Thursday 31 May 2018

A Critical Review of the Bacterial Baptism Hypothesis and the Impact of Cesarean Delivery on the Infant Microbiome


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Antibiotic Shortages Fueling Superbugs


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Title X Defunding: Visualizing the Depressing & Dangerous Results


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How much screen time is too much for kids? It's complicated - Parents have been advised to limit media consumption, but research suggests it’s the nature of it that matters


How much screen time is too much for kids? It's complicated - Parents have been advised to limit media consumption, but research suggests it’s the nature of it that matters: https://ift.tt/2LL8ZT0 Read more... https://ift.tt/2H5aQOF

How DIY gene editing could lead to a global catastrophe - After a virus was created from mail-order DNA, scientists are sounding the alarm about the genetic tinkering carried out in garages and living rooms


How DIY gene editing could lead to a global catastrophe - After a virus was created from mail-order DNA, scientists are sounding the alarm about the genetic tinkering carried out in garages and living rooms: https://ift.tt/2L8uegh Read more... https://ift.tt/2JkknXe

A ‘breakthrough’ depression drug inspired by ketamine is attracting more attention from big pharma - Allergan has research on an injectable depression drug called Rapastinel. Most recently, the company announced it was working on oral pill version of that drug.


A ‘breakthrough’ depression drug inspired by ketamine is attracting more attention from big pharma - Allergan has research on an injectable depression drug called Rapastinel. Most recently, the company announced it was working on oral pill version of that drug.: https://ift.tt/2J6z8tD Read more... https://ift.tt/2H5aQ17

Scientists in Japan now have permission to treat people who have heart disease with tissue derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Sheets of up to 100 million heart muscle cells grown in a lab will be surgically applied to diseased hearts.


Scientists in Japan now have permission to treat people who have heart disease with tissue derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Sheets of up to 100 million heart muscle cells grown in a lab will be surgically applied to diseased hearts.: https://ift.tt/2IZQxE1 Read more... https://ift.tt/2xuoZph

There's even more evidence of the powerful link between your diet and your brain


There's even more evidence of the powerful link between your diet and your brain: https://ift.tt/2L8GGwA Read more... https://ift.tt/2J48Fg9

The Virginia Senate voted to expand Medicaid - Some Republican senators crossed party lines to pass the legislation. However, it includes a work requirement & mandates that enrollees above the federal poverty line must pay more out of pocket for care.


The Virginia Senate voted to expand Medicaid - Some Republican senators crossed party lines to pass the legislation. However, it includes a work requirement & mandates that enrollees above the federal poverty line must pay more out of pocket for care.: https://ift.tt/2IY1v0U Read more... https://ift.tt/2H65Ppl

New Jersey becomes second state to adopt individual health insurance mandate


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5 Common Adolescent Mental Health Issues Every Parent Should Know About


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Study casts doubt on 'healthy obesity'


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Wednesday 30 May 2018

Ambien-maker to Roseanne: Racism is not a side effect of our drug


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China overtakes US in healthy life expectancy at birth for 1st time - The US was 1 of only 5 countries, along with Somalia, Afghanistan, Georgia & Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, where healthy life expectancy at birth fell.


China overtakes US in healthy life expectancy at birth for 1st time - The US was 1 of only 5 countries, along with Somalia, Afghanistan, Georgia & Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, where healthy life expectancy at birth fell.: https://ift.tt/2xtFodw Read more... https://ift.tt/2J2kWlt

The man whose medical condition limits him to 2 emotions: fear & anger: Behind "alexithymia," the condition that renders you unable to feel emotion


The man whose medical condition limits him to 2 emotions: fear & anger: Behind "alexithymia," the condition that renders you unable to feel emotion: https://ift.tt/2LI63q3 Read more... https://ift.tt/2kEyedn

Study finds most popular vitamin, mineral supplements provide no health benefit


Study finds most popular vitamin, mineral supplements provide no health benefit: https://ift.tt/2sqZG1B Read more... https://ift.tt/2LLhwoL

Brain cancer vaccine could extend lives of patients by years - Almost a third (30%) of participants were classed as “extended survivors” and lived for an average of 40.5 months after surgery. The longest survivors have lived for more than seven years.


