DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Q&A: Eating the Shell Along With the Egg?

Powdered eggshells can be a useful source of dietary calcium, comparable to a supplement, but crunching on coarse bits will probably not have much nutritional effect. [Category: Eggs, Diet and Nutrition] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c098534/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A70C0A10Cscience0Ceating0Ethe0Eshell0Ealong0Ewith0Ethe0Eegg0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Global Health: Clue to Disease's Spread in a 6,200-Year-Old Grave

The oldest Schistosoma egg ever found was unearthed recently in Syria, suggesting that ancient Mesopotamians may have helped spread the parasite that causes bilharzia. [Category: Archaeology, Syria, Eggs] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c090dbe/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A70C0A10Cscience0Cclue0Eto0Ediseases0Espread0Ein0Ea0E620A0A0Eyear0Eold0Egrave0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: The New Old Age Blog: Older People Often Overtreated for Diabetes, Study Suggests

Calculating how much medication an older patient should get and on what schedule is often complicated by erratic meals, vision loss, depression and dementia. [Category: Elder Care, Elderly, News & Research, Insulin, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c077bce/sc/14/l/0Lnewoldage0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C30A0Celderly0Epatients0Eoften0Eovertreated0Efor0Ediabetes0Estudy0Esuggests0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Putting Us All at Risk for Measles

When it comes to public health, bad personal choices can have potentially devastating effects on others. [Category: Doctors, Measles, Preventive Medicine, medicine and health, Pauline Chen, Featured, Vaccination and Immunization, Doctor and Patient] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3be34da9/sc/38/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C260Cputting0Eus0Eall0Eat0Erisk0Efor0Emeasles0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Town Could Ban Homework

The Swedish town of Hallstahammars could become the envy of school children everywhere. It is debating whether to do away with homework in an effort to help students learn without being overly stressed. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/students-rejoice-swedish-town-ban-homework/story?id=24193864

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: On View: 'Code Black': A Window Into Doctors' Training

A sense of estrangement pervades a documentary that tracks the training of a handful of E.R. doctors in Los Angeles and the challenges they face as they move to a new building and adapt to new regulations. [Category: Documentary Films and Programs, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Hospitals] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c0978f8/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A70C0A10Cscience0Ccode0Eblack0Ea0Ewindow0Einto0Edoctors0Etraining0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Reactions : Life Outside the Hospital; Consequences of Cool; You're So Far Away

Letters to the editor and online comments. [Category: Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Letters, Medicine and Health] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c0944f3/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A70C0A10Cscience0Creactions0Eletters0Eto0Ethe0Eeditor0Escience0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Too much television may be linked to increased risk of early death

Watching three or more hours of television per day might put you at risk for an early death, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/2kSdim6R5Zg/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Doctor group suggests skipping routine pelvic exams

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most women should not get routine pelvic exams, according to a new guideline from a group of U.S. internal medicine doctors. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/qYnGJD12D_o/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: One-third of knee replacements in the U.S. may be inappropriate

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Judging by the symptoms of people with knee arthritis, one-third of knee replacement surgeries may be inappropriate, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/8BGggU46cmk/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Breakthrough 'could stop bacteria from becoming drug resistant'

Researchers from the UK's University of East Anglia have discovered how drug-resistant bacteria builds its defensive barrier, which could lead to a new generation of antibiotics. [Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278370.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: FDA warns of allergic reactions with popular acne products

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday that popular acne products such as Proactiv and Neutrogena can cause rare but serious and life-threatening allergic reactions. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Cmblk6c97X0/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Effectiveness of addiction drugs 'depends on phase of addiction'

In a model of rats trained to self-administer cocaine, researchers found that efficacy of treatments to control drug-seeking behavior depended on the subject's phase of addiction. [Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278972.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Doctors lack tools to discuss toxic exposures with pregnant patients: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obstetricians recognize that exposure to chemicals and metals can affect a pregnancy, but said in a new survey that they face barriers to counseling patients about environmental hazards. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/TGeyH9Nax7Y/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Novel organ preservation technique 'stores rat livers for 3-4 days'

A novel four-step preservation technique allowed the livers of rats to be stored for 3-4 days before transplantation. Could the method transform organ transplantation globally? [Category: Transplants / Organ Donations] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278963.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Breast, prostate and colorectal cancer: 'family history bigger factor than lifestyle'

Family history is a greater risk factor than lifestyle for developing some cancers, according to a Swedish study looking at 71,000 adopted people. [Category: Cancer / Oncology] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278962.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Concerns over fat burning drug DNP

There's been a rise in patient enquiries about the slimming pill DNP, according to new research by the National Poisons Information Service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27993240#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Neanderthals evolved to chew, analysis of ancient skulls suggests

Seventeen skulls dating back 400,000 years, found at a cave site in northern Spain, show how Neanderthals evolved over time [By Author: Daily Telegraph reporter] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bada377/sc/32/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cscience0Cscience0Enews0C10A9132820CNeanderthals0Eevolved0Eto0Echew0Eanalysis0Eof0Eancient0Eskulls0Esuggests0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: US hog farmers struggle to overcome rampant piglet virus

Bill Luckey, 59, estimates he has been working in the hog farming industry for 55 years - including the time he spent helping his dad on their family's hog farm as a small child. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/lzprlF2v8wY/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Patients recruited for vital studies on Saudi MERS virus

Saudi Arabia says it has recruited patients for a crucial study on the source of the deadly MERS virus, acknowledging it is late but pledging more work on the epidemic after international criticism of its slow response. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/VkMPt47UQ60/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Did our early ancestors get smarter from eating bugs?

