Beauty Firms Run After Africa Cosmetics Boom

Kudirat Fashola brought beauty products back from the United States in her luggage and began as a one-woman business run out of a suitcase, the Nigeria's Kuddy Cosmetics. More than 20 years later, her daughter Zainob helps run the company which now wholesales leading beauty brands and is flooded with requests from companies anxious to crack the fast-growing cosmetics market in Africa's most populous country. "They love Nigeria. Every week I get emails... ...

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Morning Break: Birth Control Ban, Falsified Stem Cell Data

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MannKind soars as FDA panel backs its inhaled insulin product

(Reuters) - MannKind Corp's shares doubled on Wednesday, after an advisory committee to the U.S. health regulator recommended approval of the drug developer's inhaled insulin treatment. Analysts said the drug, Afrezza, is likely to win approval in its third attempt, but noted that MannKind would still have to conduct postmarket studies to demonstrate its long-term safety profile. "If approved, Afrezza will require quite extensive post-marketing surveillance to monitor lung cancer and pulmonary function. Given the costs involved, this could keep some (potential partners) at bay," MLV & Co analyst Graig Suvannavejh said in a note. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

MannKind soars as FDA panel backs its inhaled insulin product

(Reuters) - MannKind Corp's shares doubled on Wednesday, after an advisory committee to the U.S. health regulator recommended approval of the drug developer's inhaled insulin treatment.

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Obamacare enrollment exceeds seven million target despite setback

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national healthcare program signed up more than 7 million people by the end of March, the president said on Tuesday, notching a rare victory after a months-long, glitch-filled rollout of the law.

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Mammogram Debate

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More Evidence That Probiotics Won't Ease Baby's Colic

Parents gave Lactobacillus reuteri to colicky infants in study

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Could Reducing Stress Help Bring on a Migraine?

Small study suggests shifting hormone levels may have an impact, researcher says

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Cialis May Not Prevent Impotence in Men Treated for Prostate Cancer

Study sees little value in taking the drug during radiation treatment

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New Review Suggests Benefits of Annual Mammograms Are Overstated

Analysis of 50 years of clinical data adds to controversy over who should be screened, how often

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More Than 1 Million Americans Caring for Injured Veterans

Few public or private programs offer direct support to these caregivers, researchers say

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Parents' Addiction May Be Linked to Arthritis in Offspring

More studies needed to explore the apparent association, researchers say

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Fruits and Veggies May Reduce Death Risk, Study Suggests

Large 12-year review found the more daily portions you eat, the better off you are

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Parental Messages That Stress No Alcohol Do Get Through, Survey Finds

92 percent of teens who said parents opposed underage drinking weren't drinkers, MADD says

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Popular Kids May Be Targets for Bullying

Competition for social status could play a role, researchers say

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Scientists Make Gene Discovery in Lou Gehrig's Disease

Finding may advance understanding of fatal, degenerative condition

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Too Much Running Tied to Shorter Lifespan, Studies Find

New research rules out heart risk, certain medications as a contributing factor

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Health Tip: Preparing for Potty Training

Be positive in your approach

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Too Much Running Tied to Shorter Lifespan, Studies Find

New research rules out heart risk, certain medications as a contributing factor

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'App' Aims to Reduce Social Anxiety Disorders

(MedPage Today) -- A mobile application (KUDL) delivered promising results for reducing feelings of isolation, weirdness, and the need for social engagement in phase III clinical trials, researchers report in this exclusive MedPage Today video. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

Medical News Today: Children in the US: 1 in 3 may have high cholesterol

Approximately 1 in 3 children in the US may have borderline or high cholesterol, according to a new study recently presented at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.The research team, led by Dr. via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

Medical News Today: Are allergies made worse by stress?

Researchers from Ohio State University in Columbus explore the link between allergies and stress in a new study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.Allergies happen when a person's immune system overreacts to a - generally harmless - foreign substance (an "allergen"), launching chemicals such as histamines that provoke allergy symptoms. via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

Medical News Today: Mid-life mental function linked back to heart health in young adulthood

In one of the first extensive, long-term studies to look at heart disease risk factors in young adults, researchers have found that elevated heart risks are linked with lower cognitive function in mid-life. via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

Popularity Increases the Risk of Getting Bullied in Adolescence

For most adolescents, becoming more popular increases their risk of getting bullied and worsens the negative consequences of being victimized, a new study has found. "Most people probably would not think that having a higher social status would increase the risk of being targeted, but with few exceptions, that's what we find," said the study's lead author Robert Faris, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California-Davis. "It's kind of a hidden ...

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Cigna says signed up 75,000-100,000 for Obamacare

By Caroline Humer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigna Corp has enrolled between 75,000 and 100,000 people in Obamacare health plans during the first three months of enrollment, Chief Executive Officer David Cordani said on Tuesday at the Reuters Health Summit. Of those, about two-thirds signed up through the public exchanges created as part of U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, often called Obamacare, Cordani said on the day after the enrollment period for these plans ended. The rest signed up directly with Cigna.

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Cigna says signed up 75,000-100,000 for Obamacare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigna Corp has enrolled between 75,000 and 100,000 people in Obamacare health plans during the first three months of enrollment, Chief Executive Officer David Cordani said on Tuesday at the Reuters Health Summit.

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Scale of Guinea's Ebola epidemic unprecedented: aid agency

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea faces an Ebola epidemic on an unprecedented scale as it battles to contain confirmed cases now scattered across several locations that are far apart, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday.

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Missed the health care deadline? It's not too late

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for those who missed the health care law's enrollment deadline Monday.

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Hot Topics: Biomarkers for Alzheimer's

(MedPage Today) -- Where do biomarkers fit into the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease? That's the question we asked of three eminent Alzheimer's disease researchers and clinicians, whose answers covered the here-and-now of PET scans to future possibilities such as blood tests. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..