Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
By Ali Arouzi, Correspondent, NBC News. ALMATY, Kazakhstan — On Tuesday, officials from Iran and six world powers held their first meeting in eight months as part of the effort to resolve a dispute over Tehran's nuclear program that threatens to …
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(Reuters) – Teen driving deaths in the United States increased in the first six months of last year, further eroding a decade-long reduction, possibly as a result of more accidents caused by texting and talking behind the wheel, state highway officials said on Tuesday. Deaths of drivers ages 16 and 17 increased roughly 19 percent, to 240 in the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, according to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association. …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one in six sudden infant deaths may be linked to their mothers' heavy alcohol use during or soon after pregnancy, according to a new study from Australia. Researchers found those deaths may result from babies being exposed to alcohol in the womb and from alcohol-using mothers creating hazardous environments for the babies after birth. …
All calories are not equal, nor are all fats — that’s at least part of what a seven-year study of the Mediterranean diet versus a low-fat diet revealed. The study’s report, published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine has health and nutrition experts excited, although not all in a positive manner. …
New York (Reuters Health) – Patients with facial paralysis saw greater improvements in function after a more intensive form of acupuncture in a new study from China that compared the treatment to standard acupuncture. Researchers found that wiggling the acupuncture needles to produce a sensation called “de qi” led to a patient’s having a better chance of recovering full facial function in six months than if the needles were just inserted and left alone. De qi “should be considered to be included in clinical guidelines for acupuncture treatment,” said Dr. …
CARACAS (Reuters) – Most Venezuelans expect President Hugo Chavez to recover from cancer and return to active rule even though he has been in hospital and virtually unseen for two-and-a-half months, a poll showed on Tuesday. Local pollster Hinterlaces said 60 percent of interviewees believe Chavez will be cured and back to governing, while 14 percent think he will recover but be unable to rule again, and 12 percent view his state as incurable. Chavez, 58, underwent a fourth operation for cancer in Cuba on December 11. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a case that spotlights the growing use of genetic data by law enforcement agencies, the Supreme Court wrestled on Tuesday with the question of when a DNA sample may be taken from a suspect. The nine justices peppered lawyers for both sides with tough questions during oral argument as they sought to determine what kind of limits should be put on the right of the government to take samples. …
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will expand the state's healthcare coverage for the poor, joining other Republican governors who have recently opted in favor of the measure under President Barack Obama's federal healthcare reform, media reported on Tuesday. Christie is expected to present his decision to the state's lawmakers later on Tuesday, The Star-Ledger wrote in its Web edition, citing unidentified sources. Republican governors, including Christie, have criticized the Affordable Care Act law. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health regulators said on Tuesday they have approved a drug made by Japan’s Shionogi & Co to treat women experiencing pain during sexual intercourse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, Osphena, for a type of pain known as dyspareunia, which is a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause. Dyspareunia is associated with declining levels of estrogen hormones during menopause. …
GENEVA (Reuters) – The rebel-held north of Syria remains largely out of reach to aid operations, even though they have been stepped up elsewhere in the country torn by civil war, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said on Tuesday. "We are watching a humanitarian tragedy unfold before our eyes," Amos told a news briefing. "We must do all we can to reassure the people that we care and that we will not let them down. …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For heavy drinkers in treatment for domestic violence problems, an extra therapy session targeting alcohol abuse may help to speed overall improvement in violent behavior, according to a new study. Alcohol can lower inhibitions and impair judgment, according to lead author Gregory Stuart of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. "One theory is that alcohol can narrow focus to negative aspects of the environment, and is linked to impulsivity," he told Reuters Health. …