Coconut oil ‘as unhealthy as beef fat and butter’

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Coconut oil ‘as unhealthy as beef fat and butter’

BBC News
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts. It is packed with saturated fat which can raise “bad” cholesterol, says the American Heart Association in updated advice.

Teenagers’ tobacco use hits a record low, with a sharp drop in e-cigarettes

Washington Post
Teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes fell sharply last year, while overall tobacco use declined to a new low, according to data that some antismoking advocates said could signal a turning point in the decades-long effort against youth smoking.

Eating fried potatoes linked to higher risk of death, study says

WGN-TV
How your spuds are cooked is key to your health. People who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their risk of an early death compared to those who avoid them, a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found.

Maine jogger who killed rabid raccoon becomes overnight media sensation

Bangor Daily News
HOPE, Maine – Despite her drowning a rabid raccoon, Rachel Borch could not have predicted her story would spark a media frenzy. Borch, 21, made famous virtually overnight after the Bangor Daily News published an article Wednesday about her heroic …

Separating conjoined twins ‘only the beginning’ of challenges

Philly.com
Heather and Riley Delaney of North Carolina with their daughters, Erin and Abby, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia before the conjoined twins were successfully separated on June 6. by Marie McCullough, Staff Writer @repopter …

Fever during pregnancy linked to autism risk, study finds

CBS News
A fever during pregnancy may increase the risk for autism in a child later, a new study suggests. The trimester that the fever hits, as well as multiple fevers, might play a role, too.

Mosquitoes could be worse than normal this year

KATU
FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.

Sulforaphane, a Chemical in Broccoli, May Help Diabetics Control Blood Sugar

Newsweek
A chemical called sulforaphane could be a new option for people with Type 2 diabetes who need help managing their blood sugar. In a study just published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers randomized 97 people diagnosed with Type 2 …

Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There’s No Safe Level

NPR
About 20 percent of baby food samples tested over a decade-long period had detectable levels of lead, according to a new report from Environmental Defense Fund, a nonprofit group.

States investigate opioid manufacturers

CNN
(CNN) A broad coalition of state attorneys general from across the country have partnered together on a bipartisan committee to probe the marketing and sales practices of opioid manufacturers.

One of the most prestigious brands in medicine is jumping into Obamacare

Washington Post
At a time when many health insurers are exiting the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act or thinking about it, one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country is jumping in – and they’re doing it through an alliance with a health insurer co

Suit over life-ending drugs for terminally ill gets hearing

Washington Post
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A judge on Friday is expected to weigh whether a challenge can proceed to California’s law letting terminally ill patients seek prescriptions for life-ending drugs.

Officials: Mosquitoes in Niles test positive for West Nile virus

Chicago Tribune
Niles has become one of the latest towns where officials have announced that batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus.

This Pennsylvania woman drives 100 miles a day visiting doctors to try to change their opioid prescribing habits

LancasterOnline
In this May 4, 2017 photo, Melissa Jones, right, a nurse educator with Alosa Health, speaks with Dr. Dorothy Wilhelm in an exam room at a medical office in Monroeville, Pa.

Study Reveals Factors That Increase People’s Fear of Developing Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s News Today
Believing that stress or genetics play roles in the development of Alzheimer’s increases people’s fear that the disease will strike them, according to a study.

3 Easy Steps To Becoming A Red Cross Summer Blood Donor

WBIW.com
(UNDATED) – The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood this summer for hospital patients in need and offers three easy steps people can take to help save lives.

Britain is one of the worst developed countries for children facing food insecurity and sexual violence

Business Insider
The UK is one of the world’s worst developed countries for child hunger and sexual violence, according to a new report by children’s charity UNICEF.

UN: Trucks readied to send polio vaccine for IS-held Syria

Washington Post
GENEVA – A U.N. humanitarian aid adviser for Syria says trucks are being prepared to ship polio vaccine into Islamic State group-held areas of Deir el-Zour governorate following confirmation of a “very dangerous” outbreak of the virus.

‘Monumental U-turn’ on cancer drug

BBC News
A pioneering and life-extending drug repeatedly deemed too expensive will now be offered on the NHS in England. It is the result of a confidential deal between the health service and the drug company Roche.

New Drug Gives Skin a ‘Natural Tan,’ Without the UV Rays

Live Science
A new drug can give human skin a “natural” tan – it activates the same process that causes skin to darken in the sun, without exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to early research.

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