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.

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.

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.

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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.

Everything you thought you knew about peanut allergies is wrong:…

Parents should begin feeding infants peanut products between four and six months of age, not waiting until 12 months, a practice that appears to be fuelling a rapid increase in peanut allergy in North America. The new approach – released Thursday by an expert panel organized by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease – is a radical revision of the prevailing wisdom being doled out by doctors.

Shannen Doherty: I’m a cancer slayer

The 45-year-old actress was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2015 and has since undergone both chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, and has taken to Instagram to post a motivational message encouraging people to going through similar treatments to keeping “moving”. On a video of the ‘Charmed’ star at a dance class, she wrote: “Radiation is tiring.

Sweet tooth: How sugar became the world’s drug of choice

Reaching out for a biscuit or a piece of chocolate to satisfy a craving for ‘something sweet’ can seem like the most natural thing in the world, but is our love of all things sugary a dangerous addiction rather than an innocent pleasure? In a lengthy article in The Guardian that’s already causing a stir on social media, Gary Taubes makes the case that sugar is ultimately the most destructive drug of all, with eye-opening long-term implications for global health. Historically, Taubes says, “the response of entire populations to sugar has been effectively identical to that of children: once people are exposed, they consume as much sugar as they can easily procure.”

Lawmaker confident marijuana extract bill will pass

A Republican state senator plans to introduce a bill next week that would make it legal in Wisconsin to possess a marijuana extract used to treat seizures. A similar bill failed to pass last session despite widespread bipartisan support when Republican senators derailed the proposal amid concerns it would open the door to legalizing marijuana.

These Apps Fight Depression and Anxiety

Today, the right app can help you sleep better, train harder, eat cleaner, and-according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health-even reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. In the study, released today, 96 people using a suite of 13 apps called IntelliCare four times a day for eight weeks saw a 50 percent drop in the severity of their depression and anxiety symptoms.

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GYENNO’s Health Tech Solutions Help Parkinson’s Patients Maintain…

CES, Las Vegas, NV, Booth 43951, Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2 – January 5, 2017 Health tech, big data and the Internet of Things come together in GYENNO Technologies. At CES, the company is showcasing unique solutions for the millions with Parkinson’s Disease and similar conditions to help them maintain independence, eat without embarrassment, and improve their gait problems, while also providing a wealth of data to assist researchers better understand the progress of the disease.