This Baka girl was tortured by a WWF-funded anti-poaching squad in Cameroon in 2016. She was 10 years old at the time.
Day: January 5, 2017
Houston Restaurants: The worst violations from July – December…
… the chute, under, and all corners of the ice-machine. Do not use the equipment until quarantine has been lifted by health officer. Chuy’s 2706 Westheimer Houston, TX 77098 Week of (Nov. 15 – Nov. 21, 2016) Demerits: 45 Inspection Highlights: …
Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug barred by judge
… and belong to a new, powerful class of cholesterol fighters known as PCSK9s. Their sales have proven disappointing as health insurers have resisted paying the high prices, though analysts expect the drugs will eventually be big sellers. RBC Capital …
Glucose Metabolism and Acarbose in Aging
Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction. But over the long haul all that really matters is progress in medicine: building new classes of therapy to repair and reverse the known root causes of aging.
Cowboysa Randy Gregory gets 1-year ban for substance abuse
Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. It’s the third time this season Gregory has been suspended.
Brain-injury deaths in high school football players rising
Massachusetts tax collections ticked up in December, helping the state stay on track halfway through the 2017 fiscal year. Rev There are so many ways to dispose of your Christmas tree, but some of those ways aren’t beneficial to the environment.
UBC to retire jersey of Kelowna goalie
Members of the University of British Columbia women’s hockey team pose with goaltender Laura Taylor’s jersey and photo at Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan.5, 2017. On Friday, UBC will honour former women’s hockey goalie Taylor by retiring her jersey.
One simple phone call cold give a lift to a million lonely Britons: …
… that represents councils, said: ‘We have long been calling for loneliness to be recognised as a major public health concern and we support Age UK in calling on MPs to put this important issue on the Government’s agenda. ‘Research shows loneliness …
Families feeling financial strain of diabetes
Finger pricks are no longer the painful part for Christie Lawrence – it’s affording the rising cost of her diabetes. “That is something that keeps me up at night.
Ryan: GOP to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood in Obamacare repeal
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday Republicans would strip federal dollars for Planned Parenthood as part of the GOP effort to repeal the health care law, prompting an outcry from the century-old organization and Democrats promising to fight the move. Ryan spoke a day after a special House panel issued a report criticizing the organization, which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services, for its practices regarding providing tissue from aborted fetuses to researchers.
Idaho woman marks fourth flu-related death of the season
The first flu-related death in Eastern Idaho Public Health’s boundaries was reported around Christmas, taking the state’s total death toll due to the illness to four as of Thursday. The woman, who was over the age of 70, lived in the area covered by Idaho Health District 7, which includes Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The biggest challenge for libraries in an era of fake news
Imagine, for a moment, the technology of 2017 had existed on Jan. 11, 1964 – the day Luther Terry, surgeon general of the United States, released “Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States .”
One study could unlock the mysteries of teen brain development
Hong Gi Kim of South Korea competes during the Brain-Computer Interface Race at the Cybathlon Championships in Kloten, Switzerland October 8, 2016. A changing and complex social environment full of new challenges and opportunities help sculpt a young person’s identity, health, and well-being.
Reported flu cases going down this flu season in Beaumont
For Michael Relford, it’s all about being safe, not sorry, when it comes to his health. He prepared for this flu season and got the vaccine last month.
More supportive policies in schools to keep children safe
As the state Legislature returns to work, lawmakers will be tasked with considering how to improve schools throughout Texas. One area of focus will be policies that make schools safer, a focus especially relevant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
Network opens doors
TEAM APPROACH: Yvonne Richards, centre, felt well supported by Community Nursing manager Erica Anderson and breast care nurse Sally Timmins. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE The Northeast Health Wangaratta registered nurse recently finished treatment for breast cancer and is now going through the process of reconstruction.
Nebraska beer stores scrutinized for sales near reservation
A county commission in northwest Nebraska will decide as early as next week whether to recommend that the state shut down four beer stores blamed for widespread alcoholism on a South Dakota Indian reservation.
Biosimilars in Europe: 2016 Year in Review and What’s Ahead
Europe’s biosimilar market continues to develop, with biosimilars in new classes approved and pending in applications before the European Medicines Agency . 22 biosimilars are approved in eight different product classes and 16 biosimilar applications, including applications in four new product classes, are pending as of December 1, 2016.
Cowboys rookie Jaylon Smitha s comeback is based on a Goda s timinga
The Dallas Cowboys officially ended any dreams of playing rookie linebacker Jaylon Smith this season when they placed him on season-ending injured reserve last month. But that doesn’t keep Smith from feeling like he could have helped a Cowboys playoff run.
Some in House Freedom Caucus may push same-day vote to repeal and replace Obamacare
… Meadows, R-N.C., and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. Waiting too long after repeal to offer up a replacement health care policy, as some leaders in Congress have suggested, would be kicking the can down the road, Meadows says. “It doesn’t have …
Why CVS Health Stock Dropped 18.2% in 2016
… S&P Global Market Intelligence . That vastly underperformed the company’s biggest rival, Walgreens Boots Alliance CVS Health’s year was going just fine up until August. The company produced a string of earnings reports that showed double-digit …
The Latest: House to rebuke UN over Israeli settlements
… have “awakened a sleeping giant” in their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The groups say repealing the health insurance law will require millions of women to pay more for health care, particularly for contraception and cancer screenings. …
The ‘Delicate Dance’ of Replacing Obamacare
Although the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is considered the most significant and comprehensive overhaul of the American health care system since the 1960s, when Medicaid and Medicare were established, it has been the target of reform virtually since its enactment in 2010. Last year, the words “repeal and replace” became the mantra of Republican congressional leaders looking to dismantle the legislation and was a key talking point for Donald Trump while on the campaign trail.
