Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sports Sun.com http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/cat/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:28 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:28 -0400 30 A study featuring a new colonoscope that allows doctors to see more of the colon shows promise that could revolutionize colorectal cancer screening. Researchers compared both the adenoma miss rate using the new colonoscope with the miss rate of a traditional colonoscope. The miss rate for the new colonoscope was only 7.6 percent as compared to 41.7 percent for the traditional colonoscope, in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 07:20:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The exotic dancer, who was at the center of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, revealed at her first court appearance that young women wore nun and nurse costumes to perform "sensual" dances at his "bunga bunga" parties. Karima El Mahroug said that she often received envelopes filled with notes of 500 euros from the former Italian prime minister, but asserted that the money was not in return for ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612481/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:02 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612481/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Angelina Jolie, who recently got a double mastectomy and wants to get her ovaries removed next, is all set to portray the role of her own mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died of ovarian cancer in 2007, in a new biopic. The biopic celebrating Bertrand's life will go into production in 2014 under Brad Pitt's company 'Plan B', the Daily Express reported. The 'Salt' star's mother was involved in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611456/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:03 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611456/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fair skinned people are known to be at higher risk for skin cancer and other problems associated with too much exposure to the sun, but experts say people of color also are vulnerable to the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun and indoor tanning beds. Darker skin has more pigment-making cells, which provide some inherent protection against UV rays, but not enough, said ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610673/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:02 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610673/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c What began as an impulse to help those in need of dire medical attention in isolated areas of Assam, where the mighty river Brahmaputra is both a lifeline and a curse, is today a unique mission to reach healthcare to almost a million people spread over 13 districts of the far-flung northeastern state. Unfolding the miseries of these people, who are beyond the pale of the state's healthcare ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610154/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:50:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610154/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Actor Justin Bartha, who plays Doug, one of the four friends in the popular "The Hangover" film series, is reportedly engaged to fitness trainer Lia Smith. The movie star proposed to Smith early May. "They're the cutest couple. She was completely surprised by the whole thing," usmagazine.com quoted a source as saying. "The trip to Big Sur, the engagement, the ring, everything. So cute," the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609195/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:50:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609195/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c EDMONTON - When someone you love dies, you have two choices."You can curl up in a ball and crawl into a hole, which seems like a really, really good choice some days," says Lori Boomer, who found Mother's Day very tough this year. "Or you can say this was a really horrible thing but you won't let it take over your life. You can fight back."Taite, the youngest of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617604/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:15 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617604/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The price of fruit and vegetables in Perth is rising faster than for snacks and confectionery, prompting warnings of a worsening nutrition crisis.Fruit prices rose 18.8 per cent and vegetables 10.7 per cent between September 2010 and March this year, while snack foods and sweets prices rose just 4 per cent, Perth's consumer price index revealed.The figures came as experts said food could ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617031/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:34 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617031/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c MURRIETA, Calif. -; A former nurse at a Riverside County hospital was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge resulting from patient molestation ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617087/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 14:17:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617087/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c One of Northern Ireland’s most respected MLAs has spoken of his determination to beat cancer and continue representing his constituents. East Londonderry Assemblyman David McClarty admits his initial treatment for lymphoma - a form of the disease that affects the blood - has drained his energy, but says his staff are working extra hard while he fights back to full strength.The 62-year-old ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:34 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DAMASCUS, Va. - Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday. Officials did not have a formal confirmation or any specifics on the condition, but based on the accounts of authorities and witnesses on the scene, they are ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617092/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:29 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214617092/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Times , has died at the age of 50 after a long battle with cancer.Known as "Rick", Beeston spent 30 years reporting from troublespots across the globe, beginning his foreign correspondent's career at the age of 21 covering South Africa and the Lebanese civil war.On joining The Times he had postings in Jerusalem and Moscow, where he reported from the conflict in Chechnya. He was ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616549/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:45 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616549/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Where legislators come in is that health care is one of the most heavily licensed and heavily regulated fields of endeavor in the world. Already there are substantial state-to-state differences in what nurses are allowed to do without the supervision of doctors, differences that tend to reflect the entrenched political power of doctors rather than any sound public policy ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616550/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:39 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616550/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it. The plan authorizes a pilot program for physicians to prescribe marijuana only to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616554/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:47 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616554/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c TASMANIAN hospitals are down by 120 doctors and 65 nurses but the number of clerks and administrators has gone up by 15, says health analyst Martyn ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 12:37:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO -; A man in his 30s was beaten and robbed outside the 24 Hour Fitness at Horton Plaza on Sunday morning, the San Diego Police Department ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:29 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214616003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DAMASCUS, Va. - An emergency official says authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615424/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:52 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615424/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A day doesn't go by when I'm asked about digital health. What surprises me most about the perceptions around digital health are the misperceptions. From sophisticated marketers to to the average joe on the street, people just don't get it. And that's not really their fault. The voices of digital health MUST communicated the promise in a way that is relevant and convincing to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615426/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:37:57 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615426/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Obamacare could cost hospitals billions of dollars nationwide over the coming years, according to a rough estimate released by federal health officials. According to those projections, hospitals could lose as much as half a billion dollars next year alone. The losses come from less federal funding given to states to offset the cost of covering the uninsured. Texas hospitals could lose more than ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615427/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:02 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615427/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c May 18, 2013: Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615431/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615431/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c What's on your walls? What's on your shelves? What pleases your eye may be playing tricks on your mind. Just the color of the room can play a huge role in how we feel and behave. Susan Spencer of "48 Hours" reports. Web ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615432/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:22:39 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615432/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Police in Damascus, Ga., said the driver of a car that plowed into a crowd during a parade, injuring about 60 people, may have suffered a medical emergency. The man, whose name was not reported, was driving a 1997 Cadillac at 20-25 mph when the car veered into the crowd Saturday at the Appalachian Trail Days parade, sending nine people to area hospitals, at least two by helicopter, The ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615433/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:48 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615433/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Three people were killed and four others were critically injured Sunday in a collision involving an apparent wrong-way driver in Las Vegas, police said. The Nevada Highway Patrol said an Acura was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 and plowed into an oncoming sport utility vehicle. Both drivers and a passenger in the SUV were killed. Four others were taken to hospitals in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615730/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:48 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214615730/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Actress Angelina Jolie attends the Women in the World Summit 2013 on April 4, 2013 in New York, United States. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) By Eric G. Bing & Marc J. Epstein Angelina Jolie's recent decision to have a prophylactic double mastectomy has helped reduce her risk of getting breast cancer from 87% to 5%. Her courage to speak openly about the treatment has raised ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614930/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:19 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614930/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WAM DUBAI, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today received insight into the four-pronged strategy of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), which builds on Sheikh Mohammed's long-term sustainable development vision for promoting Dubai as a favourite destination for health tourism in the Gulf, ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614979/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:22 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614979/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Earlier this week, Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she'd had a double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA 1 ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614566/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 09:51:28 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614566/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A PROSTATE cancer trial that showed how cancer recurrence could be reduced by almost two-thirds is one success story of a Calvary Mater-based clinical trial ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614215/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 09:14:36 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614215/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Included in yesterday's mail were two ominous envelopes, one addressed to me, the other to my wife. They were from our health insurance company. Being that this is mid-May, I knew what the contents of the envelopes would be: one-page letters informing us what our insurance premiums are going to run in the coming year. With sweaty palms and racing heart, I began operating on the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614182/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 09:11:18 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614182/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c For many women, the extra calories that are vital for a healthy pregnancy often become a green light to indulge and give into cravings. In fact, more than 30 percent of women who have a normal weight before becoming pregnant gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. If ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614219/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:52:32 