CNN Jane Austen poisoned with arsenic? Not so fast, experts sayCNN(CNN) Three antiquated pairs of spectacles displayed in the British Library are causing pulses to flutter clear across the globe. Legendary author Jane Austen was poisoned with arsenic, proposed Sandra Tuppen, lead curator of Modern Archives …As much as I wish someone had poisoned Jane Austen, … Read more
National Post Downside to Gluten-Free Diets: Diabetes Risk?WebMDTHURSDAY, March 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) — “Gluten-free” may be the latest diet fad, but new research casts some doubt on its presumed health benefits. In a large study of U.S. health professionals, scientists found that those with the least gluten in …Gluten Against Diabetes; Early Bivalrudin; A … Read more
CNN Trump adds to chaos of health care deliberationsCNNWashington (CNN) Still fewer than five days old, the House Republican bill to repeal Obamacare has an uncertain legislative path ahead. And no small part of the blame goes to President Donald Trump. In Kentucky, Medicaid recipients keep close eye on …Trump stands with House GOP on proposal … Read more
NPR Rookie Doctors Will Soon Be Allowed To Work Up To 28 Hours StraightNPRThe maximum workday for first-year medical residents just got substantially longer. The group that sets rules for training doctors announced Friday it will be scrapping the 16-hour cap on shifts worked by doctors who have just graduated from medical …Rookie docs can … Read more
New York Times Two People Die after Eating Raw Milk Cheese Made in New York StateNew York TimesVulto Creamery of Walton, N.Y., is recalling all soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses following an outbreak of listeria. Credit Food and Drug Administration. Two people have died following an outbreak of listeria linked to a popular artisanal raw … Read more
CNN Threats to CDC Prevention Fund Draw ScrutinyAJMC.com Managed Markets NetworkAdvocates note that the cuts would put the nation’s health system in reverse, away from stopping health problems before they get out of hand. Published Online: March 10, 2017. Mary Caffrey. Most of the early attention to the House Republicans’ American …Measles outbreak in Romania causes … Read more
NBCNews.com Hair Loss Drug Propecia Carries Risk of Losing Something ElseNBCNews.comTwo drugs used to treat both hair loss and prostate problems could carry another risk that men might want to know about: long-term sexual problems. It’s a low risk— overall, just 1.4 percent of men who took the drugs suffered long-term erectile …Hair loss, prostate … Read more
Sacramento Bee Formerly conjoined twins one step closer to going homeFox NewsFormerly conjoined twin girls are one step closer to going home after being released from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital on Thursday so that they could continue inpatient rehabilitation at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento. Eva and Erica …Formerly conjoined twins Eva and Erika Sandoval … Read more
New York Daily News Doctors find 140-pound tumor in woman who thought she couldn’t lose weightNew York Daily NewsA Pennsylvania woman who thought she was just gaining weight over the years is now half her size after doctors found a 140-pound cancerous cyst in her. Mary Clancey, 71, had ballooned to 365 pounds and thought … Read more
Washington Post Trump to select Scott Gottlieb, a physician with deep drug-industry ties, to run the FDAWashington PostPresident Trump announced late Friday that he will nominate Scott Gottlieb, a conservative physician and businessman with deep ties to the pharmaceutical industry, to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. If confirmed, Gottlieb would …Trump Nominates … Read more