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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: New Cancer Classification System Might Boost Patient Outcomes Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Eating Out Equals Eating More Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Some Home Tattoo Kits Recalled Due to Infection Risk Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Millions Given Access to Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening: CDC Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 2:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Scientists Inch Closer Toward Using Stem Cells for Spinal Injuries Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 2:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Mental Decline Often Precedes a Stroke, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 4:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Could Chiropractic Manipulation of Your Neck Trigger a Stroke? Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 4:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Orbactiv Approved for Drug-Resistant Skin Infections Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Fitness May Help Ward Off Depression in Girls Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 12:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Will Kidney Stones Recur? New Test Might Tell Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2014 5:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Health Tip: Safely Remove a Tick Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 7:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Health Tip: Being Healthy Parents Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 7:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Distracted Teen Drivers Often on Cellphone With Parent: Study Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 9:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Coffee May Keep Your Ears From Ringing Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 9:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Older Adults Sharpest in the Morning, Study Finds Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 9:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a 'Public Health Emergency' Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 9:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: IBS, Chronic Constipation: New Guidelines Issued Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Fighting Fear, Fatigue on the Front Lines of Ebola Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2014 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from WebMD Health HeadlinesLack of time, uncertainty about benefits among potential reasons why, expert says
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Recent studies linked vitamin D deficiency with dementia risk and multiple sclerosis with intestinal microbiome activity, and a prostaglandin receptor may be a viable drug target in ALS.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to another edition of the MedPage Today Tweet of the Week! Every Friday, the editorial team highlights its favorite 140-character contribution from the healthcare twittersphere.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- A study showing the benefits of daily aspirin, a review of "The Knick," and diabetic-friendly menus topped this week's news at MedPage Today.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyHere are 10 body parts that humans just don't need.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyCollaborative research by three universities attempts to analyze how Asian-Americans and African-Americans perceive diversity.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailySpace flight training and even actual missions can cause astronauts to lose a substantial amount of sleep, which forces them to rely on sleeping pills.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyMore single households means more Americans are eating alone. But science shows that may be a bad thing.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyNo one really knows what the most effective way to brush your teeth is, but following this advice could help you keep your smile clean.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyDavid Farnell, the biological father of baby Gammy, has been convicted of 22 child sex crimes.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyA man suffering with nose bleeds found out it was because he had a large tooth growing in his nose -- a rare discovery but not the first of its kind.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyThe computer chip TrueNorth is able to mimic the human brain and could potentially be used for everything from driverless cars to medical tools to spot early signs of disease.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyFrom Kim Kardashian to Nicki Minaj, big butts are in style. The new film 'Bottoms Up' attempts to explain America's seemingly new obsession with large behinds.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical DailyThe number of lawsuits filed by women in the US who say taking Lipitor gave them type-2 diabetes rose from just 56 to nearly 1,000 over the past five months alone.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Do you think there are standard-of-care treatments today that future generations will look back on in horror, and which ones will they be?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessWhen you want to isolate specific muscle groups in the arms, using dumbbells is truly effective - get ready to feel the burn! Depending on your strength, grab at least two size weights ranging from five to 15 pounds so you can switch up ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Underground Healthby Nina Lakhani – The Guardian A small group of beekeepers in Mexico has inflicted a blow on biotech giant Monsanto, which has halted the company’s ambitions to plant thousands of hectares of soybeans genetically modified to resist...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from LiveScience.comA woman in England has felt permanently dizzy after she rode a spinning fair ride a year ago, a condition that doctors say is caused by a lesser-known type of migraine.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Edmonton Journal - HealthPersonal trainer Sam Maniatis and his team began volunteering at Nazareth House 4 years ago in an effort to help elevate the fitness and well being of Montreal homeless men.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Underground Healthby Kerry Sheridan – Yahoo News People with symptoms of Ebola will inevitably spread worldwide due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak in the US is not likely to be large, health authorities say. More suspected ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from POPSUGAR Fitness6 trainers share their favorite exercises for a tighter, sexier butt - Women's Health Cheap fitness equipment that burns 10 calories a minute - Shape The leg pain you should never ignore - Health What it really looks like to work out wit...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from LiveScience.comExposure to light during the night may interfere with tamoxifen, a drug commonly used in women with breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest HeadlinesCHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Rates of malignancy and infection-related hospitalization among patients with psoriasis outpaced national averages, irrespective of therapy in most cases.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessBallerina Misty Copeland is here to prove once and for all that dancing is a sport. The Under Armour athlete and American Ballet Theater soloist currently stars in a mesmerizing Under Armour commercial , a must-see not only for her techn...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from e! Science News - Health & MedicineA stroke therapy using stem cells extracted from patients' bone marrow has shown promising results in the first trial of its kind in humans. read more
