2014年12月18日 星期四

2014-12-19 U.S. Health


Washington Post
   
In Sierra Leone, the ghosts of war haunt an Ebola graveyard   
Washington Post
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — To find Andrew Kondoh, walk through the gates of this city's largest cemetery, where teams in moonsuits bury more than 50 bodies in white plastic bags each day. Look for the man with the wispy goatee and big belly, who is ...

Sierra Leone's leading doctor just died of Ebola   The Week Magazine
Sierra Leone's leading doctor dies of Ebola   Reuters
Sierra Leone Officials Go Door To Door Searching For Ebola Cases   Huffington Post
Washington Times   
Irish Independent   
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BBC News
   
EU court rules obesity can be considered a disability   
The Seattle Times
By classifying obesity as a disability in certain conditions, the court raised the prospect of EU employers being obligated to make available larger desks, wider doorways and closer parking spaces to accommodate those whose weight limits their mobility.
Obesity 'could be a disability' - EU courts rule   BBC News
Obesity can be disability: EU court   Times of India
Obesity May Be a Disability, Court Says   New York Times
Los Angeles Times   
ABC Online   
NEWS.com.au   
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Businessweek
   
Medicare to Cut Payments to Some Doctors, Hospitals   
Wall Street Journal
More than 257,000 U.S. doctors will see their Medicare payments cut by 1% next year because they didn't meet federal goals for using electronic medical records, said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Some 28,000 providers will be docked ...

257000 Doctors Will Get Medicare Pay Cut For Using Paper Records   Forbes
Doctors Will Get Less Money for Treating Medicaid Patients Starting in January   Businessweek
More hospitals improve care, increase payment from Medicare   The Hill
AL.com   
Health News Florida   
Cleveland Jewish News   
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BBC News
   
Brain's 'internal compass' found   
BBC News
The precise part of the brain that gives people a sense of direction has been pinpointed by scientists. People with stronger nerve signals in their "internal compass" tended to be better navigators. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, suggested ...

So that's why some of us have no sense of direction: Scans reveal brain signals ...   Daily Mail
'Homing Signal' in Brain Helps Humans Navigate, Research Shows   Philly.com
Scientists locate homing signal in brain, explaining why some people are better ...   Science Codex

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Standing on one leg for 20 seconds can predict chance of dementia   
Telegraph.co.uk
Balancing on one leg may indicate if a person is at risk of dementia or stroke, a study has found. Scientists found that an inability to stand on one leg for more than 20 seconds was associated with microbleeds and "silent" strokes. Although the brain injuries ...

Can You Balance on One Leg? You May Have Lower Stroke Risk – WebMD   WebMD
Balance in one leg 20 seconds means low risks on Stroke   Islamabad Globe
Can You Balance on One Leg? You May Have Lower Stroke Risk   Doctors Lounge
Scotsman   
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cleveland.com
   
Colorado in grip of widespread flu outbreak, with Weld County hit hard   
The Denver Post
Charles Chaney receives his free flu shot from Walgreens Pharmacy Manager Asfaw Haileselassie at the annual Rock Bottom Thanksgiving Gathering. (Denver Post file). Influenza activity is widespread and increased significantly last week in Colorado, the ...

Flu morphs into a third strain, health officials say   Cecil Whig
High-Dose Flu Vaccine Beats Standard Dose for Frail Elderly   Doctors Lounge
Rise in flu cases reported statewide   THV 11
U.S. News & World Report   
MedPage Today   
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Fox News
   
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may double autism risk, study says   
Fox News
A layer of smog can be seen above Manhattan through the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson). The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ...

Autism risk linked to particulate air pollution   Reuters
Autism Risk Much Higher for Children of Pregnant Women Exposed to Air ...   Newsweek
Air pollution linked to autism   Science News (blog)
HealthCentral.com   
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Reuters
   
EU's top court opens door to some stem cell patents   
Reuters
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's top court has opened the door to certain stem cell patents in the European Union by ruling that an organism incapable of developing into a human being is not a human embryo and may be patented. Thursday's ...

Europe boosts stem cell patent rights   U-T San Diego
EU Ruling Opens Doors for Stem Cell Patents   Tech Times
International Stem Cell Corporation Wins EU Patent Ruling   CNNMoney
Businessweek   
Catholic Culture   
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ModVive
   
New clot removing treatment for ischemic stroke shows promise   
ModVive
For those suffering from ischemic stroke, intravenous injection of alteplase (tPA) has been the standard treatment to dissolve clots. However, in a study published Wednesday, researchers describe an alternative treatment which has been found to lead to ...

Revolutionary Clot-Removing Devices Are Better than Standard Drugs   The Utah People's Post
Clot-grabbing devices offer better outcomes for stroke patients, study finds   Washington Post
Stents Boost Stroke Recovery, Study Finds   Wall Street Journal
Boston Globe   
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Daily Mail
   
Scientists slam the caveman diet - and say early humans just ate whatever they ...   
Daily Mail
Scientists have hit out at the so-called 'caveman diet' - pointing out that early humans simply ate what they could to survive. The paleo diet is a weight-lose craze where calorie-counters pick plants and animals they think early humans may have eaten.
Did cavemen really stick to the Paleo diet?   CBS News
Why You're Doing the Paleo Diet All Wrong   ABC News
'Paleo Diet' Is Not Necessarily How The Cavemen Ate, And Those Guys Had ...   Headlines & Global News
U.S. News & World Report   
BlissTree   
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