2015年9月4日 星期五

2015-09-05 U.S. Health


Nature World Report
   
Paralyzed man walks thousand steps with robotic exoskeleton   
Nature World Report
In a heroic tale of unbreaking will and persistent scientific help, a 39 years old blind man who has paralysis could walk his first thousand steps in four years. Scientists from UCLA have achieved this amazing feat over complete paralysis as they help ...
Paralyzed man able to control his leg muscles with robotic exoskeleton: UCLA Team   NYC Today
In awesome feat of engineering, paralyzed man takes steps with robotic exoskeleton   Washington Post
Paralyzed Irish Man Employs an Exoskeleton to Walk Again   Times Gazette
BGR   
Pulse Headlines   
Morning Ticker   
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New York Times
   
In new study, 100 percent of participants taking HIV prevention pill Truvada ...   
Washington Post
As far as emotions go, AIDS researchers tend to be a staid bunch who look skeptically at every new finding. But the results of a study released this week on an HIV prevention drug have many cheering. The study conducted at Kaiser Permanente in San ...

Truvada Protected 100 Percent Of Study Participants From HIV   Huffington Post
HIV prevention drug 100 percent effective, latest study suggests   Fox News
Truvada for HIV Prevention Proves Highly Effective   Newsweek
New York Times   
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ABC News
   
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks Shine Light on Rising Number of Cases in US   
ABC News
Outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease in New York, California and Illinois have drawn attention to a bacterial disease that experts say has been on the rise in recent years. First discovered in 1976 at a convention in Philadelphia for American ...
2 new cases but no new Legionnaires' deaths in Quincy   Washington Times
Latest death from Legionnaires' disease in Quincy happened outside Illinois   PPP Focus.com

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Huffington Post
   
Doctors Play A Role In The Opioid Addiction Epidemic, Study Finds   
Huffington Post
A quarter of patients given a short-term prescription for painkillers transitioned to long-term use. Headshot of Joe Satran. Joe Satran Staff Writer, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/04/2015 06:22 PM EDT | Edited: 4 hours ago. ASSOCIATED PRESS Share on ...

Health department wins grant to fight prescription painkillers   Deseret News
CDC to fund effort against prescription drug overdose epidemic   UPI.com
$3.4M CDC grant to help right Rx drug abuse in TN   Knoxville News Sentinel
Rapid News Network   
Lexington Herald Leader   
Fox 28   
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Reuters
   
Reproductive control can be a form of partner violence   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Intimate partner violence or abuse can take the form of birth control sabotage, pregnancy pressure or coercion, which can have devastating consequences including unintended pregnancy, abortion and psychological trauma, according to a ...


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The San Diego Union-Tribune
   
San Diego Firm Recalls Cucumbers After Salmonella Outbreak   
ABC News
A California company is recalling its cucumbers after a salmonella outbreak that's sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed a San Diego woman. Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce of San Diego on Friday voluntarily recalled its "Limited Edition" brand ...

Dozens sickened by salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown in the US   CNN International
California health officials warn consumers not to eat certain cucumbers   San Jose Mercury News
Salmonella Linked to Cucumbers Kills 1, Sickens 285   NBCNews.com
Chicago Tribune   
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
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Informing athletes about concussions may not change behavior   
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Educating athletes about the risk of concussion may do little to change long-term behavior, a new qualitative research review has found. Based on 89 peer-reviewed articles, two books and two Web sites, researchers say the ...


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BBC News
   
Travel sickness study: Brain zaps 'may ease symptoms'   
BBC News
Using electricity to stimulate parts of the brain may ease the symptoms of motion sickness, scientists have said. The team at Imperial College London say early trials on 20 people suggest the method could have a similar effect to drugs, but without the ...

Electric shock via smartphone could cure seasickness   Telegraph.co.uk
Feeling queasy? New therapy holds promise for motion sickness   CBS News
Electric Device Zaps May Prevent Motion Sickness   WebMD
Daily Mail   
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UPI.com
   
HHS proposes stronger ACA protection of transgender rights   
UPI.com
The aim is to strengthen civil rights protections that bar medical providers and insurers from discriminating based on gender, whether in treatments or access to facilities and services. By Stephen Feller | Sept. 4, 2015 at 4:44 PM ...

Taking Note | New Health Care Rule Offers Key Protections for Transgender ...   New York Times (blog)
Progressives have questions regarding HHS transgender discrimination rules   ModernHealthcare.com
Proposed Changes on Health Care Rules For Transgender Equality   Weekly Observer
Out Magazine   
Courthouse News Service   
World Magazine   
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Youth Health Magzine
   
Weight-Loss Surgery May Be Better than Medication for Obese People with Diabetes   
Youth Health Magzine
A long-term study has found that weight-loss surgery is better than medication at controlling type 2 diabetes in obese people. Half of 60 people treated with either a Roux-en-Y or biliopancreatic diversion were free of diabetes 5 years after their surgery.
For diabetes in obesity, weight-loss surgery beats medication   Reuters
Weight loss surgery ''cures half of type-2 diabetes cases''   The Budapest Report
Weight loss surgery 'could cure type-2 diabetes'   PPP Focus.com
Press Examiner   
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