Day August 29, 2014

()—Improving education about risky food handling behaviors would reduce the amount of foodborne illness and help improve food security around the world, according to Kansas State University research. For their study, the university’s Kadri Koppel, assistant professor of human nutrition,…

Nocturnal awakenings are frequent among 6-month-old children, but sharing bed might make things worse. Bedsharing reduce infants sleep duration and leads to a higher number of awakenings, a new study suggests. Even though the researchers find an overall reduction in…

The province’s privacy commissioner has found that Medicentres contravened the province’s Health Information Act (HIA) when they failed to protect the privacy of more than 600,000 Albertans. The investigation was launched in January after a laptop with unencrypted personal health…

The New Brunswick Medical Society is issuing its own prescription for fixing the province’s ailing health system and it calls for an infusion of cash to pay for new nursing homes, better access to primary care and more doctors. Dr. Lynn…

Before: 180 poundsAfter: 128 pounds The Lifestyle Virginia resident Cindy Santa Ana, 45, remembers exactly what she used to eat growing up: lots of canned soups, toaster pastries, frozen meals, and fast food. “I wasn’t getting nutrient-dense, real food,” she…

If gyms came with puppies, we’re pretty sure people would get crazy-excited to go to the gym. Since that doesn’t seem like it will be a reality any time soon, we’ll have to stick to whipping out this #FitnessFriday post…

Sometimes, your own insights might be better than your doc’s—at least, that’s what new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found about patients with hypertension who monitored their own blood pressure readings. According to the…

Hayley Edwards was concerned when her son Nathan suffered a reaction Three-week-old Nathan developed a painful rash and suffered swollen eyes Miss Edwards believed the tot had developed some form of milk allergy  Her GP tried to reassure her she…

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Improving maternal and reproductive health still remains a major challenge in most low-income countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The growing inequality in access to maternal health interventions is an issue of great concern. In Ghana, inadequate attention has been given…

The periodic health check-up has been a fundamental part of routine medical practice for decades, despite a lack of consensus regarding its value in health promotion and disease prevention. A large-scale Danish population-based preventive programme ‘Check your health’was developed based…

Glypican 3 (GPC3) is a member of the family of glypican heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs). The GPC3 gene may play a role in controlling cell migration, negatively regulating cell growth and inducing apoptosis. GPC3 is downregulated in several cancers, which…

Motherhood is like a little club—once you’re in it, you get it. While it’s mostly full of cuddles and laughter, side effects include some totally weird habits that you never would have entertained before having a kid. Here are the…

Join the Women’s Health Weekend Challenge to help you meet your fitness goals fast and make your weekend workouts count. Thousands of women already have. Join them, and achieve your fitness goals faster! Sumo Squat with Lateral Raise: This strengthening move targets…

Right before I started writing this column, I broke up with Patrick. Doesn’t seem like a big deal (and in the scheme of things, it’s not; it wasn’t) but Patrick was the first guy in almost three years that I…

Cigarette smoking kills approximately 440,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. It’s the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. In order to overcome this addiction, many people resort to nicotine replacement therapies. A recent…

University of Nevada, Reno and Desert Research Institute research shows rare fish struggling to survive Climate change is hurting reproduction of the endangered Devils Hole pupfish, threatening the survival of this rare species that has numbered as few as 35…

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Adults who have been hospitalized for a burn as a child experience higher than usual rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to new research at the University of Adelaide. A 30-year follow up of childhood burns victims has been…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Following is a speech delivered by the Solicitor General, Mr Frank Poon, at the seminar on “Hong Kong – An International Hub for Legal Arbitration Services” in Yangon, Myanmar, today (August 29): Dear U Aye Lwin,…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: According to statistics published today (August 29) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, total deposits with authorized institutions grew by 2.5% in July 2014.…

Doctors report a 20 per cent increase in women in the UK having thread vein removal treatment from their midriffs Is now most common area for removal of thread veins after face and legs Rising numbers of women aged 20-…

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Claire Hawker, 30, was desperate for bigger breasts as hers had ‘sagged’ Mother-of-two was recommended cosmetic surgeon in Prague by a friend  Paid £4,000 for flights and surgery – but surgeon spoke little English  Was still in excruciating pain a…

Called Demodex, they live in our hair follicles, buried head-down, eating the oils we secrete. Human faces host two species of mites – Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis Researchers found 100% of faces they examined had the mites  By Mark…

Botox and fillers for your feet will be big news, claim surgeons We will seek bouncier bottoms like the Brazilians Ear-tox is Botox for ears and is claimed to banish wrinkles By Bianca London for MailOnline Published: 10:48 EST, 28…

A study examining whether overweight or obese teens are at higher risk for substance abuse finds both good and bad news: weight status has no correlation with alcohol or marijuana use but is linked to regular cigarette smoking. These findings,…

By Kate Bass BSc The recently published National Immunization Survey (NIS) conducted by the CDC, shows that the majority of infants in the US were vaccinated against potentially serious diseases in 2013. Fewer than 1% of children were unvaccinated in…

Circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters – clumps of from 2 to 50 tumor cells that break off a primary tumor and are carried through the bloodstream – appear to be much more likely to cause metastasis than are single CTCs,…

Unprecedented international consortium — including the University of Maryland School of Medicine and NIH — now assembled to accelerate collaborative multi-site trials of candidate Ebola vaccine A candidate Ebola vaccine could be given to healthy volunteers in the UK, The…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (August 29) invited interested tenderers for the contract for the “Kai Tak Development ¡V Stage 2 Infrastructure Works for Developments at the Southern Part of the Former Runway”…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Government today (August 29) announcedappointments to the Appeal Board Panel constituted under section 7I of the Human Organ Transplant Ordinance. The Secretary for Food and Health has appointed Miss Lisa Lau Man-man as a new…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Government announced today (August 29) the appointment of the chairman and members of the Legal Aid Services Council. The Chief Executive has re-appointed Dr Eric Li Ka-cheung as chairman of the council, and Ms Juliana…

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Government published in the Gazette today (August 29) the proposed road works at Ping Kong Road, Sheung Shui. The proposed works are needed to accommodate a proposed primary school in Area 36, Fanling. The proposed…

Although genome wide studies have associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)s near PICALM with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the mechanism underlying this association is unclear. PICALM is involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and modulates Ass clearance in vitro. Comparing allelic expression provides the…

The tragedy of vision loss and blindness in Indigenous communities is striking: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have six times more blindness than non-Indigenous adults and nearly three times as much vision loss. What’s worse, 94% of this vision…

A new study finds that women who are obese can limit their weight gain during pregnancy using conventional weight loss techniques, including attending weekly group support meetings, seeking advice about nutrition and diet, and keeping food and exercise journals. Results…

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But the state offered few details about where the negotiations with the federal government are heading. Also in news about changes from the health law in the states, the Arizona Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a case…

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