Category: Health

Ryanair flight diverted in medical emergency – BBC News

  • February 10, 2015
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Her.ieRyanair flight diverted in medical emergencyBBC NewsA Dublin-bound passenger plane has been diverted to a German airport due to a medical emergency on board the aircraft. The Ryanair flight from Bucharest declared an emergency shortly before 22:00 GMT. It landed safely minutes later at Cologne Bonn …Ryanair Dublin-bound …

More Than Two Drinks Per Day Can Increase Your Risk of Stroke

  • February 6, 2015
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According to a new study, drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks each day in middle-age increases a person’s risk of stroke more than typical risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes.Researchers used data gathered between 1967 and 2010 from 11,644 individuals from the Swedish Twin Registry to compare the effects …

For joggers, less may be more

  • February 6, 2015
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Jogging is one of those activities that seem to perfectly embody the concept of healthy physical activity. I know people who run for an hour or more a day. I admire their commitment to physical activity and sometimes envy their seeming good health. But a new study from Denmark has …

Obamacare Enrollment Falling Short In Washington State

  • February 6, 2015
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With less than two weeks remaining for people to buy health coverage for 2015, it’s going to be a scramble for the state insurance exchange to hit its goals. The good news is that since the Affordable Care Act kicked in, hundreds of thousands of formerly uninsured people have coverage in …

Vax Populi: Don’t Put Kids at Risk by Politicizing Vaccination

  • February 6, 2015
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(CC BY 2.0) Sue Clark/Flickr, from 1908 book on health Why would politics and vaccination even be used in the same sentence? Chris Christie and Rand Paul have now weighed in on the subject of whether or not to vaccinate one’s children, and anyone who believes that this contributes …

Millions of adults skip medications due to their high cost

  • February 3, 2015
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Medications can do wonderful things, from fighting infection to preventing stroke and warding off depression. But medications don’t work if they aren’t taken. Some people don’t take their medications as prescribed because they forget, or are bothered by side effects. A new report from the National Center …

FDA Approves Device To Treat Obesity

  • February 3, 2015
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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the very first weight loss device that controls satiety. The Maestro Rechargeable System targets the neural pathway between the brain and the stomach that controls feelings of hunger and fullness. However, this device will only be available to adults aged 18 years …

Caltech study: Pounds have you down? Think before you eat

  • December 26, 2014
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Nicolette Sullivan, lead author and doctoral student at Caltech, right, oversees Weiyan Chee, 27, as she participates in a test of how the “tastiness” and the “healthiness” of a food influence the choices of what we eat. PASADENA >> Giving …