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5-day diet of modified fasting may cut risk factors, aid weight loss Fasting has long been acclaimed as an effective way to lose weight, improve the immune system and boost brain function. But doctors have been loathe to recommend it because of the dangers associated with such extreme dieting.
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Samsung Heir Apparent Apologizes for Hospital's Role in MERS Outbreak SEOUL, South Korea - The man being groomed to run Samsung Group, the largest of South Korea's family-controlled conglomerates, apologized Tuesday for a Samsung hospital's failures in dealing with the country's outbreak of Middle East respiratory ...
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Parkinson's linked with 16 types of cancers! Parkinson's disease (PD) has been found to be associated with 16 types of cancer in a study in Taiwan. It was an effort to explain the association in an East Asian population because most prior research has been conducted in Western populations.
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Herbicide 2,4-D 'possibly' causes cancer, World Health Organisation study finds WHO scientists have said the herbicide 2-4,D shows some characteristics that could be linked to cancer. Photograph: Brian Brown / Alamy/Alamy.
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Exposure to mixture of common chemicals may trigger cancer, scientists find Cancer research has been focused on lifestyle factors as triggers but a high-profile taskforce of international scientists says chemical exposure is a factor.
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Smartphones harmful for people with pacemaker Pacemakers can mistakenly detect electromagnetic interference (EMI) from smartphones as a cardiac signal, causing them to briefly stop working.
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Gardasil 9 Effectively Stops 90% Of Cancers Caused By HPV In Girls and Boys The newest HPV vaccine safely and effectively prevents at least four different kinds of cancer in the population recommended to receive it, according to a study in Pediatrics today.
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Can Smartphones Interfere With Pacemakers? MONDAY, June 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Another study suggests that smartphones should be kept a safe distance from implanted cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, in the rare chance that signaling "interference" occurs.
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Children who lie 'have good memory skills, are more intelligent' Do you have a young tacker who likes to tell porky pies? Well, stop worrying, because it could mean that they are remarkably smart.
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Kids With Good Memory Are Also Good Liars, Study Finds If you're a parent of an imaginative kid, you may have noticed that he or she can make up pretty good little tales to get out of certain transgressions.
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1 in 5 Teens May Be Bullied on Social Media MONDAY, June 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new review suggests that estimates of cyberbullying are all over the place, ranging as low as 5 percent and as high as 74 percent.
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Fasting may do more than help people lose weight, study finds Regular fasting may do more than just help people shed weight, a new study found, suggesting that it can also improve longevity while lowering the risk of chronic ailments.
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Cyberbullying linked to risk of depression in kids and teens: research review TORONTO -- About one in four children and adolescents on average report being the targets of cyberbullying, which is linked to a risk of depression among those victimized through email, texting or social media sites like Facebook, an international research ...
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Now Bite on that Chocolate Daily to keep Heart Diseases at Bay! In a rather interesting study, published on Monday in the cardiology health journal Heart, researchers have found a striking connection between consuming chocolate and fighting heart disease and stroke with ease.
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Obese Americans now outnumber those who are merely overweight, study says Americans have reached a weighty milestone: Adults who are obese now outnumber those who are merely overweight, according to a new report in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Colorado teen death blamed on hidden form of plague A standout high school athlete in peak health died earlier this month after he contracted a rare strain of plague, according to Colorado health officials.
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Over two-thirds of Americans obese or overweight More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, with men faring worse than women. Data from 2007 to 2012 of a nationally representative group of 15,208 people ages 25 or older showed that 40% of men were overweight and 35% obese.
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Obese Americans outnumber those who are only overweight – study Americans who qualify as obese now outnumber those who are considered merely overweight, according to a new study. The figures also show that 67 percent of women and 75 percent of men in US are suffering from weight problems.
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MA Medical Society Welcomes Governor's Opioid Report The Massachusetts Medical Society welcomed the report of Governor Charlie Baker's Opioid Working Group, and pledged to continue to work with public and private officials to combat the opioid overdose epidemic.
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INSIGHT-In twist, scientists join tobacco companies to fight cancer WASHINGTON, June 23 Scientists who have devoted years developing medicines to cure disease are now working for tobacco companies to make e-cigarettes.
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Scientists Revealed Global Warming Will Not Lessen Winter Deaths A recent global warming study revealed that global warm winters would not lower the death rates during the winter. The research was conducted for over three decades and involved 39 international cities.
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Global warming 'unlikely to reduce winter mortality' The average temperature of the Earth has risen over the past century, and it is expected to increase further over the next century.
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New Insulin 'Smart Patch' Could Help Diabetes Patients An experimental patch that could automatically deliver doses of insulin to patients with diabetes has been successfully tested in lab animals, researchers said Monday.
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Skinny jean fashion victim damaged nerves A woman who squatted in skinny jeans for hours while helping a family member pack had to be treated in hospital for four days, doctors in Australia say.