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614219/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Danita Reyes and her twins Simon and Sophie Reyes, 10, place dirt on the casket of Mike Reyes during his burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mike, 38, died in March after suffering cardiac arrest during dialysis. Diagnosed at age 23 with diabetes, Mike had suffered years of complications, including blindness, kidney failure and toe amputations. In a region where ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614220/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214614220/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama, May 19 (BNA) - Ministry of Health Undersecretary, Dr. Ayesha Mubarak Bu Unq today opened the first specialized workshop on the prevention of wound infections, in the presence of approximately 100 doctors and nurses from vital sections of the Salmaniya Medical Complex. In her speech, health undersecretary affirmed providing high standard training, lectures, raising awareness and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613879/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:13:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613879/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (CBS News) New York psychoanalyst Mark Gerald is also a photographer, and for more than ten years he has photographed other psychoanalysts' offices, as part of a project called "In the Shadow of Freud's Couch." The images have been exhibited in New York and Athens, Greece, and can be found on the web ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613883/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613883/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c You've got tech questions, we've found the answers. We help you make the most of your technology by answering your thorniest tech questions. So if you're wondering what to buy, how to plug it in, or how to fix it, we can help. Save with a refurbished gadget Q. I don't want to pay big bucks for a new tablet. Is it OK to buy a refurbished gadget? A. Sure, as long as you do it ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613541/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 07:12:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613541/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Test audiences watch movies before release and tell the studio what they think. That's how "Pretty Woman" ended up with a feel-good ending and why "Fatal Attraction" wasn't even darker than it was. Your relationship has a test panel too - buddies, brothers, coworkers.  And their opinions can shape your romantic destiny, H. Colleen Sinclair, an associate ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613542/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 07:12:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613542/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c For many people, the concept of healthy eating is synonymous with time-consuming. The usual response to that from the nutrition pack is "how long does it take to peel a banana or bite into an apple", so fruit is the ultimate fast food. Too often, however, we go for one of the unhealthy choices we are bombarded with - from the petrol station to coffee shop. Time is money but, in this ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613191/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 06:43:12 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613191/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A man holds a doctor hostage for more than one hour at the No 9 hospital in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, May 18. The incident occurred after Chen, an 18-year-old college freshman, knocked down an elderly woman with his bike on Saturday afternoon. The woman's family and Chen failed to come to agreement on medical fees. Police arrested Chen during a negotiation. Chen confessed ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613224/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 06:33:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613224/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It is well known that extra virgin olive oil is good for the body - boosting heart health and even lowering the risk of certain kinds of cancer.  But not all olive oils are created equal. According to Nicholas Colman, the chief olive oil specialist at Eataly in New York City, olive oil has to be fresh in order to maintain its health advantages. "Even the best producer in the world - ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613228/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 06:21:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613228/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the story by reporting the discovery of a molecular chain of events in the brains of obese rats that undermined their ability to suppress appetite and to increase calorie burning. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612531/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612531/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and no wider than a postage stamp. The flexible skin-like monitor, worn under an adhesive bandage on the wrist, is sensitive enough to help doctors detect stiff arteries and cardiovascular problems. The devices could one ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612528/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612528/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Massachusetts' healthcare reform didn't result in substantially more hospital use or higher costs, according to data presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. The findings were true even among safety-net hospitals, which often have an open-door policy to accept patients regardless of the ability to pay. These ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612526/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:09 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612526/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The overwhelming majority of patients with this aggressive lymphoma already have symptoms, an abnormal physical exam or an abnormal blood test at the time of relapse, the researchers say. The findings will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting May 31-June 4 in Chicago. "Our ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612527/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:09 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612527/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on studies of a harmless form of brain stimulation applied to an area known to be important for math ability. "With just five days of cognitive training and noninvasive, painless brain stimulation, ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612534/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612534/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c cholesterol and heart attack risk was weaker for patients with very low kidney function than for patients with higher kidney function. 60 million people globally have chronic kidney ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612533/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612533/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c hearing loss , disability and eventually death. Patients can suffer from 20 to 30 tumours at any one time, and the condition typically manifests in the teenage years and through into adulthood. No effective therapy for these tumours exists, other than repeated invasive surgery or radiotherapy aiming at a single tumour at a time and which is unlikely to eradicate the full extent of the tumours. