As the Northeast and mid-Atlantic joined the Midwest in dealing with yet another deep freeze on Tuesday, doctors are offering advice on dealing with frigid temperatures. "It's best to limit your outdoor activity as much as possible, since ...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for three-times-a-week COPAXONE 40mg/mL, a new dose of COPAXONE. COPAXONE (glatiramer acetate ...
There is much value in training hospital and nursing home staff in the basics of palliative care to make the last days of a dying patient's life as comfortable and dignified as possible. So says F. Amos Bailey of the Birmingham Veterans ...
Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals. But bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, saw inspiration in the big birds for a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical ...
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After a mild opening, the CME Group soybean market has jumped double-digits Monday. At mid-session, the March corn futures contract is trading 1 1/4 cents higher at $4.34. The March soybean futures contract is trading 15 cents higher at ...
Lawrence Schmelz spent a lot of time in the gym keeping his body fit -- up to two hours a day, every day, at age 50. But that changed one morning six years ago when the Rockville, Md., resident woke up with the irregular heartbeat known ...
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Among cigarette smokers, combining the smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion, compared with varenicline alone, resulted in higher smoking abstinence rates for one outcome but not the other at three and six months; rates ...
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Kalila Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on the development of next-generation steerable catheter technologies, today announced it has received CE mark approval for its Vado™ Steerable Introducer Sheath for ...
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To the eyes of those driving on Sydney’s upper north shore, the dark blue Hyundai Elantra with the number plates BU-31-YC appears just like any other cookie-cutter small sedan doing the suburban rounds. This middle-grade Hyundai ...
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Chances are that you've heard good things about yoga. It can relax you. It can get you fit -- just look at the bodies of some celebrities who sing yoga's praises. And, more and more, yoga is purported to be able to cure numerous medical ...
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The holiday season is one of the most dangerous times of the year on U.S. roads. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, as many as 900 people nationwide could die in crashes caused by drunk driving, safety officials report. "We've made ...
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Stretching after exercise can help your body adjust to inactivity without pain or discomfort. The American Council on Exercise offers these safe-stretching guidelines: Don't stretch if muscles aren't warmed up. Carefully stretch ...
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Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can even be harmful to some patients, British researchers suggest. Robin Ferner of City Hospital Birmingham, in England, and colleagues conducted a review of studies that reported the ...
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A study has found diesel fumes could be responsible for as many as six per cent of all lung cancer deaths in the UK and USA. Researchers from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands published a study that found people exposed to ...
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Athos, a California-based firm, has launched a technology-enhanced workout attire, capable of monitoring muscle activity. Incorporated with EMG sensors, the athletic garment, which includes a full-sleeve shirt and stretchy pants, can give ...
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