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Edmonton Journal - HealthThe World Health Organization’s decision to declare Ebola a potential global threat — its highest-level alert possible— is justified given the devastation the virus has already wrought, says a leading Canadian infectiou...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- The West Africa Ebola outbreak is an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesWhen we think of ill effects from lead exposure various neurologic problems usually come to mind. Now researchers at the University of Michigan say another health impact can be added to the list: obesity.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessThere's so much more to snacking than cheese and crackers! Here are 45 different mouthwatering, hunger-curbing snacks to enjoy every day of the month (and then some!) - all at 150 calories or fewer.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- How does John Thackeray -- from Cinemax's "The Knick" -- measure up to the surgeon his character is based on, William S. Halsted?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Cinemax is presenting Steven Soderbergh?s "The Knick," a medical drama about the origins of modern surgery -- the blood, gore, and the thrill of the those early days. MedPage Today asked Karen Thomas, a medical histori...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessOur latest POPSUGAR Must Have Special Edition box is here! Get ready for the second annual Special Edition Must Have Fall Style box. We can't wait to share our editors' chic essentials in fashion and beauty for Fall - the season of style...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from Reuters: Health NewsLONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) - The world's worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa represents an international health emergency and could continue spreading for months, the World Health Organization said on F...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from BBC News - HealthA health warning is being issued by councils across England and Wales about the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas".
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from FOXNews.comEver fall asleep while Insta-scrolling on your smartphone—or purposely leave it on your bed while you snooze?
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Times of Zambia]THE Government has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has announced.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[VOA]Nigeria's president has declared a national emergency over the Ebola outbreak, while the World Health Organization says the epidemic now constitutes an international public health emergency.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[VOA]Paris -With the World Health Organization now calling the Ebola outbreak an international emergency and new cases moving across borders, the virus is no longer seen as restricted to a small part of the African continent.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[VOA]Dakar -Liberia and Sierra Leone are reporting hundreds of confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola. Their public health systems are overrun. And now, both countries have declared states of emergency and sent security forces to quaranti...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Daily Trust]Abuja -President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday declared the control and containment of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, a national emergency.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from Society: Health | theguardian.comFor years Hannah Moss was unable to speak to her mother and sister about her fathers death from cancer, but finally found a way to convey how she felt by creating a silent play Hannah Moss learned of her fathers death eight yea...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from Society: Health | theguardian.comWatching the small daily rituals that help Syrian families rebuild lives fascinates me rituals I take for granted One should never treat other peoples tragedy as a lesson, but with so many countries at war, I am frequently reminded ...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from CBS News - HealthCommon medication had a very uncommon side effect
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from CBS News - HealthDavid Writebol, speaking by phone from Liberia, said his wife Nancy is in good spirits while being treated for the Ebola virus at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from NYT > HealthErica J. Sison, the head quarantine officer at Newark Airport, has been on an increased lookout for symptoms of Ebola since a outbreak in West Africa that has killed nearly 1,000 people.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from BBC News - HealthA pilot study suggests an experimental treatment that involves infusing stem cells into the brain may boost recovery after stroke.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from BBC News - HealthLearning to sing or play a musical instrument can help disadvantaged children improve their reading skills, US research suggests.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from BBC News - HealthNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approves funds to help contain the deadly virus.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from NYT > HealthThe state’s reliance on the New Mexico clinic is being disparaged by the law’s critics, who say that would be contrary to a recent abortion ruling in Mississippi.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comThe healthy green wonder isn't just for chips and dip. One taste of these amazing dishes and you just might be signing up for the Avocado of the Month Club . By Lynn Andriani @media only screen and (min-width : 500px) {.ethanmobile { dis...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comWhen's the last time you gave your makeup bag a thorough clean out? If it's been few months, or -- gulp -- years, there's a good chance more than a few of your products have expired. To make sure the cosmetics you apply are safe and effe...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from BBC News - HealthAlastair Leithead visits the San Diego research centre where a serum used on two US Ebola patients was developed.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from NYT > HealthThe attorneys general urged the federal government to prohibit the sale of most e-cigarette flavoring, fearing their appeal to children.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from CBS News - HealthDavid Writebol: "I am taking my temperature every day" during incubation period
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 from NYT > HealthThe United Nations health agency said the outbreak warranted extraordinary measures but stopped short of imposing a travel ban.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comDisorder in the House Life does not progress in an orderly or predictable fashion. All of us are confronted with a series of challenges, some more daunting than others. I believe that challenges present us with two options: 1) To do noth...
