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Fatness, Affluence, Adaptation and Hope
Colleagues and I recently submitted a grant application to a large foundation, seeking funds to support the True Health Initiative. The funds, should we be fortunate enough to secure them, will accelerate the development of a global communication campaign to convey the evidence and consensus-based fundamentals of healthy living, and notably,…
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U.S. proposes hike in Medicare Advantage payments; insurer shares rise
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday proposed raising payments by 1.35 percent on average next year to the health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage health benefits to elderly and disabled Americans. Payments to insurers will vary under the 2017 Medicare Advantage proposal, based on the region the plans are…
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Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies
By Bill Berkrot and Anthony Boadle NEW YORK/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil. Consultations among doctors in Brazil and the United States have increased…
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GE to move headquarters to Boston from Connecticut
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston and sell its offices in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The decision caps a search that began last summer as Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget that increased taxes by $1.2…
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Judge leaning toward sealing some evidence in Cosby sex suit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday brokered a compromise on whether to release evidence in a defamation suit brought against comedian Bill Cosby by seven women who accuse him of sexually assaulting them. Cosby's attorneys wanted to seal all evidence in the case for at least 14 days. This would likely include depositions by Cosby and…
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The decades-long quest to cure cancer
US President Barack Obama's announcement of a “moonshot” bid to cure cancer, continues a centuries-long quest to defeat a disease which kills over eight million people every year. There are more than 100 types of cancer, each with its own diagnosis and treatment. Surgery became common only in the 19th century with the advent of…
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Morphine for back pain tied to rapid changes in brain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients who take morphine pills for lower back pain may experience changes in the volume of the brain’s gray matter in as little as a month, a small study suggests. In the 30-day experiment, researchers gave 11 patients daily morphine pills and 10 people placebos and then took magnetic…
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Healthcare costs a top concern for Republican and Democratic voters
By Jilian Mincer and Erin McPike NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans want to know what the next U.S. president will do to lower their rising healthcare costs, a priority shared by Republican and Democratic voters and second only to keeping the country safe, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. In all, 62 percent of people…
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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.