Conservatives' Aggressive Ad Campaign Seeks to Cast Doubt on Health Law
Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, will begin running television commercials asserting that the law will limit Americans' health...
Monday, July 8, 2013
NYT > Health: Opinionator | Private Lives: Why I Donated My Stool
Opinionator | Private Lives: Why I Donated My Stool
Transplanting the stool from one person into the digestive tract of another seems, well, repulsive, but sometimes it makes a lot of sense.
Source: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/06/why-i-donated-my-stool/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Health - chicagotribune.com: Childhood readers stay sharper in old age, brain study says
Childhood readers stay sharper in old age, brain study says
If you have a kid whose nose is always buried in a book, here's a reason to be happy: Scientists say activities at any age that stimulate the brain ma...
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-la-sn-reading-brains-20130704,0,6831878.story?track=rss
Reuters: Health News: Appeals court rules California healthcare limits invalid
Appeals court rules California healthcare limits invalid
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's state law ending government coverage of adult dental, podiatry, optometry, chiropractic care and other healthca...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/9zjZlzOOPRg/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Herbal stroke remedy no better than dummy pill
Herbal stroke remedy no better than dummy pill
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A Chinese herbal remedy marketed to improve stroke recovery failed to exceed the benefits of a placebo in a large, three-m...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/KcZNsIUHIhE/story01.htm
ABC News: Health: 9 Ways to Curb Food Cravings
Trying to kick your unhealthy food cravings to the curb? These fresh strategies from the pros will help.
ABC News: Health: 15 Sunscreen Questions Answered
ABC News: Health: Deadly Outbreak May Be Linked to Cheese
Deadly Outbreak May Be Linked to Cheese
A deadly listeria outbreak linked to specialty cheeses has sickened four people and killed one according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
CNN.com - Health: You want fries with that M.D.?
You want fries with that M.D.?
Instead of treating patients, many immigrant doctors spend years working on construction sites or in fast-food chain restaurants. A UCLA program aims ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/TZz1toXQMz4/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Mandela not in vegetative state
Mandela not in vegetative state
Documents released about Nelson Mandela's health cause confusion in South Africa. Nkepile Mabuse reports from Pretoria.
BBC News - Health: Are e-cigarettes being choked by regulation?
Are e-cigarettes being choked by regulation?
Are governments getting too harsh on e-cigarettes?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23196369#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NYT > Health: Well: Ask Well: 3 Short Workouts or 1 Long One?
Well: Ask Well: 3 Short Workouts or 1 Long One?
Are three short workouts just as good as one long one? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions.
NYT > Health: Well: Skin Cancer on the Rise in Young Women
Well: Skin Cancer on the Rise in Young Women
Friends and colleagues were surprised to see the scar on my face because I was only 28. Even the medical resident who attended my surgery said I was t...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/skin-cancer-on-the-rise-in-young-women/?partner=rss&emc=rss
NYT > Health: National Briefing | Midwest: Wisconsin: Governor Signs Abortion Curbs
National Briefing | Midwest: Wisconsin: Governor Signs Abortion Curbs
Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and would ban certain doctors from performing the ...
MedlinePlus Health News: Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?
Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?
Source: American Academy of Neurology Related MedlinePlus Page: Memory
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MedlinePlus Health News: Urine Test Can Diagnose, Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection
Urine Test Can Diagnose, Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Related MedlinePlus Page: Kidney Transplantation
Source: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jul2013/niaid-03.htm
MedlinePlus Health News: Sleepy Teens Reach for Fast Foods First
Sleepy Teens Reach for Fast Foods First
Study found those who slept less than 7 hours a night were also less likely to eat fruits, vegetables Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chi...
Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_138438.html
Thursday, July 4, 2013
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Reuters: Health News: People eat less after harder workouts: small study
People eat less after harder workouts: small study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High intensity workouts may curb people's appetite shortly afterward, according to a small study.
