Medical
Why Weight Watchers Is Changing Its Name
And as Grossman puts her stamp on the brand, she's pulling from a playbook used at Home Shopping Network, where she switched its name to HSN and turned the company from a staid shopping channel into a lifestyle brand. "People can't do everything perfectly all at once, but I do think we need to get away from this idea of dieting at any cost", she said. When she sees patients, she asks things like... [Full Article...]
Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
Researchers discovered, by analysing United States children's data for eight to 11-year-old, the more of the recommendations a child fulfilled, the better their cognition. Children spent an average of 3.6 hours a day engaged in recreational screen time. The study's authors said that more research is needed to probe the links between screen time and cognition, including research differentiates betw... [Full Article...]
Lucky dog gets 3D-printed skull plate after tumor removal
According to Dymeck, a small bump that Patches had on her head for years began growing aggressively some months ago. Desperate for help, the family was told to seek out the advice of Michelle Oblak, a veterinary surgical oncologist from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, who's been using 3D-printing technology to treat dogs. [Full Article...]
More paralyzed patients walk again using breakthrough spinal stimulation therapy
In the study, the man's spinal cord was stimulated by an implanted electrode, enabling neurons to receive the signal that he wanted to stand or step. 'That day, I hadn't really decided whether I was going around them or I was going to try it for once. [Full Article...]
Third case of monkeypox reported in the United Kingdom, in health care worker
The patient - who was only the second case of the rare infection recorded in the United Kingdom - is believed to have contracted the virus after travelling to Nigeria. "This person has been isolated and we are taking a highly precautionary approach to ensure that all contacts are traced", he added. Initial symptoms include a fever (38C temperature), intense headache, lymphadenopathy (lymph nod... [Full Article...]
Time to Consider a Flu Shot
Influenza, commonly called "the flu", is a serious disease caused by a virus that affects the respiratory tract. Last season there were 17,397 flu-related hospitalizations in OH, more than four times the number from 2015 to 2016 when there were 3,691 cases. [Full Article...]
Obesity 'to be linked to more female cancers' than smoking
Currently, 12% of cancers in women are linked to smoking, and 7% to being overweight and obese . A NEW campaign has been launched in the South East to raise awareness of the link between obesity and cancer. Professor Linda Bauld, an expert in cancer prevention and public health based at Stirling University , said new laws are needed to make food shopping a healthier experience for families. [Full Article...]
World Health Organization warns of 'perfect storm' for Ebola in eastern Congo
Peter Salama warned at the briefing. "The response at this stage is at a critical juncture". WHO's operations in Beni, where work to control the outbreak is centred, are "in effect suspended" following a weekend attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels that killed at least 18 people, Salama said. [Full Article...]