2015年8月18日 星期二

2015-08-19 Namibia Health


Times of India
   
US FDA approves 'female Viagra' with strong warning   
Times of India
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The first drug to treat low sexual desire in women won approval from US health regulators on Tuesday, but with a warning about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting side effects, especially when taken with ...

Now, 'female Viagra' pills may be introduced in markets soon   Hindustan Times
FDA approves female sex pill in US   The Hindu
Female sex-drive pill wins FDA approval in first for US women   Livemint
Sydney Morning Herald   
Washington Post   
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BBC News
   
E-cigarettes should be prescribed on NHS to help smokers quit, report says   
BBC News
An independent review of the effects of e-cigarettes says they are 95% less harmful than tobacco and should be prescribed on the NHS in the future. Experts who have compiled a report for Public Health England say "vaping" could be a "game changer" for ...

Are e-cigarettes a 'gateway' to teen smoking? A new study investigates   Los Angeles Times
E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers Quit, UK Health Agency Says   Wall Street Journal
E-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than tobacco -UK study   Reuters
Jakarta Post   
The Australian (blog)   
CBS Local   
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CBC.ca
   
Give up alcohol if cancer runs in your family, Harvard study warns   
The Australian
People with a family history of cancer should consider giving up alcohol, an expert has said, after a Harvard study linked even moderate drinking to increased cancer rates. A small glass of wine a day raises a woman's risk of developing certain cancers ...
Cancer risk 'even from light drinking'   BBC News
Just one drink can raise breast cancer risk - experts   New Zealand Herald
One drink a day increases the risk of breast cancer by 15 per cent   Telegraph.co.uk
Irish Times   
Irish Examiner   
TIME   
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Daily Mail
   
Mutant head lice resistant to treatments   
Daily Mail
Head lice have developed a 'high level' of resistance to some of the most popular treatments, research reveals. Mutations are giving the pests protection against permethrin, the active ingredient in many over-the-counter remedies. Scientists in the US ...
Look Out for Drug Resistant Lice This Year   Pioneer News
Study finds treatment-resistant head lice in California and 24 other states   seattlepi.com (blog)
Mutant lice resistant to most common treatments found in 25 states   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Weekly Observer   
WRTV Indianapolis   
The Inquisitr   
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Sky News Australia
   
Lab 'brain' to help dementia research   
Sky News Australia
A near-complete human brain comparable with that of a five-week-old foetus has been grown in a laboratory dish. The brain 'organoid' was created from reprogrammed skin cells and is about the size of a pencil eraser. US scientists hope the lumpy mass of ...

Scientists discover a new target to treat Alzheimer's disease   Examiner.com
Human Brain Grown For Alzheimer's Research   Sky News
'Brain' grown in laboratory dish will help research for Alzheimer's   BT.com

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New York Daily News
   
FDNY ordered to check rooftops across NYC for cooling towers in battle against ...   
New York Daily News
The city deployed a potent weapon Tuesday in its fight against Legionnaires' disease — the FDNY. City fire prevention inspectors and thousands of firefighters swarmed the five boroughs as part of an all-hands-on-deck effort to check rooftops for water ...
New York OKs statewide rules to fight Legionnaires' Disease   Dispatch Times
De Blasio signs measure to curb future Legionnaires' outbreaks   Newsday
NYC City Council passes Legionnaire's legislation   Ledger Gazette
CCTV-America   
WRAL.com   
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Irish Examiner
   
Coffee 'boosts chances of surviving bowel cancer'   
Irish Examiner
Regular cups of caffeinated coffee can increase the chances of surviving bowel cancer, research has shown. A study of nearly 1,000 treated patients found that those who consumed four or more cups of coffee a day were 42% less likely to see their cancer ...

Coffee and cranberries may fight colon cancer   ConsumerAffairs
Coffee may keep cancer at bay   The Providence Journal
A daily cup of Coffee to fight colon cancer   Sentinel Republic
New Zealand Herald   
Examiner.com   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
UK cracks down on antibiotic abuse   
Times of India
LONDON: In a major clampdown on the rampant abuse of antibiotics, Britain has decided to penalize doctors who give in to patients' demands for the drugs that are fast becoming ineffective. Investigations have revealed that almost 10 million ...
'Ludicrous' to discipline GPs over antibiotics   BBC News
The abuse of antibiotics is everyone's fault   Telegraph.co.uk
Antibiotic resistance: How can it be prevented?   Irish Examiner
The Guardian   
Independent Online   
City A.M.   
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New York Post
   
Amazon's top-selling book promises to put your kids to sleep   
New York Post
Modal Trigger A children's story that boasts about its ability to put kids to sleep at bedtime has topped Amazon's best-seller list, the first time a self-published book has claimed the top spot. “The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep” tells of the ...
A picture book that pledges to send any child to sleep is an international ...   SBS
A book guaranteed to send your kids to sleep?!   TV3.ie
This little 'Rabbit' will put your kid to sleep   Mother Nature Network (blog)
The Inquisitr   
Gizmodo   
TodayFM   
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CBC.ca
   
Fraser Health region vaccination rates fall short of ideal, says health authority   
CBC.ca
The number of seven-year-old children immunized in the Fraser Health region falls below the minimum level to prevent infectious diseases from spreading. As many as one-third of children may not be fully vaccinated and although there are some caveats, Dr.
WHO Calls 'Vaccine Hesitancy' an Increasing Concern Globally   New York Times
Over a third of Fraser Valley Grade 9 girls reject HPV vaccine   Vancouver Sun
Additional public meetings on HPV vaccine scheduled   The Providence Journal
WTHR   
Dispatch Times   
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