2014年9月22日 星期一

2014-09-23 U.S. Health

  NBCNews.com   
Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast  NBCNews.com
World Health Organization researchers issued a dire new forecast for the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, one that sees 20,000 cases by November. And 70 percent of patients are dying. That's a big increase over the previous estimates of a 50 percent fatality rate.
Ebola cases could cross 20000 by November, WHO report says   Washington Post
Health Agency's New Assessment of the Epidemic Is More Dire Still   New York Times
WHO says Ebola cases could exceed 20000 within weeks   Politico
SFGate   
Daily News & Analysis   
Christian Science Monitor   
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  Latin Post   
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Thyroid Function  Latin Post
One of the most widely-prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes has been linked to lower levels of thyroid functioning, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Taking metformin, used to lower blood glucose levels by reducing ...

Popular Diabetes Drug Associated with Thyroid Problems   Diabetes Insider
Metformin, the Diabetes Treatment Drug linked to High Thyroid Risk   WallStreet OTC
Metformin May Affect TSH Levels in Some Patients   Doctors Lounge
U.S. News & World Report   
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  WTSP 10 News   
Could dietary supplement in pregnancy reduce autism risk?  WTSP 10 News
New research suggests that taking iron supplements as prescribed may play a role in reducing the risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Loading… Post to Facebook. Could dietary supplement in pregnancy reduce autism risk?
Low Iron May Increase The Risk of Autism in Expectant Mothers   Science World Report
2 Your Health: Possible Link Between Autism and Low Iron Intake   WBAY
Researchers discover link between low iron intake and autism spectrum disorder   Daily Digest
U.S. News & World Report   
Medical Daily   
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  Yahoo News UK   
Most heart attacks in men can be prevented  CBS News
David Tomlinson has suffered two heart attacks in the past 15 years, though he is only 67 years old. Understandably, he's concerned about his health. To ward off high cholesterol and diabetes he started walking every day. "It was really difficult, because I ...

Five Steps That Men Can Take to Avert a Heart Attack   NBCNews.com
Study: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors May Prevent 80 Percent of Heart Attacks   U.S. News & World Report
Five Simple Steps Men Can Take to Reduce Heart Disease by 80%, but Don't   SavingAdvice.com
The News Ledge   
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  Daily Digest   
Doctors, Patients Embrace Technology in Medicine  WebMD
Sept. 22, 2014 -- Technology is quickly changing many parts of medicine, giving people more power to take charge of their health care. Many patients and doctors are embracing these changes, a new Medscape/WebMD survey finds. The findings are part of ...

Survey finds that doctors and patients are embracing medical technology   Daily Digest
Patients, physicians narrowing gap on consumer-driven care   MedCity News
WebMD/Medscape Digital Technology Survey Reveals Unique Insights Into How ...   CNNMoney
Medscape   
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Smartphone app may allow parents to screen newborns for jaundice  Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new smartphone application still in development may someday help parents and health care providers screen for jaundice in newborns. Early testing found that the application has greater accuracy than visual exams ...


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  Boston Globe   
Two cases of Enterovirus in Oneida County confirmed  WKTV
Utica, N.Y. (WKTV) - New York is one of 12 states with reported cases of the respiratory illness caused by a virus... and now Enterovirus has spread to Oneida County. Health officials say there are two new locally confirmed cases, and according to the ...

Possible enterovirus cases still await confirmation   KTVZ
Sex offender arrested for illegal possession of firearms in Quincy, West Virginia   WOWK
Six children with enterovirus reported in North Carolina   Winston-Salem Journal
MiamiHerald.com   
Kitsap Sun   
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  Reuters   
E-cigarettes not a solution for cancer patients  Local 8 Now
(CBS) - New research raises doubts about the possible benefits of e-cigarettes for people with cancer. Smokers with cancer who used e-cigarettes along with traditional cigarettes were more dependent on nicotine than those who didn't use the devices, ...

Electronic cigarettes may not be helpful for quitting cigarettes   KGNS.tv
New Study Suggests Electronic Cigarettes May Be Harmful to Cancer Patients   NewsWest9.com
New doubts raised about e-cigs and smoking cessation   ModernHealthcare.com (blog)

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
William Lopez Spends 2 Decades In Prison On Wrongful Conviction, Dies After ...  Huffington Post
(Reuters) - A New York man who spent more than two decades in prison for a murder he was later cleared of died shortly after filing a $124 million lawsuit against the city, his lawyer said on Monday. William Lopez was convicted in 1989 of gunning down a ...

NY man freed after wrongfully jailed for 23 years dies suddenly from asthma attack   Fox News Latino
Lawyer: Exonerated NYC man dies from asthma attack   York Dispatch

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  NBCNews.com   
US Doctor Gets Tekmira's Ebola Drug  Businessweek
A U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola in Western Africa was treated with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TKM)'s experimental therapy TKM-Ebola for a week while hospitalized in Nebraska, his doctors said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized ...

Mass. doctor on mend   The Valley Dispatch
TKM-Ebola treatment allowed for emergency use by US, Canada govts   Firstpost
American doctor got experimental drug from Tekmira   USA TODAY
The Globe and Mail   
Wall Street Journal   
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