Healing Nutrition
Ditch your nighttime overeating
I’ve lost count of the clients that have come to me about eating late at night (or even waking up to eat in the middle of the night). They feel…
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AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections
A doctor holds Truvada pills at her office in San Francisco. New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs, such as Truvada, as a prevention tool, to help…
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Woman likely spread Ebola a year after infection, doctors say
This undated colorized transmission electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an Ebola virion. A Liberian woman who probably caught Ebola in 2014…
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Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK’d
On July 20, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Krintafel, a simpler, one-dose treatment, to prevent relapses of malaria.Associated Press file Standard treatment now takes two weeks…
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Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries
On July 20, 2018, the maker of the permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury reports from women and repeated safety restrictions by U.S. regulators says it will stop…
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Gene tests can provide health clues – and needless worry
Kendra Snyder, right, talks with patrons at Checkers Bar & Grill in Mount Union, Pa. At age 12, Snyder passed out from a condition where her heart was missing over…
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Mom blames teen’s death on packaging for peanut cookies
In a July 12 Facebook post, Kelli Travers-Stafford wrote that her daughter Alexi mistakenly ate one of the cookies at a friend’s house despite her peanut allergy because the top…
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U.S. health official reveals fentanyl almost killed his son
‘For me, it’s personal,’ Redfield says
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New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom
Joelle Dobrow demonstrates how she puts on her sleep apnea breathing device at her home in Los Angeles Thursday, July 12, 2018. It’s been two decades since doctors fully recognized…
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As singles grow older, the prospect of declining health can provoke fears
An elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. More elderly Americans are aging without a partner.Associated Press file I’ve had health issues in the past, so I know…
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Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says
A closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. Autopsies on nearly 1,300 older…
Healing Nutrition
How to enjoy summer but avoid its pitfalls
But the endless unhealthy summertime eats don’t have to ruin your waistline and leave you feeling “blah.” Here are a few ideas to help you have a blast at your…
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What do doctors know about food? Not very much
Experts say that while most physicians may recognize that diet is influential in health, they don’t learn enough about nutrition in medical school or the training programs that follow.Associated Press…
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Residents call for additional testing at proposed homeless camp
Future site poses unanswered health questions
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U.S. hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage
A pharmacy technician prepares syringes containing fentanyl in the sterile medicines area of the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital, in Salt Lake City. Amid the nation’s opioid…
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Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration
Ruddy turnstones, larger birds, and semipalmated sandpipers walk near the shoreline at Kimbles Beach, Middle Township, N.J. Each spring, shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic stop on the…
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FDA OKs first drug made to reduce excessive sweating
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Qbrexza, the first drug developed to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause anxiety. Maker Dermira Inc. said June 29, 2018,…
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Health official who urged abstinence says views have changed
Dr. Robert Redfield Jr., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, once known for condemning condoms and clean needles, now pledges to use all tools to end AIDS…
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Fresh grounds for coffee: Study shows it may boost longevity
Associated Press file<br><br>A 10-year study released July 2, 2018, shows that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of death than abstainers, including those who downed at least eight cups daily.…
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Exercise and obesity are both rising in U.S.
A man runs along the Schuylkill River on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia. In may seem like a contradiction, but more U.S. adults say they are exercising at the same time…
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Science Says: How family separation may affect kids’ brains
On June 17, 2018, people who have been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility…
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Enemy turned ally: Poliovirus is used to fight brain tumors
Dr. Matthias Gromeier at his laboratory at Duke in Durham, N.C. Gromeier developed a modified poliovirus to attack glioblastoma brain tumor cells. One of the world’s most dreaded viruses has…
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Medical milestone: U.S. OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures
GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex is a medicine made from the marijuana plant but without THC. U.S. health regulators on Monday, June 25, 2018, approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana,…
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How do you count deaths from a hurricane?
Associated Press file<br><br>A child shines a light on hundreds of shoes at a memorial for those killed by Hurricane Maria, in front of the Puerto Rico Capitol in San Juan.…
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Pain medicine group cancels doctor training about marijuana
Request to cancel came from a federal agency
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New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer’s
Slices of human brains in the Mount Sinai Brain Bank that researchers are using to study Alzheimer’s disease. Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in…
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Smoking hits new low; about 14 percent of U.S. adults light up
The rate of smoking among adults in the U.S. fell to about 14 percent in 2017, according to new data released by the government Tuesday, June 19, 2018.Associated Press file…
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Compulsive video-game playing could be mental health problem
A man plays a game at the Paris Games Week in Paris. The World Health Organization says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition,…
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NIH ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problems
A woman evaluates the aroma of a wine in California. On Friday, June 15, 2018, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins announced the NIH is shutting down a…