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612530/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612530/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c stress affects cardiovascular health. The results, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, link this situation to dyslipidemia, a disorder that alters the levels of lipids and lipoproteins in the blood. Experts have been saying for years that emotional stress is linked to the risk of suffering cardiovascular disease as a result of unhealthy habits such as smoking, an unsuitable ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612529/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612529/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists' preferences and safety data, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. They say that U.S. guidelines should be expanded to offer cyclists more riding options and call for endorsing cycle tracks - physically ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612532/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612532/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormous debate has erupted over whether patients' rights will continue in an era of medical genomics. Recent recommendations from the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612536/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612536/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Desirable or normal blood pressure is generally considered to be below 120/80 (one-twenty over eighty). Where 120 represents the systolic measurement and 80 represents the diastolic measurement. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612535/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:05 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612535/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Share your story We are interested in hearing how diabetes has impacted your life. Submit your comments to be considered for publication on this site or in the print edition of the Corpus Christi ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612542/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:27:48 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612542/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMESFriends and family of Mike Reyes, who died in March after years of complications from diabetes, wait for his funeral services at the Holy Family ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612541/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:27:47 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612541/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesSamantha Reyes, 14 (from left), sits with mother Danita Reyes and twins Simon and Sophie Reyes, 10, next to a vase of flowers meant for Mike Reyes’ gravesite. After years of complications from diabetes, Mike Reyes, a father and husband, died after having a heart ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612540/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:27:46 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612540/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Usually, an Ayurveda session needs around six hours of interaction between the patient and the doctor, but with a busy work schedule and a hectic lifestyle, no one is interested in investing so much time, and as a shortcut treatment they go for some other alternative, which completes the things ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612096/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:04:54 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612096/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is publicly calling for an apology from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services Secretary over a remark in which the health official allegedly held Commissioner Goodwin responsible for the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion. According to press reports, when questioned by a local physician during a public ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612075/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 03:39:29 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214612075/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chair of the Tea Party Caucus, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, speaks during a news conference with Tea Party leaders about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups, Thursday, May 16, 2013, on Capitol Hill in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610731/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 01:13:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610731/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c All Hands on Deck, a boat run benefiting the American Cancer Society, will be held at 10:40 a.m. Saturday at Lake Tyler Petroleum Club, organizers announced.Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The fee to enter is ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610732/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 01:11:52 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610732/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Redmond Republican Andy Hill, the state Senate’s chief budget writer, learned a hard-won lesson when advanced lung cancer threatened his life four years ago. "The illness taught me not to sweat the small stuff," he ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610229/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610229/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Health insurers predicted a dramatic rise in premiums under "Obamacare," but the requests filed last week aren’t much different than previous rates. However, the requests await state review and could ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610230/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610230/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (AP) – A therapist at a community health clinic in Salisbury has been charged with making unwanted sexual advances on a patient. Court documents show Clarence Green was charged this week with two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of fourth-degree sex offense and indecent exposure. