Monday, May 18, 2015

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Daily update May 18, 2015
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New York Times
A Way to Brew Morphine Raises Concerns Over Regulation
All over the world, the heavy heads of opium poppies are nodding gracefully in the wind - long stalks dressed in orange or white petals topped by a fright wig of stamens.
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NDTV
WHO announces changes after widespread Ebola criticism
CNN
Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) After blistering criticism over how the World Health Organization handled the Ebola outbreak, its Director-General Dr.
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TIME
WHO Vows Reform After Ebola Outbreak Mistakes
The World Health Organization (WHO) is implementing "fundamental changes"—including a establishing a $100 million contingency fund—after the poor response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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Reuters
Merkel urges tighter WHO management after 'Ebola catastrophe'
GENEVA German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the World Health Organization must streamline its management to respond quickly to crises like West Africa's "Ebola catastrophe" that has killed more than 11,000 people.
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BBC News
Ebola crisis prompts $100m WHO fund
The World Health Organization is to set up a $100m (£63m) emergency contingency fund following the Ebola outbreak, its director-general has announced.
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The News Ledge
It's Time. Marijuana Legalization Has Reached a Tipping Point
Multiple stories over the weekend spoke of the challenges facing states in the wake of recreational marijuana legalization in both Colorado and Washington.
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Telegraph.co.uk
'Groundbreaking' cystic fibrosis treatment could improve quality of life for ...
For most patients with cystic fibrosis, survival is about managing the symptoms through a series of lung treatments, medications and hospitalizations.
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WCPO
The Weed Revolution: The race for legal pot in Ohio
Entrepreneurs meander through rows of sticky green plants - Colorado's booming cash crop that's creating a new brand of millionaire.
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Washington Post
Veracyte lung cancer test could help avoid some risky biopsies
A new diagnostic test from Veracyte Inc could help many people avoid risky and costly invasive lung biopsies at a time when millions of American smokers are eligible for lung cancer screening, according to data from studies presented on Sunday.
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Business Insider
In the future, will your doctor pay you cash to take your pills or quit smoking?
Patients can be bullheaded, forgetful and lazy. That is why even the greatest medical breakthroughs can sometimes not have any real impact.
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The News Ledge
Breaking Down Death. CDC Maps Distinctive Cause of Deaths in All 50 States
If you toss aside the common causes of death in the nation, what distinctive cause of death is first in your state? We all know heart disease and cancer are the leading killers.
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New York Times
How DC pot legalization has become 'the dealer-protection act of 2015'
Not long ago, a man who had covertly dealt pot in the nation's capital for three decades approached a young political operative at a birthday party in a downtown District steakhouse.
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BBC News
Revolutionary treatment for cystic fibrosis found
Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes the body to create thick and sticky mucus, can now be controlled, thanks to a new breakthrough research.
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Times Gazette
Map shows the most distinctive causes of death in US
Heart Disease as well as Cancer is the most common things killing people in the United States, but a new map of the country shows what is killing Americans in individual states.
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West Texas News
Medical Marijuana's shortage amid Legalization
In November, Washington voters gave green signal to an initiative making it legal to possess and grow marijuana. But the next month, Congress banned the city from coming up with a system through which pot could be lawfully bought, sold and taxed.
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The Silver Ink
Edible marijuana is a latest challenge to states where it is illegal
marijuana Edible marijuana is a latest challenge to states where it is illegal. It is creating worries in the states. Washington and Colorado are the states where it is legal, but other states where marijuana is illegal are having difficult time to prevent its illegitimate ...
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Geek Infinite
Complex Threats Across USA can be signaled by the Increase of Edible Pot
It ought to return as no surprise that edible marijuana product are rising in quality across the USA. And whereas this means that marijuana legislation is, in fact, changing into a standard procedure in most states, it additionally introduces new issues for society ...
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News Quench
Amazing CDC map tells you the unusual ways you could die in the United States
Did you know that certain causes of death are more common in some states and not others? Now you can see how your state fares. A new map using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the strange distribution of certain very ...
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Pioneer News
Increase in Edible Pot Across US Could Signal Complex Threats
It should come as no surprise that edible marijuana products are rising in popularity across the United States. And while this indicates that marijuana legislation is, in fact, becoming standard procedure in most states, it also introduces new problems for society ...
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News Every day
How Unusual Is Your State? CDC Death Map Can Reveal
That cancer and heart disease remain top killers is well known but did you that know that unusual causes of death happen in every state more frequently than expected?
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Immortal News
CDC's State Death Map Shows Distinctive Causes Of Mortality
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a map which shows the most distinctive causes of death for each state and the District of Colombia.
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ABC News
What is Kansas' most distinctive cause of death?
Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths in the U.S. But according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), acute lower respiratory infection is the most distinctive cause of death in Kansas.
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Apex Beats
Want to Know Most Distinctive Cause Of Death in Your State? Get Hold of CDC ...
Want to Know Most Distinctive Cause Of Death in Your State? Get Hold of CDC Map. Published On May 18, 2015 | By Wilkinson Robert | Health.
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Tech Times
This Death Map Shows Most Distinctive Causes Of Death By States: Wondering ...
The map shows unexpected distinctive causes of death that show up in some states. Though small in numbers, they show up strongly in some states compared to others, a study finds.
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The Hoops News
New issue: Policing edible Marijuana in Lollipops, Marshmallows, Butter
Marijuana legalization has become one of the most commonly debated topics in American politics over the last decade. As more states like Colorado have moved to legalize marijuana within a certain limit the industry feeding it has boomed.
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Times Gazette
CDC Map Discloses Distinct Death Causes in the U.S.
