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Diabetes cases have quadrupled in just over 3 decades (CNN) It's a potentially fatal disease whose risks can in many cases be prevented through lifestyle measures. So why has diabetes seen a massive increase in sufferers?
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White House Shifts From Ebola Funds to Fight Zika (NBC NEWS) -- Federal officials say they're taking $500 million aimed at fighting Ebola to use against Zika instead because Congress won't approve new funding.
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Study: Chemo may prolong lives of some brain cancer patients WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2016 -- Adding chemotherapy to radiation treatment may add years to the lives of people with certain slow-growing brain tumors, a new study finds.
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Study raises questions over timing of heart shocks in resuscitation guidelines Two studies published by The BMJ today evaluate treatments for patients with cardiac arrest in hospital. The first study suggests that advice to delay giving a second heart shock, known as defibrillation, to patients with cardiac arrest in hospital is ...
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Brain scans of microcephalic babies suggest Zika disrupts development CHICAGO Brain scans of 23 Brazilian infants with the birth defect microcephaly showed widespread and severe abnormalities suggesting that Zika may invade fetal nerve cells and disrupt brain development.
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INSIGHT-Zika mystery deepens with evidence of nerve cell infections CHICAGO, April 6 Top Zika investigators now believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome may be just the most obvious maladies caused by the mosquito-borne virus.
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Zika Virus And Neurological Problems: Mystery Link Between The Two Continues To Deepen The mystery link between Zika virus and neurological disorders continues to deepen with every new report collated from all over the world.
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Diabetes cases reach 422 million as poorer countries see steep rises ... * Rates of the disease quadrupled between 1980 and 2014. * Fastest rises in diabetes seen in less wealthy countries. * Prevalence more than doubles among men in India and China.
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Number of Adults with Diabetes has Quadrupled Since 1980: WHO The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, urging huge efforts to change eating habits and exercise more.
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Curb the silent killer : Diabetes According to the Global report on diabetes, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2016, the number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014.
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Ryerson students kick off Autism Awareness Month WAYNE - Students at Ryerson Elementary School recently acknowledged April as Autism Awareness Month by taking part in a variety of grade-level appropriate events.
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DEA considers dropping marijuana from most dangerous category of drugs in next three months After years high atop the Drug Enforcement Administration's list of the most dangerous drugs, marijuana may soon be coming down.
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The DEA will decide whether to change course on marijuana by July In a lengthy memo to lawmakers, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it hopes to decide whether to change the federal status of marijuana "in the first half of 2016.
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DEA to decide within months whether to change federal status of marijuana Demonstrators calling for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House, in Washington, Saturday, April 2, 2016. They are demanding Obama use his authority to stop marijuana arrests and pardon offenders.
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More Evidence That Obesity Is A Global Catastrophe In Slow Motion Sugar sculptures near the Houses of Parliament in London were part of the campaign for a sugar tax in the United Kingdom to help address the obesity epidemic (Photo credit: BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images).
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Are full-fat dairy foods better for you after all? Can we go back to putting whole milk in our coffee and slurping down real ice cream? Two recent studies suggest eating full-fat dairy foods instead of their thinner tasting, low-fat or non-fat counterparts may help cut the risk for diabetes and obesity ...
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People thought I was high when I said it was time to legalise pot. Now, the mood is changing fast Opinion: Five years ago, many mocked a speech calling for liberalised drug laws. Today, such a position is becoming mainstream, writes former ACT leader Don Brash.
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There Are Now More Overweight People Than Underweight People in the World The tide of health and nutrition has finally turned: When you travel the world, you are now more likely to come across an overweight person than an underweight person.
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Special Voices: April is Autism Awareness Month This month of April, we celebrate Autism Awareness Month, a time to educate our communities about how it feels to be diagnosed with autism, or other types of developmental disabilities.
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Arianna Huffington Shares How Sleep Can Make Leaders More Productive I spoke to Arianna Huffington, the cofounder, president and editor in chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, about how workers can sleep more despite having larger workloads, how getting more sleep impacted her life in a positive way, how sleep ...
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Brain Scans Reveal Effects Of Sleepless Nights On People With Insomnia Brain scans were able to reveal the effects of always having sleepless nights. The results revealed impaired integrity in some brain regions that are responsible for sleep, alertness and consciousness.
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Lancet: Global Diabetes Population Reaches 422M; Most New Cases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries While this study focused on calculating the global burden of diabetes, it comes as advocacy groups are stepping up calls for soda taxes marketing limits to rein in the effect of unhealthy food and drink on poor countries.
