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Ex-Apple CEO bets on Web healthcare with MDLive

Ex-Apple CEO bets on Web healthcare with MDLive (Reuters) - Former Apple Inc chief executive, John Sculley, is betting that people will increasingly turn to the Internet for confidential counseling and routine medical care.

Fujifilm says tests results on Avigan as Ebola drug by end-2014

Fujifilm says tests results on Avigan as Ebola drug by end-2014 (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it expects its influenza drug Avigan to be approved by international government bodies to treat Ebola after it receives clinical test results as early as the end of the year.

Studies of 'vaping' brain may offer clues on smoking addiction

Studies of 'vaping' brain may offer clues on smoking addiction (Reuters) - British scientists say they have found the best way yet to analyze the effects of smoking on the brain -- by taking functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of people while they puff on e-cigarettes.

One in seven women risk dying in childbirth in Ebola-hit countries

One in seven women risk dying in childbirth in Ebola-hit countries (Reuters) - The rate of women dying in childbirth in West African countries hit by the Ebola epidemic is soaring, with as many as one in seven at risk of death as fear of contact with bodily fluids prevents people helping them, aid charities warned on Tuesday.

Norovirus blamed for illness outbreak at upscale California hotel

Norovirus blamed for illness outbreak at upscale California hotel n">(Reuters) - California health authorities have determined that the highly contagious Norovirus was responsible for sickening 60 people who attended an NAACP conference last month at an upscale Bay Area hotel, sending about a dozen to the hospital, officials said on Monday.

U.S. releases low 2015 Obamacare enrollment forecast

U.S. releases low 2015 Obamacare enrollment forecast (Reuters) - The U. S. administration on Monday dramatically cut expectations for 2015 Obamacare enrollment, saying it aims to have a total of 9.

New York doctor infected with Ebola to be released from hospital

New York doctor infected with Ebola to be released from hospital (Reuters) - A New York doctor who was diagnosed with Ebola after working with patients in West Africa will be released on Tuesday from a hospital where he has been treated for the disease, the hospital said.

McDonald's recalls lollipop whistles over choking concerns

McDonald's recalls lollipop whistles over choking concerns (Reuters) - U. S. restaurant chain McDonald's Corp is recalling about 2. 5 million lollipop whistles because young children can choke on the parts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Monday.

Medicare proposes covering lung cancer scans for heavy smokers

Medicare proposes covering lung cancer scans for heavy smokers n">(Reuters) - The U. S. Medicare program is proposing to add lung cancer screening tests for beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking, the federal government announced on Monday.

Merck expects no writedowns for Zetia, Vytorin cholesterol drugs

Merck expects no writedowns for Zetia, Vytorin cholesterol drugs n">(Reuters) - Merck & Co on Monday said long-awaited data from an 18,000-patient trial suggest the company will not have to write down the value of its blockbuster Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs.

U.S. officials hope new HealthCare.gov avoids last year's problems

U.S. officials hope new HealthCare.gov avoids last year's problems (Reuters) - U. S. officials planned to unveil an improved healthcare insurance website on Sunday they hope will allow the second enrollment period under President Barack Obama's health reform plan to avoid the technical meltdown that plagued its launch last year.

Philippines to isolate returning peacekeepers for Ebola checks, worries about public reaction

Philippines to isolate returning peacekeepers for Ebola checks, worries about public reaction (Reuters) - More than 100 Philippine peacekeepers returning from almost a year in Liberia will be put in quarantine on an isolated island on arrival this week to check for Ebola, the military said on Monday, adding there were fears how the public might react.

Samsung Electronics to build $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam

Samsung Electronics to build $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930. KS) has applied for a license to invest $3 billion in building a second smartphone factory in northern Vietnam, a government official said on Monday.

After hepatitis C cure, companies target next big liver disease market

After hepatitis C cure, companies target next big liver disease market (Reuters) - Now that new medicines promise to cure millions of hepatitis C patients in coming years, drugmakers including Gilead Sciences Inc are turning their attention to other liver diseases, with a potential market that could rival the success of statins, which generated more than $30 billion a year in sales at their peak.

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan n">(Reuters) - A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crewmates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth on Sunday with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit.

Siemens should keep majority if healthcare unit floated: union

Siemens should keep majority if healthcare unit floated: union (Reuters) - Siemens has agreed to keep its healthcare unit as a "part of its long-term, strategic core portfolio" and must strive for majority ownership even if the unit is listed on the stock market, according to trade union IG Metall.

Merck four-week hep C regimen with Gilead's Sovaldi comes up short

Merck four-week hep C regimen with Gilead's Sovaldi comes up short (Reuters) - An attempt by Merck & Co to shorten hepatitis C treatment to just four weeks by adding Gilead Sciences Inc's huge selling Sovaldi to its own oral two-drug combination came nowhere near the desired efficacy due to a high rate of relapses, according to interim data from a midstage study.

Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids

Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids n">(Reuters Health) - U. S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls - or about one per hour - about children who'd been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods in 2012 and 2013, a new study found.

Home Depot says about 53 million email addresses stolen in breach

Home Depot says about 53 million email addresses stolen in breach n">(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc, the world's largest home improvement chain, said hackers stole about 53 million email addresses in addition to customer data for 56 million payment cards previously disclosed by the retailer.

Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state: report

Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state: report n">(Reuters) - A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and publicly fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning to the United States last month has decided to move away from her home state, a newspaper in Maine reported.

US college students eat their vegetables. Really?!

U.S. college students do better than their counterparts in the United Kingdom when it comes to physical activity, a healthy diet and less smoking, according to new research published in the latest issue of the journal Education and Health.

Testing parents' patience, while treating kids' problem behavior

Humans have a focus on the short term. We are more interested in a potential benefit if we can get it now. The ability to delay gratification has been studied in children with the "marshmallow experiment": a child can have one treat now, or two if he or she can wait a few minutes without gobbling the first treat.

Orphanage care linked to thinner brain tissue in regions related to ADHD

Under the rule of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, thousands of Romanian children were placed in overcrowded orphanages with bleak conditions and minimal human contact. Even after the 1989 revolution, the legacy of institutionalization continued. Only recently has research and public concern over early childhood environments caused changes in policies

Greater Rates of Mitochondrial Mutations Discovered in Children Born to Older Mothers

The discovery of a "maternal age effect" by a team of Penn State scientists that could be used to predict the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations in maternal egg cells -- and the transmission of these mutations to children -- could provide valuable insights for genetic counseling. These mutations cause more than 200 diseases and contribute to others such as diabetes, cancer, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. The study found greater rates of the mitochondrial DNA variants in children born to older mothers, as well as in the mothers themselves. The research will be published in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on October 13, 2014.
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