A 5-year study of capuchin monkeys suggests foraging for hard-to-find insects may have helped our early ancestors' brains evolve the thinking ability that led to advanced tool use. [Category: Neurology / Neuroscience] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278946.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: A habit all too common in baseball

Padres fans remember Tony Gwynn's hitting prowess. What they may not remember is his smokeless tobacco habit. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/NUuTpqGFDKk/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: 7 ways to tell if a diet product is too good to be true

The FTC wants you to do a gut check before you try a 'miracle' weight-loss method. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/9h0em3SxXCM/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: 4 food myths that are sapping your energy

We all want enough energy to live our lives to the fullest, but the reality for many Americans is that they have just enough to get through the day. Here are some of the biggest food mistakes you could be making, based on misguided advice and misinformation about what your body needs to get fired up. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/2OeZO-05R8I/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Could Ebola spread to the United States?

The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is now the largest in history, but how likely is it to spread to the United States or other countries around the world? http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/sCl4j4ly6Rs/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Desert ultra-marathoners test spiritual and physical resolve

In the world of long-distance running there are the marathoners, ultra-marathoners and the desert runners who trek for days through drought, wind, heat and cold with supplies strapped to their backs. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/GF8ReibRGx0/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: New York announces plan to boost HIV testing, treatment to end epidemic

New York state can end its three-decade HIV crisis by the year 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as he announced an ambitious plan to deliver a knockout blow to the epidemic by boosting testing, reducing new infections and expanding treatment. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/vyUZsM0CTPo/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: BMI may miss 25 percent of kids with obesity

Some children who have a normal body mass index (BMI) might actually be obese, because they have extra body fat that's not picked up by the measurement, a new study says http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/c6hSixm0FBU/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Egypt military plans to do more testing on miracle 'HIV cure' device

Egypt's military said Saturday that a device it claimed it invented to cure AIDS and hepatitis C needs six more months of testing. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/Hcp2lEJth0g/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Study links traumatic brain injury to increased dementia risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older military veterans who have suffered a serious head injury are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than uninjured veterans, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/d2bBKr0Yr1I/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: UK facing 'major' sperm shortage

The UK is facing a major sperm shortage that may be tempting fertility clinics to accept poorer quality sperm, the British Fertility Society warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28061263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Older sperm donors 'just as good'

Women should not worry about using sperm from older donors as the success rate is the same as for younger men, doctors say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28061264#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Treating gum disease linked to improvements in other conditions

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who were treated for periodontal disease had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalizations for other medical conditions compared to those whose gum disease went untreated, a new study has found. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/umMXgsMVjIo/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Georgia Woman Describes Crippling Pain of Chikungunya Virus

The chikungunya virus can cause symptoms such as headache, muscle pain, swelling of the joints or a rash. It can be treated, but can linger and must run its course, say experts. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/georgia-woman-describes-crippling-pain-chikungunya-virus/story?id=24176252

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Mysterious signal detected ?240 million light years away

Astronomers detect a mysterious signal in the Perseus Cluster ?240 million light years away [By Author: Telegraph Staff] [Category: itnnews, nasa discovery planet earth, asa, nasa discovery, Perseus Cluster, galaxies, space] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bdf57f6/sc/38/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cscience0Cspace0C10A9256830CMysterious0Esignal0Edetected0E240A0Emillion0Elight0Eyears0Eaway0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Men should be allowed to donate sperm up to the age of 45

Sperm donors up to the age of 45 are just as likely to conceive children as those in their 20s, a large study has shown. [By Author: Sarah Knapton] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bffeb4d/sc/14/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0C10A9341570CMen0Eshould0Ebe0Eallowed0Eto0Edonate0Esperm0Eup0Eto0Ethe0Eage0Eof0E450Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Medical Boards Draft Plan to Ease Path to Out-of-State and Online Treatment

The plan opened the door to greater use of telemedicine and could alleviate the doctor shortage, a growing problem as millions of people gain insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. [Category: States (US), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Doctors, Federation of State Medical Boards, Videophones and Videoconferencing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Computers and the Internet] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c01191d/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C30A0Cus0Cmedical0Eboards0Edraft0Eplan0Eto0Eease0Epath0Eto0Eout0Eof0Estate0Eand0Eonline0Etreatment0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Facebook Tinkers With Users' Emotions in News Feed Experiment, Stirring Outcry

Last week Facebook revealed that it had manipulated the news feeds of over half a million randomly selected users to change the number of positive and negative posts they saw. [Category: Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Yahoo! Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Gartner Inc|IT|NYSE, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Social Media, Research, Google Inc|GOOGL|NASDAQ, Emotions, Computers and the Internet] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c010978/sc/21/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C30A0Ctechnology0Cfacebook0Etinkers0Ewith0Eusers0Eemotions0Ein0Enews0Efeed0Eexperiment0Estirring0Eoutcry0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Flawed Saudi Response Fueled Outbreak of MERS, Middle East Virus

Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have more than tripled, leading health experts to cite grave flaws in the way Saudi health officials have handled the crisis. [Category: Middle East, Epidemics, Saudi Arabia, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), World Health Organization] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c011919/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C30A0Cworld0Cmiddleeast0Cflawed0Esaudi0Eresponse0Efueled0Eoutbreak0Eof0Emers0Emiddle0Eeast0Evirus0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Keeping Your Cool

Summer heat waves are becoming more frequent and increasingly intense. They put both young and old, the physically active and the sedentary, at risk of a heat-related illness and death. [Category: Athletics and Sports, Personal Health, Weather, Featured, Temperature] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c01703d/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C30A0Ckeeping0Eyour0Ecool0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Sydney Olympics didn't make Australians more active: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hosting the Olympic Games usually entails a whirlwind of new construction, an influx of international tourism and worldwide attention for the host country. But it might not encourage locals to be more active themselves, according to a study of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/SRnuQO_EsqU/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Few lifestyle factors influence sperm shape and size: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For couples struggling with infertility, there are few lifestyle changes men can make to improve the size and shape of their sperm, suggests a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/lcZitPKTP1U/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: New Jersey may be first state to ban smoking on beaches, in parks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey could become the first state in the nation to ban cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in all public parks and beaches if Governor Chris Christie signs into law a sweeping anti-smoking bill approved by lawmakers. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/kEkvLSMSKUQ/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Caffeine affects boys more

