Saturday, January 31, 2015

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White House Urges Measles Vaccinations As Number of Infected Passes 100




Outbreak has now spread to 13 states


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Friday, January 30, 2015

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Why You’re Less Likely to Die in a Car Than Ever Before




'Motor vehicles are safer than they ever have been in the past'


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Super Bowl Teams’ Cities See 18% Spike in Flu Death




Call it Super Bowl fever. In cities that send teams to the big February game, researchers see an 18% spike in flu death in adults…


Published on January 31, 2015 at 01:32AM


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Lonely, Depressed People Are More Likely to Binge-Watch TV




The habit is a way to forget about negative feelings


Published on January 30, 2015 at 09:52PM


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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came From Overseas




Virus was carried to the U.S. by a foreign tourist or American returning home.


Published on January 30, 2015 at 11:02AM


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Most Americans and Scientists Tend to Disagree, Survey Finds




And that's not a good thing, scientists say


Published on January 30, 2015 at 06:04AM


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Income Matters Most to People in This Age Group




Money may mean the most in midlife


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Here’s How Many Calories You’ll Eat During the Super Bowl




And how much exercise you'd have to do to burn them off


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This Is the No. 1 Driver of Diabetes and Obesity




"A sugar calorie is much more harmful."


Published on January 30, 2015 at 03:03AM


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IBM Thinks it Can Make Your Food Safer: Will it Work?




IBM plans to sequence the microbiomes of food ingredients to prevent outbreaks earlier


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The Next Best Thing to a Cure for Diabetes




Inspired by his son's condition, a father has invented a bionic pancreas that could transform life with diabetes


Published on January 29, 2015 at 11:35PM


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The City of Phoenix Is Monitoring a Thousand People For Measles




The unvaccinated are being asked to stay inside for 21 days


Published on January 29, 2015 at 05:16PM


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The Ebola Virus Is Mutating, Say Scientists




Researchers investigating whether this makes the disease more contagious.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

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A California High School Suspended 66 Kids Over Measles Fears




School districts are grappling over whether to make vaccination a condition of enrollment.


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People Think Expensive Drugs Work Better, Study Shows




Even when there's nothing inside


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California Says E-Cigarettes a Health Risk




Department of health advises Californians to stay away from e-cigs


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Beauty Products May Trigger Early Menopause




Biology determines when women hit menopause, but exposure to some common household products and pollutants may drive that timing even earlier


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Even More Bad News For Young Football Players




Former NFL players performed below expectations for their age groups on cognitive assessments


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This Is How to Make NFL Helmets Safer




Better materials could mean fewer concussions


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This Is How to Make NFL Helmets Safer




Better materials could mean fewer concussions


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These Are the Cities With the Most Bed Bugs




The cities with the most cases of bed bugs in the United States are Chicago, Detroit and Columbus, Ohio, according to a recent promotional study…


Published on January 29, 2015 at 02:48AM


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Battle Over Paid Surrogacy Opens New Front




The bill is personal for this New York senator


Published on January 29, 2015 at 01:45AM


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Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Treating Peanut Allergies




A combination of peanut protein and a probiotic helped 80 percent of study participants


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Violent Psychopaths Don’t Register Punishment, Study Says




Violent psychopaths seem to have abnormalities in the parts of the brain that learn from punishment, according to a new study published in the journal…


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Sugary Drinks Linked to Girls’ Earlier Periods




Girls who drink sugary beverages have their first period earlier, a new study says


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