Not So Sweet: New Sugar Limits for Kids Announced
Kids in the United States are sweet on sugar, but a major health organization is issuing new guidelines to curb children's consumption of sugary foods and beverages. In the first of three new recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA), a panel of health and nutrition experts suggested that children ages 2 to 18 consume no more than 6 teaspoons (30 milliliters) of added sugar a day, according to the organization's statement published today (Aug. 22) in the journal Circulatio..>> view originalNew York Region Swings Into Action on Zika
New York City is getting most of the attention as the region contends with the Zika virus, but a growing number of cases in New Jersey and Connecticut are raising the stakes for those states’ mosquito-control efforts. As of last week, 97 people in New Jersey, 58 in Connecticut and 140 in New York state outside the five boroughs had tested positive for the virus, according to public records. The virus can cause severe birth defects in...>> view original12-Year-Old Boy Helps Run Trump Field Operation In Colorado
WASHINGTON ― A mother and her 12-year-old son are running a Trump field operation in a key Colorado county, according to news reports. Jefferson County is one of the most densely populated counties in Colorado, a battleground state where GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump was recently trailing Democrat Hillary Clinton, by 14 percentage points. The Trump campaign announced a new office there this month. Laurel Imer identifies as the West Denver Field Coordinator for Trump on Facebook. She to..>> view originalTwo senators urge scrutiny of EpiPen price boost
Chris Woodyard and Mary Jo Layton, USA TODAY and Asbury Park (N.J.) Press 9:41 p.m. EDT August 22, 2016EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector, a Mylan product(Photo: Mark Zaleski, AP)Two U.S. senators are raising concerns about massive price increases on a drug used under emergency conditions for food allergy reactions to see if they are justified.Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has written the manufacturer, Mylan, asking for the reasons behind the price boosts for EpiPen, an epinephine au..>> view originalDoctors surgically remove 40 knives from man's stomach
NEW DELHI -- Doctors in northern India have surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months, one of the physicians said Tuesday.The 42-year-old man is recovering in a hospital in Punjab state after undergoing surgery Friday in which doctors removed the knives -- some folded and some with exposed blades up to 7 inches long.Dr. Jatinder Malhotra, who assisted during the five-hour operation, said the man, who works as a police constable, ..>> view originalSee-Through Mice May Soon Substitute for Live Animals
Researchers have developed a way to make a mouse transparent — by removing the liquids and fats from its tissue. They hope their method can be used to make a complete, unsliced model of a human brain, with all the delicate nerve connections untouched. And they say their see-through mouse might reduce the need for lab scientists around the world to kill living mice just to study their organs. Researchers in Germany have made mice see-through with a special method of dissolving skin th..>> view originalHow Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?
A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials a..>> view originalFDA Okays Marketing of First Cognitive Testing Devices for Patients With Head Injury
Two medical devices for evaluating symptoms and cognitive function after a head injury have received marketing permission, according to an announcement today from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The computerized Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) system and ImPACT Pediatric are both manufactured by the ImPACT Applications company. The first product was created for individuals aged 12 to 59 years who have sustained a head trauma. Using a desktop or ..>> view original
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