Caffeine affects boys more than girls, but only after they hit puberty, according to a new study published in the latest edition of the journal Pediatrics. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/lLs_CDvkWoA/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: U.S. appeals court blocks lawsuits over Darvon, Darvocet painkillers

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of nearly all claims in 68 cases seeking to hold drug makers liable for injuries from the use of the prescription painkillers Darvon and Darvocet, which were pulled from the U.S. market in 2010. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/jQ9iTBtfSKo/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Caffeine affects males and females differently after puberty

Researchers from University at Buffalo School of Public Health, NY, follow up their previous research on differences in response to caffeine between males and females. [Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278309.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Canola oil-enriched diet may benefit people with diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Switching to a diet low in simple sugars and high in healthy fats, like the types found in canola oil, could help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/LfOxk-SP8uw/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: 'Selfie' of woman's mini-stroke helps doctors make diagnosis

A Canadian woman may have saved her own life by recording her stroke with her smartphone, CBC News reported. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/LW2EvNTgTt8/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Pig virus shrinks March-May hog herd more than expected

(Reuters) - The U.S. hog herd shrank more than anticipated in the March-May quarter as a deadly pig virus swept through farms, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/RUzBVXEUHkQ/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Why Would Luis 'Cannibal' Suarez Bite Someone?

Why grown men -- even soccer players -- don't usually bite each other. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/luis-cannibal-suarez-bite/story?id=24297838

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Could a happy marriage be the key to a healthy heart?

Negative marital interactions may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by 8.5%, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. [Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278859.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: The happy effect exercise has on your...gut bacteria?

Gut bacteria is one of the hottest topics of scientific research, and now new research has revealed how exercise affects these microbiomes. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/WfTzQn_NweM/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: No link between insomnia and hypertension, study finds

A new analysis finds no link between insomnia and hypertension, despite previously held beliefs that the two conditions are related to one another. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/C3D4fZ8dnKw/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Having twins? 11 tips for a healthy pregnancy

As more women wait to start their families or turn to infertility treatments, more and more women are finding themselves pregnant with twins. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/DyRDA4lBby8/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: New York poised to become 23rd U.S. state to allow medical marijuana

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers announced a deal on Thursday that would allow limited access to medical marijuana and make New York the 23rd U.S. state to offer some kind of availability of the drug for therapeutic purposes. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/yNPIp22K1Ck/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: U.S. pediatricians urge reading aloud to children from birth

(Reuters) - Parents bringing infants to the doctor for routine immunizations and growth charting can expect to hear new advice from their pediatrician: Read to your baby every day. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/M6rQbemnSV0/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Give NHS more cash, say coalition MPs

More money should be spent on the NHS as demands on the service rise, say past and present chairs of the Commons health select committee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28079720#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. government scientists retrace events leading to anthrax breach

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists at the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting tests to see whether the procedure they followed to kill anthrax, though flawed by their own standards, may nevertheless have killed the potentially deadly pathogen before it was sent to less-secure laboratories, where employees work without adequate protective gear. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Ea5rnUXbqLs/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Emperor Penguins are now endangered, warn biologists

A new study has estimated that by 2100, at least two-thirds of Emperor penguin colonies will have dramatically declined by more than half if temperatures rise at the rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [By Author: Sarah Knapton] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bfdc419/sc/8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cearth0Cenvironment0Cclimatechange0C10A9339640CEmperor0EPenguins0Eare0Enow0Eendangered0Ewarn0Ebiologists0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Low Vitamin D Tied to Premature Death

People with low blood levels of vitamin D are more likely to die prematurely than those with normal levels, a new analysis has found. [Category: Deaths (Fatalities), Body, medicine and health, Vitamin D, Featured] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3b7194b7/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C120Clow0Evitamin0Ed0Etied0Eto0Epremature0Edeath0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Could our hormones influence whether we vote?

People with low levels of cortisol - the 'stress hormone' - in the afternoon may be less likely to vote in US national elections, according to new research. [Category: Anxiety / Stress] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278816.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: The New Health Care: Bigger Health Companies: Good for Medicare, Maybe Not for Others

Encouraging hospitals and other providers to merge might drive up prices, and insurance rates, for the privately insured. [Category: Doctors, United States Economy, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Hospitals] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bc9b589/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C240Cupshot0Cbigger0Ehealth0Ecompanies0Egood0Efor0Emedicare0Emaybe0Enot0Efor0Eothers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Teacher dances off 100 pounds

At 235 pounds, Roni Tarver had never had the body she wanted. Then she signed up for her first Zumba class. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/hk4SoLoFQl4/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Exclusive: India likely to extend price caps to more drugs - sources

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The government of India is likely to raise the number of drugs deemed essential and subject to price caps, people directly involved in the process said. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/qcLjwWDbU_0/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: 7 essential blood tests you should have

The most important blood tests for men. Plus, how to interpret the results of your blood work. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/SSXXdCI-Kv4/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: UK says Mylan recalls batches of Polish-made antibiotic

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Mylan is recalling batches of the injectable antibiotic clarithromycin made in Poland due to possible impurities, Britain's healthcare regulator said on Wednesday. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/mCdlB7xBiF8/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Early Results Arrive on Weight-Loss Pills That Expand in the Stomach

A capsule that enlarges in the digestive tract, producing a feeling of fullness, produced modest results and will be taken to a larger trial as companies explore novel nonsurgical solutions. [Category: Obesity, Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc|ARNA|NASDAQ, Eating Disorders, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc|OREX|NASDAQ, Weight, Gelesis, Novo Nordisk A/S|NVO|NYSE, Vivus Inc|VVUS|NASDAQ] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bc48c44/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C230Cbusiness0Cearly0Eresults0Earrive0Eon0Eweight0Eloss0Epills0Ethat0Eexpand0Ein0Ethe0Estomach0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Legendary NFL quarterback Phil Simms tackles skin cancer

