Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arab Herald.com http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/cat/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 23:57:10 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:57:10 -0400 30 Actor Chris Rock is auctioning a role in his next movie to raise money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. The winning bidder will play a role in "Finally Famous", which also stars Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Rock's ongoing auction on CharityBuzz.com ends June ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214769543/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214769543/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c One Direction band members have announced that they will support a charity organisation, Stand Up To Cancer by donating 200,000 pounds from ticket sales of their 2014 stadium tour. The band members - Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are also planning to add more dates to the tour if the first ones sell out. "We're so proud to be supporting Stand Up To Cancer ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763786/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 16:50:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763786/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their heart's health, reports Science Daily. Poor ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214756603/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214756603/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A 9-year-old girl took on the head of McDonald's Corp. on healthy eating during the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Fourth-grader Hannah Robertson, who spoke up during the gathering's question-and-answer session, told the fast food mogul that it would be nice if he stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat junk food all the time, the New York Daily News ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than people who acquire Type 2 diabetes as adults, a new study has found. "Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults," Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of pediatric endocrinology in the School of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753725/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:40:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753725/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753719/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753719/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A two-year-old Green Tree Python sits wrapped around a dowel at the Ball Python world booth at the Edmonton Reptile and Amphibian Society’s spring expo at the Sands Hotel on May 25, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214771463/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 23:10:15 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214771463/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Peter Robson has built a thriving business based on his simple prescription for hospitals and clinics: “Only buy what you ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770899/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 22:29:20 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770899/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c But an increasing number of physicians have accepted the situation and are seeking business training as they adjust to pressures that they cut costs and improve the quality of health ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770911/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:18 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770911/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c William B. Coley , proposed in the 1890s that a substance in bacteria stimulated the immune system to attack cancer as well as infection. While Coley achieved some success in treating patients, he was opposed by close-minded ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770245/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:29:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770245/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Medical students nationwide are struggling to find residency positions - a crucial stage in their process of becoming a doctor. But, a unique program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine guarantees residency spots for Keeley Ewing-Bramblett and her fellow students. It will allow her to stay in a rural area where, "I know I'm going to be making an ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770305/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770305/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Lori Silvester with her children Harrison and Kate at their Cranberry home Monday, May 20, 2013. The family will be hosting the 5th annual community Alex's Lemonade Stand in an effort to raise money for cancer research following the passing away of two family friends who were children with ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770306/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:09:44 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770306/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Yet almost lost in the anxiety that gripped the stock market last week is that whenever the Fed slows its drive to keep interest rates low, it will be cause for celebration: It would mean policymakers think the economy is strong enough to accelerate with less help from the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770307/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:08:24 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770307/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Therapy dogs were at the Boston bombings and most recently when the Oklahoma tornado hit. Some say therapy dogs can effectively lower blood pressure and nxiety for victims of disasters and illness. Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770309/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:07:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770309/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (CBS News) NEW YORK - As we covered the recent bombings in Boston and this week's tornado in Oklahoma, we saw -- as we almost always do -- how tragedy often brings out the very best in people. That seems to be true for some special dogs as well. Finn and Emma are a mixed breed of poodle and wheaten terrier. Yet when it comes to helping people in distress their pedigree is pure: ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770308/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 21:07:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770308/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any empty calories.But one doctor in Texas is saying "smoking" your alcohol is extremely bad for your health."Once I lost the weight ... if you lose the weight, then you want ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214768830/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 20:24:07 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214768830/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It sounds simple on the surface, but there is much to know about the new tax credit that will help up to 193,000 San Diego County residents pay for health insurance, starting on Jan. 1, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214768888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 20:19:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214768888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770953/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 19:31:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214770953/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Bandar Seri Begawan - A local man who forged sick leave certificates was sentenced to six months in jail yesterday by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764884/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 19:26:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764884/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kisumu County is currently gaining from early childhood development (ECDEs). The 7,800 target MVC include in-school children who are at risk of dropping out and out-of school children. The project is designed to complement the Kisumu City Directorate of Education (formerly Kisumu Municipal Education) office's efforts to achieve ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764811/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 19:08:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764811/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) (L) and former White House Chief of Staff under the Clinton Administration Erskine Bowles (R), both co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, have endorsed eliminating state-based provider taxes, one of the ways in which states manipulate federal health-care spending. (Image credit: Getty Images via ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764423/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 18:46:54 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764423/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c How will you pay for health care? (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The year is flying by and beginning in 2014, you'll be required to have health insurance coverage. There is still significant confusion on how insurance will be bought and sold, and how much it will cost. In this post, I discuss five quick facts you need to know to prepare for the health insurance ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764114/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 18:04:17 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764114/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In this undated combo picture released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Bishop Boulos Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church, left, and John Ibrahim of the Assyrian Orthodox Church, right, who were kidnapped Monday, in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (AP ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764129/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 18:03:12 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764129/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Labor unions that have solidly backed President Obama are splitting with him over ObamaCare -- with one calling for the "repeal or complete reform" of the president's signature health-care law. Union leaders argue insurance costs for millions of workers will increase under the president's health-care plan so they might have to drop their existing plan, despite Obama promising ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764130/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 17:50:08 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214764130/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Americans shopping for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act next year might hit an unexpected obstacle: If they don't have a bank account, they might not be able to receive ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763886/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 17:06:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763886/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (CBS News) Despite years in the spotlight, actress Elisabeth Rohm, best known for her role on "Law and Order," kept her struggle with infertility private, until now. The actress-turned-author is out with a new book called "Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not as I ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763876/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 17:05:37 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763876/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The garden, on the scraggly outskirts of town, is one of seven in Fresno created for immigrants, refugees and residents of impoverished neighborhoods with mental health money from the state. At the Slavic Community Garden, Ukrainian refugees persecuted for their religious beliefs in the Soviet Union now grow black currants for jam, dill for pickles and soups, and medicinal calendula flowers from ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763597/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:37 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214763597/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c published in the British Medical Journal has found that statins, a group of heavily prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, can actually increase your risk for diabetes. The researchers looked at 1.5 million people and found that those on statins were 22 percent more likely to develop type-2 diabetes. The researchers and other experts didn't necessarily endorse going off the drugs. But they ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762940/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 15:11:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762940/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama-May-25(BNA)Health Minister Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al-Shehabi returned home after attending the 66th annual meeting of the World Health Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. He led Bahrain's delegation which included the Kingdom's Permanent Representative Dr. Abdulkarim Bucheeri, Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Care and Public Health Dr. Mariam Adhbi Al-Jalahmi, Public and ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762941/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 15:08:53 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762941/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c One Direction announce 2014 world tour One Direction will donate 200,000 pounds from ticket sales to a cancer charity. The pop superstars have announced 50p from each ticket sold for their 2014 UK stadium tour - with dates in Dublin, Sunderland, Manchester, Edinburgh and London - will go to Stand Up To Cancer. The Little Thing hitmakers - made up of Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762942/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 15:06:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762942/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Expert: People with diabetes should keep carbs down, more protein. President Barack Obama, joined by First Lady Michelle Obama, delivers remarks on the South Lawn of the White House during the annual picnic. UPI/Kristoffer ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762943/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 14:48:18 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762943/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Anthony Mason and Anne-Marie Greene speak with "Law and Order" actress, and now author, Elizabeth Rohm about making her private battle with infertility ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762115/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:23 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762115/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The FDA is investigating Tennessee pharmacy distributor Main Street Family Pharmacy after seven patients, in several states, were sickened with a potentially contaminated steroid. Anthony Mason ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762103/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762103/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The long Memorial Day weekend kicks off the unofficial start of the summer but with that comes in seasonal hazards and here are some tips. To avoid the five most common dangers sunburns nothing ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762131/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 13:23:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214762131/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NAIROBI, KENYA: On May 14, nine-year-old Mariam became the first girl in Kenya to receive a free vaccine against cervical cancer at her Central Primary School ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761384/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 12:46:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761384/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c IN FORTY-eight years, Sue Cowan was never recognised for her work on the Gold Coast - that was until she was recently named the city's premier nurse at an inaugural ceremony held in Southport.Mrs Cowan works in the neurology and cardiology units at the Gold Coast Hospital and said she could write a book about changes she has seen in the industry, reminiscing on a time when nurses were ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761385/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 12:39:10 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761385/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli pediatric surgeons corrected congenital heart defects on a four-year-old Syrian girl at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761386/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:23 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761386/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c pressuring Facebook to take a stronger stance in favor of women’s health and crackdown against messages that "trivialize or glorify" violence against women. ';I’m a big supporter of that ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761387/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 12:33:47 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761387/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types, and skin cancer awareness aims to increase the importance of prevention and early detection. One couple understands too well just how important early detection can be. TODAY's Lester Holt ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761388/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 12:31:56 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214761388/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Talk about arthritis with most people my age and you'll get little or no traction. It's usually 'not our disease'. But change the dialogue from arthritis to bone health and everything changes. Bone health is relevant and important. And you get the response that marketers long to hear: TELL ME MORE! It works on the clinical side too. Some of you might remember the term ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760805/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 11:38:41 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760805/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c What a difference two years can make to the number of health care professionals practising in Saskatchewan.According to Health Indicators 2013, a report released earlier this week by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Saskatchewan had 38 dentists per 100,000 people in 2011 compared to the national average of 60 dentists per 100,000 residents.However, more recent figures indicate the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760856/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760856/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Children Are Dying ,'; in which Alexandra Robbins, a former editorial assistant at this magazine, describes a baby named Atticus. Eleven weeks old and born about three months premature, he resides in the neonatal intensive-care unit at a Washington-area hospital, ';one of the most prominent in the country'; (though unnamed by Washingtonian, perhaps for legal reasons), yet the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 10:43:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214760332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759761/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 09:10:08 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759761/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Teenagers are very easily influenced by those they perceive as glamorous, rich or powerful. We like to keep our gossip-sniffing noses poked eternally in the lives of celebrities. It's far easier for us to remember the minute details of Ian Somerhalder's eventful dating history than any schoolwork. When Angelina Jolie revealed that she had a double mastectomy to reduce her genetically ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759159/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:03 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759159/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c | Pharmacist Ben Fuchs and Alex discuss breast cancer, and Angelina Jolie's recent double mastectomy." title="The Real Cause of Breast ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 08:41:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Riyadh, May25 (BNA)-- Arabtec Holding PJSC announced today that its joint venture between Arabtec Saudi Arabia LLC and Greece's Terna S.A. has been awarded a SAR404 million contract by Aldara Medical Corporation to build Aldara Hospital and Medical Center, a 105-bed hospital in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh. Arabtec, which has a strong track record of complex construction projects, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 08:33:30 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c If the beach is in your plans this Memorial Day, Consumer Reports wants to remind you to slather on the sunscreen. However, not all sunscreens may be equal in terms of protection and lasting power. Consumer Reports tested 12 popular sunscreens for the July 2013 issue, and found some products don't meet the SPF claims made on the bottles. That means paying more for your sunscreen doesn't ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759162/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:07 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214759162/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A Business Friendly Contact Desk has been set up within the health ministry to promote contacts with the business community for ventures within the health sector. In a press conference held this morning at the Ministry of Health in Valletta, current Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Claudio Tonna, said the desk will "serve as a contact point with the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758039/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758039/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c An anti-cancer drug may reverse memory problems in an Alzheimer's Disease mouse model, according to new research carried out at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The study, published in the journal Science, examined previously published outcomes on the drug bexarotene - which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in cutaneous T ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758040/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758040/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases. The exact cause of these diseases - autoimmune thyroid disease, coeliac ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758041/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:27 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758041/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c swine flu pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65, while those 65 and over had greater immunity due to previous exposure to similar viruses. Deaths ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758042/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758042/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Calcium, an essential nutrient for bone health, is commonly found in dairy products as well ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758043/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758043/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c hypothyroidism , according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Hypothyroidism occurs when an underactive thyroid does not produce enough hormones. More than 9.5 million people nationwide have hypothyroidism. People who have thyroid function at the low end of the normal range have subclinical ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758044/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758044/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c heart disease , according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Fish oil supplements, also called omega 3 fatty acid capsules, raise levels of adiponectin in the bloodstream. Adiponectin is an important hormone that has beneficial effects on metabolic processes like glucose regulation and the modulation ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758045/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758045/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c stroke are projected to more than double and the number of people having strokes may increase 20 percent by 2030, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. In a statement published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, the association cites the aging U.S. population as the main reason for the increases and predicts that by ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758047/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:24 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758047/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado shows that households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria - including bacteria that are rarely found in households that do not have dogs. The finding is part of a larger study to improve our understanding of the microscopic life forms that live in our homes. "We wanted to know what variables ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758046/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:24 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758046/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new study published online in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely to use calorie information given in the restaurants to inform their food choices. It also found that young people eating at fast food or chain restaurants twice a week or more were half as likely ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757943/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:23 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757943/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c rheumatoid arthritis , researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique subset of antibodies that have a disease-promoting role. Reporting in the journal Science Translational Medicine online, the Johns Hopkins team describes how it found the novel antibodies to peptidylarginine deiminase 4, or PAD4, in blood samples from ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758049/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758049/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The human gut is loaded with commensal bacteria - "good" microbes that, among other functions, help the body digest food. The gastrointestinal tract contains literally trillions of such cells, and yet the immune system seemingly turns a blind eye. However, in several chronic human diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758048/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758048/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Netherlands first to approve new fixed-dose combination treatment for men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with BPH ASTELLAS PHARMA EUROPE B.V., the European subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc.(Tokyo:4503), have announced the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) has granted marketing authorisation for VESOMNI in the Netherlands. The market authorisation granted for ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757964/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:21 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757964/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The amount of money allocated to GPs to care for their patients is set to fall by nearly 200m over the next three years- equivalent to the current funding for 1.2 million patients, according to predictions from GP leaders. The stark warning comes from the Royal College of General Practitioners who say that the proportion of NHS funding being spent on general practice has been falling for ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758050/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:21 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758050/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any added heart toxicity, according to the results of a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758051/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:20 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758051/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c bird flu virus may be human transmissible through direct contact as well as through airborne exposure, according to a new study. Scientists came up with this conclusion after discovering that the virus, which has already killed 36 people in China, can spread between ferrets. However, H7N9 has not yet shown compellingly that it is human transmissible, the experts, from China, Canada and the ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758054/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:19 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758054/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Surprisingly, cockroaches are steering away from sugary-coated traps designed to kill them. The phenomenon has been subject to much scientific interest with many experts asking why they avoid the traps if they are coated in glucose - a tempting treat for cockroaches. A new study published in the May 24th edition of Science has revealed why. Cockroaches determine whether or not food is safe by ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758053/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:19 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758053/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has proposed a fee structure for a self-financed medical marijuana industry that supports patient access without relying on taxpayer resources. Acting DPH Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758052/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:18 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758052/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Entertainment News: BANGALORE: Doctors, especially oncologists, in Bangalore have been flooded with queries about the treatment, after the story about Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie undergoing prophylactic double mastectomy broke about a week ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758056/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:28 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758056/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A scheme which encourages NHS staff to get together once a month to discuss the stresses of their jobs is to be rolled out across the health service, officials ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757947/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:33:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214757947/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Angelina effect: Some doctors have been asked by patients, a few of whom have been treated for breast cancer earlier, to consider performing mastectomies on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758057/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:26:04 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758057/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The temptation to hold onto an official bungalow 'illegally' in the Capital is not exclusive to bureaucrats and political leaders. Even Indian Railways officials are attracted by the prospect of living in New Delhi localities.They refuse to let go of their accommodation even after transfers and retirements, especially when it comes to living in VIP areas such as Sardar Patel Marg and ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758004/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:19:25 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758004/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Nobody ages backward. Now that we have that unpleasant fact out of the way, let's get to some good news: You don't need to be a genetically blessed model or have a plastic surgeon on speed dial to keep your body in remarkable shape. Instead, just dive into the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth: fitness. With the right workout strategy, one targeted for your age and ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758061/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 07:10:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758061/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A few years ago, Debbie Jankowski went hunting for a way to bring her life new joy. She found the solution in her bank account. "I had always been thrifty, but I decided it was time to spend money on things that would broaden my world," says Jankowski, who's based in Philadelphia. She splurged on sightseeing in Ireland and jungle-roaming in Costa Rica with her husband, along with ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214756821/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 06:22:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214756821/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Starting Tuesday, Nationwide SEIU Events Will Highlight How McCain Care Leaves Women and Families Behind WASHINGTON - August 18 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Beginning Tuesday, August 19, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:50 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Health Care Workers, Patients, Consumers to Speak Out About Challenges of Broken System WASHINGTON - August 15 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755772/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:48 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755772/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755773/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:47 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755773/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755774/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:41 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755774/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755646/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755646/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to international ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755775/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:32 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755775/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Cancer’s New Battleground - the Developing World . Jackson Orem is a busy man. He directs the Uganda Cancer Institute – the only dedicated cancer treatment facility in a country of 33 million people. Yet he still finds time to see patients, like Musa Settimba. "Good to see you," Orem says as he enters a small exam room furnished with little more than a chair and table. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755776/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:34 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755776/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c MIAMI -- Marc Henderson, a 63-year-old African-American airport administrator here, isn’t afraid to ask his physician to do a blood test for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a screening test for prostate cancer. "I’d rather know early on so that it can be treated, rather than sit around in denial until it’s too late," he said. "If it’s going to help catch ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755777/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755777/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c AUSTRALIAN doctors fear they may not be able to keep up with the latest medical developments if a federal government decision to cap tax breaks for personal training expenses is not reversed. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) passed a unanimous motion at its national conference in Sydney on Saturday condemning the budget-saving measure. The AMA said the decision will disadvantage doctors ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755517/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 04:02:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755517/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state agency running California's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214754986/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 03:33:30 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214754986/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Constipation in cats can be fairly common. This is not a pleasant thing to think about but it is necessary to do so because problems in this process can significantly affect the health and quality of life for your feline. Most healthy cats expel material from their colon one to two times a day. Others may have less frequent bowel movement cycles, predisposing them to constipation. The longer ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214754999/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 03:32:24 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214754999/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a University of California, Irvine (UCI) study suggests.Research with rats found that stem cells transplanted two days after cranial irradiation restored cognitive function, as measured in one- and four-month assessments. In contrast, irradiated rats not ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214755000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Police have launched an investigation after a female patient at a secure mental health facility at Porirua said she was raped by a male patient in the same unit. A Capital & Coast District Health Board spokesman says they informed police as soon as they became aware of the incident, at its Haumietiketike mental health facility. The complaint was made on WednesdayThe spokesman says both ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758058/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 02:57:22 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214758058/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound (2.2-kilogram) male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera, who has displayed a lack of maternal skills. Animal care experts are raising the baby in an environment that provides around-the-clock neonatal ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:47 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c MONTEREY, Calif. -; Monterey County's public defender has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the county jail offers substandard health care to ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753767/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753767/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist was sentenced in Miami to 111 months in prison today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753810/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:38 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753810/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c St. Charles District 303 talks on mental health as related to school security wrapped up early, and organizers soon will turn to crafting recommendations from the sessions for the school board and community. This year's Summit 303 – an annual series of discussions led by district officials – took on the task of examining mental health in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It's exceedingly ironic that after years of debate, enforcement of the federal health care law will wind up in the hands of the IRS, the agency giving President Obama one of the biggest headaches of his second ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753027/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753027/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON -- Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Obama's health care overhaul are frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c But the Belle Vernon Area High School graduate will gladly settle for steady progress as he performs daily cancer research at the University of Pennsylvania in ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753029/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:45 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214753029/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Workers at Sundance Berry Farms in Watsonville, Calif., are learning ways to enhance food safety, like spotting signs of contaminants or not wearing jewelry that might fall into boxes of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214752257/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214752257/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c When a pregnant teacher in Texas collapsed, her coworkers rushed to help. The woman technically died, gave birth and then was brought back to life. Erica Nigrelli, an English teacher at Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas, collapsed in a co-worker's classroom when she was 36 weeks pregnant. "Apparently I told her, 'I feel very faint,' and I put my head down and I ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214752310/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:49 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214752310/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CARLOS CHAVEZ/Special to the Star Runners take part in the family fitness night events Tuesday at Mesa Verde Middle School in Moorpark. The event was part of a campaign to combat childhood ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751598/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751598/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In a historic vote today, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended special consultative status to a Lesbian medical organization, as it continued to put under scrutiny the dozens of applications before ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751599/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751599/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Consumers buying health care coverage this fall on Minnesota's new insurance exchange likely will have more choices than are currently available, bringing a spark of competition as health reform rolls out in the months ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751504/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:56 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751504/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti) - The birth rate in Russia grew by 5.6 percent year-on-year in 2012, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on Friday. "In 2012, birth rate increased by 5.6 percent - from 12.6 to 13.3 [births] per 1,000 people," she said. She added that the number of abortions fell by 5.5 percent, or by 53,900, due to state measures to support pregnant women ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751600/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:18 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751600/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c OTTAWA -- Last year on Race Weekend, Jon Pharoah cheered as his older brother crossed the finish line of the half marathon.His brother, Dennis Pharoah, didn't look like a conventional runner in shorts that seemed to be better suited for the garden than a foot race. He had pretzels and Fig Newtons stashed in the pockets for energy along the route. But Dennis was excited to complete his first ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751601/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:50 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751601/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new urine test costing just 10 could diagnose bladder cancer at a much earlier stage, giving patients a better chance of survival. After trials on almost 500 patients showed the simple test is reliable, researchers are developing a dipstick, similar to a pregnancy test, that could be used by GPs. It would monitor people at the highest risk of the disease such as smokers. Professor ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751602/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751602/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c