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Friday, 31 January 2020
Bonnie Burstow, Psychotherapist Who Rejected Psychiatry, Dies at 74
By BY JULIA CARMEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/36Lw2Gr
New Study Supports Lowering Age of First Colonoscopy
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- which sets federal screening standards -- still recommends a starting age of 50 for people at average risk.
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U.S. Maternal Death Rate Holds Steady
In 2018, 658 women died while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy, and there were 17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
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U.S. Imposes Coronavirus Quarantine on Group in California Evacuated From Wuhan
By BY DENISE GRADY AND RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2td1DTA
How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at Risk
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‘It’s Rampant’: Disposable Flavor Pods Are the New Thing in Vaping
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Pharmacists Make Mistakes. You Can Protect Yourself.
By BY ELLEN GABLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37KQqc2
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Life Expectancy in U.S. Increases for First Time in 4 Years
The jump in longevity comes as deaths from opioid overdoses dropped for the first time in 28 years, as did deaths from six of the 10 leading causes.
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Spring Time Change Tied to More Fatal Car Crashes
The risk of fatal crashes rose nearly 6% in the week after the switch and was especially high in the morning and in locations farther west within a time zone, the investigators found.
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First Spread of Coronavirus in U.S. Confirmed
It's the first time the new virus has spread from one person to another in the United States.
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Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?
A new study warns that strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and "flesh-eating disease" appear close to becoming resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics known as beta-lactams.
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Administration Offers Plan for Medicaid Block Grants, Long a Conservative Goal
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Wednesday, 29 January 2020
As Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread
By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RZZe7b
Mask Hoarders Are Raising Risk of a Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S.
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Mom on Son’s Flu: ‘Scariest Time of My Life’
The coma was the scariest, John says. "When I woke up, I thought it was still the day after Christmas," he says, "and it was actually New Year's Day."
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FDA Tells Purell Maker to Stop Making False Claims
The agency warned Gojo Industries that unsubstantiated claims that Purell can help prevent illnesses such as the flu, Ebola virus, norovirus and the MRSA superbug violate federal laws, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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Eating Out: A Recipe for Poor Nutrition, Study Finds
The researchers found that 70% of fast-food meals consumed in the United States were of poor nutritional value. For full-service restaurants, around half of the meals were of poor nutritional value.
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Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
There is a virus that has already sickened at least 13 million Americans this winter, hospitalizing 120,000 and killing 6,600 people. You may even know of it.
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Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help?
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F.D.A. Warns Purell to Stop Claiming It Can Prevent Ebola or Flu
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Can the New Coronavirus Be Stopped?
Some experts believe the number of coronavirus cases worldwide is much higher than official estimates, while others warn it will get worse before it gets better.
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Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed
The vaping illness known as EVALI (electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury) has so far killed nearly 60 people in the United States. More than 2,600 have been hospitalized.
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Could a Common Diuretic Med Help Ease Autism Symptoms?
If replicated in future trials, the drug treatment might be a breakthrough, since current treatments for autism in preschool kids are mainly behavioral -- therapies such as using play and activities with parents to improve a child's language, social and thinking skills.
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Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term
Researchers found that of 15 patients who'd received a one-time treatment with psilocybin, most were still showing "clinically significant" improvements in anxiety and depression four years later.
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Schizophrenia Meds Safe Long-Term, Study Finds
The average life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 10 to 20 years less than in the general population. There has long been concern that one reason is long-term use of antipsychotic drugs to ease symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.
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Scientists Hope New Tech Aids Coronavirus Vaccine
Early trials in people suggest that such a vaccine can stimulate an immune response very well. But it has never been tried during an outbreak.
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Abandoned SARS Vax May Help Fight New Coronavirus
Early trials in people suggest that such a vaccine can stimulate an immune response very well. But it has never been tried during an outbreak.
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U.S. to Expand Screenings for Wuhan Coronavirus
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN AND DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2O7IJor
Americans Toss Out Nearly a Third of Food at Home
Nationwide, the cost of wasted food could total $240 billion a year. Divided by the nearly 128.6 million households in the United States, that works out to about $1,866 for the average household.
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Monday, 27 January 2020
Genes May Show Players at Risk for Brain Trouble
Among soccer players who headed the ball the most, those with the gene mutation called the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (APOE e4) allele did four times worse on memory tests than those who head the ball the least, the researchers found.
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Poverty Could Drive Up Youth Suicide Risk
Children and teens in U.S. counties where 20% or more of the population lives below the federal poverty level were 37% more likely to die by suicide than those in counties with the lowest poverty concentration.
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Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash
The helicopter crashed just before 10 a.m. into a hillside near Calabasas, Calif., about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
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Friday, 24 January 2020
Even Female Bosses Face Sexual Harrassment: Study
Researchers examined workplace sexual harassment in the United States, Japan and Sweden. They found that female supervisors experienced between 30% and 100% more sexual harassment than other women employees.
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CDC Confirms Second U.S. Coronavirus Case
The patient is a woman in her 60s. She had symptoms a few days after returning to the U.S. from a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13. She was not sick while traveling.
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Washington Monitors Coronavirus Patient’s Contacts
The CDC confirmed the Washington state resident's diagnosis Tuesday. By Wednesday, state public health officials had identified 16 close contacts. By late Thursday, the total was 43, said Kathy Lofy, MD, the state health officer for the Washington State Department of Health.
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Faulty Immune System May Lead to Lung Cancer
An immune system that's not functioning normally may lead to lung cancer in patients who don't smoke, a new study suggests.
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Many Critical Workers in U.S. Short on Sleep
Their analysis of data from more than 150,000 employed adults between 2010 and 2018 also found that the rate of inadequate sleep (7 hours or less) rose from about 31% to nearly 36% during that time.
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Low-Dose Aspirin Might Help Prevent Preterm Births
The trial, which was run in six lower-income countries, found that giving first-time mothers a daily low-dose aspirin reduced their risk of preterm birth by 11%.
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4 New Advances for Treating Skin and Body Issues
In dermatology, advances in technology have the potential to simplify some of the most complicated treatments.
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Chicago Woman Is Second Patient in U.S. With Wuhan Coronavirus
By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38Dm4IC
Trump Administration Threatens California Over Abortion
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How Artificial Intelligence Helps Diagnose Skin Cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ramping up how dermatologists diagnose skin conditions, even serious cancers like melanoma.
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Baby Microbiome: Nurturing Your Baby's Healthy Bacteria
The trillions of bacteria that inhabit your gut and other bodily regions can have a critical impact on your overall health. The same holds true for babies, new research shows.
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Pet Apps From First Aid to Fitness
Whether you have one pet or a menagerie, keeping track of their current medications, vaccination due dates, and other health information is, well, no walk in the park.
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Game Day Food
Throwing a Super Bowl party? You don't have to do all the work on game day.
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Coronavirus 2020 Outbreak: Latest Updates
Everything you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak that has sickened hundreds and killed more than two dozen around the globe. It started in China but has spread to multiple countries and continents.
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Male Body Image
In a 2019 study that included 7,000 young American men ages 18 to 24, more than one in five of them reported eating problems related to their desire for a muscle-bound body.
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Smart Fitness
From apps that automatically adjust your workout when you're sore to pants that help you nail your yoga pose, artificial intelligence is quickly morphing into your new personal trainer.
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