Tag: monday
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Officials: Zika-infected couples should postpone pregnancy
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued first-time guidance for couples planning a pregnancy if either partner may have been exposed to Zika, the tropical disease linked to birth defects.
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A Yoga Sequence for Inflexible People
By: Jai SugrimDon't let lack of flexibility keep you from your yoga mat. Practice this short sequence to gain awareness and softening in the muscles and joints.The most common retort to the question of whether or not someone practices yoga is, “I can't do yoga, I'm not flexible.” Yoga teachers and practitioners around the world…
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Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their own choice after weighing the pros and cons.
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Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their own choice after weighing the pros and cons.
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South Korea says finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth
South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals are inoculated against in South Korea, with all 670 hogs at the infected farm in the city of…
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Investors sue company rescued by Shkreli for return of $5 million
Investors who backed a biotechnology company led by executive Martin Shkreli are suing to get back the $5.4 million they had invested just hours before his arrest, according to court papers. Shkreli took control of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc in November, saving the company from closing down. As part of Shkreli's rescue, the company reached a…
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FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can give blood.
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US lifts lifetime ban on gay blood donations
The United States on Monday formally lifted its lifetime ban on blood donations by gay men, replacing the rule with a 12-month waiting period after last sexual contact. The decision by the US Food and Drug Administration brings US policy in line with several other developed nations, including France, Japan and Australia, which all recently…