Month: December 2014

There's a whole world of delicious, nutrient-dense foods that could help prevent, rather than cause, a host of health issues like coronary artery disease, …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday on top of a five-day winning streak that pushed the Dow and S&P 500 to new closing records and on the latest piece of economic data indicating the economy is strengthening.

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Perhaps my favorite part of being a minimally trained health writer is that it provides the perfect excuse to read! And reading is something that I did a lot of in 2014. With no further adieu, here are the top 10 books in the realm of health — defined broadly as the harmony of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual needs –…

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DENVER (AP) — Chris Easterling was sick of relying on drug dealers in Minneapolis when he needed marijuana to help ease the pain of multiple sclerosis. They were flaky, often leaving the homeless man without the drug when he needed relief the most.

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to treat dementia in Alzheimer’s patients that was developed by Actavis Plc and Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc. Adamas shares were up nearly 17 percent at $17.10 in premarket trading. The drug, Namzaric is designed to treat moderate-to-severe dementia in Alzheimer’s patients by combining in a single capsule memantine and donepezil — ingredients in two drugs that are often prescribed together. Memantine is the active ingredient in Actavis’ Namenda, while donepezil is the active ingredient in Pfizer Inc’s Aricept. …
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By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) – Medical detective work will be the next big phase in the fight against Ebola when the United Nations deploys hundreds of health workers to identify chains of infection as the virus passes from person to person, top U.N. health workers said. The health teams will travel to each district and region of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the three countries at the centre of the epidemic, to trace who each infected person has potentially contacted. …

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