Day May 10, 2014

Call it “discipline,” “self-regulation,” “self-control,” or good ol’ “willpower,” the fact is, most of us wish we had more of it. When it comes to sticking to a healthy diet or starting a new fitness routine, who wouldn’t want it…

There are no words that can truly express the love and gratitude that we have for our mothers. Every day they bestow upon us their great wisdom, including guidance on how to heal from a broken heart and how to…

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer fought back on Saturday against criticism that its planned takeover of rival AstraZeneca would damage Britain’s science base by saying strong UK research was a key reason for the deal. Given…

Isn’t your mom the greatest? She feeds, hugs, supports, prepares and loves you like no one else. (Sorry dads, your day is next month.) But while families from coast to coast gather around flowers, heartfelt greeting cards, and scrumptious, kid-prepared…

A test that puts patients into cardiac arrest to find out if their new heart device is working is redundant and even harmful, new research out of McMaster University suggests.  Patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), a device that paces fast heart…

Die hard, the bee version. Bees, who needs them? They are scary, they sting and they seem to find magical ways into your securely locked home. I’m not bias, even though I run screaming like a little girl when I…

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil has confirmed a second case of atypical mad cow disease, a year after several countries banned Brazilian beef imports when a similar case of the disease was confirmed. The agriculture ministry said late Friday that…

The US food industry’s responsibility in fueling rising obesity levels is put under the microscope in a documentary released in the United States this weekend. “Fed Up” examines why, while there is a boom in gym membership and a surge…

Saudi Arabia announced seven more deaths from the MERS coronavirus Saturday, as the World Health Organisation prepared for an emergency meeting over worries about the spread of the disease. The Middle East Respiratory System coronavirus has now killed 133 people…

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The late Pope Paul VI, who led the Roman Catholic Church during one of its most turbulent modern periods and enshrined its opposition to contraception, will move a step closer to sainthood in…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Protesters in eastern China clashed with police at a rally against plans to build a huge waste incinerator that residents fear will be harmful to their health and add to pollution. Choking smog blankets many Chinese cities…

By Andreas Rinke STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that the German government would support a tie-up between German engineering firm Siemens and French rival Alstom if the corporate decision-makers decide that it would make sense.…

Staying physically active is far more likely to determine a woman’s future risk of heart disease than any other well-known factor, including smoking, obesity and high blood pressure, a new study reports. Looking across the lifespan of Australian women using…

You might think the Swiss Alps are delegated to ski bunnies and winter travel, but if you don’t visit during the warmer months you’re really missing out. That brings us to Gimmelwald, a gorgeous town located in the Bernese Oberland.…

Lachancea fermentati is an environmental yeast that is also used in the fermentation of alcoholic drinks. It has not previously been described as a human pathogen although the closely related yeast Saccharomyces boulardii can cause fungemia. Here we report a…

Network meta-analysis can be used to combine results from several randomized trials involving more than two treatments. Potential inconsistency among different types of trial (designs) differing in the set of treatments tested is a major challenge, and application of procedures…

The efficacy of topical ophthalmic corticosteroids depends upon small modifications in preparations, such as drug concentration.The aim of this study was to confirm that hydrocortisone acetate (HC-ac) ophthalmic ointments of 2.5% and 1% are more effective than a 0.5% eye…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Cheung Sha Wan to suspend business for 21 days, as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally extending the business…

/ o comments Why do we prefer Coke over a generic cola? Psychologist Paul Bloom tells the TED Radio Hour’s Guy Raz that we come to believe something is better because we’re told that it is.

The study, published May 7 in the journal Obstetrics Gynecology, is the first to bring collaborative depression care to an obstetrics/gynecology or women’s health care setting. Approximately one-third of American women list an obstetrician/gynecologist as their primary physician. In the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After bombarding South Korea’s female president with sexist invectives, North Korea’s state news agency has fired off racist insults against President Barack Obama that U.S. officials condemn as “disgusting.” North Korea is notorious for inflammatory,…

Heparanase is an endo-beta-D-glucuronidase that cleaves heparan sulfate chains of proteoglycans, resulting in the disassembly of the extracellular matrix. Heparanase has a central role in the development of various tumors, and its expression has been associated with increased tumor growth,…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – A female Mainland visitor was convicted of making false representation to an Immigration Officer and breaching of condition of stay in the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment today (May 10). The…

The present study investigated the neural correlates of sign language processing of Deaf people who had learned German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebardensprache, DGS) from their Deaf parents as their first language. Correct and incorrect signed sentences were presented sign by…

Much importance has been placed on assessing readiness for change as one of the earliest steps of implementation, but measuring it can be a complex and daunting task. Organizations and individuals struggle with how to reliably and accurately measure readiness…

Providing scalable clinical decision support (CDS) across institutions that use different electronic health record (EHR) systems has been a challenge for medical informatics researchers. The lack of commonly shared EHR models and terminology bindings has been recognised as a major…

Pregnancy affects your body in weird ways—random cravings and mood swings obviously come to mind. But forgetting to mail your rent check might be all on you: “Pregnancy brain” definitely exists, but it may not be as negative as you think.…

If you’ve ever played Nintendo, read the entire Harry Potter series (twice), or watched every single Star Wars movie, consider this the next best thing to SFW porn. Two guys and their friends dressed up in costumes fit for Comic Con and…

We all know that having a bun in the oven can make a woman crave some pretty weird foods, and Mila Kunis is no exception. The actress, who has a baby on the way with fiancé Ashton Kutcher, shared her pregnancy…

She was the first nurse we had the first time my former preemie Madeline was readmitted to the hospital after her NICU stay. She was the nurse closest in age to me, so I felt comfortable with her. She had…

Taking out the trash, washing the dishes, or doing laundry may not seem like make-it-or-break it moments for marriages — but according to a new study, how household chores are divided greatly affects relationship satisfaction. In the study, recently published…

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 9 (Reuters) – Kellogg Co has agreed to stop using terms such as “All Natural” and “100% Natural” on some of its Kashi and Bear Naked brand product labels and to pay more than…

Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a genetic cause of a facial disorder known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM). The researchers find that duplication of the gene OTX2 induces HFM, the second-most common facial anomaly after cleft lip and palate. HFM affects…

US regulators on Friday approved for market a new kind of prosthetic arm that allows a person to flex certain muscles in order to perform complex tasks. The development of the DEKA Arm System—nicknamed the “Luke” arm after Luke Skywalker…

(HealthDay)—New U.S. government data confirms the trend: the average age when women have their first babies continues to increase. For the last four decades, women, on average, have been having first babies later in life than ever before. In 2012,…

Vivek Reddy, MD, Director of Arrhythmia Services for The Mount Sinai Hospital, reported his promising12-month follow-up data showing the world’s first leadless pacemaker is demonstrating overall device performance comparable to conventional pacemakers. Dr. Reddy presented the one-year LEADLESS study data…

10 May 2014Last updated at 00:05 Bowel disease covers a wide range of conditions Patients with bowel disease are to be able to access an A-to-Z guide to help them find a specialist doctor. Bowel disease covers a wide range…

10 May 2014Last updated at 01:15 How easy is it to understand instructions on medicine labels and leaflets? In a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, patients use simple pictures of the sun rising over the mountains and the moon and stars…

A popular study from the 1970s that helps sell millions of dollars’ worth of fish oil supplements worldwide is deeply flawed, according to a new study being published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. A new study has found that…