Sunday, September 10, 2017

Two-thirds of Britons have had mental health problems – survey and other top stories.

  • Two-thirds of Britons have had mental health problems – survey

    Two-thirds of Britons have had mental health problems – survey
    Two-thirds of British adults say they have experienced mental ill-health at some point in their lives, according to a survey. The World Health Organisation says one in four people globally are affected by problems such as depression or panic attacks at some point. Research published by the Mental Health Foundation on Monday suggests that the prevalence is far wider in the UK. The survey of more than 2,000 people suggests that the problem is getting worse, with those between the ages of 18 and 5..
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  • FDA approves first new drug for ALS treatment in 22 years - WABC

    FDA approves first new drug for ALS treatment in 22 years - WABC
    The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in more than two decades.The FDA announced Friday that Radicava, also known as edaravone, has been approved for use in the United States. The only other drug specifically for the treatment of ALS is riluzole, which was approved for use in the United States in 1995. Tests conducted in Japan found that ALS sufferers who received edaravone experienced a smaller decline in..
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  • Affordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs Affordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs

    Affordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs Affordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs
    Published 11-21-2013 By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent People of color will comprise at least one-third of the total health care workforce within the next decade. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Health care reform under the Affordable Care Act is off to a sickly start. There have been problems with the main marketplace website, calls for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ resignation, tepid enrollment numbers, and a series of presidential apologies. But there’s some good new..
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  • Letting a baby play on an iPad might lead to speech delays, study says

    Letting a baby play on an iPad might lead to speech delays, study says
    A customer buying an iPad. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) × Letting a baby play on an iPad might lead to speech delays, study says A customer buying an iPad. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Anyone raising a child today has likely fretted about screen time and wondered about the impact of devices on our kids. Does the technology affect their brains? Does it limit their social development? Could it harm them emotionally? Could it delay when they start talking? I had never ..
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  • Newborn photographed with mom's IUD in hand

    Newborn photographed with mom's IUD in hand
    The photo of a newborn holding his mother’s IUD has gone viral. Two weeks ago, Lucy Hellein posted to Instagram, saying she became pregnant despite having an IUD. Back in December, I found out I was already 18 weeks pregnant. “How did you not know you were pregnant?” Well my dear, that’s because I still have a Mirena IUD. I was given a due date of May 4th…even my OB said The Force is Strong with this one. This boy was definitely a HUGE surprise. Apparently I’m part of the 1% who end up with a v..
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  • 'Gray death,' the drug that looks like concrete, kills in one dose

    'Gray death,' the drug that looks like concrete, kills in one dose
    COLUMBUS (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency from a hard, chunky material to a fine powder. The substance is a combination of several opioids blamed for thousands of fatal overdoses nationally, including heroi..
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  • Iowans gather to celebrate 'courageous, competent and committed' nurses

    Iowans gather to celebrate 'courageous, competent and committed' nurses
    Buy Photo100 great Iowa nurses were honored at an awards ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2017.(Photo: Molly Longman/The Register)Buy PhotoWhen Sandy Cayler discovered she'd been deemed one of the best nurses in Iowa, she was shocked."I can tell you, I still don't know what to say," Cayler said when asked about the award. "It was very much an honor."Cayler was one of 100 Iowa nurses who were honored at the 100 Great Iowa Nurses celebration at the Iowa Events Center on Sunday.Cayler and 99 other nurses..
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  • Anti-Vaxxers Brought Their War to Minnesota—Then Came Measles

    Anti-Vaxxers Brought Their War to Minnesota—Then Came Measles
    MINNEAPOLIS — On the first Saturday this May, residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood socialized in the shadows of their towering public housing complexes. Chattering men sat for haircuts while headscarved women shopped the stalls lining the blue-bricked Riverside Mall. At nearby Currie Park, training-wheeled biker boys chased each other, circling a drained wading pool where girls played a game of tag. Their relatives picnicked in the shade. Not so visible was the fact that this Somali-A..
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  • POW: Here Comes A Tick Disease That's Worse Than Lyme

    POW: Here Comes A Tick Disease That's Worse Than Lyme
    Oh deer, the deer tick is now transmitting the Powassan Virus. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File) Lyme is bad. Not the fruit lime or the town of Lyme, Connecticut, which is quite lovely, but Lyme Disease, which is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi carried by ticks and can cause all kinds of skin, musculoskeletal, nervous system, and heart problems. But POW, beware of an even worse disease that you can get from tick bites...because you really just don't have enough problems in yo..
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  • 'Heaviest woman' being treated in UAE for health conditions

    'Heaviest woman' being treated in UAE for health conditions
    Image copyright EPA Image caption Doctors say Eman Abd El Aty has lost more than 250kg An Egyptian woman who was believed to have been the world's heaviest is now being treated for several health conditions at a hospital in Abu Dhabi.Eman Abd El Aty, said to have weighed around 500kg (1,102lb), left an Indian hospital last Thursday after doctors said she lost more than 250kg.But doctors in UAE say she is suffering from a "cardiac issue" and infected b..
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