DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession

It took nearly 15 years after voters approved medical marijuana for it to become available in Washington, D.C., but the next major change to pot laws in the U.S. capital is on the fast track.

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Nicaragua's dengue death toll rises to 16

A dengue epidemic sweeping Nicaragua has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, raising the disease’s death toll there to 16 people, according to officials.

Source: Nicaragua’s dengue death toll rises to 16

Music Helps You Work Harder

Click here to listen to this podcast Music helps us get through hard, physical work. Think of the songs produced by soldiers marching or chain gangs building railroads. But does simply hearing the music account for the effect? Or is there a bigger boost when the workers…

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Music Helps You Work Harder

Click here to listen to this podcast

Music helps us get through hard, physical work. Think of the songs produced by soldiers marching or chain gangs building railroads.

But does simply hearing the music account for the effect? Or is there a bigger boost when the workers…

Music Helps You Work Harder

Wisconsin Community Rallies Around Boy Born With No Eyes

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Calvin Brezgel

The family of a Wisconsin toddler born deaf and without eyes is turning to their local community for help raising funds to cover medical costs.

Calvin Brezgel was born with SOX2 Anopthalmia, a rare genetic disorder that in Calvin resulted in his…

Wisconsin Community Rallies Around Boy Born With No Eyes

Obamacare website to be down again for maintenance late Saturday

WASHINGTON |

Sat Nov 2, 2013 12:51pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The glitch-ridden website used to sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will be down for “extended maintenance” overnight on Saturday, the Department…

Obamacare website to be down again for maintenance late Saturday

Wisconsin Community Rallies Around Boy Born With No Eyes

View gallery . Calvin Brezgel The family of a Wisconsin toddler born deaf and without eyes is turning to their local community for help raising funds to cover medical costs. Calvin Brezgel was born with SOX2 Anopthalmia, a rare genetic disorder that in Calvin resulted in his…

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Correctional Services Department's 61st Autumn Fair

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Correctional Services Department Sports Association held its 61st Autumn Fair at the football field adjacent to Stanley Prison today (November 2). The wife of Po Leung Kuk Chairman, Mrs Cheng Kwan How-yin, officiated at the opening ceremony. The theme of this…

Source:Correctional Services Department’s 61st Autumn Fair

Depression is Different for Everyone

Each and every person who has ever experienced depression will have his or her own take on what it’s like. There are many commonalities and themes associated with depression, such as thoughts of hopelessness, loss, and feelings of utter sadness. But we all still have our own unique…

Source:Depression is Different for Everyone

Ten treated in France after kitten dies of rabies (Update)

Ten people would be preventatively treated for rabies after coming into contact with a kitten that died of the disease, which is potentially deadly to humans, French authorities said Friday. The kitten of about two-months-old was adopted on October 25 from the streets of Argenteuil, about 15…

Source:Ten treated in France after kitten dies of rabies (Update)

Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Millions of people across the country are trying to figure out what to do after receiving notices that their individual health insurance policies are being discontinued because they don’t meet higher benefit requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act. They can buy different policies…

Source:Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

Many pregnant women in Texas are facing limited options after an appeals court allowed most of the state’s new abortion restrictions to take effect. The decision effectively barred more than a third of the state’s abortion clinics from performing the procedure. A one clinic, about a…

Source:Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

'Wonder Woman' Lynda Carter Opens Up About Her Battle With Alcoholism (VIDEO)

“Wonder Woman” Lynda Carter twirled her way into our living rooms as one of television’s first female superheroes. In the 80s, she gave up her Hollywood career and moved to the Washington, D.C., area. On Sunday night’s upcoming episode of “Oprah: Where Are They…

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7 Things Fit People Do

Fit is a lifestyle. It’s about making the right choices on a daily basis. As a fitness junkie and the owner of track fitness, I share a motto with my clients: “think naked.” Whether you’re looking for a parking spot, sitting at a restaurant or having an inner debate of…

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New York City Marathon 2013 Playlist

If you run any marathon, our hats are off to you. The discipline, strength and intensity of training is an accomplishment in and of itself. The day-of marathon? That’s a different matter entirely. We know you need some motivation to keep one foot in front of the other. But cheering loved…

Source:New York City Marathon 2013 Playlist

3 Yoga Poses For Better Sleep

A little yoga before bed, or even in bed, can be the perfect way to wind down and prep for a good night’s sleep. Here are three poses yogi Tara Stiles recommends for a relaxing bedtime sequence. Next time you find yourself counting sheep, try these soothing poses instead. Read the whole…

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A Sonnet For The Daylight Saving Time Haters

Daylight saving time is nearly over, hooray! Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour this weekend, specifically at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Here is a fun poem to help you remember. “A Sonnet To The Return Of Standard Time” by Caroline J. Kenney O precious hour – return’d to…

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Morning Rounds: Can you DIY a bionic hand?

