White House Proposes New Rules to Steady Insurance Markets Under Health Law
On Capitol Hill, conservatives declared that they are not about to accept a health law replacement that remotely resembles the Affordable Care Act. And the I.R.S. adopted a policy for the coming tax season that could weaken the requirement for people to have insurance. The tax agency said it was reversing one aspect of an Obama administration plan after Mr. Trump, on his first day in office, issued an executive order instructing agencies to reduce burdens imposed by compliance with the Affordab..>> view originalRat-Related Disease Kills 1, Bronx Residents Angered By Infestation
A neighborhood in the Bronx is being targeted by New York City health department officials after one person died and two others became severely ill from contracting a rare disease transmitted by rats. The disease is called leptospirosis and it commonly occurs through exposure to rat urine. It can be treated with antibiotics. One of the patients, a 43-year-old man, told CBS2 that he's feeling better and is recovering with antibiotics. During a news conference Wednesday night, the commissioner of..>> view originalU Researchers Help In Study Showing Way To Predict Autism In Infants
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Researchers at the University of Minnesota who have been studying the development of autism say they’ve reached a breakthrough. The study found there are ways to better predict that a child might have autism even before their first birthday. Researches said diagnosis of the disorder typically happens around 24 months, but the study could lead to children getting treatment for autism at an earlier stage in their lives. At Fraser in Minneapolis, children as young as 12 months..>> view originalBrains of those with ADHD show smaller structures related to emotion
ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, can cause inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. More than one in 20 people younger than 18 is affected by the disorder. Two-thirds of those affected have symptoms into adulthood. For the study, the researchers re-examined data collected by a variety of ADHD studies at 23 research sites around the world. Participants included a total of 1,713 people with a diagnosis of ADHD and 1,529 people without a diagnosis, ranging in age from 4 to 63 years old. With..>> view originalAmericans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, survey finds
(iStock) We’re a nation of people already wound pretty tight. But right now we’re more stressed out than we’ve been in the past decade, according to a survey released Wednesday. The American Psychological Association polls Americans about their stress every year, and it’s common for many of those polled to report anxiety around personal life issues like work and money. This time, however, people are also citing politics as a serious stressor in their lives. Last year, the APA, which represen..>> view originalChina says bird flu spread slows, vows to stiffen controls
BEIJING The spread of a deadly strain of bird flu in China is slowing, health authorities said on Thursday, as they vowed to tighten controls on markets and the transport of live poultry to battle the virus.As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in January, the government has said, or up to four times more than the corresponding figure in previous years, stoking worries this season's spread of the virus could be the worst on record.Authorities have warned against panic and urged precauti..>> view originalChina Blacklists Carfentanil, Closing A Deadly Loophole
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police go through a decontamination procedure after intercepting a package containing around 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of the powerful opioid carfentanil, imported from China to Vancouver. China has now added the drug to its list of controlled substances. AP hide caption toggle caption AP M..>> view originalRobert De Niro, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offer $100G for proof vaccines are safe
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Robert De Niro are offering $100,000 to anyone who can provide proof that vaccines are safe. (World Mercury Project). BY Kate Feldman. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 11:34 PM. Robert De Niro and ...>> view originalA Bit More Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Colds And Flu
It's long been known that vitamin D helps protect our bones, but the question of whether taking vitamin D supplements helps guard immunity has been more controversial. An analysis published Wednesday suggests the sunshine vitamin can help reduce the risk of respiratory infections, including colds and flu รข€” especially among people who don't get enough of the vitamin from diet or exposure to sunlight. Researchers pooled data from 25 studies that including more than 10,000 participants. The studi..>> view originalIn the ED, Patient Opioid Abuse May Come Down to the Doctor
Opioid prescribing patterns vary widely among physicians in the same emergency department, and the difference appears to affect patients' long-term outcomes, a study published online February 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine shows. "On average, rates of opioid prescribing between low-intensity prescribers and high-intensity prescribers varied by a factor of 3.3 within the same hospital," write Michael L. Barnett, MD, from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Unive..>> view original
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