Year: 2014

(Reuters) – A Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday after being found free of the virus and thanked God and her family for helping her recover. "I sincerely believe that with God all things are possible," said nurse Amber Vinson, who looked vibrant at a news conference with the health workers who treated her. Vinson is the fourth patient successfully treated for Ebola at Emory's hospital. …

Diet tip: Keep bacteria balanced in your digestive tract.

10/28/2014 majac Diets & Weight Loss

Nutritional consultant Brenda Watson bases her new book on what she calls “your inner weight–loss secret”: When the bacteria in your digestive tract …
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Nurse who had Ebola being released from hospital

ATLANTA (AP) — Amber Vinson, a nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient in Dallas, is now virus-free, and was celebrated Tuesday by her caregivers as courageous and passionate before getting out of the hospital.

Amgen 2015 outlook tops estimates, no plan to split; shares jump

By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amgen Inc , which has come under investor pressure to split the company, said Tuesday it has no plans to do so and forecast 2015 earnings and revenue well ahead of analysts' projections, sending shares up 5 percent. The company will boost its dividend by 30 percent, resume share repurchases, and hopes to improve its operating margin by 15 points, it said at a business update for analysts and investors. "The operating margin improvement is real and that's probably the most positive thing people will take away," said Sanford Bernstein analyst Geoffrey Porges. …

Fatal train crash in New York caused by engineer with sleep disorder: NTSB

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fatal New York City train derailment last year was likely caused by the engineer at the controls who fell asleep due to an undiagnosed sleep disorder, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The Manhattan-bound commuter train was traveling more than 50 miles per hour (80 km per hour) faster than the speed limit when it rounded a curve and derailed shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, the NTSB said in its findings. …

2nd Dallas Nurse Ebola-Free, Released From Hospital

Amber Vinson leaves Emory University Hospital Ebola-free.
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EC to blame for poor patronage of exhibition exercise – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is blaming the Electoral Commission (EC) for the low patronage of the ongoing voter register exhibition exercise.
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8 Exercise Swaps for Common Injuries

If you have lingering aches and pains or simply can't do compound barbell movements, swap in these eight exercises to build strength and return to …
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Ascension Meditation and Yoga offers new way to exercise

This form of yoga requires participants to perform various warm-up exercises while laughing. Participants are also encouraged to greet one another …
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Big break leads to big weight loss

“If there was a diet out there, I tried it: soup diets, Fen Phen, Atkins,” he said. … The lost weight would return and then climb higher, he said. … In addition to motivational support on weight loss, Brenner dispenses nutritional advice …
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