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Help! My Kid Is a Jerk!
Your little angel can sometimes have obnoxious moments. If your kid is a jerk, find out from WebMD when it’s just a phase and how you can teach better behavior. READ MORE Source: Help! My Kid Is a Jerk!
Continue readingDiet Changes Can Alter Gut Bacteria, Study Says
Researchers monitored stool samples of two people for a year READ MORE Source: Diet Changes Can Alter Gut Bacteria, Study Says
Continue readingStudy Links Shift Work to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers cite many possible reasons for the effect, including hormonal changes READ MORE Source: Study Links Shift Work to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Continue readingIs Coffee Aggravating Your Hot Flashes?
Researchers suggest women skip caffeine if they’re bothered by menopausal symptoms READ MORE Source: Is Coffee Aggravating Your Hot Flashes?
Continue readingSleep deprived?
Parents believe their obese kids are healthy, sleep deprivation can make your brain slip and other things we learned this week. READ MORE Source: Sleep deprived?
Continue readingSleep deprived? Beware false memories
Parents believe their obese kids are healthy, sleep deprivation can make your brain slip and other things we learned this week. READ MORE Source: Sleep deprived? Beware false memories
Continue readingCDC reopens TB lab
A lab crucial to diagnosing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reopened, according to the CDC. READ MORE Source: CDC reopens TB lab
Continue readingTechnology lets ALS sufferers speak
Many ALS sufferers fear losing their ability to speak, but a new technology may allow them to keep their voice. READ MORE Source: Technology lets ALS sufferers speak
Continue readingSuspected Ebola victim dies in quarantine in Nigeria
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Liberian man suspected to have Ebola virus has died in quarantine in Lagos, Nigeria, a Nigerian official in Geneva told Reuters on Friday. READ MORE Source: Suspected Ebola victim dies in quarantine in Nigeria
Continue readingU.S. meat, seafood prices rising on drought and disease: USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overall U.S. food inflation will remain near the historic norm in 2014, even as prices for meat and seafood are pushed higher by disease and widespread drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. READ MORE Source: U.S. meat, seafood prices rising on drought and disease: USDA
Continue readingAllergan gets EU recommendation on new use of eye drug
(Reuters) – Allergan Inc, known best for its Botox wrinkle treatment, said on Friday that European Union regulators had recommended use of its eye drug Ozurdex be extended to treat patients with diabetic macular edema. READ MORE Source: Allergan gets EU recommendation on new use of eye drug
Continue readingEurope backs new leukemia drugs from J&J and Gilead
LONDON (Reuters) – Two new leukemia drugs from Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences have been recommended for approval by European regulators, paving the way for formal approval in a couple of months. READ MORE Source: Europe backs new leukemia drugs from J&J and Gilead
Continue readingUntried death cocktails causing botched executions
Arizona death row inmate Joseph Wood took almost 2 hours to die – why is a drug combination is being experimented with in the death chamber? READ MORE Source: Untried death cocktails causing botched executions
Continue readingRobot carers and exoskeletons: Latest disability tech
Inventors are extending the powers and independence of people who are disabled or can’t look after themselves – and the tech is spinning off in surprising directions READ MORE Source: Robot carers and exoskeletons: Latest disability tech
Continue readingNerve implant retrains your brain to stop tinnitus
Tinnitus is a chronic ringing in the ears that can be debilitating. Now, an implant that stimulates a nerve in the neck could eliminate the sounds for good READ MORE Source: Nerve implant retrains your brain to stop tinnitus
Continue readingBaxter the robot brings his gentle touch to novel jobs
A robot designed to work alongside humans in factories is finding a range of unusual alternative applications – from treating patients to farming in space READ MORE Source: Baxter the robot brings his gentle touch to novel jobs
Continue readingStudy Shows The Power Of Social Influence: 5 Ways To Avoid The Herd Mentality