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that the female patient told police he grabbed and hugged her ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:31:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Breast cancer survivors dressed in pink walked across Boston yesterday, the start of a two-day event to raise funds for cancer research.Thousands of participants - survivors, friends and family members - flooded city streets to support the cause.The 39.3-mile walk kicked off at the University of Massachusetts Boston early yesterday and will finish there this afternoon.A moment of silence was held ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The 31st annual JDRF Boston Gala yesterday honored Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. and Cohasset Triathlon race director Bill Burnett.Burnett was awarded the Nancy Jones Diabetes Award and Hall was named the 2013 honoree of the organization formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation."The theme of this year’s gala is focused on the connection between athletes and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c During rush hour in Connecticut, two commuter trains collided, sending 72 passengers to the hospital. The tracks are now closed while the NTSB investigates. And as Don Dahler reports, it's creating a travel nightmare; And, after his close friend died from pancreatic cancer, 16-year-old Jack Andraka unleashed his hyper-drive intellect on preventing more cancer deaths. And as Jim Axelrod ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610234/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:23:44 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610234/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A May 5 letter ("Gun laws won't stop criminals") from Greg Perrine of Reedsville was less than honest in replying to an earlier writer's view that "90 percent of Americans support the Manchin/Toomey plan for background checks on all gun-purchases." Perrine cited information from the "Buckeye Firearms Institute" to claim "90 percent of police ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610235/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sun, 19 May 2013 00:18:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214610235/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c OTTAWA - Health Canada says three companies are voluntarily recalling all lots of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine. A Health Canada news release says it's due to potential contamination with the antibiotic product clindamycin during the manufacturing process. Health Canada says quetiapine is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adult patients. Health Canada says ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609651/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 23:41:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609651/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study.Although initially there may be a small bounce in health, over the medium-longer term retirement causes a drastic decline in health, says the study by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship.The study recommended that the government should help ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 23:26:40 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study.Although initially there may be a small bounce in health, over the medium-longer term retirement causes a drastic decline in health, says the study by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship.The study recommended that the government should help ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609681/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 23:26:38 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609681/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609287/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609287/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to allow the drug for such ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609516/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:44:26 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609516/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dozens of people were injured Saturday when a car in the Appalachian Trail Days parade in Damascus, Va., plowed into the crowd. The car's driver, who was participating in the parade, apparently suffered a medical emergency, Damascus police chief William H. Nunley said. Nine people were transported to hospitals, but none had life-threatening injuries, The Washington Post reported. The car ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609628/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214609628/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SAN ANTONIO ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611188/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:28:09 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611188/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Three years after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and less than a year before some of ObamaCare's key measures take effect, there are still many unanswered questions about its impact. Obamacare has raised concerns about increases in health insurance premiums, doctor shortages and any number of issues. It has also created debate among investors about which ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:04:58 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c For years, conservatives have pushed for a health-insurance model emphasizing catastrophic coverage. It works as follows: Consumers pay the cost of ordinary care, such as a checkup, a blood test or an eye exam. Insurance kicks in only for major crises - a heart attack, cancer requiring extensive treatment, a kidney transplant, intensive care for a newborn. The Affordable Care Act, also known as ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608772/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:42 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608772/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The 30-second Web video has the edgy quality of a campaign-season attack ad, including ominous music, grainy photos and a closing demand: ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611187/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 21:21:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214611187/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A China, World Health Organization (WHO) joint report said the H7N9 bird flu virus has a higher potential for human-to-human transmission than any other known bird flu virus.The report, compiled after the WHO's week-long field assessment of the influenza, was publicized by China's National Health and Family Planning Commission on Saturday.It said, the H7N9 virus, compared with other ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608259/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 21:09:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608259/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON -- Political scandals have ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: the president's health care ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608260/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608260/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (CBS News) In our "Young Innovators" series, we've been featuring young people trying to change the world. This time, we spotlight Jack Andraka, who started googling ways to prevent cancer after losing a friend to the disease. And look where it took ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608261/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:48 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608261/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c According to a study by Initial Washroom Hygiene, handbags have up to ten times the level of microbiological activity on them than an average toilet seat. Willem Marx reports from ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608263/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:44 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214608263/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The pattern goes