Economic growth sows unhappiness in China: study
China’s economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on Monday.
Botswana makes new pitch for circumcision in AIDS fight
“Should I, shouldn’t I?” That’s the question that 31-year-old Kabo Moeti ponders as he waits outside a clinic in a Botswana village, where he’s considering getting circumcised.
1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education
One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That’s a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally… Continue reading
Measles kills 12 children in Pakistan tribal area
An outbreak of measles in part of Pakistan’s lawless tribal northwest has killed 12 children in three weeks and is spreading due to a shortage of medicines, according to doctors.
Brown pushes tax hike as California’s money woes deepen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown was elected in 2010 on a promise to fix the state’s chronic fiscal crisis. His weekend announcement of a much bigger-than-expected shortfall in the state budget signals how far he still has… Continue reading
VIDEO: Why I breast-feed my toddler
How old is too old? Katie Hamilton says mothers should decide how long they want to breast-feed their children, not society.
Obesity Driving Down Organ Pool?
The pool of potential living kidney donors may be shrinking because of the national obesity “epidemic,” researchers said.
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Shape Up, Safely, for Summer
SATURDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) — Being healthy and losing weight are not only about crash diets, clothing sizes and numbers on the scale, experts say.
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Does Your Child Have Seasonal Allergies or a Cold?
SATURDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) — It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies, but an expert outlines how to tell the difference.
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FDA delays rules meant to ease sunscreen confusion
Sunscreen confusion won’t be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their lotions really offer.
FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIV
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.
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Time cover masks problem: Too few kids breast-fed
The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom’s milk.
Preventable diseases still ravage children: study
Preventable diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria claimed the lives of nearly five million children younger than five in 2010, a paper in The Lancet medical journal said Friday.
Botox may soon be used in UK to treat migraine
Botox may soon become an NHS-approved remedy for chronic migraine in England and Wales, following a recommendation by the health watchdog.
Japan faces ‘extinction’ in 1,000 years
Japanese researchers on Friday unveiled a population clock that showed the nation’s people could theoretically become extinct in 1,000 years because of declining birth rates.
Don’t lose sleep over weight, scientists say
A lack of sleep could make you fat, scientists said on Thursday. Not getting enough shut-eye may inhibit a hormone which controls hunger satisfaction and boost an appetite-stimulating hormone, said a paper presented to the European Congress on Obesity in… Continue reading
US panel gives nod to new obesity drug
A panel of experts on Thursday urged US regulators to approve what could be the first new anti-obesity drug on the market in more than a decade — Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
US health advisors mull AIDS prevention pill
US health advisors are poised to decide Thursday on whether to recommend the drug, Truvada, as the first preventive pill against AIDS instead of just a treatment for infected people.
FDA review favors first drug for HIV prevention
A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Testosterone injections can aid weight loss: study
Obese older men with low testosterone levels can lose weight by taking supplements of the male hormone, according to the findings of a study released Wednesday.