MI: Study Measures Impact of Friendship

(MedPage Today) -- Does social support aid recovering regardless of age? via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States

(Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Tuesday the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country.

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Acupuncture may not be effective for knee pain: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture won't improve chronic knee pain in middle-aged people, researchers say.

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RheumShorts: Psoriatic Arthritis and Shingles (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Combo psoriatic arthritis treatment associated with an increased risk of herpes zoster. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

CDC experts to deploy to Texas if patient has Ebola: official

DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. health specialists are ready to deploy to Dallas if a patient being evaluated for Ebola is found to be carrying the disease that has killed thousands of people in West Africa, a Dallas County official said on Tuesday.

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25 McDonald's Items You Can't Get In The U.S.

Mozzarella sticks? Oreo ice cream cones? Beer? AMERICA, GET ON THIS.

Bubblegum Squash McFlurry (Australia)

Don't freak out: There is no ACTUAL squash in this. It's blue bubble gum syrup and cute marshmallows mixed into the standard soft-serve.

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Cono Oreo (Mexico)

OH MY GOD IT'S AN OREO CONE.

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McPaneer (India)

Just one of McDonald's India's many vegetarian options, the McSpicy Paneer is a "burger" consisting of soft crispy coated paneer cheese, lettuce, and a tandoori mayonnaise.

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Mozzarella Dippers (Britain)

That's right, British McD's has MOZZ STICKS. *organizes petition to bring these to America*

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Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria, Senegal, appear contained: CDC reports

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Efforts to contain the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal appear to have succeeded, even as the virus continues to spread in the hardest-hit West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, U.S. and African health officials said on Tuesday.

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CDC experts to deploy to Texas if patient has Ebola: official

By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. health specialists are ready to deploy to Dallas if a patient being evaluated for Ebola is found to be carrying the disease that has killed thousands of people in West Africa, a Dallas County official said on Tuesday. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas officials said in a statement on Monday that an unnamed patient was being tested for Ebola and had been placed in "strict isolation" due to the patient's symptoms and recent travel history. The U.S. ...

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Olympic swimming champ Phelps arrested on drunken driving charge

(Adds background) By Steve Ginsburg WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was arrested for drunken driving early on Tuesday after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said. Phelps, 29, was clocked by radar around 1:40 a.m. traveling 84 miles per hour (135 kph) in a 45-mph (72-kph) zone, police said. The 18-time Olympic gold medalist was booked and released. Phelps, who has won 22 Olympic medals and appears to be eyeing a spot on the U.S. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Rural Hospitals Kept Out of Gov't Quality Programs

(MedPage Today) -- Federal programs to boost hospital quality don't reach many rural areas. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

Obesity Tied to Higher Cancer Risk for Colon Cancer Survivors

Finding is yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight, experts say via Resurrection Health Care - Daily News More READ

Groups Call for Medicare Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening

CT scans for high-risk seniors covered by private insurers, but Medicare not required to do so via Resurrection Health Care - Daily News More READ

Time to Let the Sunshine In

By AARP Executive Vice President Debra Whitman, Ph.D. and AARP Director of Health Services Research Leigh PurvisStarting today, AARP members and consumers of all ages will be able to get a better idea of what may be driving their health care provider's decisions thanks to the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, or Sunshine Act. The Sunshine Act... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Georgia woman gets 30-year prison term in daughter's malnutrition death

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A suburban Atlanta woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty charges in the malnutrition death of her 16-year-old daughter. Ebony Berry, 37, did not withhold food from her daughter, Markea, but failed to seek proper medical care for the teenager, who weighed 43 pounds (19.5 kg) when she died in 2012, prosecutors said. "Had (Ebony Berry) gotten the victim the help she needed, there's a chance Markea would be here today," Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Lindsay Gardner said in a statement. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria, Senegal, appear contained: CDC reports

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Efforts to contain the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal appear to have succeeded, even as the virus continues to spread in the hardest-hit West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, U.S. and African health officials said on Tuesday. In Nigeria, no new cases of Ebola have occurred since August 31, "suggesting that the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria might have been contained," according to one of three reports released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

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Student shot after argument at North Carolina high school

WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) - An argument between two male students outside a North Carolina high school early on Tuesday ended with one of them shooting the other, police said. The shooter, who was not identified by officials because he is a juvenile, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, said William Halliburton, the police chief in Albemarle, about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte. Police received a call about shots fired at Albemarle High School at 7:40 a.m. EDT and arrived to find a 16-year-old student shot in the hip and abdomen, Halliburton said. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Oklahoma judge rules against Obamacare tax subsidies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Tuesday that tax subsidies vital to the implementation of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law are unlawful, giving a boost to opponents of the measure known as Obamacare.

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Oklahoma judge rules against Obamacare tax subsidies

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled on Tuesday that tax subsidies vital to the implementation of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law are unlawful, giving a boost to opponents of the measure known as Obamacare. U.S. District Judge Ronald White found that the Internal Revenue Service rule that the Obama administration issued to set up tax-credit subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums under Obamacare was "an invalid implementation" of the law based on his interpretation of it. ...

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CDC Probing Kids' Paralysis Cases

(MedPage Today) -- Enterovirus D68 may be culprit in Colorado cases. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

World Cerebral Palsy Day 2014: 'Change My World in 1 Minute'

According to the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF), over 17 million people worldwide have cerebral palsy -- for which there is no cure. I am one of them. Tomorrow is World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day 2014. The goal of this project, led by a group of non-profit cerebral palsy charities and supported by organizations in over... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Hyde Amendment: 38 Year Legacy of Interference With Religious Liberty and Values

As a clergy person who regularly speaks out in support of access to abortion care, people often talk to me about their personal struggles with their day to day life and their faith. Far too often the lessons they heard from the pulpit and the pews have left them feeling unprepared to make healthy decisions about relationships and sex and...

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World Cerebral Palsy Day 2014: 'Change My World in 1 Minute'

According to the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF), over 17 million people worldwide have cerebral palsy -- for which there is no cure. I am one of them. Tomorrow is World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day 2014. The goal of this project, led by a group of non-profit cerebral palsy charities and supported by organizations in over... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Research: Self-Compassionate Women Have More Positive Body Image

Self-compassionate women have more positive body image and cope better with personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives, a new study has found. Research at the University of Waterloo found that this self-compassion might be an important means to protect girls and young women against unhealthy weight-control practices and eating disorders. Lead author Allison Kelly said that women may experience a more positive body image and better eating ...

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Anti-Influenza Drug Administered to a French Woman Infected With Ebola Virus

FUJIFILM Corporation announced that the anti-influenza drug 'Avigan(r) Tablet 200mg' (Favipiravir) has been administered to a patient infected with the Ebola virus disease at a hospital in France. The drug was developed by the Fujifilm Group company Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. The Japanese government has announced that they are ready to offer a drug developed by a Japanese company, as a potential treatment for Ebola. Avigan was provided as an emergency ...

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