As a quarterback for the New York Giants for more than 14 years, Phil Simms knew how to take a hit. But nothing could prepare the NFL hall-of-fame player for the blow of finding out he had skin cancer http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/PyARvUaGYxU/

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Camp for Kids With Cancer Fights to Survive Funding Cuts

Gretchen Batcheller was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with leukemia in 1987. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/camp-kids-cancer-fights-survive-funding-cuts/story?id=24215515

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Dr. Arnold Relman, Medical Editor and Health System Critic, Dies at 91

Dr. Relman was a longtime editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, which became a platform for his influential attacks on the profit-driven health care system. [Category: Deaths (Obituaries), Relman, Arnold S, New England Journal of Medicine] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bbe680f/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C220Cus0Cdr0Earnold0Erelman0Eoutspoken0Emedical0Eeditor0Edies0Eat0E910Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Ban new smokers, call from doctors

Smoking should be banned for anyone born in the UK in the 21st Century, doctors say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27992686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: How a family photograph could help diagnose a rare genetic disorder

New software allows a computer to scour family snaps for facial features characteristic of conditions such as Down's syndrome [By Author: Alice Philipson] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bdb5677/sc/38/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cscience0Cscience0Enews0C10A9245620CHow0Ea0Efamily0Ephotograph0Ecould0Ehelp0Ediagnose0Ea0Erare0Egenetic0Edisorder0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Novartis submits meningitis B drug for U.S. approval

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Tuesday it had submitted its meningitis B vaccine Bexsero for adolescents and young people to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing approval. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/1BiMAsC0HgE/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Red meat and breast cancer risk

A new study finds that eating a lot of red meat early in life can possibly raise the risk of breast cancer in women. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/r5AfXyqgsNM/exp-hm-protein-breast-cancer.cnn.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Red meat and breast cancer risk

A new study finds that eating a lot of red meat early in life can possibly raise the risk of breast cancer in women. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/r5AfXyqgsNM/exp-hm-protein-breast-cancer.cnn.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: 50 Ways to Love Your Quinoa

I continue to find new uses for quinoa, which keeps well in the refrigerator after it's cooked and adds protein and textures to these easy salads, including some inspired by the ideas of the vegetarian cookbook author Deborah Madison. [Category: Salads, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Recipes, medicine and health, Recipes for Health, Dieting and Weight, Quinoa] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bf2ceb0/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C270C50A0Eways0Eto0Elove0Eyour0Equinoa0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Generic Versions of Toprol XL, a Heart Drug, Are Recalled

Recalls by two large Indian manufacturers, Wockhardt and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, are the latest in a string of recent problems involving generic drugs. [Category: India, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food and Drug Administration, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd|RDY|NYSE, Recalls and Bans of Products, Novartis AG|NVS|NYSE] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bce96e8/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C240Chealth0Cwarning0Eunheeded0Eheart0Edrugs0Eare0Erecalled0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Longitude Prize 2014: How can we fly without damaging the environment?

With the deadline for the Longitude Prize 2014's public vote rapidly approaching, we take a closer look at the issues it is asking you to vote on in our six-day series. Here, Prof David MacKay asks: will flying ever be environmentally sustainable? [By Author: David MacKay] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bca3e5d/sc/4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cscience0Cscience0Enews0C10A920A30A70CLongitude0EPrize0E20A140EHow0Ecan0Ewe0Efly0Ewithout0Edamaging0Ethe0Eenvironment0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: In Military Care, a Pattern of Errors but Not Scrutiny

Internal documents depict a military medical-care system in which scrutiny is sporadic and avoidable errors are chronic. [Category: Defense Department, United States Defense and Military Forces, Malpractice, Civilian Casualties, Hagel, Chuck, Veterans, Hospitals, Emergency Medical Treatment] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bfb4ab4/sc/16/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C290Cus0Cin0Emilitary0Ecare0Ea0Epattern0Eof0Eerrors0Ebut0Enot0Escrutiny0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: What Are the Most Popular Workout Songs?

Spotify teamed up with Billboard to uncover top workout songs, artists, genres. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/popular-workout-songs/story?id=24287413

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: In Single Gene, a Path to Fight Heart Attacks

Two major studies identified mutations in a single gene that keep down levels of triglycerides, a discovery that prompted hopes for a new class of drugs. [Category: Genetics and Heredity, Heart, Triglycerides, Cholesterol, Medicine and Health, Amish] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3ba43284/sc/32/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C190Chealth0Cscientists0Eidentify0Emutations0Ethat0Eprotect0Eagainst0Eheart0Eattacks0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Exclusive: In virus hunt, Saudi Arabia suspects African camel imports

LONDON(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia suspects a virus that has killed hundreds of people there may have arrived in camels from the Horn of Africa, and could ban such imports until it knows more, the kingdom's chief scientist told Reuters. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/-6rnZV6dkk8/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: FDA clears device that lets paraplegics walk again

A device designed by a quadriplegic Israeli entrepreneur to increase his own mobility, and in use already to get wounded U.S. military personnel up and walking again, has won clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for broad marketing in the United States. [By Author: Melissa Healy] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3bf7e8a0/sc/1/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Cla0Esci0Esn0Efda0Edevice0Eparaplegics0Ewalk0E20A140A6260H0A0H6380A0A70A0Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Finished your A-levels? It's time for the nose job

As increasing numbers of teenage girls consult doctors about plastic surgery, what effect will the latest prescription for physical perfection have on the vulnerable, asks Rebecca Wilcox [By Author: Rebecca Wilcox] [Category: plastic surgery, nose job] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bf712fb/sc/14/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cwomen0Cwomens0Elife0C10A930A8370CFinished0Eyour0EA0Elevels0EItstime0Efor0Ethe0Enose0Ejob0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Eating extra fruit and vegetables is healthy but may not reduce weight

