Higher IQ link to good concentration
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People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.
WHO urges sharing over coronavirus
bbc.co.uk 11 hours ago
The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.
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Chemical 'makes us scratch itches'
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Researchers find a chemical necessary to feel the urge to scratch an itch
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The BBC journalist who believed he was possessed by Lucifer
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Malcolm Brabant details his terrifying experiences after taking a vaccine
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3-D Printed Windpipe Gives Infant Breath of Life
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3-D Printed Windpipe Gives Infant Breath of Life
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Marijuana tied to better blood sugar control
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By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never...
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Cancer cell enzymes are 'good cops'
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Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
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Discarded immune cells induce the relocation of stem cells
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The study reveals a surprising coordination between two fundamental body systems, the immune and the hematopoietic...
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Jeremy Hunt's blundering blaming of GPs makes for bad politics
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Polly Toynbee: The health secretary is taking a risk in gunning for family doctors. The public trust them more than they do those in government
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GPs threaten to quit commissioning to concentrate on patients
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Doctors' leader says GPs finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile sharply rising workload with new managerial duties
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Bring back PE: Exercise should be 'core' class, report says - TODAY.com
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Children need a full hour of exercise in schools every day, and not just in physical education classes, the Institute of Medicine ...
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California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare
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By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act,...
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Capitol Alert: California health exchange reveals premium costs
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Californians received the bottom line Thursday on which insurance firms will sell policies on the state's new health-care exchange this fall and how much those premiums will cost. The...
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California Puts Tentative Price on Health Policies Under New Law
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Thirteen insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace — or exchange — being created under the law.
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California health exchange reveals premium costs, insurers
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California's newly created health exchange announced the bottom line on its insurance policies and rates Thursday, bringing sharper focus to family impacts of next year's health care overhaul.
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Disability and Discrimination at the Doctor's Office
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Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.
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Five minutes with ... Emma Stanton, chief executive of Beacon UK
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The mental healthcare specialist discusses competition in the NHS, the government's reforms and spending a year at sea
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Scientists make breast cancer advance that turns previous thinking on its head
sciencedaily.com 6 hours ago
Scientists have made an advance in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function.
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People with higher IQs filter out useless info faster, study finds
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What distinguishes somebody with high intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, besides the annoying habit of finding a way to inject that fact into almost any conversation? According to a new study from...
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Open-plan offices make employees 'less productive, less happy, and more likely to get sick'
dailymail.co.uk 18 hours ago
Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health revealed that people with their own space take 62% less sick days.
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Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts
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Some gay rights advocates call the move a step forward, but others say the 103-year-old organization has sent the wrong message to youth if it denies membership to gay leaders.
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Are people drinking too much coffee?
bbc.co.uk 23 May
Has the world's caffeine habit spun out of control?
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Miinome Seeks a New Era of Genome Marketing | MIT Technology Review
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In your DNA are clues to your health, your ancestry, and maybe even your purchasing preferences.
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Fever medicine for infants, children under recall
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Quality concerns with a Chinese producer of acetaminophen have prompted a recall of four fever medications meant for infants and children.
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Strenuous Working Environment Leads to Diabetes | Medindia
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According to the scientists simply by working in strenuous environment, healthy individuals too are exposed to the threat of developing diabetes...
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Senate GOP quashes attempt to overturn ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
nydailynews.com 9 hours ago
Score another Congressional victory for Monsanto.
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Dietary Advice on Added Sugar 'Damaging Our Health', Says Expert | Medindia
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Current dietary advice on added sugar is in desperate need of emergency surgery, says an Indian origin cardiologist...
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New Method for Finding Therapeutic Antibodies Identified | Medindia
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A powerful new technique for finding antibodies that have a desired biological effect has been devised by The Scripps Research Institute scientists...
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Study Says H7N9 Bird Flu can Spread in Mammals | Medindia
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According to a recent study H7N9 bird flu strain can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions...
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H7N9 bird flu spreads much like ordinary flu
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The H7N9 bird flu can spread from one mammal to another – meaning it could also spread person to person, an international team of researchers reported Thursday.
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What's in Your Green Tea?
well.blogs.nytimes.com 23 May
A new report from ConsumerLab.com shows that some bottled varieties of green tea appear to be little more than sugar water, while some green tea leaves are contaminated with lead
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Sky News: Mentally ill may die 30 years too early
skynews.com.au 3 hours ago
Mentally ill people can lose 30 years of life because of physical health problems.
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Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
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DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc...
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Cradle turns smartphone into handheld biosensor
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Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones...
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Drug reverses Alzheimer's disease deficits in mice
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An anti-cancer drug reverses memory deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, new research shows...
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Cinnamon compound has potential ability to prevent Alzheimer's
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Cinnamon: Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit? The common baking spice might hold the key to delaying the onset of -- or warding off...
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Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man - health - 23 May 2013 - New Scientist
Cotard's syndrome is the belief that your brain or body has died. New Scientist has the first media interview with someone who has come out the other side
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‘Club Drug’ Ketamine Lifts Depression in Hours
healthland.time.com 22 May
The largest study to date confirms that ketamine — a “club drug” that is also legally used as an anesthetic — could be a quick and effective way to relieve depression...
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Molecule that triggers sensation of itch discovered
sciencedaily.com 14 hours ago
Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.
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Baby's life saved with groundbreaking 3-D printed device that restored his breathing
sciencedaily.com 22 May
Bioresorbable splint created, used for first time at University of Michigan, successfully stopped life-threatening tracheobronchomalacia.
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