2015年6月22日 星期一

2015-06-23 Namibia Health


BBC News
   
Skinny jeans given health warning   
BBC News
Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said. A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, they described in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. She had spent hours ...

Warning as skinny jeans leave woman a fashion victim   The Times (subscription)
Narrow Escape from Skinny Jeans Emergency   ABC Online (blog)
Doctors warn against dangers of skinny jeans: Don't squat   Philippine Star
Los Angeles Times   
Toronto Sun   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Voice of America
   
Patch Could Improve Diabetes Care   
Voice of America
Researchers have developed a “smart insulin patch” that could improve diabetes care. The skin patch, a thin square no bigger than a small coin, would also do away with painful injections. Almost 400 million people around the world live with diabetes.
The 'smart' insulin patch that might one day replace injections for diabetic patients   Washington Post
End in sight for diabetes injections as scientists develop smart patch   Telegraph.co.uk
Insulin 'smart patch' offers hope to diabetes patients with needle phobia   Malay Mail Online
Inquirer.net   
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Huffington Post UK
   
Red wine has some anti-obesity properties   
Brisbane Times
An ingredient in grapes, berries and red wine can turn excess flab into calorie-burning "brown" fat, research has shown. The discovery suggests that diets containing the substance, resveratrol, may help combat obesity. Scientists gave mice amounts of ...

Berries, Grapes and Apples Turn White Fat Into Calorie-Burning Beige Fat   Men's Fitness
Berry Good News! Your Fave Summer Fruits Could Have Fat-Melting Powers   Yahoo Health
Is red wine really healthy?   Telegraph.co.uk
TV3.ie   
Bustle   
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TIME
   
Ebola Returns to Sierra Leone Capital After Weeks of No New Cases   
TIME
Two new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded in Sierra Leone's capital city of Freetown, about three weeks after the most recent new cases were found, underscoring the difficulty of ridding the region of the disease. “This is worrisome because ...

Ebola returns to Sierra Leone capital after three-week gap | Reuters   Firstpost
Post-Ebola Syndrome: Survivors continue to face mystery symptoms   CBC.ca
With low numbers of new cases, Ebola vaccine trials fight odds of success   Montreal Gazette

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Express.co.uk
   
Can Smartphones Interfere With Pacemakers?   
Philly.com
MONDAY, June 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Another study suggests that smartphones should be kept a safe distance from implanted cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, in the rare chance that signaling "interference" occurs.
Why you should keep your smartphone a safe distance from your pacemaker   The Australian Financial Review
Smartphones Pose Slight Risk to Heart Devices   MedPage Today
Smartphones pose danger for cardiac device wearers   Times of India

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Reuters
   
South Korea reports three new MERS cases, bringing total to 175   
Reuters
SEOUL South Korea's health ministry reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Tuesday, taking the total to 175 in an outbreak that is still the largest outside Saudi Arabia but which is seen to have levelled off. The health ...

S. Korea reports three more MERS cases   The Sun Daily
Samsung heir apologizes in public for MERS spread   Chron.com

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Fox News
   
Plague past and present: an explainer   
Sydney Morning Herald
US teen dies from rare case of plague. Plague death in Colorado For those who thought the plague was a thing of the past, the death of a 16-year-old Taylor Gaes in Colorado this month comes as an unwelcome reminder the disease still exists. Originally ...

Colorado teen's death blamed of hidden form of plague   CTV News
Colorado teen dies of Plague   FOX21News.com
Two-sport Colorado high school star dies after stricken with the plague   FOXSports.com

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The Globe and Mail
   
New Tool to Predict Delayed Allergic Reactions in Children   
HealthCanal.com
OTTAWA — Depending on the severity of their initial allergic reaction, children are more likely to have a repeat, delayed anaphylactic reaction from the same allergic cause. These were the findings of the first pediatric study to look at predictors for this ...

15 per cent of kids who have an anaphylactic reaction have delayed second ...   The Globe and Mail
Some kids who have severe allergic reactions at risk of second attack hours later ...   MetroNews Canada
Scientists identify evidence-based predictors of biphasic reactions in kids   Business Standard

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Center for Research on Globalization
   
Many with early breast cancer have too many imaging tests   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Nearly nine in 10 women with early breast cancer have imaging exams to see if the cancer has spread, despite official recommendations against such tests, a new study suggests. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National ...

Cancer screening studies conclude more is not always better   CTV News
Early-stage breast cancer patients undergo unnecessary testing: study   The Globe and Mail
Needless breast cancer imaging common in Ontario, study finds   CBC.ca
Mount Shasta Herald   
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Montreal Gazette
   
Children exposed to second-hand smoke may end up with weight issues: U de ...   
Montreal Gazette
Children exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to face weight and metabolic issues, according to a new study from researchers at the Université de Montréal, which concludes that smoking around young children may be just as harmful as smoking ...

Smoking around toddlers is 'just as bad as doing so while pregnant'   Daily Mail
Smoking around toddlers or while pregnant equally bad for kids   Financial Express
Smoking around your toddler could be just as bad as smoking while pregnant   WebWire (press release)
NYC Today   
Business Standard   
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