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Cancer drugs get a new consumer's guide In a bid to inject clarity into the fast-moving, high-stakes world of cancer drugs, a task force of cancer doctors announced Monday that it has devised a decision-making aid to help physicians and their patients weigh the pluses and minuses of newly available ...
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Woman Collapses Due to Her Skinny Jeans: Report Adelaide: An Australian woman whose skinny jeans cut off the blood supply to her calf muscles collapsed and was forced to crawl to seek help, media reported today.
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Marijuana: White House Removes Major Barrier To Marijuana Research Marijuana research is no longer required to be subjected to the Public Health Service (PHS) review, which was introduced by the Clinton administration.
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Two major elected officials have been diagnosed with cancer Two major American political figures announced on Monday that they've been diagnosed with cancer. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) revealed Monday morning via a video message and a press release that he would be undergoing surgery this Friday to remove ...
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Unvaccinated child isolated with measles An unvaccinated child visiting Martha's Vineyard from out of state was diagnosed with measles last week, public health officials on the island said Monday.
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Major Pot Research Barrier Goes Up in Smoke Dr. Sue Sisley, pictured, says elimination of Public Health Service reviews will ease barriers to marijuana research. But she and others say further reform is needed.
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White House lifts restriction on marijuana research The Obama Administration will update the government's marijuana research policy to allow scientists to have access to the plant and better understand its medicinal purposes and properties.
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Child on Martha's Vineyard is state's 2nd 2015 measles BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts health officials said a child visiting Martha's Vineyard has the state's second case of the measles this year.
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Flirting With Disaster: Porous Border, Close Ebola Recall "This virus will enter Liberia if Liberians are not careful bringing sick people from Guinea and Sierra Leone. If the checkpoint did not have the thermometers or knew that bleeding is one of the symptoms that lady could have entered and if that case was Ebola ...
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NC suspends bird shows amid avian flu fears The 2015 Cleveland County Fair's poultry show is among events canceled because of the threat of avian influenza. email · print.
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Red wine has some anti-obesity properties An ingredient in grapes, berries and red wine can turn excess flab into calorie-burning "brown" fat, research has shown.
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Local Club Plays Bridge to Support Alzheimer's Research CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- Named after the length of time they are playing, the Jefferson Bridge Club believes that they can conquer the Longest Day.
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FDA approves Medicines Co's blood clot drug after a decade The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Medicines Co's blood clot preventer Cangrelor, which has faced multiple setbacks since it first entered late-stage studies close to a decade back.
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Understanding Health Insurance - June 21, 2015: Do I need to enroll in ... That depends. For some people the answer to this question is no, you do not need to enroll in Medicare while you are still working, and for others the correct answer is absolutely!
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Free, anonymous HIV testing offered June 26 in Monroe as part of National HIV ... The Monroe County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Community Health will offer free HIV testing on National HIV Testing Day.
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Events planned for National HIV Testing Day The 61-year-old pastor said there is no one type of person who can be HIV positive. He knows this because he is HIV positive and has seen hundreds of others test positive with the disease that in his time was a guaranteed death sentence.
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Teen Marijuana Use Did Not Increase With State Legalization, Study FInds A man is pictured smoking a marijuana cigarette. A study published this week in The Lancet Psychiatry shows that there was no increase of pot use among teenagers living in the 21 states with medical marijuana laws.
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Chicago Officials Warn About Meningitis Threat Before Pride Parade In the wake of the city's pride festival, health officials in Chicago are advising about the potential risk for meningitis as it appears there is an outbreak making its way through the area.
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Health trends: Sales of fitness trackers grow, step by step International Data Corp. says more than 11 million of fitness tracker devices were sold in the first quarter of this year, triple sales from a year ago.
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Brooklyn's Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person at 115, thanks ... Newly crowned as the world's oldest person, Brooklyn's own Susannah Mushatt Jones shared the secret to her longevity with the Daily News on Sunday.
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Don't Miss: International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), Facebook ... International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 15.90%. On last trading day company shares ended up $166.99.
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Donations needed as blood bank nears shortage AN additional 6000 donors are required over the next two weeks to prevent a shortage of blood products for patients across the nation.
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Fitbit use tied to increase in activity BETTER THAN NOTHING: Fitness trackers tend to work well for some people and not at all for others, which on average appears works out to a moderate increase in activity overall, said researchers.
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Chicago expands meningitis vaccine recommendations for all gay and bisexual ... In a follow-up to an earlier report, since June 1, there have been six confirmed cases of meningitis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Illinois, with one fatality.
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Three women in Georgia battle flesh-eating bacteria Her doctors and husband dont know how a Georgia woman got flesh eating bacteria, but now she is fighting for her life. Published at 7:52 am ET, Fri Jun 12 2015.
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