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Excessive Weight Linked to Brain Shrinkage, New Study Suggests
She also said that something may be affecting both brain volume and risk of obesity. The findings of the study, which was published in the journal Neurology on January 9, suggest that the combination of obesity and high waist-to-hip ratio could be a risk factor for brain shrinkage, which has been tied to elevated risk for memory decline and dementia. [Full Article...]
A Much Milder Flu Season This Year Featured font size +
It's early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter's unusually brutal one, USA health officials said. As of December 29, 2018, 13 children had died from influenza this flu season. They show between 6 million and 7 million people have been infected with flu, 3 million or more have visited doctors because of flu symptoms and between 70,000 and 80,000 have been sick... [Full Article...]
‘Uri’ Box Office: Vicky Kaushal-Starrer Earns Rs 20 Crore
Check out the latest box office update of Uri . If yes, then let us know about your reactions. " Uri " is receiving some competition from The Accidental Prime Minister but still has earned a good amount of ₹8.20 crore on its opening day. [Full Article...]
Bud Light Packages Will Now Show Nutritional Information
Bud Light is by far the biggest beer brand in the US, with more than double the sales of second-place Coors Light. In adding calories and nutrition information, the brand appears to be taking a page from a strategy that's worked for its fellow Anheuser-Busch brand Michelob Ultra. [Full Article...]
Cancer expert, 67, dies suddenly after yellow fever jab
Gore also received a lifetime achievement award in 2015 from Prince William, who is president of the Royal Marsden. Here are all your questions answered about the jab. "These occur less than 10 times for every million doses of vaccine given". He said: "Yellow fever is a serious viral disease that is found in the tropics and spread by mosquito bite". [Full Article...]
Man who streamed police video, died may have had meningitis
Lowery's death has sparked protests in Paterson, and Lowery's family attended a city council meeting Tuesday to demand answers. Doctors suspect that Jameek Lowery, 27, may have had meningitis, an extremely contagious infection. He said it was unclear how many people had been in close contact with Lowery. Symptoms of meningitis include fever, headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light, and altere... [Full Article...]
Influential Commons committee criticises NHS mental health provision for young people
Maree Todd MSP, the minister for childcare and early years who is launching the opening of the nominations, said: "Mental health touches many lives in Scotland - from a young person struggling in school, or a colleague absent from work, to an elderly relative living with dementia". [Full Article...]
Gov. Newsom releases $144B California budget