Increasing the feeling of being full by eating more fruits and vegetables is not an effective diet recommendation, according to a new systematic review. [Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278794.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Europe court tells France to suspend right-to-die ruling

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights has told France to maintain life support for a tetraplegic man who has spent nearly six years in a coma while it examines a last-ditch appeal by his parents. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/PXZHB_XM5jk/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Sick Teen Heading Home After Medical Custody Battle

Since February 2013, the Pelletiers have waged an angry and highly publicized custody battle for their daughter. They say Justina was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease by top doctors at Tuft Medical Center and claim her condition has deteriorated for lack of proper medical treatment at Boston ChildrenaEUR(TM)s Hospital. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/justina-pelletier-heading-home-16-month-medical-custody/story?id=24191396

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Fried food limit in school meals

School meals in England will have to include at least one portion of vegetables a day and there will be a limit on fried food and pies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-27869411#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Vertex cystic fibrosis combo succeeds in key late-stage trials

(Reuters) - A combination of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco and its experimental lumacaftor succeeded in improving lung function in a pair of closely watched late-stage trials of patients with the most common genetic mutation associated with the rare lung disease. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ZS5MSU8ApFk/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Have scientists discovered why we have no infant memories?

Memories from when we were babies may have been erased by the rapidly-developing brain, scientists now believe [By Author: Harriet Alexander] [Category: science journal, scientists, childhood memory, brain] [Link to media] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bf856ff/sc/32/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cscience0Cscience0Enews0C10A9326440CHave0Escientists0Ediscovered0Ewhy0Ewe0Ehave0Eno0Einfant0Ememories0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Pancreatic tumors 'reprogrammed' by new vaccine

Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a new vaccine that, in combination with low-dose chemotherapy, makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy for the first time. [Category: Pancreatic Cancer] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278400.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome actually exists

When she's lost in Wonderland, Alice shrinks down to doll-size and grows to massive proportions—and the real-life syndrome named after her creates pretty much the same perceptions. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/xaju-3lE_4A/

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: C.D.C. Details Anthrax Scare for Scientists at Facilities

Potentially infectious samples of bacteria were moved to laboratories that thought they were safely inactive. A test procedure to kill bacteria with chemicals appeared to fall short. [Category: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (Ga), Anthrax, B. anthrasis] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bae4aad/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C20A0Chealth0Cup0Eto0E750Ecdc0Escientists0Emay0Ehave0Ebeen0Eexposed0Eto0Eanthrax0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Polio virus detected in sewage sample in Brazil

Routine surveillance by Brazilian health authorities has detected polio virus in sewage samples collected at an airport in the state of Sao Paulo in March 2014. [Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278737.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Technophoria: When a Health Plan Knows How You Shop

Household data holds promise in making medical care more efficient, but some fear that it may lead to unequal treatment. [Category: Acxiom Corp|ACXM|NASDAQ, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Hospitals, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bf8e785/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C290Ctechnology0Cwhen0Ea0Ehealth0Eplan0Eknows0Ehow0Eyou0Eshop0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: U.S. warns against lidocaine as painkiller for teething babies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday against using a lidocaine solution as a pain reliever on teething babies' gums, saying it can cause deaths and serious injuries in infants and toddlers. http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3be9c637/sc/8/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Csns0Ert0Eus0Eusa0Efda0Eteething0E20A140A6260H0A0H44323780Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Does Amazon Have a Prescription Drug Problem?

Consumers Should Only Take Prescriptions Under Doctor's Supervision, Experts Say [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/amazon-prescription-drug-problem/story?id=24095588

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: State high court rules NYC ban on large sodas is illegal

New Yorkers can now sip their super-sized sodas without worry. [By Author: By Joseph Ax] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3bea5faa/sc/1/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Csns0Ert0Eus0Esodaban0Elawsuit0E20A140A6260H0A0H47623910Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Link seen between sitting and certain cancers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new review of past research, people who spent lots of time watching TV or otherwise sitting were more likely to be diagnosed with colon or endometrial cancer than those who were less sedentary. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Jo44_yXCeIA/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Big Tobacco's Tricks Make Cigarettes More Harmful, Health Report Claims

Design changes by tobacco companies in recent decades have made cigarettes aEURoemore addictive, more attractive to kids and even more deadly,aEUR?according to aA health report released today by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The report concluded that cigarettes are more harmful today than in 1964 when... [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/06/23/big-tobaccos-tricks-make-cigarettes-more-harmful-health-report-claims/

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Machine Learning: Review: LG Lifeband Touch and Samsung Gear Fit

New wearable devices track activities, vital statistics and then some, in combination with apps. But is it enough to justify their price? [Category: Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Starbucks Corporation|SBUX|NASDAQ, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Samsung Group, LG Electronics, Exercise, Wearable Computing, Google Inc|GOOGL|NASDAQ, NIKE Inc|NKE|NYSE, Apple Inc|AAPL|NASDAQ] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3ba65ce0/sc/15/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C190Ctechnology0Cpersonaltech0Creview0Elg0Elifeband0Etouch0Eand0Esamsung0Egear0Efit0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Telegraph: Child android starts work at Tokyo science museum

A museum in Tokyo presents its two latest recruits, a child and an adult android, that have been developed by Osaka University [By Author: Telegraph Staff] [Category: child android, Kodomoroid, Life-like robots, robot, Otonaroid, tokyo] http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568397/s/3bdb5672/sc/23/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Casia0Cjapan0C10A9247510CChild0Eandroid0Estarts0Ework0Eat0ETokyo0Escience0Emuseum0Bhtml/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Wearable computer gloves 'help teach braille'

Researchers from Georgia Tech have created a wearable computer glove that they say can teach people to read and write braille, even when their attention is elsewhere. [Category: Eye Health / Blindness] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278719.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: Breaking bad habits for good health

