Year: 2014
Alternative Systems Gaining Ground
Holistic healer has noticed alternative move to mainstream
Florida mayor, 93, loses run-off election for record 20th term
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A 93-year-old Florida man believed to be the oldest mayor in the U.S. lost his bid to be re-elected to a record 20th term in office on Tuesday. “We lost but we love all of you … sorry that it didn’t work out,” John Land said at his campaign party. Land conceded based on word from a campaign supporter at the Orange County elections office before unofficial results were posted.
Low-dose aspirin may prevent preeclampsia: panel
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women at a high risk for the potentially fatal complication preeclampsia should take low-dose aspirin after their first trimester, according to a government-backed panel. The draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is based on a review of the evidence that found low-dose aspirin reduced the likelihood of developing the condition and its complications. “Low-dose aspirin – in looking at benefit – reduced the risk of preeclampsia by 24 percent,” Jillian Henderson, the review’s lead author, told Reuters Health. Henderson is a researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, Oregon.
Homeopathic treatments 'no better than a placebo'
Court extends stay on new Arizona abortion rules
Why Your Crash Diet Won't Work
Wall Street rebounds after three-day drop as tech leads
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak as investors bought beaten-down social media and Internet shares. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 10.40 points or 0.06 percent, to end unofficially at 16,256.27. The S&P 500 advanced 6.92 points or 0.38 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,851.96. The Nasdaq Composite added 33.234 points or 0.81 percent, to close unofficially at 4,112.986. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)