Day: January 21, 2017

50 Small Businesses to Start in Your Backyard

For entrepreneurs who want to start a business close to home and maybe spend some time outside too, a backyard business might be the right choice for you. It might sound like a strange concept, but there are actually plenty of businesses that you could potentially run right from your very own yard.

Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu

The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.

Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu

The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.

Trump signs executive order that could gut Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate

President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday giving federal agencies broad powers to unwind regulations created under the Affordable Care Act, which might include enforcement of the penalty for people who fail to carry the health insurance that the law requires of most Americans. The executive order, signed in the Oval Office as one of the new president’s first actions, directs agencies to grant relief to all constituencies affected by the sprawling 2010 health care law: consumers, insurers, hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, states and others.

Teens Who Get Mental Health Help Less Likely to Suffer Depression Later

Young people with mental health problems who have contact with mental health services are significantly less likely to suffer from clinical depression later in their adolescence, according to new research. The study, published in Lancet Psychiatry , found that 14-year-olds who had contact with mental health services had a greater decrease in depressive symptoms than those with similar difficulties, but who had no contact, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Skin cancer cream linked to 5 dog deaths:FDA

Five dogs have died from exposure to a skin cancer cream prescribed for people, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ingesting very small amounts of the drug — fluorouracil topical cream USP 5% — can sicken or kill family pets, said the FDA.

Skin cancer cream linked to 5 dog deaths:FDA

Five dogs have died from exposure to a skin cancer cream prescribed for people, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ingesting very small amounts of the drug — fluorouracil topical cream USP 5% — can sicken or kill family pets, said the FDA.

Cell-Free Embryonic Stem Cell Extract-Mediated Derivation of…

The oocyte-independent source for the generation of pluripotent stem cells is among the ultimate goals in regenerative medicine. We report that on exposure to mouse embryonic stem cell extracts, reversibly permeabilized NIH3T3 cells undergo dedifferentiation followed by stimulus-induced redifferentiation into multiple lineage cell types.

Pathogenic LRRK2 variants are gain-of-function mutations that enhance …

LRRK2 mutations and risk variants increase susceptibility to inherited and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, while recent studies have identified potential protective variants. This, and the fact that LRRK2 mutation carriers develop symptoms and brain pathology almost indistinguishable from idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, has led to enormous interest in this protein.

Fake News Comes To Addiction Treatment

… author is Douglas Jacobs, a resident physician at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who also contributes to the Health Affairs blog. Jacobs relates the frustration and sadness he experienced when treating “Mr. B.,” a heroin addict, in a primary …

Fake News Comes To Addiction Treatment

… author is Douglas Jacobs, a resident physician at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who also contributes to the Health Affairs blog. Jacobs relates the frustration and sadness he experienced when treating “Mr. B.,” a heroin addict, in a primary …

Gluten Free for Kids – Maybe Not

… a gluten-free lifestyle for no reason, 26% thought it was a healthier option, 19% believed it aided in digestive health, and 10% said someone in the family was sensitive to gluten. Only 8%, the least common reason for selecting a gluten-free diet, …

Gluten Free for Kids – Maybe Not

… a gluten-free lifestyle for no reason, 26% thought it was a healthier option, 19% believed it aided in digestive health, and 10% said someone in the family was sensitive to gluten. Only 8%, the least common reason for selecting a gluten-free diet, …

Oman health: Mind games really do help your brain

For those who took pride in having a sharp memory, a sudden deterioration in their recall capacity, as insignificant as having trouble remembering names, movie titles and misplaced car keys, can be very disturbing. Sudden memory lapses are common in people and as we get older our recalling skills do erode.

Oman health: Mind games really do help your brain

For those who took pride in having a sharp memory, a sudden deterioration in their recall capacity, as insignificant as having trouble remembering names, movie titles and misplaced car keys, can be very disturbing. Sudden memory lapses are common in people and as we get older our recalling skills do erode.

Having health insurance saved my life: Lauri Lebo

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced on January 17 that the repeal of major pieces of the Affordable Care Act would cost 18 million people their health insurance in the first year. In 10 years, it could increase the number of uninsured Americans up to 32 million.

Having health insurance saved my life: Lauri Lebo

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced on January 17 that the repeal of major pieces of the Affordable Care Act would cost 18 million people their health insurance in the first year. In 10 years, it could increase the number of uninsured Americans up to 32 million.

PBA: Ginebra faces Phoenix

Japeth Aguilar holds his hyperextended right elbow in front of referee Jimmy Mariano during Ginebra’s 99-90 win over Blackwater last Friday at the Cuneta Astrodome. Aguilar could miss today’s game against Phoenix.

Partnership adds $150,000 for Strongest Families program

More Island families will be able to access mental health resources thanks to a new partnership between the province and Bell Let’s Talk. Matching funds from government and the Bell Let’s Talk campaign will help add $150,000 to the Strongest Families Program on Prince Edward Island over the next four years, which will support an additional 150 Island families.

13:31 Kazakhstan confirms H5 bird flu in wild swans

Kazakhstan has confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus in wild swans, by the Caspian Sea, reports Aljazeera. The World Organization for Animal Health , citing a report from the Kazakh agriculture ministry, said on Friday that two swans were found dead in the coastal city of Aktau in the west of the country.

Marshall University Research Receives Coal Country Grant

U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins announced that Marshall University Research Corporation has received a grant of more than $1.3 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission to train community health workers in coal counties. The grant of $1,325,655 aims to improve public health and access to care in rural coal communities.

Retired not expired – Is that YOU too?

… people getting old? Kelly has noticed her friends and family kids are growing older, going to college, moving out. Health problems that only “Seniors” have and AARP invites a topic of conversation at Bagel Central. Then there is “Mom.” The …

Kidderminster Harriers prepare to stage first ‘dementia friendly’ game

Dementia patients and their carers will be able to sit in a designated area of the ground for the first time at Harriers game against AFC Telford United on Saturday . The club has been working to develop an official partnership with Dementia Action Alliance in a bid to become officially recgonised as a dementia friendly football club – a place where those living with the disease can watch football in a comfortable and secure environment.

Lucic-Baroni, Brady take different paths to success at slams

With their big three all back in the fold, the La Marque Cougars got off to fast start and never let up in an 84-47 win against the Hitchcock Bulldogs in front of an electric home crowd Friday. A vote this week by a majority of the county commissioners court to hold off on implementing new rules governing game rooms was a wise move.

The Latest: Djokovic conqueror Istomin wins again

With their big three all back in the fold, the La Marque Cougars got off to fast start and never let up in an 84-47 win against the Hitchcock Bulldogs in front of an electric home crowd Friday. A vote this week by a majority of the county commissioners court to hold off on implementing new rules governing game rooms was a wise move.

Evesham midfielder Turley out for season with knee injury

EVESHAM United midfielder Joe Turley has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage. The former Cheltenham Town trainee will undergo an operation next month to repair the knee he injured against Didcot Town in the Evo Stik Southern League Division One South and West in December.

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I took up jogging myself, about five years ago now, in my late 40s. I use it as ‘medicine’ for my mental health, three times a week.

Education key for Alzheimer awareness

The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba events and administration co-ordinator Whitney Strachan and Westman senior manager Julie Hockley at the organization’s Ninth Street office. January is Alzheimer Awareness Month and the Brandon office is looking for more volunteers.