And while we sit here and shudder at what has happened, it's important to know that the IRS, the organization that just spent four years targeting the political opposition of the sitting president, has been empowered by the president, through the health care law, to police every single American's health-care ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751603/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:58 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751603/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Montreal officials say a boil-water advisory has been lifted and residents can drink their tap water after tests showed the water safe to drink. The boil-water advisory, issued Wednesday when the city began receiving calls about discolored water in Montreal's Sud-Ouest distract, was the largest the city has ever experienced, covering a region with 1.3 million residents, Canadian ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751588/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 21:51:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214751588/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Michaela Ann Field, a sixth-grader at Rio del Valle Middle School, juggles scarves Tuesday during a family fitness event. For the last time in the school year, parents and students joined together in exercise Tuesday at the Rio Del Valle Middle School gymnasium as part of a grant-funded program that encourages physical ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750792/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 21:21:06 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750792/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dennis and Deborah Little, in the kitchen of their Ramona home, face felony marijuana charges for growing the plant in their garden. They have county-issued medical marijuana cards and say the plants were to help treat their chronic ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750794/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:12 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750794/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Bandar Seri Begawan - To ensure the realisation of Global Health Objectives, it is imperative for the health sector to involve cooperation from the non-health sector and every level of society through evidence-based advocacy in addition to continued efforts in health ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750936/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:14 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750936/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c At least seven people have reported complications after being injected with a potentially contaminated medication made in a pharmacy in Tennessee, federal and state health officials said. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750795/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 20:54:41 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214750795/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care Act and a favorite of the business ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749831/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 19:43:54 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749831/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Waiting lists for cancer surgery in Montreal are now much longer than other parts of the province. Regional hospitals have been ordered to "repatriate" patients to their home ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749832/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749832/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Probably seen a service dog helping someone who was blind -- maybe needs help getting around but we bet -- never seen a service -- Itself directly from Comstock Michigan explains why should never ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749833/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749833/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Southern California beaches had overall good water quality last year, with most receiving good to excellent ratings, an annual report by Heal the Bay said. The organization has been assessing water quality at more than 600 beaches on the U.S. west coast and issuing an annual report card since 1991. Each beach is assigned an A to F grade, with higher grades denoting less risk of becoming ill ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749834/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 19:35:16 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214749834/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Filipino hospital staffers at strike picket line in front of the University of California Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Hiyasmin Quijano LOS ANGELES, California–Filipino-American workers and students joined a two-day strike in front of the University of California Ronald Reagan Medical Center to ';get priorities straight.'; After ten months of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748910/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748910/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Back pain, migraine and other types of chronic pain without a known physical cause - and therefore little prospect for relief - were associated with an increased risk of suicide in a new study of U.S. veterans. But the researchers, who analyzed data on about five million patients in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:00 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON Federal health officials are investigating reports of complications caused by possibly contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:39 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will leave you holding the tab if you get really sick. That's the kind of coverage some may get under the Affordable Care ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748911/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:59 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748911/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Global efforts to improve maternal health are ready for fine tuning when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa. This will be the aim of researchers gathering ahead of this month's global conference on women's health in Kuala ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748912/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:07 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748912/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Boxes of medical records for more than 1,400 patients of Jackson Health System have been missing since January, the hospital system reported Friday, after mailing letters to affected patients informing them of the privacy breach and offering free credit protection services — even though Jackson administrators say Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and financial statements were not ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ESPN commentator Mark Donaldson gives his thoughts on how Borussia Dortmund should approach the all-German Champions League final against Bayern Munich on ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) -- A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748461/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:13 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214748461/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences. Researchers followed 372 athletes with defibrillators for about two and a half years and found that none died while running, skiing or playing sports like ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747692/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:56 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747692/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c FRANKFURT, Germany - BestCities Global Alliance is delighted to announce that the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has been named recipient of the inaugural BestCities Client Recognition Award. Presenting the award at IMEX Frankfurt, BestCities Board Chair Ms. Neeta Lachmandas congratulated the International Diabetes Federation and said they had been chosen based on their record-breaking ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747813/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:15 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747813/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Elayna Nigrelli's birth story is almost unbelievable: The infant girl was born while her mother didn't have a pulse. "I have got, like, the best ammunition for the rest of her life," mother Erica Nigrelli ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747814/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:21 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/214747814/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c