(CBS News) CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor Dr. Holly Phillips joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the major medical stories of the week. Two years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic…

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Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

Many pregnant women in Texas are facing limited options after an appeals court allowed most of the state’s new abortion restrictions to take effect. The decision effectively barred more than a third of the state’s abortion clinics from performing the…

Source: Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

Correctional Services Department’s 61st Autumn Fair

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Correctional Services Department Sports Association held its 61st Autumn Fair at the football field adjacent to Stanley Prison today (November 2). The wife of Po Leung Kuk Chairman, Mrs Cheng Kwan How-yin, officiated at the opening ceremony.

The theme of this…

Correctional Services Department’s 61st Autumn Fair

Depression is Different for Everyone

Each and every person who has ever experienced depression will have his or her own take on what it’s like.

There are many commonalities and themes associated with depression, such as thoughts of hopelessness, loss, and feelings of utter sadness. But we all still have our own unique…

Depression is Different for Everyone

Ten treated in France after kitten dies of rabies (Update)

Ten people would be preventatively treated for rabies after coming into contact with a kitten that died of the disease, which is potentially deadly to humans, French authorities said Friday.

The kitten of about two-months-old was adopted on October 25 from the streets of Argenteuil, about 15…

Ten treated in France after kitten dies of rabies (Update)

Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

Many pregnant women in Texas are facing limited options after an appeals court allowed most of the state’s new abortion restrictions to take effect. The decision effectively barred more than a third of the state’s abortion clinics from performing the procedure.

A one clinic, about a…

Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics

Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Millions of people across the country are trying to figure out what to do after receiving notices that their individual health insurance policies are being discontinued because they don’t meet higher benefit requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act.

They can buy different policies…

Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter Opens Up About Her Battle With Alcoholism (VIDEO)

“Wonder Woman” Lynda Carter twirled her way into our living rooms as one of television’s first female superheroes. In the 80s, she gave up her Hollywood career and moved to the Washington, D.C., area. On Sunday night’s upcoming episode of “Oprah: Where Are They…

‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter Opens Up About Her Battle With Alcoholism (VIDEO)

7 Things Fit People Do

Fit is a lifestyle. It’s about making the right choices on a daily basis. As a fitness junkie and the owner of track fitness, I share a motto with my clients: “think naked.” Whether you’re looking for a parking spot, sitting at a restaurant or having an inner debate of…

7 Things Fit People Do

New York City Marathon 2013 Playlist

If you run any marathon, our hats are off to you. The discipline, strength and intensity of training is an accomplishment in and of itself. The day-of marathon? That’s a different matter entirely.

We know you need some motivation to keep one foot in front of the other. But cheering loved…

New York City Marathon 2013 Playlist

3 Yoga Poses For Better Sleep

A little yoga before bed, or even in bed, can be the perfect way to wind down and prep for a good night’s sleep. Here are three poses yogi Tara Stiles recommends for a relaxing bedtime sequence. Next time you find yourself counting sheep, try these soothing poses instead.

Read the whole…

3 Yoga Poses For Better Sleep

A Sonnet For The Daylight Saving Time Haters

Daylight saving time is nearly over, hooray! Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour this weekend, specifically at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Here is a fun poem to help you remember.

“A Sonnet To The Return Of Standard Time”

by Caroline J. Kenney

O precious hour – return’d to…

A Sonnet For The Daylight Saving Time Haters

Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Millions of people across the country are trying to figure out what to do after receiving notices that their individual health insurance policies are being discontinued because they don’t meet higher benefit requirements of the federal Affordable Care…

Source: Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

Fighting Premium Spin with More Spin

In a mailer to Virginia voters, the conservative Heritage Action calls out President Obama for breaking his promise to save families up to $2,500 in premiums per year under his health care overhaul. But the group makes its own misleading claims about premiums in the process.