Cue your brain to crave a healthy option insted of that bad oneDessert after dinner. A cigarette at the bar. Checking Facebook every 10 minutes. [By Author: By Danielle Braff, Special to Tribune Newspapers] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3bc018fe/sc/14/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Csc0Ehealth0E0A6180Ebreaking0Ehabits0E20A140A6180H0A0H39263540Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Summer health hazards: What you should and shouldn't worry about

Ah summer! Who doesn't love long days of backyard barbecues and walks on the beach? If you're like us, you don't want to spend even one of those days either sick or injured--or let's face it--worrying about getting sick or injured. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/NfoYcdwGdqY/

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Girls aged 11 'trying e-cigarettes'

Girls as young as 11 can get e-cigarettes easily from shops, friends, and parents, public health officials in Wales warn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27908026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Vegan salad dressings that help fight inflammation

Summer is a great time to fill up on fresh salads packed with fruits and vegetables. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/r0R77xsWJlo/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Online program may improve teen driver training

A Web-based program for parents and teens may maximize the time they spend together on driving instructions, and ultimately make teens safer drivers, according to a new study. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/sWi6LEfY9eY/

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Athlete's Career-Ending Diagnosis: What Is Marfan Syndrome?

Isaiah Austin found out about the disorder through a pre-draft genetic test. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/06/23/nba-prospects-career-ending-diagnosis-what-is-marfan-syndrome/

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Pensioner ignored 4kg scrotum tumour

An 83-year-old Liverpool man who had a tumour the size of a football removed from his scrotum urges people to go to their doctor straight away. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-28003999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Vitamin D Screening Not Backed by Expert Panel

The United States Preventive Services Task Force decided not to recommend routine testing for vitamin D levels in part because it was not clear whether otherwise healthy adults with low levels actually benefit from taking supplements of the vitamin. [Category: Preventive Medicine, Body, medicine and health, Vitamin D, Featured, Vitamins] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bcc8da4/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C230Cvitamin0Ed0Escreening0Enot0Ebacked0Eby0Eexpert0Epanel0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: On Religion: For Women Who Saw Combat, a Place to Find Inner Peace

A retreat at a monastery in Northern California uses the principles of Zen Buddhism, and the solitude of its rural location, to help provide relief to female veterans. [Category: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Buddhism, Monasteries and Monks, Meditation, Crocs Inc|CROX|NASDAQ, Veterans, California] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bf62e4d/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C280Cus0Cfor0Ewomen0Ewho0Esaw0Ecombat0Ea0Eplace0Eto0Efind0Einner0Epeace0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: You CAN fight your greatest fears

Fear is something that consumes all of us at one time or another. But can your fears change? http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/9OxLykcndQc/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Enriched exercise may help with mild memory loss

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An exercise program that challenges the mind while mimicking daily tasks may improve mental functioning in older adults with mild cognitive decline, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/dLnebm7VM3o/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Mini-hearts grown to study disease

Thousands of miniature human hearts are grown to research disease by scientists in Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28022949#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Call to halve target for added sugar

People need to more than halve their intake of added sugar to tackle the obesity crisis, according to scientific advice for the government in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28037415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Obese mothers have babies with more belly fat, study finds

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies of obese mothers tend to be born with more fat, especially around their middles, than babies with leaner mothers, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/47yf3QehdN4/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Savile NHS victims aged five to 75

Ex-BBC DJ Jimmy Savile sexually assaulted victims aged five to 75 in NHS hospitals over decades of unrestricted access, investigators find. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28034427#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: High blood sugar 'raises depression risk' in diabetics

An assumption that people with diabetes are more prone to depression due to the stresses of managing their condition is challenged in research that suggests a biochemical cause. [Category: Diabetes] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278640.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Urologist Helps Men Make (Not-So) Hard Choices in 'NY Med' Premiere

Doctor sees patients through a brave new lens. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/06/26/urologist-helps-men-make-not-so-hard-choices-in-ny-med-premiere/

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: U.S. Calls on Europe to Ease Limits on Gene-Altered Food

But there continues to be deep resistance to bioengineered products in the European Union -- or to easing various other agricultural trade protections. [Category: International Trade and World Market, Agriculture and Farming, European Union, Monsanto Company|MON|NYSE, Genetic Engineering] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3b9c68c0/sc/30/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C180Cbusiness0Cinternational0Cus0Ecalls0Eon0Eeurope0Eto0Eease0Elimits0Eon0Egene0Ealtered0Efood0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Are You Drinking Too Much?

Just a couple of glasses of wine a night could be fatal, study says. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/drinking-study-shows-americans-imbibing/story?id=24334418

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: Short, intense workouts lower blood sugar, study says

'Exercise snacking' is called more effective than longer moderate workouts at reducing glucose concentrations in people who are insulin resistant.Here's a new before-meal snack: A little intense exercise might be a good plan for people trying to control their blood sugar. [By Author: Mary MacVean] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3b8b9009/sc/14/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Cla0Ehe0Eexercise0Esnack0E20A140A6140H0A0H71893580Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: U.S. court backs Shire in patent fight over Vyvanse drug

LONDON (Reuters) - Shire, which is seeking to defend itself after receiving a $46 billion approach from U.S. group AbbVie, said on Wednesday a U.S. court had endorsed its patents on top-selling hyperactivity drug Vyvanse. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/93TRpIxjQrw/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Few lifestyle factors influence sperm shape and size: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For couples struggling with infertility, there are few lifestyle changes men can make to improve the size and shape of their sperm, suggests a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/lcZitPKTP1U/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: New Jersey may be first state to ban smoking on beaches, in parks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey could become the first state in the nation to ban cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in all public parks and beaches if Governor Chris Christie signs into law a sweeping anti-smoking bill approved by lawmakers. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/kEkvLSMSKUQ/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: A Long Way From Wonder Bread