Brain cancer vaccine could extend lives of patients by years - Almost a third (30%) of participants were classed as “extended survivors” and lived for an average of 40.5 months after surgery. The longest survivors have lived for more than seven years.: https://ift.tt/2H1KLQt Read more... https://ift.tt/2JgMIhm

The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University. It means the technique could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas.


The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University. It means the technique could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas.: https://ift.tt/2L7uk7Y Read more... https://ift.tt/2L7cUs0

Women's voices drop by two piano notes after pregnancy - New mothers’ voices are lower and more monotone for about a year after the birth


Women's voices drop by two piano notes after pregnancy - New mothers’ voices are lower and more monotone for about a year after the birth: https://ift.tt/2J0Ednl Read more... https://ift.tt/2L7E16b

Hepatitis A is usually not a problem to recover from. But in Michigan, 27 people died since this outbreak began.


Hepatitis A is usually not a problem to recover from. But in Michigan, 27 people died since this outbreak began.: https://ift.tt/2GZ6Z5H Read more... https://ift.tt/2IW3yTh

Kratom Users Say It’s a Miracle Drug. The Feds Say It’s Dangerous. - And for now, the $1.1 billion industry remains essentially unregulated.


Kratom Users Say It’s a Miracle Drug. The Feds Say It’s Dangerous. - And for now, the $1.1 billion industry remains essentially unregulated.: https://ift.tt/2xptfpX Read more... https://ift.tt/2kE8UUR

Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment - Despite the availability of revolutionary new drugs, countries with more resources haven’t made as much progress against the disease.


Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment - Despite the availability of revolutionary new drugs, countries with more resources haven’t made as much progress against the disease.: https://ift.tt/2L4PqUo Read more... https://ift.tt/2slz69S

Physically active academic school lessons may boost pupils’ activity levels and focus. A new trial of a 6-week intervention comprising 18 ten-minute active maths and English lessons, published in Health Education and Behavior, suggests that such an approach has great potential.


Physically active academic school lessons may boost pupils’ activity levels and focus. A new trial of a 6-week intervention comprising 18 ten-minute active maths and English lessons, published in Health Education and Behavior, suggests that such an approach has great potential.: https://ift.tt/2H2iVDQ Read more... https://ift.tt/2IWA9V6

Astaxanthin, the strongest anti-aging raw material?


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Pancreatitis, or, "how one weekend bender can change your life."


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‘Kind of alarming’: Number of new gonorrhea cases in Alaska skyrockets in 2017


‘Kind of alarming’: Number of new gonorrhea cases in Alaska skyrockets in 2017: https://ift.tt/2JfeQBh Read more... https://ift.tt/2LIjDKb

Tuesday 29 May 2018

Wisconsin researcher: Sharpen warnings about brain injury. University of Wisconsin-Madison study is testing whether explicit warnings about dementia, other problems increase athletes’ willingness to report concussions


Wisconsin researcher: Sharpen warnings about brain injury. University of Wisconsin-Madison study is testing whether explicit warnings about dementia, other problems increase athletes’ willingness to report concussions: https://ift.tt/2wWBObI Read more... https://ift.tt/2xnLsnV

Title X Defunding: Visualizing the Depressing & Dangerous Results


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Woman can struggle to be taken seriously with the gravest health complaints - even brain tumours. "One of the GPs I saw actually made fun of me, saying ‘what did I think my headaches were, a brain tumour?'"


Woman can struggle to be taken seriously with the gravest health complaints - even brain tumours. "One of the GPs I saw actually made fun of me, saying ‘what did I think my headaches were, a brain tumour?'": https://ift.tt/2L6V8Ft Read more... https://ift.tt/2JeiQSx

To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price - Sometimes a drug plan's copay is higher than the cash price, but insurance rules keep pharmacists from telling Medicare beneficiaries unless they ask.


To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price - Sometimes a drug plan's copay is higher than the cash price, but insurance rules keep pharmacists from telling Medicare beneficiaries unless they ask.: https://ift.tt/2L0fGiH Read more... https://ift.tt/2kvZsCD

This Flu Season Is About To Be The Deadliest On Record For Children


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Most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds


Most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds: https://ift.tt/2IOwEns Read more... https://ift.tt/2xmQsZV

A new study results suggests that multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C have no health advantage. On the contrary, the study claims, they pose an added risk to your heart.