- The World Health Organization reported four new cases of Ebola in Nigeria on Friday, all of them among health-care workers and others who had contact with American consultant Patrick Sawyer, a spokesman said. Read full article >>
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthOn a corner in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Robert Warner, known as Coconut Rob, sells juices that, he says, come with “a piece of who I am.”
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comAs a mother to a teen daughter, one of my jobs is to build her self worth and body image up to a positive standard. I need to be selective on how I describe myself. I shouldn't say I'm fat or chubby or I don't like my thighs. I'm suppose...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthCrossFitters bond over bruises, sweat and calluses.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comBringing two American doctors infected with Ebola back to the U.S. has unleashed a firestorm among critics. But those who are actually treating the patients say the U.S. is obligated to take care of its citizens and anyway, those misgivi...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Reuters: Health NewsATLANTA (Reuters) - Three homeless people in Atlanta have died of tuberculosis infections as Georgia public health officials work to contain an outbreak affecting shelters, state authorities said on Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[UN News]A United Nations human rights expert today urged the international community to "act now" to avert a humanitarian disaster in Somalia, where a widening hunger crisis has sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 famine that devastat...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comWhen I was younger, I wanted the perfect nose -- one of those small, indistinctive noses that blends into the background of the model's face on a magazine cover. My Italian genetics, however, gave me another type of nose: a little long, ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comMaybe we should change that one line.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthWhy do eldest sons in India overshadow their siblings? Because they’re literally taller.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comEvery guide to good Karma starts with one golden rule: Let go of anger! If someone has hurt you and you're holding on to pain and anger, you're holding yourself back from moving on and you're doing damage to your own Karma. Right. We all...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[UN News]The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international public health emergency, saying: "our collective health security" depends on urgent support for contain...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comMany of us have had more than one relationship in our lives. We may have been married, perhaps we're serial monogamists or something of a player. At times love may have eluded us and appeared to have been lost. So, navigating the somewha...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[AlertNet]Washington -The health care system in Liberia is collapsing, hospitals closing down and medical workers fleeing from the Ebola epidemic, which is poised to worsen, Liberia's foreign minister said on Thursday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthMahinder Watsa, a gynecologist in Mumbai, tackles matters of sexual anxiety in his Ask the Sexpert column in a daily Indian newspaper, and tens of thousands of people have sought his help.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comOur human minds often complicate simple matters and simplify complex ones. Take the example of the stock market. It goes up until it goes down. But when it is rising, most of us (naïve) investors assume the trend will continue; when it i...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comTwo-year-old boxer Patches wants to be just like the horses on her TV screen. And by the way she's jumping, it's almost as if she thinks if she just tries hard enough, she'll become a part of the (animated) herd. Oh, to be young, wild an...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[SciDev.Net]The director-general of the WHO has proclaimed the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, triggering an urgent international step-up in the response to the crisis, which it now se...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comWe all want our children to eat healthful meals but do you strive to raise your children so that they appreciate food? It seems, as a society we have lost touch with this concept. We have lost touch with our food a bit (maybe a lot) -- w...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[AlertNet]Dar es Salaam -Efrazia Ngwabi has been trying to encourage her husband to get circumcised but her efforts have been hampered by his belief that the practice is against tribal tradition.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CBS News - HealthIn region hardest hit by Ebola outbreak, people may have to wait months for experimental serum given to two Americans
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CBS News - HealthOne million people had virtual appointments last year on medical consultation apps; but there are concerns about replacing in-person doctor visitors
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comSoon after Graham secured a lucrative Wall Street job, the high-powered exec decided he wanted little do with the vast amount of money he was earning. So, he decided to get involved in what he calls "reverse tithing" and give away 90 per...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthA former state trooper begins wasting away, losing body hair and falling down. Can you solve a medical mystery that stumped the man’s doctors?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > HealthReaders solve the case of a middle-aged man who loses weight, strength and the hair on his legs.