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/FfJ4uJFCUeA/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually
Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually
LONDON (Reuters) - On any given day, some 80,000 patients in Europe are fighting an infection they picked up in hospital, often while in intensive car...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/KrRfxPYVINk/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: China probes British drugmaker GSK: report
China probes British drugmaker GSK: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top economic planning agency has opened an investigation into pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc's operations in Ch...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/G6mh3RoOkVE/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Scientists create human liver from stem cells
Scientists create human liver from stem cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their succe...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/poVcTNsq1Gs/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Risk of birth defect doubles for cousin couples -study
Risk of birth defect doubles for cousin couples -study
LONDON (Reuters) - Children whose parents are cousins run more than double the risk of being born with a congenital abnormality, although the overall ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/r8xjmQTlkJU/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: California pot shop billed as world's largest may stay open for now -judge
California pot shop billed as world's largest may stay open for now -judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A medical marijuana dispensary billed as the world's largest cannabis store may stay open while the city of Oakland fights a...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Mmduu2A80Jw/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Older working women may be healthier as a result
Older working women may be healthier as a result
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women who work tend be in better health than their unemployed counterparts, according to a new study from S...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/aE2A3aJULNk/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Analysis: Could the U.S. delay Obamacare's mandate for individuals, too?
Analysis: Could the U.S. delay Obamacare's mandate for individuals, too?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama can expect mounting pressure to make new concessions on healthcare reform, especially the requirement th...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/S9d81NGVekA/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss
Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking a...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/hmSHl-1cic0/story01.htm
ABC News: Health: Woman Uses Seatbelt as Motivation to Lose Over 200 Pounds
Woman Uses Seatbelt as Motivation to Lose Over 200 Pounds
"I almost explain it as me going to sleep and waking up, and there it was, 408 pounds." That is how Janette Colantonio of Summerville, S.C., describes...
ABC News: Health: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Competitive Eating
5 Things You Didn't Know About Competitive Eating
5 things you probably didn't know about competitive eating
ABC News: Health: Boston Man Quits Job to Find Cure for Wife's Rare Cancer
Boston Man Quits Job to Find Cure for Wife's Rare Cancer
Rick Kaitz starts and foundation and aims to raise $1.5 million in Pan-Mass Challenge, a bike-a-thon that raises money for cancer research and treatme...
ABC News: Health: HIV Undetectable in Two Patients
HIV Undetectable in Two Patients
Doctor can't detect HIV in two HIV-positive men after bone marrow transplant.
ABC News: Health: Watch: Bulldog Born With Cleft Palate Raising Awareness
Watch: Bulldog Born With Cleft Palate Raising Awareness
Lentil helps kids with facial deformities embrace their differences.
ABC News: Health: Woman Builds 'LegoLeg' Prosthetic
Woman Builds 'LegoLeg' Prosthetic
Christina Stephens really puts the leg in Lego. Last year, her foot was amputated after it was crushed under a car she was rebuilding. Stephens took i...
ABC News: Health: Life After a Face Transplant
After hiding his face for 15 years, Richard Lee Norris has stepped into the spotlight for a book about the surgery that saved his life.
CNN.com - Health: Dad freaks over ultrasound
This rare birth in Nebraska is one of a hundred cases in the United States.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/e-vOOdU9eGQ/dnt-ktiv-rare-quadruplet-birth.ktiv.html
CNN.com - Health: See why dad freaked out over ultrasound
See why dad freaked out over ultrasound
This rare birth in Nebraska is one of a hundred cases in the United States.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/e-vOOdU9eGQ/dnt-ktiv-rare-quadruplet-birth.ktiv.html
CNN.com - Health: Do you want fries with that M.D.?
Do you want fries with that M.D.?
Instead of treating patients, many immigrant doctors spend years working on construction sites or in fast-food chain restaurants. A UCLA program aims ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/TZz1toXQMz4/index.html
CNN.com - Health: How will royal baby look?
