- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
If you or your child has allergies, it’s important to prepare for a rise in pollen, bees, and even trigger foods in the spring. - Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessApril is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, so comedian and filmmaker Jack Vale thought it would be fun to create awareness by blindfolding people and letting them touch stuff, including balls. (I'm not sure where one purchases a fake di...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Case Study: A 20 year old, well-appearing college student presents to your office complaining of an extremely itchy rash. She tells you that several of her sorority sisters in the house have had similar complaints. On ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessBurn 60 - Reese Witherspoon 's a fan, and it shows. By combining high-intensity intervals on the treadmill with serious strength work, this 60-minute class targets every muscle group in the body while never letting the heart rate drop. ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Ivermectin cream (Soolantra) does a better job than metronidazole cream at treating the type of rosacea that causes bumps and pus pimples, according to a new study. - Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessI truly hate running. I've tried every fitness class my city offers - and living in one of the fittest cities in the country means I have a lot of options. And at-home workouts? The living room in my tiny San Francisco apartment is about...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: New Stroke Prevention Efforts May Be Paying Off Category: Health News Created: 3/31/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessWhile there's no miracle move to diminish back bulge - it's a matter of doing calorie-burning cardio to decrease your overall percentage of body fat - it's still important to strengthen and tone the muscles in that area of the body. As y...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Study heightens residual concerns about use of glyburide to treat gestational diabetes.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessWhen the fitspiration just isn't striking and you'd rather sit back and relax, sometimes all you need is a little eye candy to get you motivated. These are 15 of the hottest male personal trainers you need to follow on Instagram if you w...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Is iced black tea an unknown culprit in renal failure?
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessSource: Shutterstock If you want to lose weight, taking a good hard look at what you eat for breakfast is a smart place to start. Your morning meal can set the stage to fuel you through a healthy day, so neglecting it or reaching for sug...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from HHS News and EventsOnline tools and resources available to help states use health IT to improve health care quality and lower cost
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessFind the balance your busy life demands with these tips from YourTango . Although today's woman has more information than ever about how to live a happy, healthy life, frankly, it can be a little overwhelming to try and keep track of it ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSQuest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today awarded Supplier Excellence Awards to five companies at its 2015 Supplier Forum.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessOlivia Wilde graces the cover of the April issue of Shape Magazine almost a year after giving birth to adorable son Otis , and the honest actress writes her own cover story to talk about the struggles she shares with all women about gett...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessWhenever I walk into Trader Joe's, I feel a sense of excitement because I am always discovering a new vegan item on its shelves. It's hard not to do a little inner dance when I skim the list of ingredients or see the little "V" for "vega...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from WebMD Health HeadlinesThe more you participate in your doctor visits, the more you will get out of them. These tips can help you have successful doctor appointments.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Medicare is far from perfect, but there are changes on the horizon.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSImmunoClin Corporation, a healthcare company specialized in personalized medicine, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, ImmunoClin Ltd., received a controlled drug license from the UK government to possess, supply and produce sche...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Findings suggest putting similar device in canes that blind people use might improve mobility - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessHow to shed pounds when you're short on time - Health Quick, intense, and effective upper-body workout - Greatist No need to worry about these 6 health concerns - Real Simple Best and worst booze for those trying to lose weight - Cooking...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Pregnancy / Obstetrics News From Medical News TodayA study led by UCSF researchers finds a cell-free DNA blood test is more accurate for detecting Down syndrome in early pregnancy than standard techniques.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News TodayThe medication glyburide, which has been increasingly used to treat gestational diabetes in pregnant women, was associated with higher risk for newborns to be admitted to a neonatal intensive care...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Lowered CRC rate with surveillance colonoscopy in the elderly is disputed.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSNovel enzymatically active membranes can complete two steps in one: they can enzymatically split proteins and simultaneously separate the products.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- No increased suicide risk seen in troops sent to war zones.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Practices can benefit from re-orienting themselves, says Rosemarie Nelson.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessWhen trainer-to-the-stars Harley Pasternak shares a recipe, we're definitely making it. His 5-Factor Diet, after all, has helped both Jennifer Hudson and Jessica Simpson drop major pounds. So when Harley tweeted this simple recipe for a ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Strong correlation between pain upon waking and measures of disease activity.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Eat Right to Protect Your Sight Category: Health News Created: 3/31/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Scientists Find More Evidence of Breast Milk's Goodness Category: Health News Created: 3/31/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSVirginia Hospital Center, for a remarkable third year, has been named one of America's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. In addition, Virginia Hospital Center is the only hospital in the Virginia, Washington, DC and Baltimore...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSLeaders and parliamentarians from Asian countries will gather today to recognize the vital role of parliamentarian leaders in advancing child nutrition and development.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessThe Passover seder is a sacred meal for Jewish families all over the globe. But if your family is anything like mine, then the food can be completely decadent and anything but health-conscious. Once you've got your seder plate set and th...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessOften we reach for coffee, sports drinks, or even (yuck) energy drinks to help us make it to that after-work HIIT training class. But before you gulp down a sugary or heart-racing formula, try a more natural option: a beet-infused, homem...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Also, do anesthesiologists believe they should be decision makers in the OR?