Southwest General nurse is ‘Nurse of the Year’: Strong Points
… the future of the nursing profession, all while helping to advance the mission of the March of Dimes: to improve the health of babies by preventing premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. Southwest General is proud to announce that …
George Michael’s mother worried about his sexuality
The late singer – who was found dead at his home on Christmas Day after suffering heart failure aged 53 – admits his mum Lesley was very protective of him and feared he would suffer mental health problems if he was homosexual as she felt his father Kyriacos Panayiotou wouldn’t accept him. And Lesley was particularly concerned because her brother Colin, who was believed to have been secretly gay, and their father committed suicide after George was born in 1963, sparking her fears of a hereditary connection.
Tips for giving babies peanut-based foods to prevent allergy
New national guidelines say parents can protect their children from becoming allergic to peanuts by feeding them peanut-containing foods as early as 4 to 6 months of age. – If your baby has severe eczema, a kind of skin rash, or is allergic to eggs, ask your doctor first – but don’t put it off.
Beware Chasing Clickbait & Other Takeaways from Esquire Interview with AJ Daulerio
Iconic has been his remark when deposed that the only subject off-bounds for display online would be a child – four or under. His hardened facial expression in the courtroom also reinforced the brand of Daulerio as an amoral chaser after clickbait.
Indiana mayor jumps into DNC chair race, promising fresh start
… freedom from things like dishonest banking practices, student debt and politically motivated restrictions on women’s health care, and we have to be true to our moral foundation as a party of fairness in our economy and our democracy from wages to …
Ryan: GOP to ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal
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Dr. Brad Miller, D.C. Accepted for Exceptional Performance
The American Institute of Chiropractors has recognized the exceptional performance of California’s Chiropractor Dr. Brad Miller, D.C. as 2016 10 Best Chiropractors for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Chiropractors is a third-party rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Chiropractors in each state.
Legendary Irish athlete and former Olympian Frank Murphy has died aged 69
Murphy was a stalwart of Irish athletics and won a European silver medal in the 1969 European Athletics Championships 1500m in Athens with a time of 3.39.51, a then Irish record. He added another silver to his collection a year later in the 1500m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Vienna and represented Ireland at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico and the Munich games four years later.
North Carolina lawmakers tell feds to reject Cooper request
… on Thursday. Cooper announced Wednesday he’d file a request later this week seeking coverage though the federal health care overhaul. The Republican lawmakers identify three laws and the state Constitution to back up their argument a request by the …
How You Can Reap the Physical Benefits of This Spiritual Discipline
… Cry before Him if you need to, but stay long enough in His presence to be healed from within. 3. Be encouraged by the health benefits of fasting. Of course, as believers, we don’t fast merely for health or physical benefits. We fast because we are …
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… building, structure, or facility to smoking, which would include the use of ENDS, when necessary to maintain public health and safety. “Protecting the health and safety of our visitors and employees is one of the most critical duties of the National …
Striking stories rescue Yiddish and Ladino from oblivion
Silent movie fans like myself tend to be haunted by the sobering knowledge that the vast majority of films made during the silent era are permanently lost and will never be seen again. Literature composed in Jewish languages occupies a related place, but with a difference – copies of most books exist, but only a small percentage of them are likely to be translated, rendering them inaccessible to all but a relatively small number of readers.
Positive Results Reported for Potential Humira Biosimilar
The comparative, confirmatory REFLECTIONS B538-02 study has met its primary objective by demonstrating equivalent efficacy, as measured by the American College of Rheumatology 20 response rate at week 12, between PF-06410293 and Humira . PF-06410293, a monoclonal antibody, is being developed as a potential biosimilar to Humira.
Northwell Health takes $1M stake in telehealth firm
Northwell Health’s venture capital arm has invested $1 million in Avizia , a telemedicine provider based in Reston, Va., and plans to both use the service and seek to market it to other providers. The two plan to “expand the depth and reach” of Northwell’s telehealth service, while also reaching out to providers around the nation Telehealth is being used more widely lately, due to changes in regulations allowing doctors to practice medicine remotely, improvements in technology and efforts to save money while easing access to expertise.
Brain-injury deaths in high school football players rising
Two dozen high school football players died in recent years from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and the annual death count has been growing slightly, according to a new study. But such deaths remain rare, and are far lower than in decades past.
Want To Stay Sharp In Old Age? Avoid Living Near This
… to those who lived more than 300 yards away from busy roadways. Ray Copes is an environmental and occupational health expert at Public Health Ontario who conducted the study with colleagues from Canada’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. …
There’s a vital organ in your gut you didn’t know you had
Beaumont Etiquette founder Myka Meier gives tips on how to host and attend event like a princess. Elizabeth Keatinge has more.