against any notion that moving to America improves every aspect of life. It also demonstrates that at least in terms of health, worries about assimilation for the country's 11 million illegal immigrants are mistaken. In fact, it is happening all too ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607697/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:02:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607697/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } A bill to give underage drinkers protection from minor consumption citations if they call 911 in a medical emergency has passed the Minnesota Senate. It was approved on a 51-10 vote on Saturday, May 18. Representatives in the House passed it on a 124-8 vote Thursday. It now goes to Gov. Mark Dayton. Dubbed "medical amnesty," the protection is ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607698/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 19:54:04 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607698/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Doctors were placed under "unprecedented pressure" to go live with the new NHS 111 helpline before some were ready, contributing to the A&E crisis in Britain's hospitals, documents seen by The Independent on Sunday ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606980/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:34 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606980/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The sunny 63-year-old former television engineer now stores far less clutter. His quarter-acre garden in the pretty village of Westcott, Surrey, now holds the rotting hulks of only 16 cars, surrounded by tyres, walking frames, shopping trolleys and chairs. A marquee holds some of his collection of 36 years of newspapers and magazines.Inside the house, three fridges, old TV sets, drinks cans and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606981/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:33 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606981/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Angelina Jolie who has revealed she had decided to have a preventive double mastectomy after testing for the ''faulty'' gene BRCA1. Photograph: Dan ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607035/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214607035/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah, Gomoa West District Director of the Ghana Health Service announced this when he briefed members of the Assembly on the project at Apam in the Central ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606503/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606503/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Accra, May 18, GNA- Dr Joseph Amankwah, Director, Public Health of Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stated the need for policy guidelines for the implementation of the International Health Regulation (IHR) ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606504/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606504/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Accra, May 17, GNA -E-health initiative, an electronic health delivery system, was launched on Friday to enable doctors reach their patients online and bring health care to the door steps of the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606505/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606505/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A hospital in Spain lost 172 embryos, intended for use in in vitro fertilization, when a freezer leaked liquid nitrogen, hospital officials said. The oversight angered would-be mothers, many of whom didn't find out about the April 22 incident until they made appointments with their doctors to have embryos implanted. An official at La Paz Hospital in Madrid told ThinkSpain the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606622/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:14 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606622/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606506/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:10:56 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606506/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Gaza . The action left hundreds of Gaza residents stuck at the border, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported. Police refused to open the crossing even after Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim sent an assistant to Rafah to intercede. Police said they would only open the crossing when their colleagues are released. The seven police officers and soldiers, including four who ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:50 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214606477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DUBAI //Doctors have called for a centralised, long-term programme to tackle heart disease, the nation's biggest single killer. Heart disease is the cause of 25 per cent of deaths in the UAE, and the average age of contracting the disease is 15 years younger than in the western world. A national board should be set up under the federal government with a clear timetable for cutting the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605976/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:52 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605976/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain has today been declared free from Coronavirus disease-for the time being. The Health Ministry has issued a statement in this regard assuring the public that no cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed to-date in Bahrain. It urged people to abide by hygienic precautionary measures, including washing hands, avoiding touching one's eyes, mouth and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:47 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By SaharaReporters, New York Years after graduating from the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria, the 2008/2009 batch of doctors can hardly call themselves doctors, as the University has inexplicably refused to issue certificates to certify the completion of their training. Dr. Ijeomah Augustine, the group’s spokesperson who spoke to SaharaReporters about their efforts to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605979/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 17:24:34 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605979/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr. Richard Heuser I caught up with Dr. Richard Heuser on Friday, right after he finished a surgical procedure and before he headed out to Paris for an interventional cardiology meeting. Heuser was the first in the U.S. to perform a medical procedure as part of a clinical trial for Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Osprey Medical Inc. The Osprey Medical Cincor system is designed to remove contrast dye ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605978/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:32 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605978/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Social stigma about epilepsy and the mistaken belief that seizures are caused by djinn are putting the lives of sufferers and non-sufferers at risk, doctors warn. Such misconceptions mean cases often