Category: Television

Yoga Helps Reduce Symptoms of Depression, Study Finds

Major Depressive Disorder is one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. According to statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health , in 2015, an estimated 16.1 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. had experienced at least one major depressive episode in the past year.

New budget chief tackles Rubik’s cube of spending

The dyspeptic Henry Adams was not nice but not wrong when he described what now is named the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House, as an “architectural infant asylum.” The granite pile, which once housed the State, War and Navy departments, was, Harry Truman said, “the greatest monstrosity in America.”

CMS nominee moves on a party-line vote toward confirmation

Seema Verma, the nominee to become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 16. A sharply divided Senate Finance Committee on Thursday morning recommended the confirmation of Seema Verma, a health-care consultant who has reshaped Medicaid in several states, to run the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs. On a vote of 13 to 12, with every Democrat in opposition, Verma’s nomination now moves to the full Senate, where the Republican majority has been moving swiftly to give its seal of approval to each of President Trump’s nominees who have come to a floor vote.

In Paul Ryan Interview, Lauer Denies Reality of ObamaCare ‘Collapsing’

During a live interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday’s NBC Today , co-host Matt Lauer refused to accept the fact that ObamaCare was in a state of collapse. After Ryan listed the numerous problems with the health care law, Lauer responded with liberal talking points: “I just want to say that a lot of people disagree with that terminology that ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight.”

In Paul Ryan Interview, Lauer Denies Reality of ObamaCare ‘Collapsing’

During a live interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday’s NBC Today , co-host Matt Lauer refused to accept the fact that ObamaCare was in a state of collapse. After Ryan listed the numerous problems with the health care law, Lauer responded with liberal talking points: “I just want to say that a lot of people disagree with that terminology that ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight.”

Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and millennials

Rates of colorectal cancer, which overall have been declining for decades in the United States, are instead rising sharply among young and middle-aged adults, according to a new study that startled researchers and is sparking questions about whether screening should start earlier than age 50. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that between the mid-1980s and 2013, colon cancer rates increased about 1 to 2 percent per year for people in their 20s and 30s. Rates for middle-aged adults also rose, but at a slower pace.

Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and millennials

Rates of colorectal cancer, which overall have been declining for decades in the United States, are instead rising sharply among young and middle-aged adults, according to a new study that startled researchers and is sparking questions about whether screening should start earlier than age 50. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that between the mid-1980s and 2013, colon cancer rates increased about 1 to 2 percent per year for people in their 20s and 30s. Rates for middle-aged adults also rose, but at a slower pace.

Fox News host Brenda Buttner dies at age 55

Brenda Buttner, host of Fox News Channel’s “Bulls and Bears” has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55. Buttner served as CNBC’s Washington correspondent and hosted the network’s “The Money Club” before joining Fox News in 2000.

Danny Masterson reveals wife Bijou Phillips has kidney disease

The New York Daily News reported that the 36-year-old actress and model was hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering a blood infection and is in need of a kidney transplant. The 40-year-old “That ’70s Show” star told ET in a statement on Friday that Phillips has been “quietly dealing with kidney disease” for years.

Medicaid exposes rifts within the GOP over the programa s future after the ACA

Seema Verma, nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies at her confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee. As congressional Republicans move from talking points to details of how to abolish the Affordable Care Act, behind-the-scenes jockeying over the future of Medicaid demonstrates the delicate trade-offs the GOP faces in trying to steer health policy in a more conservative direction.

Your Body: Managing stress may reduce risk of heart attack

A new study finds a correlation between stress and heart disease by looking at a part of the brain called the amygdala, which becomes metabolically active during times of stress. While we’ve long known that stress can affect your heart, this study helps reinforce the belief that more “at-risk” patients should seek help managing their stress levels.

Do sex stimulating foods work?

With romance on many minds this Valentine’s Day, you might be wondering what really puts someone in the mood. Sure, it’s been said that foods like oysters and pomegranates may enahnce the mood.

