In this Monday, March 6, 2017, photo, massage therapist and business consultant Rachel Beider poses for a photo at her salon Massage Greenpoint, one of two she owns, with the other being Massage Williamsburg salon, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Beider said she has grown her client base, as many people have been seeking stress relief since the elections.
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Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adults
The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, and is not enough to prove a link. It’s also too soon to know how often this might be happening.
Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adults
The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, and is not enough to prove a link. It’s also too soon to know how often this might be happening.
Ground-breaking new study doubles the estimate of our functional genes
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The Body Laid Bare at Auckland Art Gallery
World famous artworks travel the globe for The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate which opens next weekend at Auckland Art Gallery World famous artworks travel the globe for The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate which opens next weekend at Auckland Art Gallery Pablo Picasso, Nude Woman in a Red Armchair , 1932, oil paint on canvas. Tate: Purchased 1953.
What rights do women not have compared to men?
… services for both men and women. Randomly odd though for those of you fighting for government funded/mandated health care, why not just use Planned Parenthood for all non-specific health care, like your general health care and end the family care …
My experience with appendicitis (1)Ozioma E. Eze
I am delighted to send in this article for publication written by our graduate both in Evangel Academy, Mubi and Truelight Academy, Nnewi. Miss Ozioma Eze schooled in both schools owned by the same organization.
Nepal banishes old vehicles from Kathmandu streets to fight smog
Nepal has forced 2,500 old vehicles off roads in its capital city of Kathmandu, part of a fight against alarming air pollution levels that have hit nine times World Health Organisation limits. Air pollution has been a chronic problem in rapidly growing Kathmandu, which sits in a Himalayan valley and is home to more than three million people.
Palos Park mom influences retailers to use kids with disabilities in ads
Katie Driscoll, not pictured, and her 8-year-old daughter, Grace, who has Down syndrome, center, are made up for a spread in Women’s Health magazine at a photo studio in New York. Katie Driscoll, not pictured, and her 8-year-old daughter, Grace, who has Down syndrome, center, are made up for a spread in Women’s Health magazine at a photo studio in New York.
Flu season slams small businesses
… expected to last into the spring, Insperity’s Marcum advises business owners to be proactive to protect staffers’ health as well as company operations. Employees should be encouraged to work at home if they’re not feeling well, and to get flu shots …
Organ donation can save lives – but donors are scarce
“It’s a very strange feeling, praying for someone to die so a loved one can live,” our dear pal, Richard Zimmerman, told me. Barbara had recently moved back to New York City after living in Washington, DC, for her dream job in public relations, before falling gravely sick.
‘Are You Muslim?’ Official Asks Boxer Muhammad Ali’s Son at Florida Airport
Washington: A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported late Friday. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s second wife, friend and lawyer Chris Mancini told the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Can’t-Miss Spots for a Perfect London Honeymoon
Speaking of royalty, is there anywhere more impressive and highbrow than the home of the world’s most famous , London? If you’re heading to England’s historic capital to celebrate your newlywed status, make sure to add these can’t-miss , located in the heart of the stylish Knightsbridge neighborhood and overlooking Hyde Park. So British, in fact, that the Queen herself learned to dance in the hotel’s ballroom, also where Will and Kate had their rehearsal dinner.
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Three weeks ago, an outbreak of Avian influenza was confirmed along the shores of Lake Victoria at Lutembe bay in Wakiso and Bukakata in Masaka district. South Sudan Livestock Minister Martin Daku sharing a moment with Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry, And Fisheries Vincent Ssempijja during a press conference on bird flu at the Ministry head offices in Entebbe Wakiso district.
Slammed by the flu, U.S. businesses scramble to get work done
… seven, gets an influenza vaccine injection from nurse Maya Kahn-Woods during a flu shot clinic at Dorchester House, a health care clinic in Boston, Jan. 12, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder NEW YORK (AP) – The flu season has slammed many small businesses, …
Could mandatory database curb opioid abuse?
… in 2017 support requiring doctors to use the databases. Researchers with the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration analyzed survey data and reported last month that drug abusers took fewer opioids per year in states with …
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don’t know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries.
Nordik Spa-Nature an alluring experience
I sighed, took in a deep breath of the crisp sub-zero winter air and anticipated what was about to transpire. I imagined a state of relaxation that resulted in long, loose limbs that hung like willow tree branches and that transported my mind into a state much like a clear, open field.
Joint venture to produce and sell Cuban vaccines to treat cancer seeks investors
The joint venture – the first in the field of biotechnology – would produce vaccines to fight cancer developed with Cuban technology. U.S. clinical trials of the CIMAvax vaccine against lung cancer began in January, under an authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
What It’s Like to Go on a Spa Safari
A typical spa day doesn’t usually start at the break of dawn-7:30 a.m., to be exact. But then again, there is nothing average about the Spa Safari at Indonesia’s chic-yet-rustic, luxuriously laid-back Nihiwatu resort .
Chicago’s surgery museum plans sex reassignment exhibit
A Chicago museum chronicling the history of surgery through medical artifacts, paintings and sculptures is planning to open an exhibit later this year on sex-reassignment procedures. Curators at the International Museum of Surgical Science said the issue has become more prominent in social, cultural and political conversations and the museum hopes to contribute to the discussion in medical and surgical terms.
Taiwan bird flu culls reach nearly 130,000 as H5N6 cases confirmed
TAIPEI: Taiwan has culled nearly 130,000 poultry since the start of this year as authorities on Tuesday reported a fresh strain of bird flu cases on the island. The highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu has been confirmed in three cities and counties, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said.