The mailer…

Fighting Premium Spin with More Spin

White House says Obama briefed on incident at Los Angeles airport

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama was briefed on a security incident at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, and White House officials are in touch with law enforcement officials on the ground, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.

(Reporting by…

White House says Obama briefed on incident at Los Angeles airport

Suspect in Los Angeles airport shooting in custody: police

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A suspect in a multiple-victim shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport has been taken into custody and is the only suspect in the incident, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman said on Friday.

Police spokeswoman Officer Norma Eisenman said that…

Suspect in Los Angeles airport shooting in custody: police

Study finds aerobic exercise benefits memory in persons with multiple sclerosis

A research study headed by Victoria Leavitt, Ph.D. and James Sumowski, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation, provides the first evidence for beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on brain and memory in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The article,…

Source: Study finds aerobic exercise benefits memory in persons with multiple sclerosis

Fruit, veggie intake has no impact on insulin resistance

(HealthDay)—For individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease, increased consumption of fruits and vegetables has no impact on insulin resistance, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Diabetes Care.

Source: Fruit, veggie intake has no impact on insulin resistance

FDA approves leukemia drug from Roche

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

Source: FDA approves leukemia drug from Roche

Five preventively treated in France after rabid kitten found

Five people were given preventive treatment for rabies after coming into contact with a kitten that died of the disease, which is potentially deadly to humans, French authorities said Friday.

Source: Five preventively treated in France after rabid kitten found

Congenital blindness results in lower thermal pain thresholds

An international team of scientists investigated whether congenitally blind subjects experience pain differently than sighted individuals. Their results, published in the current issue of Pain, reveal compelling evidence that congenitally blind…

Source: Congenital blindness results in lower thermal pain thresholds

A new model for organ repair: Kidney repair may not require stem cells

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined.

Source: A new model for organ repair: Kidney repair may not require stem cells

New IOF review provides guidance on fracture prevention in cancer-associated bone disease

Cancer is a health burden of increasing importance which affects close to 13 million people globally. Bone is often affected in these patients, frequently because of bone metastases, or as a result of anti-cancer therapies which can contribute to bone…

Source: New IOF review provides guidance on fracture prevention in cancer-associated bone disease

Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

The red, swollen and painful gums and bone destruction of periodontal disease could be effectively treated by beckoning the right kind of immune system cells to the inflamed tissues, according to a new animal study conducted by researchers at the…

Source: Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

Nationwide disparities of deaths reported to coroners

A leading detective turned university researcher has discovered huge nationwide disparities in the numbers of deaths reported to coroners. It could mean that in some areas, inquests into unnaturaldeaths are not being conducted when they might have been…

Source: Nationwide disparities of deaths reported to coroners

LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

A study conducted by an inter-professional team of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans faculty found that simulation-based operating room team training of medical and nursing students resulted in more effective teamwork by improving attitudes,…

Source: LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

Sugar intake is not directly related to liver disease

Despite current beliefs, sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Rather, high-calorie diets…

Source: Sugar intake is not directly related to liver disease

Double-pronged attack could treat common children's cancer

A dual-pronged strategy using two experimental cancer drugs together could successfully treat a childhood cancer by inhibiting tumour growth and blocking off the escape routes it uses to become resistant to treatment, finds a new study.

Source: Double-pronged attack could treat common children’s cancer

Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

Antibodies against the B cell surface protein CD20 have been used successfully to treat B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and lymphomas. Antibody binding receptors, called Fc receptors, on other immune cells bind anti-CD20 on coated B cells, which…

Source: Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

Managing HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in the era of direct acting antivirals

Morbidity and mortality from co-morbid hepatitis C (HCV) infection in HIV co-infected patients are increasing; hence, the management of hepatitis co-infection in HIV is now one of the most important clinical challenges. Therefore, the development of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment…

Source:Managing HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in the era of direct acting antivirals

An Update on How the U.S. Affordable Care Act...