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Routine CT or PET-CT scans offer minimal survival benefit at substantial economic costs.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- But replacing the gown isn't easy and can be expensive.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Latest NewsOn display at HIMSS15 in two weeks, Vital Connect's new VitalCore processor could make small, bandage-sized sensors ubiquitous in hospitals and health systems.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessA toned inner thigh is a healthy inner thigh - attractive and strong. Show yours some love with these 18 inner-thigh exercises that will keep you feeling confident in those leggings and skinny jeans all Winter long. - Additional reportin...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from THE MEDICAL NEWSSGI-DNA Inc. today announced the launch of the BioXp 3200 System Early Access Program giving researchers priority access to this one of a kind, personal DNA work station which delivers high quality synthetic DNA fragments.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessDo you swear that you're happier since a cardio dance class like Zumba has become part of your life? You're not dreaming - there's real science to back you up! In one study from the University of Derby, depressed patients who were given ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from WebMD Health HeadlinesWebMD offers tips to deal with a scary health diagnosis –- from the emotional impact to finding the right care.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Rate of growth in health spending already starting to tick back up.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Less-invasive procedure had survival rates similar to open surgery, with less pain and shorter hospital stays - Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
WebMD explains what makes RA an autoimmune disease. Learn what autoimmune diseases are and how changes involving your immune system lead to RA. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Undoing Autism One Toy at a Time Category: Health News Created: 4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from POPSUGAR FitnessGirls actress Jemima Kirke is just one of many women who embrace the mantra " strong, not skinny ." The 29-year-old British actress has two children, and she admits she couldn't quite shake the postbaby weight. After trying popular worko...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NYT > HealthCan you figure out what’s wrong with a 64-year-old woman who has episodes of erratic breathing?
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comPeople undergoing surgery for rectal cancer fare just as well whether they have conventional or minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, suggests a new international comparison involving 1,044 patients.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[AIM] Maputo -The governor of Maputo province, Raimundo Diomba, on Tuesday urged activists involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS to improve their methods of educating the various segments of the population, and making them aware of the ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
Doctors traced an Arkansas man's kidney failure to an unusual cause — his habit of drinking a gallon of iced tea each day. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ABC News: HealthAnthony Stokes, 17, was fleeing police in a vehicle linked to a home burglary when the vehicle crashed. The Georgia teen received a heart transplant two years ago after initially being denied a transplant for "non-compliance" with medica...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
A sick note written for an Alberta teen has gone viral on Reddit after the doctor says writing it was a waste of time. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from BBC News - HealthThe ambulance service in Wales is not improving quickly enough, a cross-party committee of AMs warns.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Health & Science: Science News, Health News, Scientific Developments, Healthcare & Nutrition - The Washington PostWhen an infant sees an object behave in a surprising way, she does everything she can to learn more about its mysteries, and the initial surprise ends up helping her learn. A new study suggests that a baby can identify an unusual object ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[The Daily Vox] A hospital built by South African aid agency Gift of the Givers (GotG) in Idlib Province, Syria, has been "inundated with casualties", including people affected by chlorine gas, after rebels captured the city of Idlib on ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comNEW YORK (AP) — A drug-resistant strain of a nasty stomach bug made its way into the U.S. and spread, causing more than 200 illnesses since last May, health officials said Thursday. Many cases were traced to people who had recently trave...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from BBC News - HealthNick Triggle reviews the big stories of the past few weeks
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Health-e] Hearing her mother's voice for the first time in five years brought tears to her eyes, writes tuberculosis (TB) activist Phumeza Tisile just weeks after cochlear implants restored the hearing multidrug-resistant TB treatment t...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comNearly 16,000 new cases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a deadly and incurable brain tumor, are reported each year in the United States, and the median survival rate is only 14 to 16 months.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Daily News] THE Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) and the government of China through China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, on Wednesday signed an agreement on traditional medicine treatment that will be applied to surgery-bound di...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comMinnesota, the top U.S. turkey producing state, has found a fourth turkey flock to be infected with a virulent strain of avian flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[New Times] Parliament will create a special team to investigate why the Ministry of Health is falling short of its mandate. The decision was reached after the Minister for Health, Dr Agnes Binagwaho, appeared before Members of Parliament.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comI am very optimistic this World Autism Awareness Day about coming closer to finding ways to prevent or even to slow down the pace of autism. Research is beginning to shed light onto the possible mechanisms behind this disorder.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Reuters: Health NewsFREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Wednesday authorities would soon start laying off staff recruited to fight Ebola as the numbers of cases decline, but these workers would be employed elsewhere, wher...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
There are now a total of four confirmed cases of measles in B.C. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