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New weight management technology at St. Rita's New technology is being offered at St. Rita's Medical Center to help with their weight management program. Your B.M.I. or body mass index is a screening tool used to define obesity.
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Evansville teen's response to homework assignment goes viral EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -. Webster Dictionary has over 470,000 definitions because we want to define everything. One Evansville teen decided she wasn't going to be defined anymore.
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One-of-a-kind 'age suit' simulates impairments of growing old The Genworth R70i Aging Experience is an exhibit at the Liberty Science Museum in Jersey City through April 10. At left is the suit's inventor, Applied Minds co-founder Bran Ferren.
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OSHA: Company ignored safety rules, 'cost a man his life' NEW ORLEANS - An Illinois tank-cleaning company's violation of safety rules resulted in the death of a New Orleans employee and the hospitalization of two others, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.
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Why Do I Choose Not To Sleep? I can't even tell you how many times I've used this line to tell myself that my behavior is okay. I've also attempted to sharpen my mental math skills trying to figure out the latest possible time I can go to sleep to get four hours of rest.
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New Tick Survey, Many Carry Lyme New work is being done in Vermont to locate ticks and find out if they're carrying any diseases harmful to people and pets. Alan Graham, the State Entomologist, says people need to take extra steps to prevent from being bitten.
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Arianna Huffington on why she wants you to sleep in her bed The Huffington Post founder used to sleep for only three to four hours a night. Now, she's so evangelical about her bedtime routine that she's giving away a night in her personal 'sleep sanctuary'.
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FDA Approves Rheumatoid Knockoff U.S. regulators cleared for sale a knockoff version of Johnson & Johnson JNJ 0.33 % 's Remicade anti-inflammatory drug, the second entry in a fledgling U.S.
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Millburn Middle School Peer Leaders buddy up for autism awareness Seventh and eighth grade SHOK peer leaders at Millburn Middle School have coordinated a set of Autism Awareness activities for students and faculty during the month of April.
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Global obesity is pushing the world to a 'crisis point' For the first time, the world has more obese people than underweight, a new report says. The change presents health challenges for the two fattest countries and threatens to divert resources from countries with the most underweight people.
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Pharmacists to soon be able to dispense heroin OD antidote without prescription Naloxone was credited with saving dozens of lives in Chicago last week after heroin suspected of being tainted with the powerful painkiller fentanyl produced more than 80 overdoses.
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Subway posting calories nationally as regulation lags Subway is moving ahead and posting calorie counts on menu boards nationally despite another delay in a federal rule requiring the information.
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Hospitals, blood banks take precautions to prevent spread of Zika ... ** AP FILE PHOTO** The microscopic enemy appears to be at the gate, a virus that gets around on mosquitoes and manifests itself in horribly deformed babies.
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Lawmakers propose fix for dangerous state hospitals Tim Headlee, a St. Peter state hospital worker, says Wednesday that conditions at the south-central Minnesota state facility are dangerous.
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Philadelphians Help AHA Reach Goal Of 100000 Minutes Walked For National Walking Day PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Wednesday was National Walking Day, an effort by the American Heart Association to bring attention to the importance of walking.
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FDA Approves Inflectra, Biosimilar to Remicade The FDA approval was based on the comprehensive data package submitted by Celltrion, demonstrating a high degree of similarity between Inflectra and ... A link to this article will be included in this email. Recepient's Email Address: Enter email ...
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What Has IBM Watson Been Up to Since Winning 'Jeopardy!' 5 Years Ago? In February, Watson, IBM's cognitive computing system, marked its five-year anniversary of defeating two Jeopardy! champions. "We were mainly interested in using Jeopardy as a playing field upon which we could do some science," Dr.
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Illinois pharmacists to dispense heroin overdose antidote SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Trained pharmacists in Illinois soon will be able to dispense the overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription.
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Amputee Afghanistan veterans could have nerves frozen to combat phantom limb pain AMPUTEES with phantom limb pain such as British veterans injured in roadside bombs could be treated with a pioneering technique that freezes the nerves.
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Treating and preventing pet allergies Animal allergies can lead to frustrations for pet owners, particularly if they have to keep their furry pets at bay or even out of their bedrooms to prevent allergy flare-ups.
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Health Department Celebrates National Public Health Week With Guest Speaker In conjunction with National Public Health Week, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is offering ancillary training to their employees.
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Food Shippers in the US Face New Rules Federal regulators on Tuesday introduced rules for food transportation that require shippers to ensure vehicles are properly cleaned and refrigerated.
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