Canadian surgeons are urging people to throw out wire-bristled barbecue brushes, because none of them have figured out a surefire way of removing the wires when they get stuck in people's throats.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by canuck with 1 comments

The lauded, sleep-inducing vapor spared millions from the pain of surgery — and then got demoted to shameful substance.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by gladsdotter

Every year 57,100 children who started primary school in England at a healthy weight end up obese or overweight by the time they leave, according to new statistics* published today by Cancer Research UK. This worrying statistic adds to the fact that one in five children are already overweight or obese when they start primary school. And by the time they leave, that figure rises to one in three.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by socialiguana with 2 comments and with 2 Related Links:

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In monkeys, the drug is a highly effective pain reliever without downsides.

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Detection of ‘abundant’ magnetite particles raises concerns because of suggested links to Alzheimer’s disease

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Submitted on September 5th 2016 by doodlegirl

A massive spike in insulin prices is causing a health crisis for millions of diabetes patients who depend on the lifesaving drug, doctors say. Now, after years of rapid increases having nothing to do with available supply and not matched elsewhere in the world, those in the U.S. insulin supply chain are blaming each other. Tens of thousands of medical professionals are engaged in an intricate therapeutic ballet performed to protect the health, limbs, and lives of the almost 30 million people in the U.S. suffering from diabetes.

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by darvinhg with 2 comments

A life-saving medication that costs more than $600 is the United States is only a few cents in Mexico. The EpiPen’s controversial price hike from about $100 to more than $600 in just a few years is drawing many Rio GrandeValley residents to seek relief in Mexico, where medication is easily accessible. Nuevo Progreso is a Mexican medical destination, with tourists from near and far making the trip to the tiny border town. An array of street promoters greets tourists as they enter the country, promoting anything from Viagra to Xanax to Lipitor.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by zyery with 1 comments

England cricketer Monty Panesar has fought a public battle with mental health issues. He believes a culture of shame and labelling among the South Asian community is a barrier to others like him accessing help. But why do some in the community struggle with this issue? Panesar, who has suffered from paranoia and anxiety, is one of the few British Asian celebrities to speak openly about mental health problems.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by tukka

More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canada’s and say the Affordable Care Act didn’t go far enough. By Olga Oksman.

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by AdelleChattre

The first new antibiotic to be discovered in nearly 30 years has been hailed as a ‘paradigm shift’ in the fight against the growing resistance to drugs. Teixobactin has been found to treat many common bacterial infections such as tuberculosis, septicaemia and C. diff, and could be available within five years. But more importantly it could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics because of the way it was discovered.

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Submitted on September 5th 2016 by weekendhobo with 2 comments

Children ages 2 to 18 should eat or drink less than six teaspoons of added sugars daily (equivalent to about 100 calories or 25 grams), according to new recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA) published this week in the journal Circulation.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by larylin with 1 comments

The dangers of GMOs in the present day are the subject of much debate, but few can deny that the first genetically engineered (GE) products were truly dangerous. In fact, few people can talk about it at all, because most people have never even heard about these early products or the damage they caused. Alliance for Bio-Integrity executive director Steven M. Druker relayed this information is his book, Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science...

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by distant with 1 comments

Avon Lake,Ohio is an upmarket suburb of a US city - but opiate addiction is tearing apart the fabric of the neighborhood.

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by jcscher

From Charles Darwin to Keira Knightley and Morrissey, the socially awkward and anxious have changed the world for the better. Have we forgotten the benefits of being shy? This is the paradox at the heart of a new book, "Shrinking Violets," by the cultural historian Joe Moran, which explores shyness in politics, literature and psychology.

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by gladsdotter

The proportion of nursing home residents with advanced dementia who receive a feeding tube has dropped more than 50 percent, a new national study has found.

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Submitted on August 30th 2016 by LisMan

Before the infamous Black Death, the first great plague epidemic was the Justinian plague, which, over the course of two centuries, wiped out up to an estimated 50 million (15 percent) of the world's population throughout the Byzantine Empire—and may have helped speed the decline of the eastern Roman Empire.

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Submitted on August 31st 2016 by AdelleChattre with 1 comments

Mark Baum believes the relentless EpiPen price hikes are "shameful" and his company is plotting a $100 alternative for the lifesaving allergy treatment. Baum, known for offering a $1 substitute for the $750 AIDS drug Daraprim, told CNNMoney on Tuesday that his company Imprimis Pharmaceuticals (IMMY) has been quietly working on a compounded version of EpiPen for months. The company hopes to have it ready by the end of the year.

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Submitted on September 5th 2016 by everlost with 1 comments

Senior health service figures say sanctions will be increasingly applied, with one area already sanctioning those with a BMI of above 30

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Submitted on September 3rd 2016 by 8mm

The new findings add to the evidence suggesting that full-fat dairy may have protective effects — both in cutting the risk of diabetes and in helping people control body weight.

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Submitted on September 4th 2016 by Gozzin

The first drug that can prevent Alzheimer’s disease is finally on the horizon after scientists proved they can clear the sticky plaques from the brain which cause dementia and halt mental decline. The breakthrough was hailed as the "best news" in dementia research for 25 years and a potential "game changer" for people with Alzheimer’s.

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Submitted on September 1st 2016 by timex