Moments after little Eli Thompson was born, his mother knew immediately that something wasn't right. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Key Correspondents] Most societies in Uganda rely on women and girls to be voluntary caregivers for relatives when they are sick, as well as occupational caregivers for the community.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NYT > HealthScientists have struggled for nearly a decade to find a cause and have come up mostly empty-handed.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
The first human trials of a designed-in-Canada Ebola vaccine suggest it is safe and triggers a rapid immune response, two articles published Wednesday reveal. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comWhat gets in the way of my son, who has Down syndrome, being accepted and included is often ignorance about children with disabilities, along with misplaced pity and fear. What I wish others understood about my son would make a real diff...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Foroyaa] Ousman Njie, a 34 year-old man and a resident of Janjanbureh Central River Region is in need of overseas treatment of his left Tibia.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comWhen it comes to their health, teens and young adults with medical problems don't always have much control . Thanks to a planning guide, they can find comfort and gain a little power -- by having a say in their death. At the age of 15, K...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.com"You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." -- C.S. Lewis (Irish Novelist 1898-1963) Out the door... it seems. An American friend, visiting from Italy, opened the door for two young women, they sashayed by, not a no...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from CBS News - HealthFinding instant answers on the Internet doesn't make you a genius, but it might feel that way
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comby guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS While recently strolling around REI, a popular outdoor gear store, I had an epiphany. Looking around--whether it was in the rock climbing section, the camping gear aisle, or the paddling area-- every ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NYT > HealthLooking at data in new ways can improve public health by making it clearer what we ought to be focusing on.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comThe more procedures surgeons have performed, the better their patients’ outcomes, at least until the doctors hit a learning plateau, according to a new analysis of data on more than one million surgeries.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[The Star] A nominated MCA in Migori county has urged parents to desist from putting their teenage daughters on family planning pills with a view to protecting them from early pregnancies.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
He went through radiation and chemotherapy during his fight against cancer. Now, Rob Ford says he’ll go under the knife to remove a cancerous tumour from his abdomen. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comAccording to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), international travelers are transporting a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it among Americans.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[SciDev.Net] Models used to manage disease outbreaks such as the ongoing Ebola epidemic must make greater allowances for uncertainty, according to a paper published today by the Royal Society in the United Kingdom.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Global Fund] Geneva -Members of the Board of the Global Fund called for accelerated efforts to build resilient health systems that can contribute to ending AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NYT > HealthThe findings were the latest in a series of studies prompted by a military suicide rate that has nearly doubled since 2005.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Reuters: Health NewsNEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of 14 state attorneys general on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress to investigate the herbal supplements industry after a New York probe of the products turned up ingredients that were not listed on labels and...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters Health) - - Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study suggests.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Global News : Health
An alarming trend in the number of Albertans dying from the illicit use of fentanyl has led to the expansion of a program that aims to combat overdose deaths. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NYT > HealthAfter an Ebola death, scientists want to gather more information on the length of time the virus might remain present in semen.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FOXNews.comInfants are born with core knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the world, and learn best when their expectations are defied, new study from Johns Hopkins University found.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Liberia Govt] President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is urging all Liberians to remain united and continue to have confidence and trust in government's ability to rebuild the country during the post-Ebola recovery period.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters) - A patient was being evaluated for Ebola in isolation at a Colorado hospital on Thursday after experiencing symptoms of the disease, health officials said.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[New Times] Hotels and restaurants operating in the City of Kigali have been urged to improve hygiene in their kitchens to help ensure quality services.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Global News : Health
While Canadians are familiar with autism spectrum disorder, it has its fair share of misconceptions. Here are five common myths about autism. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comAbortion solves a problem. When this solution is denied or inaccessible, the unwanted, dangerous, or abnormal pregnancy persists. What happens thereafter to the woman and her child? Both common sense and empirical evidence suggest that c...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[GFO] The pair will serve two years, presiding over the next financial replenishment and an evolution of the allocations methodology
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Health & Science: Science News, Health News, Scientific Developments, Healthcare & Nutrition - The Washington PostMore than 90 percent of us consume too much salt (guilty!), which, as you know, contributes to high blood pressure. For some reason, blood pressure varies noticeably by region of the country, so a team of researchers from the Centers for...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine[Global Fund] Geneva -The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria selected Norbert Hauser, a former Member of Parliament and international auditor from Germany, as its new Chair and also named Aida Kurtovic of Bo...