A new study shows that we have a natural tendency to copy other people’s product choices. READ MORE Source: Study Shows The Power Of Social Influence: 5 Ways To Avoid The Herd Mentality
Continue readingFinding The Way To Wellville: Small Cities Compete To Get Healthier In Esther Dyson’s Latest Venture
Esther Dyson and her team are looking for a few good towns—five, to be precise—that want to take part in a grand experiment. Dyson, a tech investor named by Time magazine as one of the 10 most influential women in technology, wants to enlist small cities in a friendly competition to [...] READ MORE Source: Finding... Continue reading
Stronger Genetic Basis For Schizophrenia, Landmark Study Finds
More than 80 newly identified genes may place people at risk for developing schizophrenia, strengthening the evidence for a biologic basis for a disorder that affects nearly 24 million people or 1 percent globally, according to the results of a new study. The study, as expected, confirmed that genes involving dopamine regulation [...] READ MORE Source:... Continue reading
Shift Work Linked To Increased Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is more common in those who work shifts, according to results of a new study. Data from the study adds to the ongoing concern for those who work shifts, in which known risks already include cancer, digestive diseases, and cardiovascular disease. Findings of the study were reported July 24 [...] READ MORE... Continue reading
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Read the latest news about doctors, hospitals and issues including health care providers, tips for finding doctors and physicians. Find articles on health care professionals from AARP. READ MORE Source: Doctors & Hospitals
Continue readingWhat Health Screenings Do You Really Need If You Are Over Age 50?
Health screenings such as mammograms, colonoscopies, heart disease tests, and osteoporosis scans can lead to early detection and diagnosis. READ MORE Source: What Health Screenings Do You Really Need If You Are Over Age 50?
Continue reading8 Ways to Shape Up for Your Surgery
Americans have an average of 9 operations during a lifetime. Here’s how to make your next one a success. READ MORE Source: 8 Ways to Shape Up for Your Surgery
Continue reading7 Simple Strategies for Controlling Diabetes
Seven tips are given for controlling diabetes. READ MORE Source: 7 Simple Strategies for Controlling Diabetes
Continue readingHow to Keep Food Safe During Hurricane Season
Tips for stocking your pantry, ensuring safe refrigerator temperatures and more. READ MORE Source: How to Keep Food Safe During Hurricane Season
Continue readingDiet Changes Can Alter Gut Bacteria, Study Says
Researchers monitored stool samples of two people for a year READ MORE Source: Diet Changes Can Alter Gut Bacteria, Study Says
Continue readingLift U.S. Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men, Experts Say
American Red Cross, other groups also urge easing restrictions due to better blood screening READ MORE Source: Lift U.S. Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men, Experts Say
Continue readingThe ‘Hobby Lobby Ruling’ and What It Means for U.S. Health Care
Some predict challenges to medical practices that conflict with religious beliefs; others dismiss such scenarios as alarmist READ MORE Source: The ‘Hobby Lobby Ruling’ and What It Means for U.S. Health Care
Continue readingThe New Old Age Blog: Addressing Caregivers’ Loss of Retirement Income
A congresswomen proposes Social Security credits for family caregivers who must cut back on work. READ MORE Source: The New Old Age Blog: Addressing Caregivers’ Loss of Retirement Income
Continue readingC.D.C. Says Tuberculosis Lab, Shut Amid Exposure Scare, Can Continue Its Work
A moratorium imposed after two accidents at other labs that could have exposed workers to anthrax and H5N1 was lifted because the lab has passed safety inspections and its work is crucial, a spokesman said. READ MORE Source: C.D.C. Says Tuberculosis Lab, Shut Amid Exposure Scare, Can Continue Its Work
Continue readingAdvertising: Hard-to-Watch Commercials to Make Quitting Smoking Easier
A campaign by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the threat of chronic disease, instead of death, to discourage smoking. READ MORE Source: Advertising: Hard-to-Watch Commercials to Make Quitting Smoking Easier
Continue readingWell: The Workout: Practicing His Own Medicine
Dr. Metzl’s favorite medicine is exercise. It is one he takes often and prescribes to all of his patients. READ MORE Source: Well: The Workout: Practicing His Own Medicine
