unnecessary testing claims
(Adds details of case). WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. cardiovascular disease testing laboratories Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc (HDL) and Singulex Inc have agreed to pay $48.5 million to settle claims they paid kickbacks and conducted ...
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Diabetes Insider
Study Suggests Caesarian Sections Dangerous For Mother and Baby
A new study suggests that Caesarian sections might potentially result in both short and long term health issues for both the mother and the baby.
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Tech Times
Mothers Should Only Have C-Sections If Medically Necessary: Here's Why
Thirty-three percent of births in the U.S. are delivered through C-section, but the World Health Organization has warned against medically unnecessary Caesarean sections, citing short- and long-term health consequences.
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UPI.com
WHO: Unnecessary caesarian sections can lead to long-term health problems
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 10 (UPI) -- Caesarian sections can cause short- and long-term health problems for women and babies and medically unnecessary ones shouldn't be performed, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Apex Tribune
Cesarean Deliveries May Generate Long-Term Problems
On Friday the World Health Organization (WHO) said that mother should resort to Cesarean section to give birth only if it is required by the medical condition.
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Daily Mail
World body warns on c-section ops
Women should only give birth by Caesarean section if it is medically necessary, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. The global health body issued guidance suggesting the "ideal rate" of Caesarean births was between 10% and 15%, ...
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World Report Now
World Health Organization Wants Less Caesareans
The World Health Organization recommends in a new statement that doctors should perform less caesarean sections. According to the international health body, the procedure puts women at higher risk, Also, their babies are exposed to some important health ...
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Science World Report
Cesarean Sections May Lead To Long-Term Health Problems For Some
Previous studies have shown that Cesarean sections are oftentimes extensive and more costly medical procedures that are unnecessary and can take a much longer time to heal than the normal birthing process, according to the World Health Organization ...
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TIME
11 Unexpected Spring Allergy Triggers
Stay away from pollen. Pop antihistamines. You know the drill. But if you're one of the approximately 20% of people who suffer from hay fever (also known as allergic rhinitis) in all of its stuffy, sneezing infamy, fending off seasonal allergies might not be so ...
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TIME
Caesarean sections should only be performed when medically necessary: WHO
GENEVA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for careful use of caesarean delivery, saying that it should only be performed when medically necessary.
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Belfast Telegraph
World Health Organization calls for less caesareans
A new statement from the World Health Organization recommends that doctors perform less caesarean sections. The procedure puts women and their babies at a higher risk for health problems.
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Times of India
Ebola still a global health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization(WHO) on Friday said the ongoing Ebola outbreak continued to constitute a public health emergency of international concern despite the lowest number of newly confirmed cases reported last week in West Africa.
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NEWS.com.au
Australian being tested for Ebola
An Australian woman is undergoing tests for Ebola in the capital city of Canberra, health officials said on Saturday. The officials said that the woman was being monitored since her return from Liberia, where she worked as a medical professional, The ...
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CTV News
Canada's top health official heading to West Africa to view ebola response
TORONTO -- Canada's chief public health officer is heading to West Africa to tour Ebola response efforts in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
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Forbes
Alameda medical lab settles federal false-claims allegations
Federal officials in South Carolina announced Thursday that they had settled allegations that an Alameda-based medical laboratory firm had paid doctors for referrals and billed government programs for unnecessary medical testing.
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New York Times
Milder Warning Opposed for Swedish Tobacco Item
A bid by a Swedish company to be the first in the United States to display weaker warnings on its tobacco product suffered a blow on Friday when a panel of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration concluded that the proposed label did not fully ...
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Chron.com
Indiana HIV outbreak tops 100 cases: state health officials
(Reuters) - An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to intravenous prescription drug abuse has reached 106 confirmed and preliminary cases, state public health officials said on Friday.
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