2014年12月21日 星期日

2014-12-22 U.S. Health


Detroit Free Press
   
Dr. Oz gets fact-checked and the results aren't pretty   
Detroit Free Press
What do real-world doctors have to say about the advice dispensed on "The Dr. Oz Show"? Less than one-third of it can be backed up by even modest medical evidence. If that sounds alarming, consider this: Nearly 4 in 10 of the assertions made on the show ...

Half of Dr. Oz's medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says   Chicago Tribune
Here's What Experts Say About the Advice on Dr. Oz and The Doctors   TIME
Dr. Oz's advice is baseless, wrong more than half the time, study shows   Syracuse.com
OregonLive.com   
The Week Magazine   
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SFGate
   
Brace yourselves for a nasty flu season in Bay Area   
SFGate
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How effective are flu and cold remedies?   Grand Forks Herald
Weakened vaccine is a factor as flu season escalates in Austin area   Austin American-Statesman
[Exit, Pursued by Science] – Vaccine Outreach   Synapse
CBS News   
Dallas Morning News   
NBCNews.com   
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Voice of America
   
Sierra Leone Educates on Safe Ebola Burials   
Voice of America
With Ebola having killed more than 2,000 people in Sierra Leone, and unsafe burials possibly being responsible for up to 70 percent of new infections, officials said they are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in ...

Welcome Home: Volunteer Nurse was Released from DC Hospital to Spend ...   Empire State Tribune
Sierra Leone urges safe burials to stem Ebola   Times of India
Chinese Ebola experts leave for Sierra Leone   WantChinaTimes

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Geek Infinite
   
Hugging is a behavioral indicator of support and intimacy and strengthens ...   
Geek Infinite
According to new research at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), hugging boosts your Immune system and fights stress. 400 adult participants were taken for the study and were asked to answer multiple questions regarding their social support and participate ...

Hugging Strengthens The Immune System   Design & Trend
Hugs Do a Body Good   Guardian Liberty Voice
Boost Your Immune System with Hugs   Big Think (blog)
WSOC Charlotte   
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Why Does It Take A Movie Robot To Show What Nurses Really Do?   
WYSO
I'm a proud nurse from a proud family of nurses, yet I would never claim that a layperson would enjoy watching mainstream medical dramas with us. We end up yelling at the screen: "There is nothing about that sexy get-up that remotely resembles a nursing ...


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Wall Street Journal
   
Alzheimer's therapy flops in phase III clinical trial   
Science AAAS
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced today it is ending a phase III clinical trial for the experimental drug gantenerumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy, because the drug has failed to actually help prevent Alzheimer's disease, Bloomberg reports.
Double blow for Roche as breast cancer, Alzheimer's studies fail   Reuters

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North Country Public Radio
   
Medicare penalizing 12 Miss hospitals with 1 percent cuts   
San Francisco Chronicle
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Medicare is shaving payments to 12 Mississippi hospitals because too many patients come down with preventable new ailments while being treated for something else. The hospitals are among 721 nationwide losing 1 percent ...

Medicare to be cut at 6 Maine hospitals   WCSH-TV
12 MN Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties   KAALtv.com

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KEVN Black Hills Fox
   
Local business takes hit after contaminated caramel apples statement   
KEVN Black Hills Fox
Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they have been linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in ten states. Now, one local business is taking a hit after the contaminated caramel apples ...

CDC listeria report hurts local business   Kotatv
Listeria Outbreak Caused by Pre-packed Caramel Apple: There's no reason to ...   Food World News
Prepackaged caramel apples linked to 4 deaths   Marietta Daily Journal
Food Poisoning Bulletin   
Science Times   
Macro Insider   
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West Texas News
   
Indiana hospitals develop plan for Ebola cases   
MiamiHerald.com
When a patient with Ebola sought treatment at a Dallas hospital in October, the hospital ended up losing more than $400,000 per day. Those figures created a significant financial scare for hospitals in Indianapolis and across the country. So to make sure they ...

16 North Texas hospitals lose millions in Medicare funding   Dallas Morning News
Patients return to Dallas hospital where Ebola hit   SFGate

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Chicago Sun-Times
   
Child flagged at O'Hare tests negative for Ebola   
WGN-TV
The child who was under observation for the Ebola virus at the University of Chicago Medical Center, has tested negative for the virus and was discharged. The child was flagged at O'Hare Airport on Friday morning after officials detected a high fever. She had ...

Child tests negative for Ebola at Chicago hospital   Reuters
Child Hospitalized With Ebola-Like Symptoms Discharged; Tests Negative   CBS Local
Child discharged from Chicago hospital after tests for Ebola come back negative   Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Daily Herald   
DNAinfo   
nwitimes.com   
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