Continue readingManhunt for TB Patient Who May Be Spreading Disease
Prosecutors in Northern California said Thursday that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who has refused treatment and may be contagious, putting those around him at risk. Eduardo Rosas Cruz, a 25-year-old transient, went to the San Joaquin… READ MORE Source: Manhunt for TB Patient Who May Be Spreading Disease
Continue readingParents of Obese Kids Often View Them as Healthy
Parents of obese children often don’t view their kids as unhealthy or recognize the health consequences of excess weight or inactivity,according to a new study. The children of the families surveyed for the new research were attending an obesity clinic at the Hasbro… READ MORE Source: Parents of Obese Kids Often View Them as Healthy
Continue readingAn Apple a Day Can Revitalize Your Love Life: Researchers
An apple a day keeps the doctor away has been a common saying for more than a century, and it turns out that people have been repeating it for good reason. Modern research shows that apples improve health in numerous ways, and the latest study found that apples can even… READ MORE Source: An Apple... Continue reading
Ruling on Antibiotics in Livestock Reversed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t required to hold public hearings to evaluate the health risks of widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling in 2012 by… READ MORE Source: Ruling on Antibiotics in Livestock... Continue reading
Making a Homemade Flower Press Without the Hardware Store
A tutorial on making a flower press with supplies that don’t require heavy tools or a visit to the hardware store. READ MORE Source: Making a Homemade Flower Press Without the Hardware Store
Continue readingHealing Properties of Blackberries and Raspberries
Enjoy healthy blackberry and raspberry elixirs and teas, blessings from the brambles of Summer! READ MORE Source: Healing Properties of Blackberries and Raspberries
Continue reading4 Reasons to Avoid Food Preservatives
Processed foods contain a variety of chemical preservatives that have been linked to serious medical conditions. Here’s what to look for and how to avoid food preservatives. READ MORE Source: 4 Reasons to Avoid Food Preservatives
Continue readingMedicine of the People: The Joys of Healing Herbs
There is no experience or practice more valuable, empowering, and utterly satisfying than enabling the health and well being of ourselves, our family, friends and community… naturally. READ MORE Source: Medicine of the People: The Joys of Healing Herbs
Continue readingMedical News Today: Puberty in girls timed by genes from one parent
The age at which girls start menstruating appears to be decided by a small subset of genes that is passed on either by her biological father or mother. READ MORE Source: Medical News Today: Puberty in girls timed by genes from one parent
Continue readingMedical News Today: Stomach cancer has four subtypes, say scientists
A new classification of stomach cancer into four distinct molecular subtypes will change the way scientists view the disease, says a genome group. READ MORE Source: Medical News Today: Stomach cancer has four subtypes, say scientists
Continue readingMedical News Today: C. diff to be treated with ‘bacteria-eating viruses’
Researchers have found that viruses called ‘bacteriophages’ are able to destroy the problematic Clostridium difficile bacterium and could lead to new treatment methods. READ MORE Source: Medical News Today: C. diff to be treated with ‘bacteria-eating viruses’
Continue readingMedical News Today: Promise for HIV vaccine as researchers find way to ‘neutralize’ HIV antibodies
Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC, say an HIV vaccine may be in the cards after they have discovered a way to neutralize HIV antibodies. READ MORE Source: Medical News Today: Promise for HIV vaccine as researchers find way to ‘neutralize’ HIV antibodies
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How to treat an IBS flare up Treatment for IBS usually focuses on changes in diet and ...
Top 3 Home Remedies For Effective Mole Removal
A mole which is scientifically known as a melanocytic nevus is a small raised dark spot that ...
Children and Hot Tubs: What You Really Need to Know
Like many adults, children often enjoy a soak in the hot tub to relax after a long day or just ...
How to Disinfect Shoes From Toenail Fungus
Known in the medical language as onychomycosis, toenail fungus leads to discoloration and ...
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