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Salmonella-linked sushi toll climbs to 316 in 26 states
Thu May 17, 2012 6:30 PM EDT
The toll from latest outbreak of salmonella-spiked sushi has climbed to 316, according to a new government report. And that number may be a huge underestimate, since food safety officials estimate that for every salmonella infection they hear about, 29.3 go unreported. Using that …
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Is healthy food really more expensive?
Thu May 17, 2012 2:40 PM EDT
Contrary to popular belief, it can actually cost more to eat badly. In fact, a new government report finds that nutritious foods – such as grains, vegetables, fruit and dairy – typically cost less than items high in saturated fat and added sugars. Researchers from th …
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Should teen football players be tested for Alzheimer's gene?
Wed May 16, 2012 2:06 PM EDT
Should high school kids get a genetic test for the risk for Alzheimer’s disease before they’re allowed to play football? Two prominent scientists who study both Alzheimer’s and the traumatic brain injury suffered by some football players raise that ethically ch …
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Happy colonoscopy! Laxative-free test may be as effective
Tue May 15, 2012 10:02 AM EDT
By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDaily Colonoscopies could be made a bit more comfortable for people if they involved lying in a CT scanner, rather than being probed with an endoscope, and at the same time didn't require drinking upward of a gallon of laxative fluid beforehand &mdas …
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Common diet busters -- and how to avoid them
Tue May 15, 2012 3:00 AM EDT
Have your healthiest summer yet! Ease into the dreaded "swimsuit season" with healthy tips from TODAY experts. All throughout May, we'll offer smart do-it-yourself ways to look, eat and feel better. So stop stressing about that swimsuit, and read on.
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Blood drive set for flesh-eating bacteria patient
Mon May 14, 2012 2:42 PM EDT
Updated Tuesday, May 15:A blood drive is planned Tuesday at the University of West Georgia for Aimee Copeland, the young woman fighting a life-threatening, flesh-eating infection. The blood drive is expected to be held from 2 pm ET to 7 pm ET in the school gym. Late Monday, …
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Pot smoking may help relieve symptoms of MS
Mon May 14, 2012 12:33 PM EDT
By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDaily Smoking marijuana may improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Patients with multiple sclerosis in the study had less muscle tightness, also called spasticity, and less pain after they smoked marijuana, compared with a …
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12-year-old inspires his family to lose weight
Mon May 14, 2012 12:15 PM EDT
Ten-year-old Marshall Reid was tired of being bulled about his weight. He was tired of not being able to keep up with the other kids at recess and of having to constantly pull his shirts down to keep his stomach covered. “One of my classmates actually told me, ‘You k …
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Swallowed battery hazards: ER visits double
Mon May 14, 2012 7:14 AM EDT
Susan and Mark Sadauskas thought they had made their home safe for their new baby with covers on all the electrical outlets and child proof latches on all the kitchen cabinets. But they didn’t realize that there was another danger lurking in the house – the tiny …
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Summer Shape Up: To speed weight loss, try this yummy protein breakfast
Wed May 9, 2012 3:12 PM EDT
Have your healthiest summer yet! Ease into the dreaded "swimsuit season" with healthy tips from TODAY experts. All throughout May, we'll offer smart do-it-yourself ways to look, eat and feel better. So stop stressing about that swimsuit, and read on. Research shows that starting …
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Living near major road a killer for heart attack survivors
Tue May 8, 2012 10:45 AM EDT
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff For heart attack survivors, living close to a roadway may be hazardous for their health, a new study suggests. The results show that heart attack survivors who lived about 300 feet (100 meters) from a major roadway at the time of their heart attack we …
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Holding steady on US obesity rate could save nearly $550 billion, report finds
Mon May 7, 2012 12:08 PM EDT
By Judith GrahamKaiser Health News Cut the growth in rates of obesity by just 1 percent a year over the next two decades, and you’ll slice health care costs by $85 billion.
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Requiring shots in middle school can raise teen vaccinations
Mon May 7, 2012 11:37 AM EDT
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff States where vaccines are required for students to attend middle school have significantly higher rates of teens who are up-to-date with their vaccinations, a new report says. The findings show that in the states where middle schools required tetanus an …
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Obama v. Ryan on controlling federal Medicare spending
Mon May 7, 2012 8:45 AM EDT
By Marilyn SerafiniKaiser Health News It may come as a surprise that President Barack Obama and Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House Budget Committee, are pushing the same target rate for curbing annual federal spending on Medicare. Each would set it at h …
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Death of Beastie Boy Yauch puts focus on rare cancer
Fri May 4, 2012 5:46 PM EDT
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, had been had been battling a type of salivary gland cancer for nearly three years. At the time of his diagnosis in 2009, the gruff-voiced rapper called his cancer “very treatable,” but recent reports said his cancer …
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Madelyn Fernstrom: Watch for hidden calories in every sip
Fri May 4, 2012 8:34 AM EDT
Have your healthiest summer yet! Ease into the dreaded "swimsuit season" with healthy tips from TODAY experts. All throughout May, we'll offer smart do-it-yourself ways to look, eat and feel better. So stop stressing about that swimsuit, and read on. Trimming calories from liquid …
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Teen sex? Actually, most girls don't, report says
Thu May 3, 2012 1:20 PM EDT
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff The majority of girls in the United States do not have sex before the age of 19, a change from earlier years, a new report shows. Between 2006 and 2010, about 57 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 said they had never had sex, an increase from 49 percent i …
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Experimental AIDS therapy may be beginning of the end
Wed May 2, 2012 2:24 PM EDT
One step closer to a cure for AIDS – that is the implication of results out Wednesday from from several leading research centers. It should be noted that many people involved in AIDS research, including several who carried out the latest research, avoid the “c” …
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Are USDA assurances on mad cow case 'gross oversimplification'?
