Pinkberry Introduces Dairy-Free Soft-Serve
The mango dessert is dairy-, gluten-, and added-sugar-free.
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Chemicals In Cell Phones, Pizza Boxes, Backpacks Said To Be Health Threat
Think the only bad-for-you ingredient in a box of pizza is the pepperoni? Think again.
Superheroes Save Pediatric Patients From The Joker
Pediatric patients may be sick, but they were feeling a little super.
The Great Kate Wait: What It Means if the Royal Baby Comes After Its Due Date
U.K. residents wait on pins and needles for the next royal heir.
Less aggressive diabetes care needed in hospice
By Roxanne Nelson (Reuters Health) – Keeping blood sugar under control is an essential part of diabetes care, but for patients in hospice, the goal is to provide the highest quality of life and that may mean less aggressive type 2 diabetes treatment, researchers say. “The usual process of dying involves eating less, so most patients with diabetes will need less and less medicine as their disease advances,” said lead
HHS Should Implement Critical Civil Rights Protections Under the ACA
Five years since its passage, more than 16 million Americans have enrolled to receive health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (the ACA)– many for the first time. People living with chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS now have the peace of mind that they will no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition or face a…
Muscle weakness may contribute to tension headaches
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Strength training might help prevent tension headaches, or at least reduce their pain, according to a small Danish study. Researchers found that neck and shoulder muscles were up to 26 percent weaker in people with regular tension headaches, compared to those without. “In order to be able to treat tension-type headache patients non-pharmacologically . It is very important to work towards a further understanding
U.S. FDA approves Glaxo, Theravance's Breo Ellipta asthma drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the sale of Breo Ellipta as a once-daily treatment for asthma in patients aged 18 and older, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance Inc said. The FDA declined to approve Breo for younger asthma sufferers. The agency, in a so-called complete response letter, told the companies that additional data would be required to further demonstrate Breo’s safety and efficacy in that population.
U.S. CDC cautions against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors
U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with a survivor of the disease. In a report issued on Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a review of the 44-year-old woman’s case now suggests that the Ebola virus persists longer in semen that previously thought. CDC said it is
Get Tension Headaches? Pick Up The Weights
This type of exercise might help prevent tension headaches, or at least reduce their, pain, according to a new study.