Experts triple estimate of world dengue fever infections
Around 390 million people are infected each year with dengue fever – the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease – more than triple the current estimate by the World Health Organization, experts...
View ArticleParkinson’s patients work to knock out symptoms through boxing
When Mary Yeaman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006, she could barely bring herself to leave her house. Her muscles were weak, and she was having a hard time coping. “I’ve always done...
View ArticleLab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients
Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney – at least for a rat – that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings thousands of lives and...
View ArticleDozens of Oklahoma dentist’s patients test positive for hepatitis
Blood tests conducted on patients treated at an Oklahoma oral surgery practice that has been closed over health concerns show that 57 have hepatitis C, three have hepatitis B and as many as three have...
View ArticleTackle diet and exercise at the same time to effectively lose weight
A new study shows the best way to lose weight is to focus on changing your diet and exercise at the same time, Medical News Today reported. Previously, weight-loss experts have said you should focus on...
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New Texas Legislature Bill would allow doctors to decide when you die.
A new bill advancing through the Texas Legislature would allow doctors to decide when you die, giving them the authority to issue “Do Not Resuscitate” orders regardless of the wishes expressed by...
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The Hidden Costs Of That Soda Pop In Your Hands
Have you ever wondered about the actual cost of the products we buy? The graphic below takes a look at the hidden costs of Coca-Cola. And if you link to the original version of it at Behind Coca-Cola...
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Most people aren’t meeting exercise guidelines
Few people doing enough aerobic activity and strength training. (Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images) STORY HIGHLIGHTS About 79% don’t meet guidelines for both aerobics, strength training 29% are...
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Hotter sex in 5 minutes.
When your marriage starts to feel more like a friendship than a love match, it can seem difficult to change course. The good news is, devoting just a few minutes each day to charge up the sexual...
View ArticleWrigley halts production of caffeine gum, FDA concern half a cup of coffee,...
Wed May 8, 2013 10:33pm EDT (Reuters) – Wrigley temporarily halted production of its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum in response to concerns expressed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the...
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The truth about marijuana
The pot doctor has a backache. As Mahmoud ElSohly, shakes my hand, he’s wincing. Two days ago, ElSohly—the director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project—bent down the wrong way and...
View ArticleCDC says 20 percent of U.S. children have mental health disorders
By Tony Pugh, Sunday, May 19, 6:47 PM Up to one in five American youngsters — about 7 million to 12 million, by one estimate — experience a mental health disorder each year, according to a new report...
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Getting a Colonoscopy? There’s an app for that
By Laurie Tarkan Published May 21, 2013 FoxNews.com A group of physicians in Phoenix decided that people undergoing a colonoscopy could really use the help of an app.Not only is preparing for a...
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Diners badly underestimate calories in fast-food meals
Teens underestimate the calories in fast food, according to a new report. / Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press By Nanci Hellmich USA TODAY Many diners are gobbling far more calories in their...
View ArticlePediatricians warned children of military personnel face mental health risks
Children of military personnel may be at an increased risk for social, emotional and behavioral problems, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Published May 27, Memorial...
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Austin ranks 11th in “fittest” cities
by KVUE.com Posted on May 29, 2013 at 9:30 AM INDIANAPOLIS — Austin has been found fit for yet another list. The annual American Fitness Index was released by the American College of Sport Medicine,...
View ArticleA Closer Look At Texas Health Care from Texas State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst on...
The idea that the percentage of uninsured will stay the same because Texas is rejecting Medicaid expansion is simply untrue. Like it or not, ACA is the law of the land, and Rep. Lois Kolkhorst,...
View ArticleWhat is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission?
About HHSC The mission of HHSC is to maintain and improve the health and human services system in Texas and to administer its programs in accordance with the highest standards of customer service and...
View ArticleThe IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Government Is Coming for Your Health...
Thanks to Obamacare, all Americans will now have to submit their health insurance information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Sadly, this new requirement comes at the same time that serious...
View ArticleA hepatitis A outbreak has been linked to a berry mix sold in Costco stores.
Health officials have linked an outbreak of acute hepatitis A that has sickened at least 30 people in five states to a frozen berry and pomegranate mix. Cases have been reported in Colorado, New...
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