Whenever a new baby is on the way, the family can't help but speculate on what the little one might look like. When it's the future king or queen of E...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/B_7m7fCG1-M/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Doctors serving fast food
Instead of treating patients, many immigrant doctors spend years working on construction sites or in fast-food chain restaurants. A UCLA program aims ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/TZz1toXQMz4/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Listeria linked to cheese
A listeria outbreak linked to cheese might have killed one person and sickened four others in four states, the Food and Drug Administration said Wedne...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ayp0IxIOukE/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Deadly listeria outbreak linked to cheese
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to cheese
A listeria outbreak linked to cheese might have killed one person and sickened four others in four states, the Food and Drug Administration said Wedne...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ayp0IxIOukE/index.html
CNN.com - Health: How supersized food hijacked the Earth
How supersized food hijacked the Earth
Over the past two decades, food waste and obesity have nearly doubled at equal rates. The surface area of the average dinner plate expanded by 36 perc...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/xnTHd00lnLs/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Patients HIV-free for now after transplant
Patients HIV-free for now after transplant
Two more HIV patients have no signs of the virus in their blood following bone marrow transplants, according to the Boston researchers who treated the...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ZnpipFNTTYk/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Avoiding heat stroke
July 4th is going to be hot. Holly Firfer reports on how to enjoy the holiday without getting heat illnesses.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/I_3IsvzF5b4/exp-hm-heat-and-holiday.cnn.html
CNN.com - Health: Trainer has cerebral palsy
If you would have told me that in a year I would be lifting weights over my head, flipping tires and coaching this sport, I wouldn't have believed you...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ml4Gpso6RuU/index.html
BBC News - Health: AUDIO: Bone marrow 'frees men of HIV drugs'
AUDIO: Bone marrow 'frees men of HIV drugs'
US doctor Daniel Kuritzkes explains how two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after they were given bone marrow transplants.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23180419#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: 'Urgent steps' needed at hospital
'Urgent steps' needed at hospital
The government must take urgent action to improve care at a Tameside Hospital, says the Patients Association.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-23177554#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Man dies from new coronavirus in UK
Man dies from new coronavirus in UK
A man infected with the novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus has died in a hospital in the UK.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23179564#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: VIDEO: Judge backs 'booze bracelet' scheme
VIDEO: Judge backs 'booze bracelet' scheme
One of the UK's leading family court judges wants a pilot scheme to help parental alcohol addiction to be rolled out across the rest of the country.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23176722#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Weight fears for five-year-olds
Weight fears for five-year-olds
Nearly a third of four to five-year-olds in Wales are overweight, with 12.5% of children classed as obese, new figures from Public Health Wales show.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23168523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: New £450m children's hospital plan
New £450m children's hospital plan
A new £450m Birmingham Children's Hospital is being planned to open on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site within "eight to 10 years".
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23167081#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Cause of 'spongy hands' discovered
Cause of 'spongy hands' discovered
Scientists have mapped the gene behind a rare skin condition where hands turn white and spongy in water.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23144446#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Active brain 'keeps dementia at bay'
Active brain 'keeps dementia at bay'
Keeping the mind active preserves the health of the brain, even in old age, new research suggests.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23159127#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NYT > Health: Well: Keeping Cancer a Secret
It's our job, as doctors and nurses, to be deliberate in asking our patients how they will explain their cancer to others, to make sure they understan...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/keeping-cancer-a-secret/?partner=rss&emc=rss
NYT > Health: World Briefing | Europe: England: Herbal Stimulant Is Banned
World Briefing | Europe: England: Herbal Stimulant Is Banned
The British government said Wednesday that it was banning qat, an herbal stimulant, despite advice against such a step by an official advisory body.
NYT > Health: China Says Foreign Makers of Baby Formula May Be Fixing Prices
China Says Foreign Makers of Baby Formula May Be Fixing Prices
The government said prices for milk powder made outside China were up 30 percent since 2008, when several babies died after drinking Chinese-made form...
NYT > Health: CT Scan May Be Too Good at Finding Lung Problems, Study Finds
CT Scan May Be Too Good at Finding Lung Problems, Study Finds
A new analysis finds that CT angiography, a powerful tool in detecting pulmonary embolisms, is overused in diagnosing such blockages, leading to overt...
NYT > Health: Gene Sleuths Find How Some Naturally Resist Cholera
Gene Sleuths Find How Some Naturally Resist Cholera
People living in the Ganges Delta have adapted genetically to the ancient scourge through variations in some 300 genes, researchers say.
NYT > Health: Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Mysterious Fever Solved!
Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Mysterious Fever Solved!
Readers solve the case of a 37-year-old woman who had a persistent fever despite being treated with antibiotics.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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Health - chicagotribune.com: Obamacare 1.0: States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live
Obamacare 1.0: States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live
Besides verifying identity, another challenge for signing up for health insurance is capacity. Websites regularly crash when too many people try to ac...