Suicidal doctor left note asking cops to call TV star ex

Suicidal surgeon ex-husband of ABC News health reporter Dr. Jennifer Ashton left a note with her phone number alongside the message ‘call my wife’ before he jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge Dr. Robert C. Ashton Jr., 52, a noted thoracic surgeon, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge on Saturday morning Before he jumped, he wrote down the number of his ex-wife, ABC News’ Chief Women’s Health Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, and a request to call her Authorities said his body was recovered from an area of ‘Palisades Interstate Park along the Hudson known as Hazard’s Dock shortly after he jumped’ Ashton, previously a contributor on talk show The Doctors, was named the first-ever Chief Women’s Health Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show in 2016 Sources tell DailyMail.com the former couple amicably divorced and remained friends as they are the parents to … (more)

Katie Price speaks about her drunken meltdown at Christmas

‘I didn’t want to get up in the morning’: Katie Price speaks candidly about the ‘black mood’ she was in that led to her drunken meltdown at Christmas… and admits she feels ‘so much shame’ The ever-defiant Katie Price has admitted that at the end of 2016 she was ‘going through the blackest mood’ of her life. She hit the headlines at Christmastime when an appearance at a holiday party turned into a publicity nightmare when she drank too much and became rowdy.

Waiting lists higher than published figures

Living on the List, due to be broadcast on RT One tonight, reveals the painful reality behind the numbers on hospital waiting lists in Ireland. The programme follows patients who spend months and even years waiting to get an appointment to see a doctor or to have a procedure or operation.

Hugo Chavez returns to life in TV show criticized by allies

The life of Hugo Chavez, who mesmerized Venezuela’s impoverished masses before dying of cancer in 2013, is being dramatized in a Spanish-language TV series that is generating a backlash even before it airs. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, “El Comandante” premieres this week throughout Latin America and in the spring will be broadcast in the U.S. by the Telemundo network.

Hugo Chavez returns to life in TV show criticized by allies

In this Jan. 25, 2017 photo, Colombia’s actor Andres Parra plays the role of Venezuela’s former President Hugo Chavez during the filming of “El Comandante” in Bogota, Colombia. The life of Chavez, who mesmerized Venezuela’s impoverished masses before dying of cancer in 2013, is being dramatized in a Spanish-language TV series that is generating a backlash even before it airs.

Veteran actor Sir John Hurt dies after battle with pancreatic cancer

The British actor was nominated for two Academy Awards, for The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, and won four Bafta Awards, including a lifetime achievement recognition for his outstanding contribution to British cinema in 2012. At the time of his diagnosis in June 2015 he told the Press Association: ”I have always been open about the way in which I conduct my life and in that spirit I would like to make a statement.

Mary Tyler Moore dead at age of 80

The iconic actress, 80, has long battled diabetes, and her condition has deteriorated to the point family members are rushing to a hospital to say goodbye, TMZ.com reported. Moore was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 33, around the start of her beloved run on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” a show about an independent young woman working in a Minneapolis TV newsroom.

Mary Tyler Moore dead at age of 80

The iconic actress, 80, has long battled diabetes, and her condition has deteriorated to the point family members are rushing to a hospital to say goodbye, TMZ.com reported. Moore was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 33, around the start of her beloved run on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” a show about an independent young woman working in a Minneapolis TV newsroom.

“Dancing with the Stars” Co-Host Erin Andrews Reveals Battle with Cervical Cancer

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US Supreme Court won’t hear ‘Sister Wives’ bigamy law appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy. The decision ends the family’s long legal fight to overturn a seldom used and unique provision of Utah’s law that the Browns and other polygamous families contend has a chilling effect by sending law-abiding plural families into hiding because of fear of prosecution.

Allergan continues to acquire companies

Allergan, the Ireland-based pharmaceutical giant with a plant in Waco scheduled to receive a $200 million expansion, continued a multimonth spending spree on Monday by announcing deals with smaller companies pursuing treatments for neurological disorders and diseases of the digestive tract. The company last year broke ground on a 322,000-square-foot addition to its Waco facility at 8301 Mars Drive, a move aimed at increasing manufacturing space that could create 100 full-time jobs in the near future and eventually 250 more when production approaches capacity.