Ponsford's Place, a bakery in Northern California, is part of a movement emphasizing locally grown, minimally processed whole grains. [Category: Flour, Oakland (Calif), Food, Marin County (Calif), Celiac Disease, Bakeries and Baked Products, Gluten, Grain] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3b8e2491/sc/26/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C160Ca0Elong0Eway0Efrom0Ewonder0Ebread0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: U.S. appeals court blocks lawsuits over Darvon, Darvocet painkillers

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of nearly all claims in 68 cases seeking to hold drug makers liable for injuries from the use of the prescription painkillers Darvon and Darvocet, which were pulled from the U.S. market in 2010. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/jQ9iTBtfSKo/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Canola oil-enriched diet may benefit people with diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Switching to a diet low in simple sugars and high in healthy fats, like the types found in canola oil, could help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, according to a new study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/LfOxk-SP8uw/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: 3-D Mammograms May Find More Breast Cancer

Breast screening with 3-D may find more cancer than usual scans; long-term benefits uncertain [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mammogram-scans-find-breast-cancer-24287806

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: CDC says more lab workers may have been exposed to anthrax

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. authorities increased to 84 people their count of government workers potentially exposed to live anthrax at three laboratories in Atlanta as they investigated a breach in safety procedures for handling the deadly pathogen. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/MW616tH8g7c/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Caffeine affects boys more

Caffeine affects boys more than girls, but only after they hit puberty, according to a new study published in the latest edition of the journal Pediatrics. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/lLs_CDvkWoA/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Sinosphere Blog: Mapping the Risk of Bird Flu's Spread

The H7N9 strain of avian influenza poses a threat to several other parts of Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India, according to a new study. [Category: Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Avian Influenza, China, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Featured] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bd8bc70/sc/29/l/0Lsinosphere0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C240Cmapping0Ethe0Erisk0Eof0Ebird0Eflus0Espread0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: How herpes and other dormant viruses 'reactivate' explained in new study

Scientists are mystified by the mechanism that 'reactivates' dormant viruses such as herpes. Now, a new study suggests interactions with other infections may be responsible. [Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278890.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: FDA grapples with oversight of fecal transplants

Imagine a low-cost treatment for a life-threatening infection that could cure up to 90 percent of patients with minimal side effects, often in a few days. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/-t4kswVTbfk/

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: US government scientists retrace events leading to anthrax breach

Scientists at the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting tests to see whether the procedure they followed to kill anthrax, though flawed by their own standards, may nevertheless have killed the potentially deadly pathogen before it was sent to less-secure laboratories, where employees work without adequate protective gear. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/kmCtoEHk04M/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: E-cigarette use 'most common among current smokers and potential quitters'

A new study that assessed e-cigarette use in more than 26,000 European individuals finds that current smokers and would-be quitters are the most common users of the devices. [Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278313.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Dysfunction in cancer families increases risk of child behavior problems

A child is more likely to experience emotional and behavioral problems following a parent's cancer diagnosis if the family is dysfunctional, new research finds. [Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278582.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Gum disease treatment linked to improvements in other conditions

People who were treated for periodontal disease had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalizations for other medical conditions compared to those whose gum disease went untreated, a new study has found. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/XSmxJ4_TtmA/

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: 3-D Mammography Test Appears to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Rate

Tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, detects more cancers and causes fewer false alarms than regular tests, say researchers who compared data from 13 screening centers. [Category: National Cancer Institute, Research, tomosynthesis, Breast Cancer, Journal of the American Medical Assn, General Electric Company|GE|NYSE, Hologic Inc|HOLX|NASDAQ, Mammography] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bd6a64c/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C250Chealth0Cbreast0Ecancer0E3d0Emammography0Etest0Ex0Eray0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Low-dose aspirin may reduce pancreatic cancer risk

Taking small doses of aspirin daily may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/oEzndQmmxEM/

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: Red meat and breast cancer risk

A new study finds that eating a lot of red meat early in life can possibly raise the risk of breast cancer in women. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/r5AfXyqgsNM/exp-hm-protein-breast-cancer.cnn.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Alcohol linked with 88,000 premature deaths yearly

Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of premature death in the United States, responsible for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/IbfrrTV7740/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: Steering reluctant daughters to play sports

Research shows female athletes gain many benefits, but many girls are hesitant to play. Here's how to fix that.Over the last few years I've written a lot about efforts to improve equality between girls and boys when it comes to sports, and it seems to me that while things aren't perfectly even, the battles over Title IX have largely been won in suburbs like mine. [By Author: By John Keilman , Tribune reporter] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3bd15705/sc/38/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Cct0Ex0E0A6250Ekeilman0Ecolumn0E20A140A6250H0A0H60A740A820Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Air pollution linked to cognitive decline in later years

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The tiny particles in vehicle exhaust and other sources of air pollution may hasten cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new U. S. study. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/fexq951EgfI/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Your Money Adviser: Consumers Will Spend More on Health Care in 2015, Report Predicts

Besides an upward tick in spending by people who delayed treatment, the report, by PricewaterhouseCoopers's Health Research Institute, forecasts a cost growth of 6.8 percent. [Category: Castlight Health, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Health Care Cost Institute, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Tests (Medical)] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bd771c4/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C240Cyour0Emoney0Chealth0Ecare0Espending0Eto0Erise0Ein0E20A150Ereport0Esays0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Mediterranean diet may be beneficial for kids' weight

Children who follow the so-called Mediterranean diet may be less likely to be overweight or obese than kids who do not adhere to this diet, a new study suggests http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/kDM06AEFTjA/

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Life Goes On at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals

At long-term acute care facilities, the point is rarely recovery. It's to keep going, regardless of the cost. But misery doesn't define such places. [Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Hospitals, Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of, Nursing and Nurses] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bcd236a/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C240Chealth0Clife0Egoes0Eon0Eat0Elong0Eterm0Eacute0Ecare0Ehospitals0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Women prefer longer labor over more intense pain, study says

