Sunday, June 5, 2016

Study: Gum disease lone health risk from marijuana and other top stories.

  • Study: Gum disease lone health risk from marijuana

    Study: Gum disease lone health risk from marijuana
    Long-term marijuana use is not associated with a raft of physical health problems, according to a new study, with one surprising exception: gum disease. Researchers led by Madeline Meier of Arizona State University tracked the marijuana habits of 1,037 New Zealanders from birth to middle age to see what effect those habits have on some common measures of physical health, including lung function, systemic inflammation, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, body weight, blood sugar and dental healt..
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  • Why Chick-fil-A's new app is No.1 on iTunes. It's probably not what you think

    Why Chick-fil-A's new app is No.1 on iTunes. It's probably not what you think
    Chick-fil-A's updated app has already seen over 1 million downloads since its launch Wednesday, making it the current No. 1 most downloaded free app on iTunes.Chick-fil-A has often made headlines for its founders' traditional Christian-family values (including closing on Sunday) and simple chicken sandwiches. The success of the app indicates that families are still behind the chain's success, but with a smartphone-style twist. Yes, the offer of a free chicken sandwich if you sign up for the new..
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  • 'Patients who were in wheelchairs are walking' after an experimental stem cell treatment - but doctors urge caution

    'Patients who were in wheelchairs are walking' after an experimental stem cell treatment - but doctors urge caution
    Denis Balibouse/ReutersA number of stroke survivors in a small trial showed significant improvements after doctors injected stem cells directly into their brains. The study, published in the journal Stroke, was designed just to test whether the highly experimental therapy is safe, but the encouraging results raised doctors' hopes that it may eventually turn into a real treatment. "This wasn’t just, 'They couldn’t move their thumb, and now they can,'" Dr. Gary Steinberg, the Stanford neurosurgeo..
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  • CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry

    CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry
    CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry Christopher Buchanan, WXIA 3:20 AM. EDT June 05, 2016 Chicks bask under a heat lamp during the 15th National Agricultural Exhibition Golden Autumn 2013 in Moscow on October 9, 2013.  (Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images, 2013 AFP) ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control is warning those near live poultry to remember to take precautions as cases of Salmonella rise in the united states.The organization ..
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  • Can food labels kill added sugar?

    Can food labels kill added sugar?
    Sugar is everywhere in the American diet, and now the Food and Drug Administration will begin highlighting just how much of the sweet stuff is added to what we eat. Beginning in July 2018, the “Nutrition Facts” labels on packaged foods will list added sugars separately from total sugars. The updated labels will also assign a percent daily value to added sugars, revealing to consumers that, for example, the 65 grams of added sugar in a 20-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola constitutes 130 percent of t..
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  • Government proposes limits on sodium content of food

    Government proposes limits on sodium content of food
    The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke. The guidelines released Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration are voluntary, so food companies won't be required to comply, and it could be a year or more before they are final. But the idea is to persuade companies and restaurants - many of which have already lowered sodium in ..
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  • Liquid Biopsy May Help Doctors Track Changes in Tumors

    Liquid Biopsy May Help Doctors Track Changes in Tumors
    By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) SATURDAY, June 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Biopsies can be arduous and painful for cancer patients, but necessary to accurately diagnose the disease and determine the best course of treatment. Now, researchers report that a new blood-based "liquid biopsy" could be a groundbreaking alternative. Doctors used blood drawn from a patient's arm to analyze DNA that tumors typically shed into the bloodstream, explained lead researcher Phil..
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