Day: March 7, 2017

‘A nightmare:’ UN chief urges help for Somalia hunger crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, right, stands as Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addresses the media in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Guterres is conducting high level talks including with Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, to start of what he calls an emergency visit to highlight the country’s famine crisis.

Kokomo, Howard County officials approve bar smoking ban

The Howard County commissioners and Kokomo City Council voted separately Monday to approve the ban that includes e-cigarettes and is set to take effect countywide on April 1. The new ordinance will also prohibit smoking at outdoor events in city parks beginning July 1. The Kokomo Tribune reports City Councilman Tom Miklik said Howard County is in the lower half of Indiana’s health rankings and needs to embrace healthier actions. Councilman Mike Wyant opposed the ban, saying he believes it will force bars out of business.

Keeping Abreast charity backing Kickstarter campaign for…

Sue Pringle founder of Mille Lingerie with her new Millie bra designed to be comfortable for women who have undergone breast reconstruction surgery. Picture: REBECCA LEWIS A Norwich charity is backing a fundraising campaign to develop a bra specially designed for women who have undergone breast reconstruction surgery.

New Mexico warily studies Republican health overhaul plan

New Mexico’s health care sector is warily studying a proposal by U.S. House Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act that cut the state’s uninsured rate in half since 2013. New Mexico Primary Care Association President David Roddy said Tuesday that proposed limits on future federal funding for Medicaid could threaten expanded capabilities at community health clinics that rely heavily on federal funding to treat the poor and uninsured.

Paul Ryan’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Really Eliminate The Individual Mandate

Perhaps the most despised element of the Affordable Care Act is known as the “individual mandate” – the requirement that anybody who can afford to purchase health insurance must do so, or pay a penalty at tax time. Some liberals deeply resent that the government is forcing them to purchase a product from a private company, while conservatives seem to consider the penalty to be an intolerable encroachment on personal freedom.

BSDC ‘rightsizing’ to cut 39 jobs

… as part of a rightsizing at BSDC. The move will eliminate 39 positions at the state-run facility. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that Beatrice State Developmental Center will be the subject of rightsizing. The move is …

DHHS announces closure of Bridges

Permanent closure in June of the Bridges program outside of Hastings was one of two unrelated announcements made Tuesday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities.

BC Views: Fake news and the blood system

… wimpier spotted owl cousins. The other fake news protest was a more serious matter. An outfit calling itself the B.C. Health Coalition brought two “survivors” of blood transfusions to warn of the danger posed by a “pay-for-plasma” company that wants …

Cong. Chris Collins

… small businesses . Companies could once again through trade associations get insurance. Or negotiate with their health insurance company. To get insurance that works. Out for them without this essential benefit one side at all. The company decide …

The blissful ignorance in Trumpcare

… that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. That’s not going to happen with us. People can expect to have great health care . . . much less expensive and much better.” If he had the barest knowledge of what the law did, he would have known his …

Coroner releases report on George Michael’s death

A British coroner says George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver. Darren Salter , senior coroner for Oxfordshire, says a post-mortem has found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.”

GOP bill unlikely to settle passionate health care debate

The nation’s passionate debate about the role of government in providing health care for citizens and paying the costs is unlikely to be settled by the legislation newly revealed by House Republicans. With Republicans now controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, the bill would drive government policy down routes long advocated by conservatives.

Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of breast cancer type, study says

A study published in the International Journal of Cancer on Monday suggests that the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer, a postmenopausal form of the disease with a poor prognosis. The study, which was conducted in the Netherlands, followed 62,573 women ages 55 to 69 who tracked their diets for more than 20 years starting in 1986 as part of a cohort study.

Coroner rules George Michael died of natural causes

Pop superstar George Michael died of natural causes, a coroner has ruled after the first post-mortem examination proved inconclusive. Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, put the official cause down to a “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver”.

Hans Parisis: Let’s Hope GOP Health Revamp Isn’t Fatal for Congress

House Republicans released on Monday legislation that is intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The proposed legislation changes the Affordable Care Act profoundly, especially on how health care is financed for people who do not have insurance through work, and it eliminates the mandate requiring most Americans to have health insurance.

Florida deputy, trappers pull big gator from swimming hole

In this March 4, 2017, photo provided by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, a 13-foot alligator is pursued by trappers in a designated swimming zone the Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area in nor… . In this March 4, 2017, photo provided by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, a 13-foot alligator is pursued by trappers in a designated swimming zone the Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area in nor… FORT MCCOY, Fla.

Dimension Therapeutics to Hold Full Year 2016 Financial Results and…

Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company advancing novel, adeno-associated virus gene therapies targeting the liver, a key organ for human metabolism, today announced that it will report financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2016, on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Following distribution of the earnings release via wire services, Dimension Therapeutics will host a live conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to review the Company’s financial results and provide a business update.

Iskra Lawrence loves her curves after facing criticism

‘I stopped caring what people think a long time ago’: Iskra Lawrence reveals she now loves her curves after being rejected at endless castings in new stunning cover shoot But Iskra Lawrence has admitted that it took being rejected and criticised about her weight at numerous castings in her youth, to develop her strong body confidence. Speaking in the latest issue of Women’s Health , the blonde bombshell, 26, confessed that she now does not care what people think about her hourglass frame – as she has found success in the industry by learning to ‘love herself.’

TiGenix Receives Positive Feedback from the FDA on Cx601 Global Phase III Trial Protocol

TiGenix NV , an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary platform of allogeneic stem cells, announced today that it has received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on an improved protocol for its global Phase III trial for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease patients.

Philip Morris International (PMI) Listed among 100 Top Patent Filers by the European Patent Office

The Company has a portfolio of over 1,800 granted patents and almost 4,000 pending applications published for intellectual property generated during the development of its smoke-free products. PMI’s ambition is to develop, assess and commercialize products that have the potential to present less risk of harm compared with continued smoking and that ultimately benefit smokers, public health and society at large.

Reducing risk of suicide in cancer patients

… suicide also is higher among cancer patients: twice that of the general population. That higher rate is troubling for health professionals. In an effort to intervene earlier, researchers are developing a list of risk factors for depression among …

Lady Liberty goes dark in unplanned outage

… San Diego Unified School Board to take action and kick the teacher out of the classroom. Sore throats are a common health issue right now. The Nurse Practitioners at CVS Minute Clinic recommended you don’t forget some time tested natural remedies …

Animal Feed Vitamin Market

According to the report “Animal Feed Vitamin Market”, published by Market Data Forecast, the global market is projected to reach USD $8.89 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 2.4% from 2016 to 2021 Feed Vitamins are a necessity in animal nutrition to improve the quality of feed. They are essentialfor improving both the production quality and quantity in farms.