Health - chicagotribune.com: WHO wants HIV patients treated sooner to save lives, halt spread
WHO wants HIV patients treated sooner to save lives, halt spread
Doctors could save three million more lives worldwide by 2025 if they offer AIDS drugs to people with HIV much sooner after they test positive for the...
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-aids-hiv-treatment-20130629,0,6568606.story?track=rss
Health - chicagotribune.com: History of insomnia raises risk for PTSD and depression in troops
History of insomnia raises risk for PTSD and depression in troops
Researchers studying service members deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq have identified another factor that may raise the risk of PTSD and depression by...
Health - chicagotribune.com: USDA releases new school snack standards: Doughnuts, cookies out
USDA releases new school snack standards: Doughnuts, cookies out
Public schoolchildren have exactly one more school year to buy high-calorie sandwich cookies and sugary energy drinks from vending machines and snack ...
Reuters: Health News: Teva says cleared of wrongdoing after man's death in France
Teva says cleared of wrongdoing after man's death in France
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Monday that French prosecutors had cleared it of any operational failures after ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/IJXLmv_QIJc/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it comes to fitness, experts say men generally want to be bulkier and women want to be trimmer and everyone wants to do what...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/XD3uC9WDvL8/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Tobacco taxes, smoking bans set to save millions of lives: study
Tobacco taxes, smoking bans set to save millions of lives: study
GENEVA (Reuters) - Anti-smoking measures including higher taxes on tobacco products, bans on adverts and controls on lighting up in public places coul...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/6EpSY_tCl3Y/story01.htm
Reuters: Health News: Obamacare 1.0: States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live
Obamacare 1.0: States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 550,000 people in Oregon do not have health insurance, and Aaron Karjala is confident the state's new online insurance exch...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/P9kX93mobN8/story01.htm
ABC News: Health: Fish Oil Might Help Fight Breast Cancer
Fish Oil Might Help Fight Breast Cancer
Dr. Ana Nobis reports: It's a supplement that millions of Americans take each day, hoping to reduce their risk of heart disease. But a new review of r...
ABC News: Health: Sarah Murnaghan Had Two Lung Transplants, One Failed
Sarah Murnaghan Had Two Lung Transplants, One Failed
Sarah Murnaghan has had two lung transplants. The first one failed.
ABC News: Health: NJ Woman Gives Birth on Front Lawn
NJ Woman Gives Birth on Front Lawn
Two New Jersey police officers helped revive a newborn moments after he was born on a front lawn in Barnegat to a woman who said she didn't realize sh...
CNN.com - Health: Opinion: Find out what your doctor really thinks about you
Opinion: Find out what your doctor really thinks about you
Joshua Prager says patients who read their medical records feel empowered and are likely to fare better.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/V06q9WlcRNQ/index.html
CNN.com - Health: NFL and mental health
Rachel Nichols, Rick Reilly discuss whether the NFL should put more emphasis on the psychological state of players.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/5Yd6YGBSKZk/pmt-sot-nichols-reilly-nfl-image.cnn.html
CNN.com - Health: Waiting for new lungs to work
Sarah Murnaghan's family is still waiting for the young Pennsylvania girl's new lungs to work independently, after her very public fight for her life ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/EemYwxCEhkM/index.html
CNN.com - Health: Disorder 'life sentence'
The movement disorder dystonia is cloaked in mystery and can take years to diagnose. In most cases, the cause is unknown; there is no cure.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/vpAZCDG2728/index.html
CNN.com - Health: DNA pioneer Watson on 'gold rush'
DNA pioneer Watson on 'gold rush'
James Watson, 85, worked with Francis Crick to figure out that DNA, the molecule of life, has a double helix structure.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/Hu5e8fxfr58/index.html
CNN.com - Health: From funny to fit; man sheds 155 pounds
From funny to fit; man sheds 155 pounds
Edwin Velez used to have to suck in his stomach in order to tie his shoes, and made jokes in order to hide his discomfort about his appearance.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/Dn3glehWcEc/index.html
BBC News - Health: VIDEO: Doctors set students 'bad example'
VIDEO: Doctors set students 'bad example'
The teaching practices of senior doctors are contributing to a decline in patient care - according to new research.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23125138#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Care home petition taken to Stormont
Care home petition taken to Stormont
Elderly residents from Northern Ireland's care homes are at Stormont to call for an end to the closure of NHS residential homes.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23120160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Q&A: TB in meat