go undiagnosed, preventing patients from receiving the appropriate medical treatment and contributing to an underreporting of the condition. Doctors also say a lack of regulation on epileptics ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605382/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:56 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605382/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Doctors are calling for tougher legislation to govern the issuing of driving licences to epileptics. Sufferers of the condition are already banned from certain professions - such as aviation, driving public transport and operating heavy machinery - but doctors' advice to epileptic drivers of private vehicles is not legally binding, as it is in some western countries. "Someone with ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605381/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:54 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605381/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The aid will be used on emergency health assistance, sheltering, food, water, hygiene, and other basic needs BRUSSELS - The European Union has decided on provide an additional 65 millions euro in humanitarian aid to civil war-stricken Syrians.The aid will be transferred to the victims both in Syria and in the neighboring countries via UN agencies, the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and other ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605352/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:03 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605352/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A hiker was hospitalized after a sheep attacked him Saturday on the Israel National Trail, authorities said. The attack occurred near Kfar Qara, south of Haifa, Ynetnews.com reported. The hiker, a 56-year-old man, was conscious and was able to call for help on his cellphone. Paramedics treated the hiker at the scene and he was then transported to the Hillel Yaffa Hospital in Hadeera. He had ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605444/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214605444/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A round-up of some of our favourite recipes and food-related features this week including recipes suitable for a camping, canoeing or hiking trip this long weekend: s'mores, s'mores and more s'mores, ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604815/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:28:39 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604815/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c --> Preview: Don't miss a special edition of "Sunday Morning" about design -- in fashion, architecture, at home and the workplace -- on Sunday May 19! For more than 10 years psychoanalyst-photographer Mark Gerald has documented analysts' offices -- the decor, artwork and furnishings that help define the space in which analyst and analysand share the work of therapy and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604843/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604843/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The Minnesota House voted Friday night, May 17, to pass a health and human services bill that accounts for nearly one-third of the state's general fund -- a big step in finishing budget work before the Legislature adjourns Monday. The compromise legislation, which includes spending $11.3 billion over a two-year period beginning in July, covers the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604844/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:49 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604844/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 1st Gulf Medical Management on June 4-6 at InterContinental Regency Hotel. Bahrain Medical Society and Act smart Public Relations Consultancy will organize the symposium under the patronage of Health Minister Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al-Shehabi. BMS Chairperson Dr. Maha Al-Muqla said that preparations for the upcoming symposium had already been ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 14:36:54 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The increasingly contentious issue of hospital charges drew renewed attention last week when the federal government released Medicare data showing that facilities nationwide submitted widely divergent bills for the same ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604283/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604283/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is to receive further treatment for cancer in New York this week.The 44-year-old was due to have the 'pioneering treatment' at the end of the season but it has been brought forward with Barcelona having already secured La Liga title with three games ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604284/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604284/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c COPENHAGEN | Sat May 18, 2013 1:59pm EDT COPENHAGEN May 18 (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said in a statement that the trial showed safety levels consistent with previously ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 13:59:37 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604239/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sunlight beams through the lounge window at the Katoas' house creating warmth and comfort. The house is matchbox-size, immaculate and homely. Family photos from their life in Tonga and New Zealand clutter the cabinets, and at least 10 sports trophies glisten proudly from a cabinet. Like many Pacific Island families, the Katoa household is large: mum, dad and nine children, including twins and a ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603664/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603664/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ASPEN - A two-night course that was to offer Aspenites certification in mental health first aid has been canceled, due to a lack of interest.The community's disinterest in the class came as a shock to officials who'd planned it in the wake of a string of suicides this winter and spring in Aspen, which prompted appeals from locals to look after one another's mental ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604019/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214604019/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (CBS News) In the long-running battle over school lunches, the United States is losing. American kids often reject healthy alternatives in favor of pizza and junk food, but it's different in other countries. In Japan, healthful lunches aren't just a goal for Japanese kids. In fact, they're required. Child obesity is almost unheard of in Japan, and part of that can be attributed to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603582/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 13:22:53 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603582/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Double hand amputee Amy Copeland is now the first woman in the world to get state of the art by -- islands. You might remember Copeland was infected with the deadly bacteria after she cut her leg in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603665/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:39 