Sioux City Journal Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze from robotic sleeveSioux City JournalA pig’s heart is encased in a robotic sleeve designed to gently squeeze a diseased heart so it better pumps blood. Researchers developed the experimental device in hopes of improving treatment of heart failure. Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze …Robotic sleeve ‘hugs’ … Read more
Mirror.co.uk ‘Huge leap’ in prostate cancer testingBBC NewsThe biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer “in decades” has been made using new scanning equipment, say doctors and campaigners. Using advanced MRI nearly doubles the number of aggressive tumours that are caught. And the trial on 576 men, …MRI could reduce unnecessary biopsy in one in four men … Read more
Slate Magazine The Genius of Donald Trump’s Nonexistent Plan to Replace ObamacareSlate MagazineAnd yet, somehow, the president-elect’s proposed health care fix has already been a success. By Reihan Salam. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the media following a meeting with Steve Harvey at President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on …Day before inauguration, Democrats vow to … Read more
Chicago Tribune Gwyneth Paltrow’s new wellness book offers tough lessons on ‘clean’ livingChicago TribuneIt seems as if celebrities are on a mission to help us become healthier, happier versions of ourselves. And they’re doing it one wellness book at a time. Cameron Diaz coached us in mastering the art of longevity; Kate Hudson presented us … Read more
Live Science Nearly Half of US Men Have Genital HPV InfectionsLive ScienceNearly half of American men have a genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, but a much smaller percentage have received the HPV vaccine, according to a new study. The results show that about 45 percent of U.S. men under age 60 have a genital …1 in … Read more
Washington Post Former president’s breathing tube indicates severe pneumoniaWashington PostFormer President George H.W. Bush is being treated for pneumonia in intensive care at a Houston hospital where doctors are evaluating him before removing a breathing tube. His underlying health problems include vascular parkinsonism, a rare syndrome …Why Pneumonia Often Strikes Older AdultsHuffington PostBush hospitalization highlights danger … Read more
If GOP defunds Planned Parenthood clinics, health centers can’t handle patient floodMiami HeraldContrary to recent claims by House Majority Leader Paul Ryan, R-Wis., experts say the nation’s community health centers don’t have the staffing or funding to handle the estimated 400,000 people who could lose access to care if Planned Parenthood’s … and more » View … Read more
(NaturalNews) The far Left has become so unhinged in the wake of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in November that its behavior is bordering on the criminal. And treason. Discredited fake news outlet CNN is being heavily criticized for a report that seems to suggest there could be an assassination of the… … Read more
(NaturalNews) After 25 years of treating patients in the conventional manner, Dr. Ronald Weiss has sold his West New York practice to establish New Jersey’s first farm-based medical facility on a 348-acre plot of land in Long Valley. The community-supported Ethos Health agricultural program Weiss has founded is based on the principle that food is… … Read more
(NaturalNews) Like other pesticides, paraquat has been the subject of controversy for some time now. In Switzerland, for example, the toxic substance has been banned since 1989. The rest of the European Union has followed the Swiss’ lead, including England — even though there is still a factory there where paraquat is manufactured for export…. … Read more