Deal doubtful on new GOP health plan; could raise premiums

Deal doubtful on new GOP health plan; could raise premiums

WOKV
WASHINGTON – The latest Republican health care idea could mean going back to a time when people with medical problems were charged much higher premiums for individual policies, experts say, as a quick deal among Republicans moved farther out of …

 

1 in 10 Pregnant Zika-Infected American Women Had Babies With Birth Defects

Fortune
The latest CDC analysis spans the 50 states and the District of Columbia; nationwide, 1,297 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of potential Zika infection across 44 states were reported to a central federal database called the U.S.

LIVE STREAM: April the Giraffe has some ‘bulging’ on backend,…

WDIV Detroit
Corey noted some changes this evening. April’s backend has some significant “bulging” occurring … She was very “with it” but then became very distracted and as Corey put it, “would have walked right through me”.

Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, study shows

BBC News
Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, a new study shows, half of them in just four countries – China, India, the US and Russia.

TSA accidentally okays marijuana on flights

wwlp.com
(CNN) – What do full-size bottles of shampoo, recreational oxygen and medical marijuana have in common? The TSA said you can’t bring them on a plane.

More than 500000 inhalers recalled by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline

Atlanta Journal Constitution
British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has recalled more than 500,000 inhalers in a voluntary level II recall approved by the FDA.

Study examines using lubricant made with seaweed extracts to protect against HPV infection

Medical Xpress
Electron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domain. A new study led by Rutgers clinician and researcher Mark Einstein is examining a revolutionary way to block transmission of …

French scientists want to pay you £13000 to lie in bed for two months

Yahoo News
This is not a drill: there’s a job where you are actually paid to lie in bed, doing absolutely nothing, for two whole months. And scientists are willing to pay you £13,000 to do it, according to French newspaper 20 Minutes.

Deep Sleep Can Improve Quality of Life in Seniors

PsychCentral.com
Growing older often means a loss of the youthful ability to enjoy a deep, restorative slumber as periods of wakefulness, frequent bathroom trips and anxiety are common.

Male contraceptive gel that is injected into the testicles could be on its way

NEWS.com.au
IT’S been a long time coming, but the first new male contraceptive for more than a century is likely to make most men wince. The pioneering new treatment is a gel that’s injected into a man’s nether regions – blocking sperm and mimicking the effects

6-year-old dancer loses leg after strep throat spirals into spreading infection

Fox News
A 6-year-old girl described as a phenom by her dance teacher has already lost one leg to an unusual strep throat infection, and is now in danger of losing the other.

Alabama is the most stressed US state — where does yours rank?

Fox News
Having a stressful day? Rest assured you likely don’t have it as bad as Alabamians – unless you live in the Yellowhammer state, that is.

State prepares for a bad year for ticks, Lyme disease

FOX 61
FARMINGTON – State officials said they’ve seen an increase in the number of ticks this year, including those carrying diseases, earlier in the season than usual.

Baby boxes to prevent SIDS: Does it actually work?

Fox News
As a mother of a newborn, you have many things to worry about, including your baby’s schedules and nutrition. At the top of your priority list, though, you should be learning and practicing safe sleep habits for your baby.

Skin’s Bacterial ‘Balance’ May Help Trigger Acne

Arizona Daily Star
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) — An unbalanced population of bacteria on the skin may play a major role in acne, according to a new, small study.

Governor Martinez to sign “HOPE Initiative”

KRQE News 13
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Proponents say the bill will save lives and Thursday, the Governor Susana Martinez is set to sign it. The “HOPE Initiative” allows for better access to a life-saving drug, called naloxone.

6 North Carolina hospital employees fall sick from pot-laced sweets

KABC-TV
Six employees at a Statesville hospital recently became ill when they consumed cookies and muffins that contained cannabis. (Shutterstock).

How Artificial Life Spawned a Billion-Dollar Industry

U.S. News & World Report
FILE PHOTO: A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist’s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012.

Party drug ketamine ‘should be used to treat depression’

Yahoo News
Scientists have suggested that party drug ketamine should be used to treat patients suffering from severe depression. Experts claimed the horse tranquiliser, which is widely used as an illicit party substance, can be an “innovative” option for tackling

Restaurant owner says cafes are safe following hepatitis A scare

KATU
Karen Harding first opened a Cup & Saucer Cafe on Southeast Hawthorne in 1988. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” she says about two confirmed cases of hepatitis A among her employees.

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