en-na-hotdailynews: 2015-09-02 Namibia Health

Suspected Abortion Pill Sellers Get Bail
AllAfrica.com
Four women are free on bail of N$2 000 each after they were arrested for allegedly selling abortion tablets. Stella Kasume, 33, Elsa Henguva, 40, Eunice Henguva, 22, and Pamela Henguva, 39 appeared in the Katutura Magistrate's Court yesterday to answer ...

Women in court over supply of abortion pills   Namibian

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Weight linked to Alzheimer's risk
Irish Examiner
One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer's.
Mid-Life Obesity May Speed up Alzheimer's   The Chosun Ilbo
Body Mass Index predicts how soon Alzheimer's will develop   Telegraph.co.uk
Overweight in midlife may speed up Alzheimer's   The Nation

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Daily Marijuana Use Amongst College Students On The Rise
CBS Local
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new study is raising the red flag about what's going on behind closed doors on college campuses. Researchers found daily marijuana use amongst college students is on the rise, surpassing cigarette use. Meghan McCorkell has more ...

Marijuana Use Among College Students At Its Highest Since 1980   University Herald
Study: College students daily marijuana at highest rate in 35 years   WTSP 10 News
Daily pot smoking on US college campuses at 35-year high   Daily Times
WFSB
Live Science
Wall Street Journal
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Your heart is probably much older than you think, the CDC warns
Los Angeles Times
You may feel young at heart, but with apologies to Frank Sinatra, that's probably a fairy tale. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the average American man has a heart that's 7.8 years “older” than his chronological ...
Our hearts are aging faster than we are, CDC warns   Dallas Morning News
Is your heart older than you?   Examiner.com
CDC report that 75 per cent of adult American's hearts are OLDER than their bodies   Daily Mail
Voice of America
Xinhua
Youth Health Magzine
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Too little sleep makes you sick
Times LIVE
Those who slept less than five hours a night were 4.5 times more likely to get sick. File photo. Image by: AFP Relaxnews. Save & Share. Email · Print. People who do not get enough sleep are four times more likely than their well-rested counterparts to ...
Lack of sleep increases risk of falling ill   TV3.ie
Lack of sleep can lead to the common cold   KSL.com
Lack of sleep may cause common cold - study   Nature World Report
Pioneer News
Pulse Headlines
Fox 28
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US adult smoking rate drops to 15 percent: CDC
Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to about 15 percent in the first three months of the year, according to new data published Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dr. Frank Staggers Jr.: California tobacco bill will save lives, dollars   San Jose Mercury News
CDC: Smoking Rate Falls to 15.2 Percent in the United States   Doctors Lounge
Congratulations, America — you're kicking the habit.   Norwalk Reflector
Rapid City Journal
Dispatch Times
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Soccer-Liberia back home for Nations Cup qualifiers
Reuters Africa
MONROVIA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Liberia will host their first full international match since the lifting of an Ebola ban when they play Tunisia in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Monrovia on Saturday. Liberia last hosted an international in May 2014 ...
Ebola: Lagos refuses to stage Sierra Leone AFCON tie   Sierra Express Media
New Ebola case in Sierra Leone prompts expansion of experimental vaccine trial   Press Examiner
News Scan for Sep 01, 2015   CIDRAP

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