Bermuda captive insurance experts target US markets
Participants in BDA’s Chicago and Boston captive insurance forums : GM’s Al Gier, Janita Burke of Estera, Richard Daley of JLT, Rick Irvine of PwC, Leslie Robinson of BMA, Tom Kelly of KPMG; : Adam Miholic of Marsh, Jamie Sewell of Boeing, Dennis Silvia of Cedar Consulting, Bob Spencer of Baker McKenzie, Nick Warren of Willis Towers Watson, and Michael Serricchio of Marsh HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 12, 2017 — A team of top industry experts, led by Bermuda Business Development Agency , will travel to Chicago and Boston next month to highlight the advantages of Bermuda as the world’s leading domicile for captive insurance.
Valentine’s Day: For the love of travel
Dying to impress your wanderlusting beau this Valentine’s Day? It’s nottoo late to come up with the perfect gift, writes Lauren Jones. If your budget can’t quite stretch to a holiday or big event, there are plenty of travel-related gifts that will still impress.
Visa crackdown puts these rural doctors at risk
… We can’t afford to lose someone with his specialization,” said Cindy Morrison, chief marketing officer for Sanford Health, a non-profit health care system based in Sioux Falls that runs 300 hospitals and clinics in predominantly rural communities. A …
With a helicopter as your ski lift, not even the sky’s the limit
I’m airborne. Powder swirls around my body. I dart through the spaces between giant spruce trees.
The Five Most Affordable Retirement Havens of 2017?InternationalLiving.com
The majority of recent studies on retirement show that most Americans are not adequately prepared for it: They haven’t saved enough, they’ll likely outlive their nest egg, and so they are instructed to work longer, spend less, and lower their expectations for their retirement lifestyle. With the future of Social Security and Medicare uncertain under the new administration in Washington, Baby Boomers have reason to be worried about what their ?golden years” might look like.
The …
Hussam Jassim, a U.S. citizen who grew up in Iraq, talks about the new immigration order as he stands in the lobby of the Islamic Center of Waco after Friday prayer. Abdul Saadi, an assistant professor of Arabic at Baylor, said his nephew has been stranded in Syria despite having permanent residency in the United States.
Two medical students at Royal Cornwall Hospital win top award
Two medical students based at Royal Cornwall Hospital are delighted after receiving an award from The British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society Two medical students based at Royal Cornwall Hospital have received a top award, following their research on pregnant women with heart problems. Amy Hough and Luke Tanner, who are part of Exeter University Medical School, won the award from The British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society.
Now we really know how Trump looks at America’s drug price…
Investors have less to fear with Trump’s drug pricing talk than they thought because it’s just that – talk. We know that because Republicans in Congress don’t seem interested in taking up the cause at all.
Scientist cracks mystery of the frog’s powerful tongue. It’s called spit.
Of all the strange and marvelous appendages to arise in animal anatomy, the frog tongue is one of the few to meet the requirements of a Marvel Comics superpower: the “X-Men” villain named Toad boasted a 30-foot prehensile tongue with which he would do battle. Real amphibian organs are no less deadly — if you are a cricket, anyway — and have long been objects of fascination.
Dust threatens public health
… from the government on the steps taken to remove dust, smoke and other deadly elements causing damage to public health in four city corporations — DSCC, DNCC, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Contacted, DSCC Chief Executive Officer Khan Mohammad Bilal said …
Janet Napolitano in hospital with side effect of cancer care
… her medical condition as long as she can reasonably perform her duties, said George Annas, director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health. “This is both because medical privacy should be …
New Report Offers Global Resource on Using the Law to Improve Health
Soda tax in Mexico. Salt limits in South Africa. Plain tobacco packaging in Australia. National health insurance in Ghana. Mandatory motorcycle helmets in Vietnam. Healthcare reform in the United States. They’re just some of the hundreds of examples …
University of California’s Napolitano in hospital for cancer
University of California President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, has been undergoing cancer treatment for five months and has been hospitalized after suffering complications, the school system said Tuesday. The UC Office of the President said Napolitano, 59, was diagnosed last August but did not say what type of cancer she has or respond to inquiries seeking further details.
PHOTOS: ‘Forgotten victims of war’ to be highlighted in Hampshire photography exhibition
Internally displaced Afghans are living in “stone age conditions,” uprooted from their homes and villages after years of civil war and escape from Taliban fighting. The ex-Stroud School pupil who grew up on Northlands Road, Southampton, will be showing a selection of his work from the last eight years at city centre coffee shop Mettricks Guildhall.
Dentists help Kenyans smile
A TEAM from a Swindon dental practice has just returned from putting a smile on the faces of more than 1,000 Kenyan villagers. Peter Yesudian, the oral surgeon from One Wood Street Advanced Dental Care in Swindon’s Old Town visited Kenya with three members of his dental team to provide treatment to those desperately in need.
APNewsBreak: Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146 years
After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros.
Massages: Getting rubbed up the wrong way
The Peruvian wood pipe music, dim lighting and deep-tissue prodding had clearly worked a miracle on the man one cubicle over. He wasn’t snoring so much as imitating a sink gurgling and mulching kitchen waste.
Cancer survivors receive a lift on the ‘Road to Recovery’
Navigating the streets of Tallahassee, Florida can be a nightmare, dealing with traffic while driving to and from work, or just trying to get an errand done. But thanks to a service offered by the American Cancer Society and aided by proceeds from Relay for Life, some don’t have to.