I last wrote what the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare or the ACA) will mean to mental health treatment in the U.S. over a year ago. Since the Act’s passage and further analysis of it, it’s time to revisit this topic. Some of the initial rosy predictions about the ACA are likely…

Source:An Update on How the U.S. Affordable Care Act…

20 More Journal Prompts For Getting To Know Yourself

A few days ago, I shared 15 journal prompts for peeling back the layers of our very complex selves. Today, I’m sharing 20 more prompts to spark self-discovery. Write about your favorite activities and hobbies as a child. Do you want to return to them in adulthood? How can you make that…

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Sugary drink tax may cut obesity rates in UK

Slapping a 20 per cent tax on soda pop in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study. Though the number works out to a modest drop of 1.3 per cent in obesity, scientists say that reduction would still be worthwhile in the U.K., which has a population…

Source:Sugary drink tax may cut obesity rates in UK

Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

Antibodies against the B cell surface protein CD20 have been used successfully to treat B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and lymphomas. Antibody binding receptors, called Fc receptors, on other immune cells bind anti-CD20 on coated B cells, which induces B cell deletion through a mechanism…

Source:Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

A study conducted by an inter-professional team of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans faculty found that simulation-based operating room team training of medical and nursing students resulted in more effective teamwork by improving attitudes, behaviors, interaction and overall performance…

Source:LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

The red, swollen and painful gums and bone destruction of periodontal disease could be effectively treated by beckoning the right kind of immune system cells to the inflamed tissues, according to a new animal study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Their findings,…

Source:Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

A new model for organ repair: Kidney repair may not require stem cells

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined. After injury, mature kidney cells dedifferentiate into more primordial…

Source:A new model for organ repair: Kidney repair may not require stem cells

What Living Overseas Can Teach You About Your Relationship To Your Stuff (VIDEO)

When Dan Prescher and Suzan Haskins moved to Ecuador, they soon realized that they were able to stretch their money a lot further than in the U.S. But they also realized that America offers one thing other countries just can’t compete with. “Whatever else the United States is, it is…

Source:What Living Overseas Can Teach You About Your Relationship To Your Stuff (VIDEO)

It Ain't the Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Costs Have Been Dropping

You’ve often heard that one reason health care costs are skyrocketing in this country is because doctors pay so much for medical malpractice. Your medical bill is huge because we doctors have to give half our income to an insurance company to pay off all of those frivolous law suits. But…

Source:It Ain’t the Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Costs Have Been Dropping

Water Can Make You Look 10 Years Younger, Woman Claims

Water is considered so good for you that even the First Lady has launched a campaign encouraging people to drink more of it. So why do we need so much water? Because hydration is necessary for the removal of waste, the lubrication of joints, the protection of body tissues and the stabilization…

Source:Water Can Make You Look 10 Years Younger, Woman Claims

The Best Ways To Ease Sore Muscles

The day (or two!) after a tough workout, even the simple task of putting on a pair of shoes can feel impossible. Though muscle soreness cannot be avoided, there are many effective ways that can help diminish it and get you back on your feet faster. Timing is key, as you first want to reduce…

Source:The Best Ways To Ease Sore Muscles

Managing HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in the era of direct acting antivirals

Morbidity and mortality from co-morbid hepatitis C (HCV) infection in HIV co-infected patients are increasing; hence, the management of hepatitis co-infection in HIV is now one of the most important clinical challenges. Therefore, the development of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment…

Managing HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in the era of direct acting antivirals

An Update on How the U.S. Affordable Care Act…

I last wrote what the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare or the ACA) will mean to mental health treatment in the U.S. over a year ago. Since the Act’s passage and further analysis of it, it’s time to revisit this topic.

Some of the initial rosy predictions about the ACA are likely…

An Update on How the U.S. Affordable Care Act…

20 More Journal Prompts For Getting To Know Yourself

A few days ago, I shared 15 journal prompts for peeling back the layers of our very complex selves.

Today, I’m sharing 20 more prompts to spark self-discovery.

Write about your favorite activities and hobbies as a child. Do you want to return to them in adulthood? How can you make that…

20 More Journal Prompts For Getting To Know Yourself

Sugary drink tax may cut obesity rates in UK

Slapping a 20 per cent tax on soda pop in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study.