The leading institute for public health in the United States, The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC), published a distinct map that indicates the top and significant death causes within the 50 states.
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Medscape
Drug Combo Targets Common Cystic Fibrosis Gene Abnormality
DENVER - A new drug combination of the experimental drug lumacaftor and ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex) improves lung function and curbs exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis, results of the TRAFFIC and TRANSPORT trials suggest.
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Pioneer News
US CDC Reveals Death Trends Map of the US
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently published a new map which indicates the top and the most significant causes of death across all 50 states.
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ABC News
Rare Identical Triples -- Two of Which Are Conjoined -- Born in Texas
Rare identical triplets were born in Texas, but what makes these babies even more extraordinary is the fact that two of them are conjoined at the pelvis, according to Corpus Christi Medical Center.
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Brisbane Times
Queensland researchers trial successful cystic fibrosis treatment
A new treatment combining two existing drugs has been found to ease lung infections in cystic fibrosis sufferers. Queensland researchers may have discovered a game-changing treatment for children suffering from cystic fibrosis.
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Business Insider
Study asks if carrot or stick can better help smokers quit
What would make a smoker more likely to quit, a big reward for succeeding or a little penalty for failing? That is what researchers wanted to know when they assigned a large group of CVS employees to different smoking cessation programs.
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Gazette Review
Financial Incentives Help Smokers Quit
A new study has just been released, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and it shows that financial incentives help people quit smoking.
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Medical News Today
Cash to quit smoking - would $800 improve the chances?
The question of an incentive proved to be popular with employees asked to give up smoking for a reward of $800. Nearly everyone who was made the offer in a scientific trial accepted the challenge, but it was less effective than a program offering potential ...
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Youth Health Magzine
Monetary incentive helps smokers kick the butt
Would you quit smoking if your employer promised you a sum $800 or Rs.50,000 over six months? The chances are very high, according to a new study.
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Phys.Org
Population benefits of sexual selection explain the existence of males
Biologists have long puzzled over why males are necessary for reproduction. New research, published in the journal Nature, reveals that an evolutionary force known as 'sexual selection' improves population genetic health and protects against extinction.
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BBC News
Cystic fibrosis drug offers hope to patients
A "groundbreaking" cystic fibrosis therapy could profoundly improve patients' quality of life, say doctors. Patients often die before their 40s as mucus clogs and damages their lungs and leaves them prone to infection.
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AsiaOne
Drug combo helps people with common cystic fibrosis
A combination of two drugs has shown promise toward improving the health of people with the most common form of the incurable lung disease known as cystic fibrosis, researchers said.
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Telegraph.co.uk
'Groundbreaking' new treatment for cystic fibrosis
A "groundbreaking" new therapy for cystic fibrosis could hugely improve patients' quality of life and even increase life expectancy, doctors say.
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Washington Post
Veracyte lung cancer test could help avoid some risky biopsies
May 17 A new diagnostic test from Veracyte Inc could help many people avoid risky and costly invasive lung biopsies at a time when millions of American smokers are eligible for lung cancer screening, according to data from studies presented on Sunday.
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Channel News Asia
Fitness studios keep clients on track with photos, social media
Need a little extra encouragement to shape up in time for that wedding, class reunion or vacation? POSTED: 18 May 2015 20:20. PHOTOS.
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PerfScience
Combination of Two Drugs helps Patients suffering from Common Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers announced on Sunday that two recent trials of combination of two drugs, lumacaftor and ivacaftor, has shown promising results towards improving health of patients suffering from most common form of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that mostly ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Revolutionary treatment for cystic fibrosis found
Washington: Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes the body to create thick and sticky mucus, can now be controlled, thanks to a new breakthrough research.
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Times Gazette
Combo Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis Shows Promise
SUNDAY, May 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Combining two medications that target the most common genetic cause of cystic fibrosis improved lung function in people with the disease.
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Times Gazette
Scientists discover revolutionary cure for Cystic Fibrosis Gene Abnormality
Results obtained from the Traffic and Transport trials suggest that a new combination of experimental drugs ivacaftor and lumacaftor improves functioning of the lungs and reduces exacerbations in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis.
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Forbes
California Vaccination Bill SB 277 Clears Senate -- And Will Save Taxpayer ...
A California bill that would significantly tighten child vaccination requirements for school entry cleared its first major hurdle Thursday with bipartisan passage in the California Senate.
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Telegraph.co.uk
'Breakthrough': Drug trials give new hope on cystic fibrosis
SEATTLE - When Paige Ellens was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a newborn in 1998, Seattle doctors were quick to reassure her parents that there was hope for patients with the life-threatening genetic disorder.
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Latinos Health
Most Athletes at Risk with Cardiac Abnormalities; Regular Heart Screening A ...
LONDON - JUNE 18: In this handout image provided by LOCOG, GE Healthcare's Discovery XR656 wireless, digital x-ray system, VENUE 40 and LOGIQ E9 ultrasound systems to assist doctors in diagnosing musculoskeletal injuries is tested by a GB athlete, ...
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Times LIVE
Why do men exist? Scientific study offers an explanation
Since in many species, sperm is males' only contribution to reproduction, biologists have long puzzled about why evolutionary selection, known for its ruthless efficiency, allows them to exist.
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The Times (subscription)
Seven per cent of top athletes have a heart abnormality
One in 14 elite athletes has a heart defect or abnormality, some as severe as the kind that hospitalised the footballer Fabrice Muamba.
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BBC News
Top athletes may also develop life-threatening cardio vascular abnormalities
A study that involved over 2,000 athletes revealed that even sportspersons who have very high level of fitness and performance might have life-threatening cardiovascular disorders.
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