Biden outlines Cancer Moonshot efforts to break barriers
Biden, who lost his 46-year-old son, Beau, to cancer in 2015, outlined some of the plans for the Obama administration's Cancer Moonshot initiative at a meeting at Howard University in Washington on Wednesday. Researchers and public health leaders are meeting Wednesday at more than 270 sites in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and D.C. to discuss how they could make a decade worth of progress in understanding, preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer and caring for patients in the next five yea..>> view originalThe FDA Says You Shouldn't Eat Raw Cookie Dough
Health officials are lending legitimacy to the age-old warning not to eat raw cookie dough. The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Tuesday about a recent E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated flour, advising consumers not to eat raw dough — including that for bread, pizza and cookies. The FDA is investigating the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported on June 1 that 38 people in 20 states had been infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli..>> view originalThe D.C. Monument Full of Zika Mosquitoes
The disease carriers are living in a birdbath just three blocks from where Congress has done nothing about them.The newest monument in Washington, D.C., is not a soaring stone obelisk or a bigger-than-life statue but a thigh-high cement birdbath. Once two tiered, now one, the birdbath is no less apt a symbol of unconscionable inaction in the Capitol three blocks away.On each of the previous four years, the birdbath has produced living specimens of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, best known for carryin..>> view originalDoctors worry over women going for cleanshaven 'Barbie doll look'
A new study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Dermatology found that 62 percent of a nationally representative sample of 3,316 women said they opted for complete removal of their pubic hair; 84 percent reported some grooming. For years, gynecologists have had a bird’s-eye view on a phenomenon that is now so popular as to be almost commonplace: female genitalia, bereft of hair. Sometimes called “grooming,” the practice of shearing off pubic hair — parodied on “Saturday Night Live,” celebra..>> view originalHeart disease and cancer are responsible for nearly half of all deaths in the US, report says
What are the most common ways to die in America? The answer depends on how old you are, whether you’re a man or a woman, and your racial and ethnic background, a new report shows.Alzheimer’s disease accounted for 5% of deaths among U.S. women, for instance, but only 2.1% of deaths among men. Accidents and unintentional injuries caused 39.7% of deaths among people between the ages of 10 and 24, but only 7.4% of deaths for adults between the ages of 45 and 64. Diabetes was responsible for 4.3% of..>> view originalCanned foods linked to BPA risk in new study
For more than 40 years, BPA has been widely used in consumer products, such as the inside lining of cans, to prevent metal corrosion and breakages, preserving the food inside. The study suggests that canned soups and pasta can expose consumers to higher concentrations of BPA than canned vegetables and fruit -- and although those foods are tied to BPA concentrations, canned beverages, meat and fish are not."This knowledge can help guide consumers when making decisions as to which canned products ..>> view originalShire's stock surges after ADHD drug trial meets key endpoints
Copyright ©2016 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. By using this site you agree to the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. Intraday Data provided by SIX Financial Information and subject to terms of use. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. Intraday data delayed per exchange requirements. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & C..>> view originalIt's unclear whether yearly pelvic exam is necessary, task force says
share tweet pin email comment () The annual pelvic exam is uncomfortable, invasive — and might not be necessary for healthy women. Or is it? There isn't a clear answer. An influential government task force determined Tuesday there isn't enough solid science to prove that the exams are needed and there also isn't enough to recommend discontinuing them. "For asymptomatic women, we are not recommending for or against," Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, chair of the U. S. Pr..>> view originalVector Control taking action after West Nile Virus found in mosquito
Vector Control is taking the fight against mosquitoes to the streets Wednesday night.Crews will be spraying in the Greenwood and Horne Road area over the next few days. The response comes after a mosquito carrying the West Nile Virus was found along the 2900 block of Lawton Street, right in front of Martin Middle School. (See map below)Spraying is done at night, because that's when the mosquitoes are more active and an easier target."When the spray makes contact with the mosquito, it's an instan..>> view originalMarijuana compound smokes the seeds of Alzheimer's disease
Medical Marijuana compound smokes the seeds of Alzheimer's disease Nick Lavars June 29, 2016 Memory loss, decline in brain function and communication skills are all clear indicators of Alzheimer's disease. But the brain's chemistry begins to change long before these telltale signs appear through the accumulation of what are known as amyloid beta proteins. These proteins go on to form brain p..>> view original
Thursday, June 30, 2016
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