If you were giving birth, what would be your choice: a longer labor with relatively less pain, or a shorter labor with terrible pain?  That's the question researchers posed to 40 pregnant women. Their preference? Less-intense pain, at the cost of a longer labor. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/vvnZi6k5yO4/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: FDA cites GSK flu vaccine plant for quality violations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A GlaxoSmithKline Plc plant in Canada that makes the flu vaccine Flulaval has been cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to meet quality control standards. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/e60_nNHaPZI/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: National Briefing | Health: F.D.A. Approves Remote-Control Brace

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first wearable motorized device that helps people with spinal cord injuries to walk. [Category: Food and Drug Administration, Remote Control Systems] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bed0839/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C270Cus0Cfda0Eapproves0Eremote0Econtrol0Ebrace0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Ask Well: Fatty Liver and Diet

A reader asks: My 22-year-old son has been diagnosed with fatty liver. What kinds of foods should be avoided in his diet? [Category: Ask Well, Weight, Liver, medicine and health, Featured, Diet and Nutrition] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bed34a4/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C270Cask0Ewell0Efatty0Eliver0Eand0Ediet0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Ban new smokers, call from doctors

Smoking should be banned for anyone born in the UK in the 21st Century, doctors say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27992686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via CNN: No longer stressing about the scale

My new strength and endurance are definitely redefining this part of my journey. Not the scale. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/H2gYmMQHVLo/index.html

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: India's Ranbaxy gains; U.S. drug regulator approves generic version of Novartis drug

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Ranbaxy Laboratories rose 5.8 percent in early trading after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it had approved the company's generic version of Novartis AG's blood pressure drug Diovan. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/9conIXjxUqM/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Hydrogel 'smart pill' shows promise as weight loss aid

More news from the ICE/ENDO 2014 meeting - this time, we report on a 'smart pill' that is being touted as a safe and effective weight loss aid. [Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278703.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Broccoli, Stems and All

Broccoli stems often play second fiddle to the more popular crowns, and are sometimes even shunned altogether. That's a shame, because stems have a charm all their own. These recipes highlight the differences in texture and flavor of two parts of the same vegetable. [Category: Cooking and Cookbooks, Vegetables, Recipes, Recipes for Health, Dieting and Weight, Broccoli] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bb6352c/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C20A0Cbroccoli0Estems0Eand0Eall0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: EU agency recommends Roche drug for type of ovarian cancer

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche said on Friday that European regulators had recommended approval of its drug Avastin as a treatment for women with ovarian cancer that is resistant to platinum-containing chemotherapy. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Hiq2VXLEuZU/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: India's Ranbaxy gets FDA approval for Novartis's Diovan generic

WASHINGTON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to launch a cheaper copy of Novartis AG's blood pressure pill Diovan, bolstering its outlook after a raft of regulatory bans for poor production quality at its India facilities dented investor sentiment. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ZziWRqOLOoM/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via FOXNews.com: Can diet help you fight chronic disease?

With the cost of traditional health care rising, more and more people are turning to diet and nutrition to treat or prevent disease.   http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/nD9ODABT7h4/

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DMEMEDS shared post via Medical News Today: Arthritis drug helps hairless man grow full head of hair

Using an arthritis drug, doctors have restored hair growth in a 25-year-old man left bare of body hair from the uncommon disease alopecia universalis. [Category: Dermatology] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278544.php

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Court Rejects Zone to Buffer Abortion Clinic

The unanimous decision struck down a Massachusetts law enacted in 2007 that created 35-foot buffer zones around entrances to abortion clinics. [Category: Abortion, Massachusetts, Supreme Court (US), First Amendment (US Constitution)] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3be92a26/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C270Cus0Csupreme0Ecourt0Eabortion0Eclinic0Eprotests0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Vitamin D Screening Not Backed by Expert Panel

The United States Preventive Services Task Force decided not to recommend routine testing for vitamin D levels in part because it was not clear whether otherwise healthy adults with low levels actually benefit from taking supplements of the vitamin. [Category: Preventive Medicine, Body, medicine and health, Vitamin D, Featured, Vitamins] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bcc8da4/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C230Cvitamin0Ed0Escreening0Enot0Ebacked0Eby0Eexpert0Epanel0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: England NHS 'faces ?2bn funding gap'

The NHS in England faces a funding gap of up to ?2bn in for the next financial year, with growing costs set to outstrip income, the BBC understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27894551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via Reuters: Exclusive - India likely to extend price caps to more drugs: sources

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is likely to raise the number of drugs deemed essential and therefore subject to price caps to improve affordability, said people directly involved in the process. [Category: healthNews] http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/qcLjwWDbU_0/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via BBC: Leukaemia clue in breast cancer

Leukaemia research may lead to new drugs for difficult to treat breast cancers, say scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28044146#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Spicy Quinoa Salad With Broccoli, Cilantro and Lime

The grassy flavor of quinoa works well with cilantro in this main-dish salad. [Category: Salads, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Quinoa] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bcacc38/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C230Chealth0Cspicy0Equinoa0Esalad0Ewith0Ebroccoli0Ecilantro0Eand0Elime0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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DMEMEDS shared post via ABC: Girl in Transplant Controversy Breathing Completely on Her Own

On transplant anniversary, Sarah Murnaghan gets tracheostomy tube removed. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/sarah-murnaghan-breathing-completely/story?id=24161157

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DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Well: Broccoli, Stems and All

Broccoli stems often play second fiddle to the more popular crowns, and are sometimes even shunned altogether. That's a shame, because stems have a charm all their own. These recipes highlight the differences in texture and flavor of two parts of the same vegetable. [Category: Cooking and Cookbooks, Vegetables, Recipes, Recipes for Health, Dieting and Weight, Broccoli] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3bb6352c/sc/14/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A60C20A0Cbroccoli0Estems0Eand0Eall0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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