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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine analysed 3.6 million people and nearly 370,000 deaths to get a greater insight into BMI. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zdEjEb

A review of more than 300,000 children found that those prescribed antibiotics during their first two years of life had a 26 per cent higher risk of obesity. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ACbDGZ

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Police said on Wednesday they had charged pharmaceutical company ITH Pharma with a number of offences as part of an investigation into the deaths and illnesses of seven babies at several hospitals. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2OhKIUj https://ift.tt/xePdMM

France has launched a nationwide investigation into why babies in some parts of the country have been born without hands or arms after several new cases were reported this week, the health minister said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2yLCA9P https://ift.tt/xePdMM

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Chinese officials will lift African swine fever-related restrictions in Gongzhuling city of northeastern Jilin province, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2P0Nu5T https://ift.tt/xePdMM

CDC faces criticism over response to polio-like illness The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms 10 additional cases of acute flaccid myelitis; reaction from Dr. Nicole Saphier. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Dgg0dx

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California’s Medi-Cal program paid $4B to recipients who may have been ineligible, audit shows via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2OhjDR9

Utah insurer to send patients to Mexico for cheap prescription drugs An Utah insurer PEHP is looking at a controversial solution to an increasingly American problem — sending patients across the border to Mexico to get cheaper prescription drugs. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2EQKiVC

Vanessa Lachey warns parents about dangerous virus that hospitalized son Actress and mother of three Vanessa Lachey sits down with Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez to talk about the other dangerous seasonal virus many parents may not know about, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lachey’s youngest child, 1-year-old Phoenix, developed the disease last winter and was hospitalized for six days from it. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Py8Ree

Vanessa Lachey on the disease that hospitalized her son Actress and mother of three, Vanessa Lachey, sits down with Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez to talk about the other dangerous seasonal virus many parents may not know about, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lachey’s youngest child, 1-year-old Phoenix, developed the disease last winter and was hospitalized for 6 days from it. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2qigSpp

Florida teen makes Halloween capes for preemie superheroes The babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Florida hospital may not remember their first Halloween. But they'll have costumes, thanks to a 13-year-old middle schooler who made more 100 capes featuring emblems from Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman and The Incredibles. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2zfgPyD

West Virginia Cracker Barrel worker tests positive for hepatitis A, health officials say Some Cracker Barrel diners in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, may have been exposed to hepatitis A, health officials warned Monday after confirming an employee tested positive for the virus. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yILBk2

Mom nearly paralyzed after tripping over dog in middle of night A mom was almost paralyzed after tripping over her dog and falling down the stairs in a freak accident. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Oi2Eya

Medical first: Same-sex couple both carry baby to term In a medical first, Ashleigh Coulter gave birth to a son both she and her wife Bliss Coulter carried, thanks to a breakthrough method of in vitro fertilization called Effortless Reciprocal IVF. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2AAc2d3

Ohio boy, 5, tests positive for meth after eating Halloween candy A 5-year-old boy in Ohio is expected to make a full recovery after he ate a piece of Halloween candy that was possibly laced with drugs. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2PyVpGM

An American Psychological Association study found that people who are bored and searching for meaning are also looking for thrills, and that are in turn more open to political violence. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2JrYh2O

Researchers in Boston followed 88 men aged 16-25 who smoked marijuana at least once a week. Those who quit fared much better on memory tests within a week. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2DdNWay

Emilie Turcotte, 11, of Blainville in Montreal, Canada, wore colored contact lenses last year as part of her demon costume for Halloween. The lenses ended up tearing her corneas. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2qlvioM

The Redee patch is making the rounds on Instagram, promising Asians to 'cure' them of their 'Asian glow', the flush red that around 40 percent of East Asians experience when they drink. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PzhrJu

The FDA is updating its definition of 'healthy' to reflect nutrition science. Currently it refers to products low in fat, but there are questions about healthy fats - and now, sugar. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2AAOSTU

The Great Drought brought on crop failures throughout Asia, Brazil, and Africa from 1875, causing widespread famine. Experts say climate change could intensify such a disaster. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2qmqlMp

Émile Laliberte, of Montreal, has been wheelchair-bound all his life. Using 3D printers and remote controls, DIYers made him a very advanced and exciting costume. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ERZB0j

Just 33.8 per cent of over-65s have been vaccinated, compared to 53.7 per cent this time last year, according to a Public Heath England national flu report. This is despite the risk of pneumonia. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2JsMh11

The update brings the total number of cases of acute flaccid myelitis to 72, up from 62 earlier this month, mostly in kids under 18. However, health officials still do not know what is driving the outbreak. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ETCQct

Researchers from Indiana University found TDTBPP in dust samples from an e-waste dismantling facility in Ontario, Canada. (Stock) from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2qhqkJo

Alternative and 'natural' therapies have gained popularity. Now, 38 percent of Americans believe the unproven treatments are cancer cures, an American Society of Clinical Oncology study found. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2AAAYBd

The alkaline water industry has seen a surge in sales with the support of celebrity fans, but University of Calgary nutritionist explain why drinking the bottled water does nothing for health. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2RrvDSp

A creative technologist trained a neural network by supplying it with 5,000 images of popular Halloween masks, like Jason Voorhees from the 1980's horror film 'Friday the 13th.' from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2JrXaQL

Researchers from Florida State University found that even if someone seems to be surrounded by friends and loved ones, simply feeling like you don't fit in raises a person's risk of the disorder. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zeeRyl

The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants report comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week warned air pollution was the 'new tobacco'. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2zfZWUA

A new study from the University of British Columbia in Canada has found that children between ages four and eight are 10 times more likely to be struck by a car on Halloween. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PxaWHb

Parwez Hossain, a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, said people using the lenses as fancy dress were "largely unaware" of poor hygiene. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2qlvgNG

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Pittard, 48, from London, endured itchy, confidence-crippling lesions across 25 per cent of his body - until taking part in a new medical trial for steroid-free regimen, Soratinex.  from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SxKgVj

All US clinics use tanks that monitor heat: as liquid nitrogen levels deplete, the temperature rises. New tanks made by Columbia University Fertility Center track drops in levels before the temperature goes up. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2RpwByu

Research from the University of Stirling showed that people cited emotional barriers towards the plan - specifically, a fear of mortality and feelings of disgust around the donation process. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2qj8aHx

Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that people are far more reckless in the presence of sensory features, such as lights and jingles. from Health | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Q2Nkat

(Reuters Health) - Women who wait just a short time to become pregnant after delivering a child may put themselves and their next baby at greater risk for adverse events, a new study suggests. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2qhQQCq https://ift.tt/xePdMM

A once-monthly injection to control HIV proved as effective as daily pills in a second study by GlaxoSmithKline, paving the way for a new regimen that could be simpler for some patients to be filed with regulators. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2Psmg7y https://ift.tt/xePdMM

(Reuters Health) - Those cute little apps your child plays with are most likely flooded with ads - some of which are totally age-inappropriate, researchers have found. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2DdiERg https://ift.tt/xePdMM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it has confirmed 10 more cases of an extremely rare, polio-like condition, across 24 states. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2yK9Jma https://ift.tt/xePdMM