Wed May 2, 2012 11:24 AM EDT
The mad cow discovered in California last week was not really a mad cow. It suffered from a closely related disease. There is no cause for alarm at this point, but several top scientists say the public health implications may not be as clear the U.S. Department of Agricult …
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For organ donation, Facebook beats the DMV, bioethicist says
Tue May 1, 2012 12:13 PM EDT
Right now, nearly 114,000 people in the United States are waiting for organ transplants to save their lives. Tens of thousands more are in need of tissue, bone and cornea transplants to restore their mobility or sight. Facebook has decided to do something about the constant& …
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Stressed moms more likely to overfeed their babies
Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:04 PM EDT
MyHealthNewsDaily Mothers under stress may be particularly prone to over-feeding their infants, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at moms in low-income households and found that those who experienced certain stressors, such as depression or single parenthood, were more lik …
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Clever diet tricks from big-time 'losers'
Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:38 AM EDT
My new book, The Joy Fit Club: Cookbook, Diet Plan & Inspiration, profiles 30 weight loss superstars who have each lost over 100 pounds and transformed their lives. In the book, they share the smart, slimming strategies that helped them reach their goals. Here, you&rsqu …
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5 mind-bending facts about dreams
Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:26 PM EDT
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScience When your head hits the pillow, for many it's lights out for the conscious part of you. But the cells firing in your brain are very much awake, sparking enough energy to produce the sometimes vivid and sometimes downright haunted dreams that take place …
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Berry good news: These may protect your brain
Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:57 PM EDT
MyHealthNewsDaily Women who eat more berries may have a lower risk of cognitive decline in old age, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who had a higher berry intake delayed cognitive aging by up to 2.5 years, as shown by their scores on memory and thinking tests.
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Claims of woman pregnant with 9 babies debunked
Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:25 AM EDT
By msnbc.com staff Reports that a Mexican woman is pregnant with nine babies are not true, according to El Diario de Coahuila, the local newspaper in the town were the woman lives. Mexican television stations aired interviews with Karla Vanessa Perez of the northeastern state of …
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A 55-year-old man comes to the National Health Service in Great Britain with chronic kidney failure. If he cannot afford private care, he is told to go home and put his affairs in order.
I am not sure people plumping for universal or socialized health care understand that services under such a system by necessity or rationed in such a manner. Under such a system, $300,000+ medical care for premature and at-risk babies is likewise out of the question. The choices are made by the numbers.
Please, read these posts you asked others to participate in, and at least have the common courtesy and decency, to remove posts from illiterate and obnoxious people that have NOTHING OF VALUE to contribute, such as:
"Lost Yankee".
Thank you for your time.
I live in suburbs of Chicago and went to the ER this past Friday, I have never had to go to the ER for anything, I was up for a rude awakening, I am an unemployed, educated, US citizen and had to use the public hospital "Cook County" an hour away from me, I went at 9pm thinking it would be a 2 hour wait, I hadn't eaten anything, I was not seen until 4:15 am in the morning, I met a lady who had been there since 4pm Friday afternoon and a gentlemen who had been there since 11am Friday morning they both were waited on around 3am right before me, the disturbing thing was that the area is considered to be mostly African American however, the majority of the people there were Hispanics. Hope I never have to go there again the wait was to long.
ARE YOU TOTALLY INSANE OR WHAT?
I have set for 12 hours, and watched a man nearly bleed to death and there was NOT a DR., or a nurse to be seen!
Heart attck victims brought in by ambulance, set in hallways.....for hours on end.
THIS THREAD WAS A JOKE RIGHT?
OR, DID YOU DO THIS INTENTIONALLY, BECAUSE YOU ENJOY TO READ ABOUT ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING AND A MEDICAL SYSTEM THAT IS TOO BUSY SCREWING, WACH OTHER IN THE LOUNGE ROOMS, TO GIVE A DAMN?
Give us a break, and go write something that WON'T piss people off!
I'm not certain what planet Ms. Weaver did her research on but the average wait time in Greater Boston Hospital ER is about 7-8 hours.
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