us-hotdailynews: 2014-12-27 U.S. Health

Irish Court Lets Woman Be Taken Off Life Support
New York Times
DUBLIN — A three-judge panel of the Irish High Court ruled Friday that doctors can turn off life support to a clinically dead pregnant woman, after hearing from legal representatives of the woman's medical team that her fetus had little chance of surviving.
Mum-to-be's life support can be shut down, says Dublin court   BBC News
Irish court ends life support for brain-dead pregnant mom   USA TODAY
Pregnant woman taken off life support in Ireland   Washington Times
Irish Times
Aljazeera.com
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Cancer Rates Could Be Significantly Reduced If People Lived Healthier ...
Headlines & Global News
New research showed that more than four out of every 10 cancers that occurred in the U.K. could have been prevented through lifestyle changes. Share This Story. Smoking is still the number one cause of preventable cancer, so giving up smoking is the most ...

600000 cases of cancer 'may have been avoided'   Irish Examiner
Better Life Choices May Prevent Four in Ten Cancers   Tech Times
Healthier Lifestyles Could Prevent four in 10 Cancer Cases   Boxing Dispatch
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WZZM

Michigan's Rick Snyder signs welfare drug-testing bills
USA TODAY
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Friday that creates a drug-testing program for adult welfare recipients who are suspected of using drugs. The Republican-backed proposals, House Bill 4118 and Senate Bill 275, were among several ...

Michigan Welfare Drug Testing Law: Rick Snyder Approves Suspicion-Based ...   International Business Times
MI Governor Rick Snyder Approves Suspicion-Based Welfare Drug Testing   American Live Wire
Pilot Drug Testing Program   WILX-TV
CBS Local
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KTIC

CDC Worker 'Remains Well' After Possible Ebola Exposure at Lab
NBCNews.com
A CDC technician "remains well" and continues to be monitored for symptoms after the employee was potentially exposed to the Ebola virus during a mistake this week at an agency biocontainment lab in Atlanta, a CDC spokeswoman said Friday. The health ...

CDC Worker Still Being Monitored For Ebola Symptoms   Design & Trend
Under control? 2014 difficult year for public health   Brattleboro Reformer
Ebola fight fades from headlines, but remains critical   Newsday
WebMD
myCentralOregon.com
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CDC Lab Tech Exposed to Ebola?
MedPage Today
savesaved; ">. author name. by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. A CDC lab technician is being monitored for Ebola after possible exposure to what might have been live virus. A small amount of material in a sealed plate was ...

My Person Of The Year 2014 By Hannatu Musawa   SaharaReporters.com
Ebola OutbreakDeath toll now 7693   Pulse Nigeria
Ebola scourge forecast to last through 2015   WND.com
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New Research Able to Synthesize Human Sperm and Egg Cells
Diabetes Insider
A team of scientists have developed a way to create artificial human sperm and egg cells, using stem cells from the human embryo as well as skin cells. The findings were published in the journal Cell on Wednesday. Azim Surani led a team at the Gordon ...

Scientists inch closer to creating human life with artificial human eggs and sperm   The Hoops News
British Scientists Create Human Eggs and Sperm With Stem Cells   The Cubic Lane
Scientists Create Artificial Sperm, Eggs From Skin Cells, And It's a Major ...   Bustle
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Parents wed in child's hospital room, making Christmas wish come true
fox4kc.com
AKRON, Ohio — Good Old Saint Nick delivered more than just presents in Ohio. Santa granted quite the wish to a child battling cancer who hoped to see his parents get married. Sister station FOX 8 reports that four-year-old Billy Cramer has endured a difficult ...

Couple Marry in 4-Year-Old Son's Hospital Room   Newser
Couple weds in room where son treated for cancer   Kansas City Star

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Smartphone use reveals brain's plasticity
Fox News
A new study shows that the delicate, repetitive finger movements that people use on their smartphone's touch screen result in a change in the brain's sensory-processing area. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. The findings suggest that a common, daily ...

Using Your Phone Is Changing Your Brain   Huffington Post
Thumbing around on a smartphone makes your brain more sensitive to touch ...   Washington Post
Smartphone touchscreen use leads to greater brain activity   Times of India
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Illuminated Screens at Bedtime Darken Chances for a Good Night's Rest
NBC 10 Philadelphia
Curling up with a new iPad this holiday season could lead to a crummy night of sleep. The Big Pharma Trends of 2014 · Man Shot While Picking Up Girlfriend on Christmas. New research co-authored by Penn State biobehavioral health professor Anne-Marie ...

Ebook Tablets Are Bad For Your Sleeping Health? Printed Books May Be Better ...   KDramaStars
One More Reason To Reach For A Paper Book Before Bed   KUOW News and Information
Reading e-books at bedtime affect sleep   Sky News Australia

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Flu begins to spread across Northern California
Macro Insider
Flu season is ramping up across the North Coast, which is seeing a particularly virulent strain that has currently develop into widespread in other parts of the country. The influenza virus has been detected in ten % of Kaiser Permanente patients who have.
Outbreak of flu this year is far greater than last year   Columbia Missourian
Flu down locally, shots still urged   Bakersfield Californian
Flu activity is high in Smyth County, widespread in Virginia   Southwest Virginia Today
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