2015年5月19日 星期二

2015-05-20 U.S. Health


Science Recorder
   
"Gluten-free" probiotics may not be gluten free after all   
Science Recorder
A new study looking at gluten quantities in probiotic supplements has found that many of the supplements that label themselves as “gluten free” actually contain gluten, Fox News Reports. To conduct the study, researchers tested 22 popular probiotic ...

'Gluten-Free' Products do Contain Traces of Gluten, claims Study   Maine News
“Gluten-free” Probiotic Products May Still Be Filled With Gluten, Research Finds   Reporter Advocate
"Gluten free" labels are probably lying to you   ReliaWire
New York Times (blog)   
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State Column
   
One third of Americans have this terrifying syndrome, study shows   
State Column
Metabolic Syndrome affects one third of American adults, and can lead to frightening health consequences. According to Headlines and Global News, nearly a third of adults in the United States are in serious medical trouble. A new study published in the ...

One-Third Of Americans Have Syndrome Putting Them At Risk Of Heart Disease   Tech Times
Metabolic Syndrome's Prevalence In The U.S. Revealed In Concerning Study   Headlines & Global News
Potentially Deadly Syndrome Common in the United States   Healthline
Newsmax   
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ABC News
   
Four Cancer Charities Accused of Pocketing $187M in Donations   
ABC News
Four cancer charities and their operators have been charged with shamefully bilking $187 million from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. According to the FTC, which worked in conjunction with all 50 states, donors were told that ...

Cancer charities are accused of a $187-million 'sham'   Los Angeles Times
Cancer charities bilked donors out of $187 million, government says   Washington Post
4 Cancer Charities Are Accused of Fraud   New York Times
AOL News   
WBIR-TV   
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AsiaOne
   
Is nicotine all bad?   
AsiaOne
A man participates in a test in the 'smoking laboratory' at Bristol University in England May 1, 2015. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Reuters By Kate Kelland. Since he ditched Marlboro Lights five years ago, Daniel's fix is fruit-flavored nicotine gum that comes in ...

Addicted to nicotine or tech? E-cigs an accessory, not a solution   University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
Beijing to introduce tough anti-smoking laws amid scepticism over enforcement ...   ABC Online
What's Driving the War on E-Cigarettes?   National Review Online

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The Guardian
   
Breast density should not be sole factor to govern cancer screening, study says   
The Guardian
The study in the Annals of Internal Medicine advises women and their physicians to consider factors such as age and family history to help determine breast cancer risk. Photograph: Alamy. Amanda Holpuch in New York. @holpuch. Tuesday 19 May 2015 ...

More Than Half Of Women With Dense Breasts Don't Need Additional Cancer ...   Medical Daily
Improved cancer risk stratification using breast density   2 Minute Medicine
Study Suggests Dense Breast Tissue Isn't Always a High Cancer Risk   New York Times

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BBC News
   
UK children becoming obese at younger ages   
BBC News
The average age at which people in the UK first become obese is decreasing, figures show. University College London researchers looked at data from more than 56,000 people born in Britain between 1946 and 2001. They found a clear shift over time, with ...

Children born after 1990 are more likely to become obese than previous ...   Irish Examiner
90s children are THREE times as likely to be obese as their parents   Daily Mail

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News-Medical.net
   
Steroids No Better for Sciatica Pain Than Placebo, Study Finds   
Philly.com
TUESDAY, May 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors often prescribe steroid pills to ease the discomfort of sciatica -- back and leg pain usually caused by a herniated disk in the lower back. But a new study finds steroids are no more effective than a placebo ...

Study: Prednisone not as effective against sciatica as thought   WLS-TV
Steroids No Better Than Placebo for Sciatica Pain: Study   Newsmax

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TechCrunch
   
YouTube Kids—what parents need to know   
Fox News
In a two-minute video sent to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, consumer advocacy groups revealed flaws in a YouTube app designed to protect preschool children from inappropriate content. Using the app's search function, the Campaign for ...

YouTube's toddler app full of disturbing videos, say child advocates who want ...   Minneapolis Star Tribune
A YouTube Kids App In The Crosshairs   FOX 11 Los Angeles
Google Taking More Heat From Consumer Groups Over YouTube Kids App   CBS Local

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New York Daily News
   
Texas triplets, including two babies conjoined at stomach, doing well: hospitals   
New York Daily News
A Texas mother with a rare and risky pregnancy gave birth to healthy identical triplets, and doctors are now working on a plan to separate two of the babies who are conjoined at the stomach. Sylvia Hernandez delivered her three daughters at the Corpus Cristi ...

Rare Identical Triplets — 2 Conjoined — Were Born in a 1 in 50 Million Chance   POPSUGAR
Rare identical triplets, 2 of whom are conjoined, born in Texas   UPI.com
Brownsville mother has triplets, 2 babies conjoined   Brownsville Herald

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W*USA 9
   
People in Fairfax County, DC may have been exposed to measles patient   
Washington Post
A person has come down with measles in Fairfax County, and the local health department has published a list of places in the area that the person visited while carrying the contagious illness. Anyone who visited the Embassy Suites hotel on 10th Street NW in ...

Officials investigating confirmed case of measles, possible exposure to others in ...   MyFox Washington DC

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