Tag: week
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Better mental health treatment would boost nations’ economies: WHO
By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every dollar spent on better treatment of anxiety and depression produces a return of $4 in better health and ability to work – a big boost for countries' development and economic growth, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression…
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Twin Sisters Give Birth in Same Hospital Minutes Apart
The sisters welcomed their bundles of joy earlier this week.
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Twin Sisters Give Birth in Same Hospital Minutes Apart
The sisters welcomed their bundles of joy earlier this week.
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Dallas, worried about city’s reputation, bans erotica convention
The city of Dallas voted on Wednesday to ban an erotica expo featuring porn stars, sex toy sales and a whipping dungeon from a city-owned convention center, with event opponents saying it could taint the city’s image. Supporters countered by saying the “Exxxotica Expo” has been held without major incident for years in various locations,…
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Dallas, worried about city’s reputation, bans erotica convention
The city of Dallas voted on Wednesday to ban an erotica expo featuring porn stars, sex toy sales and a whipping dungeon from a city-owned convention center, with event opponents saying it could taint the city’s image. Supporters countered by saying the “Exxxotica Expo” has been held without major incident for years in various locations,…
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ICYMI: ‘Geek Psychology’ And Anorexia’s Place In Literary Fiction
ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week.This week, we read two unusual pieces that expanded the way we think about disordered eating. One article explored the cultural factors stacked up against women from immigrant families with eating disorders — particularly the mismatch between parents forcing food on them (while simultaneously…
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New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands of U.S. communities: Medical school graduates could start treating patients immediately, without wading through years of traditional residency programs.
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NYC’s novel salt warning rule set to take effect at chains
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings this week, when chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on highly salty dishes.
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Factbox: Drugs to watch at Roche, Sanofi and GSK
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Sanofi all hold investor days this week. Below are three new drugs to watch from each company, with consensus annual sales in 2020, according to Thomson Reuters Cortellis. …
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Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge
(Reuters) – Ohio State University's head football coach suspended his starting quarterback J.T. Barrett from the team's next game after the player was charged with driving a vehicle while impaired, the university said on Saturday. The suspension by head coach Urban Meyer will keep the sophomore out of Ohio State's Nov. 7 game against Minnesota,…