Cattle infected with TB are being sold for human consumption. Should we be worried?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23125201#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Concern as teens buy alcohol online
Concern as teens buy alcohol online
Young people are increasingly using online supermarket delivery services to buy alcohol, figures show.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23124507#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: VIDEO: The virtual autopsy
How those conducting autopsies are getting help from new computer imaging technology.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23104182#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Student medics 'taught bad habits'
Student medics 'taught bad habits'
Are young medics getting enough of the right kind of training?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23072562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Tests due on green tablet death link
Tests due on green tablet death link
Forensic tests are expected to reveal whether the deaths of eight people across Northern Ireland are linked to a green tablet marked with a crown or c...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23124040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Babies offered vomiting bug vaccine
Babies offered vomiting bug vaccine
An extra vaccination is being given to babies to protect them against a common vomiting and diarrhoea bug.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23103707#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: Brain tumour treatment 'lags behind'
Brain tumour treatment 'lags behind'
Treatment for brain tumours is "seriously lagging behind" that for other cancers, campaigners warn.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23085835#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: VIDEO: 'No one should die because of HIV'
VIDEO: 'No one should die because of HIV'
The World Health Organisation is introducing new guidelines about the treatment of HIV in the developing world which it says could help prevent millio...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23116754#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: '5,000 opinions' on hospital changes
'5,000 opinions' on hospital changes
Controversial plans to centralise some specialist hospital services in south Wales have led to an unprecedented public response, say health officials.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23104645#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC News - Health: WHO to recommend earlier HIV drugs
WHO to recommend earlier HIV drugs
New guidelines from the World Health Organization about HIV treatment could see millions of extra people being given life-saving medicine.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23053218#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NYT > Health: Recipes for Health: Forgot Tofu Hot Dogs: Pizza on the Grill
Recipes for Health: Forgot Tofu Hot Dogs: Pizza on the Grill
Vegetarians need not settle for processed meat substitutes foods at Fourth of July barbecues, since grilled pizzas are healthier and more delicious.
NYT > Health: Well: A Label Calls Attention to Obesity
Well: A Label Calls Attention to Obesity
The American Medical Association has finally labeled obesity a disease, not just a risk factor for other disorders.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/a-label-calls-attention-to-obesity/?partner=rss&emc=rss
NYT > Health: Paying Till It Hurts: American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World
Paying Till It Hurts: American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World
Maternity care and childbirth cost far more in the United States than in any other developed country.
NYT > Health: In Queens, an Effort to Combat Autism’s Stigma Among Korean-Americans
In Queens, an Effort to Combat Autism's Stigma Among Korean-Americans
A study in South Korea prompted an advocacy group to team with churches, doctors, schools and news media in Flushing to reach out to parents.
NYT > Health: W.H.O. Issues Guidelines for Earlier H.I.V. Treatment
W.H.O. Issues Guidelines for Earlier H.I.V. Treatment
The new guidelines mean that millions more people will be eligible for treatment in poor and middle-income nations that perform triage because of limi...
NYT > Health: Breaking the Seal on Drug Research
Breaking the Seal on Drug Research
More researchers are insisting on seeing all the data behind all clinical trials for drugs, not just the rosy reports that companies choose to release...
NYT > Health: Local Officials Asked to Help on Health Law
Local Officials Asked to Help on Health Law
The White House is recruiting local officials to promote and carry out President Obama's health care law in states like Texas and Florida where govern...
NYT > Health: News Analysis: Why Healthy Eaters Fall for Fries
News Analysis: Why Healthy Eaters Fall for Fries
American consumers, even otherwise healthy ones, keep choosing caloric indulgences rather than healthy foods at fast-food restaurants.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
CNN.com - Health: Dirty beaches
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen tells us about the water quality of beaches in the U.S.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/VvzD2p5Js6o/exp-hm-beach-report-card.cnn.html
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