A new study results suggests that multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C have no health advantage. On the contrary, the study claims, they pose an added risk to your heart.: https://ift.tt/2sivyFm Read more... https://ift.tt/2smsXdJ

The Invention of the Midlife Crisis - Over the course of a few yrs in the 20th century, the midlife crisis went from an obscure psychological theory to a ubiquitous phenomenon.


The Invention of the Midlife Crisis - Over the course of a few yrs in the 20th century, the midlife crisis went from an obscure psychological theory to a ubiquitous phenomenon.: https://ift.tt/2GYilHr Read more... https://ift.tt/2kwhyEH

Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors - Artificial intelligence machine found 95% of melanomas in study compared to 86.6% for dermatologists


Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors - Artificial intelligence machine found 95% of melanomas in study compared to 86.6% for dermatologists: https://ift.tt/2GZz5Om Read more... https://ift.tt/2ximNRw

Randal Haworth, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who has appeared on TV shows like Fox’s “The Swan,” has been accused of illicit drug use and watching pornographic movies and videos depicting beheadings during his surgeries.


Randal Haworth, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who has appeared on TV shows like Fox’s “The Swan,” has been accused of illicit drug use and watching pornographic movies and videos depicting beheadings during his surgeries.: https://ift.tt/2p0NNyi Read more... https://ift.tt/2ISmcvf

Monday 28 May 2018

One million French smokers quit in a year amid anti-smoking measures


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The Immigrant Doctor Who’s Solving West Virginia’s Opioids Crisis — A data-driven health commissioner figured out a way to slow overdose deaths. But treating addiction is a much harder problem.


The Immigrant Doctor Who’s Solving West Virginia’s Opioids Crisis — A data-driven health commissioner figured out a way to slow overdose deaths. But treating addiction is a much harder problem.: https://ift.tt/2HMdcYg Read more... https://ift.tt/2L2YTeK

Sleep Smarter Not Longer! Scientific Research Backs Up Claims!


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Do DIY Medical Tests Promise More Than They Can Deliver?


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Playing video games that involve physical exertion (known as exergaming) improves quality of life in patients with heart failure, according to results from the HF-Wii study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress.


Playing video games that involve physical exertion (known as exergaming) improves quality of life in patients with heart failure, according to results from the HF-Wii study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress.: https://ift.tt/2sjNCPI Read more... https://ift.tt/2L2EiHA

Study Links Antidepressants, Bipolar Medications, Parkinson’s Drugs To Dementia


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Swapping your car for more physically active forms of travel may reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death by almost a third. More active patterns of commuting compared with exclusive car use were associated with a 30% lower relative risk of death from heart disease or stroke.


Swapping your car for more physically active forms of travel may reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death by almost a third. More active patterns of commuting compared with exclusive car use were associated with a 30% lower relative risk of death from heart disease or stroke.: https://ift.tt/2IREWer Read more... https://ift.tt/2GVRFXK

42,000 Americans die each year of opioid overdose. Government looks the other way.


42,000 Americans die each year of opioid overdose. Government looks the other way.: https://ift.tt/2LyCCGK Read more... https://ift.tt/2LCBL7X

In a new nationwide study of more than 300,000 adults, a Yale-led team found that people who live in communities that offer racial diversity, access to preventive health care, and public transportation, among other elements, are more likely to report high levels of well-being, the researchers said.


In a new nationwide study of more than 300,000 adults, a Yale-led team found that people who live in communities that offer racial diversity, access to preventive health care, and public transportation, among other elements, are more likely to report high levels of well-being, the researchers said.: https://ift.tt/2KLOjsI Read more... https://ift.tt/2sivmpS

5 Ways SmartPhones Are Literally Changing Global Health


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Scientists find opioid traces in Washington mussels - NY Daily News


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Sunday 27 May 2018

Scientists are declaring war against a leukemia-causing virus that has infected millions


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Natural Treatment for Pneumonia Using Salt Therapy


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"The Ceres Community Project — its meals prepared for cancer patients by teenage sous-chefs — is at the forefront of the “food as medicine” approach increasingly embraced by physicians, health insurers, researchers and public health officials."


"The Ceres Community Project — its meals prepared for cancer patients by teenage sous-chefs — is at the forefront of the “food as medicine” approach increasingly embraced by physicians, health insurers, researchers and public health officials.": https://ift.tt/2kv4Ju4 Read more... https://ift.tt/2GS8zGF