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  • Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’

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    Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a “global sleep crisis,” according to a new study based on research collected through a smartphone app. It enabled scientists from the University of Michigan to track sleep patterns around the world — gathering data about how age, gender and the amount…

  • European court OKs crackdown on e-cigarettes, packaging

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    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court dealt a blow to the tobacco industry Wednesday by approving sweeping new rules that will require plain cigarette packs, ban menthol cigarettes and regulate the growing electronic cigarette market.

  • India’s top court tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

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    By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's top court told tobacco companies on Wednesday they must adhere to a new federal rule requiring much larger health warnings on cigarette packs, in a major setback for the $11 billion industry that opposes the new policy. The Supreme Court turned down a plea to stay implementation…

  • India court tells tobacco industry to adopt stricter warnings

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    India's highest court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns. The tobacco industry has taken the government to court, arguing that the directives — aimed at deterring smokers with graphic images of diseased lungs and mouth tumours — are too…

  • India court tells tobacco industry to adopt stricter warnings

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    India's highest court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns. The tobacco industry has taken the government to court, arguing that the directives — aimed at deterring smokers with graphic images of diseased lungs and mouth tumours — are too…

  • Study: Football concussions and resuming play vary by age

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    CHICAGO (AP) — Younger football players are more likely to return to the field less than a day after suffering concussions than those in high school and college, according to a new study.

  • Buffett defends Berkshire’s big Coke stake

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    Warren Buffett on Saturday vigorously defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s large, long-standing investment in Coca-Cola Co, rejecting critics who say the company’s sugary drinks harm people’s health. Speaking at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett said it seemed “spurious” to argue that calories from Coke alone were a significant factor in obesity levels. Hedge…

  • Study of Liberia Ebola flare-up shows need for longer vigilance

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    A study of a cluster of Ebola cases that appeared in Liberia last year, months after the country was declared Ebola-free, has found that the virus re-emerged after lying dormant in a female survivor. The results suggest Liberia and the other African countries at the centre of the outbreak should maintain high levels of vigilance…

  • Mindfulness therapy works for recurrent depression

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    By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – For people with recurring depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be more helpful than other treatments, according to a new analysis. Cognitive therapy focuses on substituting constructive patterns of thinking for maladaptive thought processes. Combining mindfulness techniques with cognitive therapy should be an option for patients, according to study…

  • No need to fast before cholesterol check

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    By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Most people don’t need to fast overnight before getting their blood drawn for a cholesterol test, according to a group of experts. Cholesterol test results obtained one to six hours after a meal were not significantly different from results obtained after a fast, researchers found. “It could be…