health and fitness
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 16 hours 43 minutes ago
Here’s yet another reason for giving up soda: A new study out today suggests that just one 12 ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage can raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 22 percent. Since most research on the evils of...
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 22 hours 43 minutes ago
Drinking one or more cans of sugary soft drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of diabetes in later life, a study suggests.
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 1 day 43 minutes ago
Sydney Corcoran, who was injured during the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, was still recovering at Boston Medical Center on Tuesday for her 18th birthday. So fellow bombing victim Jeff Bauman stopped by to give her a present. Bauman is the man in the wheel...(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours 43 minutes ago
A Taiwanese man has contracted a deadly strain of bird flu once confined to mainland China, health officials said today.
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours 43 minutes ago
Can you be dead for five hours and then brought back?
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 43 minutes ago
By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Knee pain appears to decrease up to one year after "prolotherapy," a series of sugar water injections at the site of the pain, according to a new study. Previous research on the therapy that suggested positive effects was...(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 hour 43 minutes ago
By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out...(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 hours 43 minutes ago
Some gay rights advocates call the move a step forward, but others say the 103-year-old organization has sent the wrong message to youth if it denies membership to gay leaders.
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 hours 43 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc said it was informed by its partner Astellas Pharma Inc that the Japanese company would not be seeking marketing approval for their experimental kidney cancer drug in Europe. Aveo's shares were down about 13 percent in extended trade, after closing at...(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 hours 43 minutes ago
By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority over drug compounding. U.S. lawmakers, responding to a deadly meningitis outbreak in...(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 5 hours 43 minutes ago
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday his chamber would chart its own path on immigration rather than simply considering a Senate-passed measure, quashing hopes some Democrats had for quickly enacting the landmark legislation....(more)
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 6 hours 43 minutes ago
By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index dipped on Thursday as fears the U.S. Federal Reserve will dial back its bond-buying program and pessimism following sluggish economic data from China and Europe fueled declines in all major sectors. Weakness in Toronto-Dominion Bank further...(more)