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603665/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama, May 18th (BNA) -Minister of Health, Sadiq Abdul Karim Al Shehabi left the Kingdom to Genve to participate in the (66) meeting of World Health Assembly of World Health Organization (WHO), which will be held during the period from May 20 to 28, 2013. The Assembly's works will be opened on Monday May 20th, 2013 with appointing the Credentials Committee, electing the sixty-sixth ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602940/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602940/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c At 16 years old, Jack Andraka is already a superstar in the field of science. Earlier this year, he won Intel's prestigious Gordon E. Moore Award, when he created a groundbreaking testing method that can detect pancreatic cancer in its earliest stages. His work is expected to save thousands of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:09 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Morgan Arnold poses next to a Scooby-Doo display during a 2012 trip to California with her mother, Cindi Arnold. Morgan, 14, now stands accused of orchestrating a plot with her boyfriend, Jason Bulmer, to kill her father, Dennis Lane, in Ellicott ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 12:19:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214603000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613538/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:20 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214613538/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c World Family Doctors Day is a chance to celebrate what family doctors do in supporting health care for all people in their local communities, their countries and around the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602358/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:57 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602358/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Starbucks every day. No manicures, no pedicures. Those kinds of things really add up," Martin said. Webster's response was to work more like someone who was earning only a minimal wage. Even though he was making $80,000 annually working as a full-time math professor at Marymount College - with Martin adding her $70,000-a-year salary as an articulation officer, who provides educational ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602437/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602437/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, the owner of St. John’s Health Center, plans to sell the Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602436/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:19 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602436/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c While American kids often leave the healthy option, nutritious lunches aren't just a goal for Japanese kids-- they're required. Lucy Craft ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602438/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:57 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602438/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fire ants are an invasive species in the warmer areas of the US, and we here at Weird Science are told by people who have experienced the invasion personally that their fearsome reputation is well deserved. So, normally, you'd expect said people to be happy to hear that the fire ants population seems to be going down. Unfortunately, it's going down because an even more deranged ant is ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602435/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 11:18:49 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602435/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Most Americans will soon begin to see major changes in health care delivery. The changes will likely be mostly negative for the vast majority, but not for everyone. For example, those without health care insurance or with pre-existing conditions should see improvements. But I would bet that many of the young and healthy who have previously chosen not to buy health insurance might not like ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601836/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 10:43:00 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601836/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, Dr. Christine Daniel gives a flu shot to patient Amparo Villaluazo at Daniel's Sonrise Medical Clinic in Mission Hills. Daniel, 57, of Northridge, was found guilty on Friday May 17,2013 and sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for selling bogus cancer cures to dozens of victims across the country as part of a ';treatment'; program that prosecutors ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601837/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 10:29:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601837/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A sign cautions visitors outside a "pump and treat" facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601838/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 10:22:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601838/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.The club says Vilanova will be given "pioneering treatment" from Monday to Friday that was originally scheduled for this summer but was moved forward after Barcelona clinched the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601839/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 10:20:50 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601839/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It could take weeks to get commuter rail service in Connecticut back to normal following the derailment of two trains Friday, the mayor of Bridgeport said. The evening rush-hour derailment between Bridgeport and South Norwalk caused about 70 injuries and tore up the tracks, which Mayor Bill Finch said would need extensive repairs that would greatly complicate transportation into the New York ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 10:13:40 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c For the first 200 dogs to arrive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, HOPE for Animals will be offering a free vaccine outreach clinic at the Faith United Methodist Church, 207 E. Dewald St. The first-come, first-serve event will be feature free rabies and distemper vaccines, as well as administering free heartworm testing and offering $10 micro-chipping. While this event is only for families that ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601339/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 09:37:18 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601339/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c National health plans so far have announced participation in "fewer than 15 states" to provide benefits under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo credit: ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601289/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sat, 18 May 2013 09:35:15 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601289/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c