Thursday 31 January 2019

WHO recommends breastfeeding up to 2 years of age (6 month minimum)


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Rising Insulin Costs Are a Life-or-Death Political Crisis


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Measles Madness: Five Things You Need to Know Before Freaking Out


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Herpes may account for half of Alzheimer’s cases


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Man, 26, with paralysed stomach whose weight plummeted to eight stone told by NHS to fund his own life-saving £17,000 surgery


Man, 26, with paralysed stomach whose weight plummeted to eight stone told by NHS to fund his own life-saving £17,000 surgery: http://bit.ly/2Rf6ud9 Read more... http://bit.ly/2CWLkv2

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of cardiovascular disease


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Arsenic and Lead Are in Your Fruit Juice: What You Need to Know


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Opioid Epidemic: The Facts & Statistics Behind The Nation’s Greatest Enemy


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OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market - Lawsuit alleges Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid.


OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market - Lawsuit alleges Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid.: http://bit.ly/2DKvwx4 Read more... http://bit.ly/2DKzwO2

Former stripper-turned-drug exec gave doctor lap dance while pitching painkiller, witness testifies


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Go to bed! Brain researchers warn that lack of sleep is a public health crisis.


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Insys exec allegedly gave lap dance to doctor while pushing deadly opioid - Sunrise Lee was hired as a sales director despite no pharmaceutical experience.


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Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in people as young as 20, suggests a new study. People who exercised were testing as if they were about 10 years younger at age 40 and about 20 years younger at age 60.


Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in people as young as 20, suggests a new study. People who exercised were testing as if they were about 10 years younger at age 40 and about 20 years younger at age 60.: http://bit.ly/2GcPl1C Read more... http://bit.ly/2Wzj1f5

Exercise may fight depression in older adults, suggests a new study of healthy men over 65. Physical activity promotes increased expression of 'feel-good' chemical, Tryptophan, a mood-enhancing chemical closely related to serotonin, through muscle changes.


Exercise may fight depression in older adults, suggests a new study of healthy men over 65. Physical activity promotes increased expression of 'feel-good' chemical, Tryptophan, a mood-enhancing chemical closely related to serotonin, through muscle changes.: http://bit.ly/2UrWcIv Read more... http://bit.ly/2RpGsE0

More than half of today's unicorn health startups haven't published any influential research — and some experts say that raises the risk of another Theranos


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23 employees on leave from Ohio hospital where 34 patients died after excessive doses of pain medication


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Wednesday 30 January 2019

NEW MONTH PROCLAMATION | NATIONAL FASTING FEBRUARY


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For improving your running under 2000 collection


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Officials: 2nd Michigan child dies from flu this season


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An in-depth guide about insulin


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Former Insys rep: 'Sexually suggestive' boss gave client lap dance


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Care following opioid overdoses in West Virginia falls short


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The Last Conversation You’ll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right


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Short, regular movement breaks lower risk of early death


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Air pollution on cruise ship decks rivals that of Beijing, study finds


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Doctors and patients push for "Step Therapy" legislation: Right now, health insurance companies can refuse to cover the cost of expensive medication until a patient tries and fails on a less expensive medication that is preferred by the insurer


Doctors and patients push for "Step Therapy" legislation: Right now, health insurance companies can refuse to cover the cost of expensive medication until a patient tries and fails on a less expensive medication that is preferred by the insurer: http://bit.ly/2sVJYvS Read more... http://bit.ly/2MFetiH

FDA is failing to protect kids from e-cigarettes, American Lung Association says


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12 drug companies received a letter from Elijah Cummings as part of the committee’s investigation. According to a committee press release, 94% of brand name drugs more than doubled in price between 2005 and 2017


12 drug companies received a letter from Elijah Cummings as part of the committee’s investigation. According to a committee press release, 94% of brand name drugs more than doubled in price between 2005 and 2017: http://bit.ly/2sVzkW7 Read more... http://bit.ly/2ME63YU

ER doctors agree it’s time to tackle surprise emergency room bills


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Brexit will increase deaths from heart disease, stroke and cancer by making fruit and veg more expensive, study warns


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Train harder, for less time: New research highlighted positive health effects of short duration, high-intensity resistance exercise training in overweight men, suggesting that a six week program of three 15 minute sessions per week improves insulin sensitivity, as well as muscle size and strength.


Train harder, for less time: New research highlighted positive health effects of short duration, high-intensity resistance exercise training in overweight men, suggesting that a six week program of three 15 minute sessions per week improves insulin sensitivity, as well as muscle size and strength.: http://bit.ly/2MIcOcj Read more... http://bit.ly/2RtHoY9

Japan should put the brakes on stem-cell sales: Unproven therapies should not be marketed to patients.


Japan should put the brakes on stem-cell sales: Unproven therapies should not be marketed to patients.: https://go.nature.com/2UsETa5 Read more... http://bit.ly/2RqA53k

Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have A Complete Cure For Cancer Within A Year


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I cant believe this hearing aids cost as much as $5600. Definitely not for the average income earners


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Scientists at the University of Chicago are working on a pill for loneliness


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Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity - A new study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94% of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories.


Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity - A new study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94% of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories.: http://bit.ly/2TkImr9 Read more... http://bit.ly/2BcZ5FM

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Screen time linked to learning delays in young children, new study finds


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Smoked cannabis as an adjunctive second-line therapy to treat chronic peripheral neuropathy can be both effective and cost-effective, suggests a new study that used a computer simulation model to simulate its use in one million patients.


Smoked cannabis as an adjunctive second-line therapy to treat chronic peripheral neuropathy can be both effective and cost-effective, suggests a new study that used a computer simulation model to simulate its use in one million patients.: http://bit.ly/2D23tYD Read more... http://bit.ly/2TkfiA1

Disney World worker has Hepatitis A


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What is Diverticulosis - How to Prevent Diverticulitis


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Insys executive gave doctor lap dance while promoting drug, witness says


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Evidence shows oral anaerobe P gingivitis may be central to the pathology of Alzheimers disease


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New Zealand: Second Nationwide Strike By Doctors – 28 Jan 2019


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U.S. judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials


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A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer. “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies


A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer. “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies: http://bit.ly/2G7jgsi Read more... http://bit.ly/2FV0sNu

CDC Cautions Against Kissing Pet Hedgehogs - The prickly critters have been linked to a recent salmonella outbreak


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Measles Outbreak 2019: Symptoms, How It Spreads


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This Is What Happens When You Drunkenly Swallow a Live Catfish - A hard lesson in a very strange party tradition


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The Murky Ethics of the Ugly-Produce Business - America’s wonkiest fruits & vegetables have ignited a food war.


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Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women: Fried chicken and fried fish in particular seem to be associated with higher risk of death


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