Though the number works out to a modest drop of 1.3 per cent in obesity, scientists say that reduction would still be worthwhile in the U.K., which has a population…

Sugary drink tax may cut obesity rates in UK

Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

The red, swollen and painful gums and bone destruction of periodontal disease could be effectively treated by beckoning the right kind of immune system cells to the inflamed tissues, according to a new animal study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Their findings,…

Gum disease treated by bringing needed immune cells to inflamed tissue

Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

Antibodies against the B cell surface protein CD20 have been used successfully to treat B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and lymphomas. Antibody binding receptors, called Fc receptors, on other immune cells bind anti-CD20 on coated B cells, which induces B cell deletion through a mechanism…

Liver tropism is key for B cell deletion immunotherapy

LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

A study conducted by an inter-professional team of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans faculty found that simulation-based operating room team training of medical and nursing students resulted in more effective teamwork by improving attitudes, behaviors, interaction and overall performance…

LSUHSC simulation or team training improves performance and patient safety

3 Simple Memory Tricks to Keep Your Mind Sharp

Imagine how much happier your life would be if you never forgot anything important. As you get older, you may feel that your memory is only getting worse and worse. Fortunately though, based on new memory research, all you need is some simple mental wizardry to get your mind in tune and…

Source:3 Simple Memory Tricks to Keep Your Mind Sharp

Study explains how a job-market system lands couples in the same city

[ | E-mail ] Contact: Sarah McDonnells_mcd@mit.edu 617-253-8923Massachusetts Institute of Technology Since World War II, women have entered the American workforce in greater numbers than ever before. For married couples, this presents a wrinkle, since it can be hard for both partners…

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NASA satellite catches a wide-eyed Typhoon Krosa

[ | E-mail ] Contact: Rob Gutrorobert.j.gutro@nasa.govNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE: NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Krosa on Nov. 5 at 05:05 UTC/1:05 a.m. EDT and captured Krosa with an expanded eye. Click here for more information. Typhoon…

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2 satellites see new Eastern Pacific tropical depression form

[ | E-mail ] Contact: Rob Gutrorobert.j.gutro@nasa.govNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE: NOAA’s GOES-West satellite captured this infrared image of newborn Tropical Depression 18E in the Eastern Pacific on Nov. 1 at 1200 UTC. Click here for more…

Source:2 satellites see new Eastern Pacific tropical depression form

A new model for organ repair

[ | E-mail ] Contact: B. D. Colenbd_colen@harvard.edu 617-413-1224Harvard University Kidney repair may not require stem cells Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature…

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Congenital blindness results in lower thermal pain thresholds

[ | E-mail ] Contact: Terry Materesepainmedia@elsevier.com 215-239-3196Elsevier Health Sciences Absence of vision from birth leads to a permanent state of pain hypersensitivity, reports PAIN Philadelphia, November 1, 2013 An international team of scientists investigated whether…

Source:Congenital blindness results in lower thermal pain thresholds

NASA begins airborne campaign to map Greenland ice sheet summer melt

[ | E-mail ] Contact: Steve ColeStephen.e.cole@nasa.gov 202-358-0918NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center IMAGE: The NASA C-130 is shown on the ramp after first arriving at Wallops this summer. Click here for more information. For the first time, a NASA airborne…

Source:NASA begins airborne campaign to map Greenland ice sheet summer melt

3 Steps Toward Becoming a Runner

If you’re thinking you want to start running, just know you’ll be in good company—and a lot of it. It’s arguably the most popular form of exercise, with about 13 million women regularly hitting the road, trail, or treadmill, according to a report by the Sports Fitness…

Source:3 Steps Toward Becoming a Runner

FDA approves leukemia drug from Roche

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The agency cleared Gazyva to fight chronic lymphocytic leukemia in combination with chemotherapy in patients who…

Source:FDA approves leukemia drug from Roche

German Law: Parents of Intersex Kids Can Pick 'Gender Undetermined'

On Nov. 1, Germany became the first European nation to recognize a third gender for babies born with ambiguous genitalia. No longer will newborns be rigidly assigned to male or female. The new law doesn’t require parents to declare any gender for such children, allowing parents to…

Source:German Law: Parents of Intersex Kids Can Pick ‘Gender Undetermined’

U.N. feeds record 3.3 million Syrians but malnutrition rising

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations delivered food to a record 3.3 million people in Syria in October, up from 2.7 million the previous month, but said on Friday civilians were going hungry in besieged areas that remain inaccessible. Embattled parts of…

Source:U.N. feeds record 3.3 million Syrians but malnutrition rising

U.S. appeals court backs employer in 'contraception mandate' case

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Washington joined other courts on Friday by ruling for an employer who raised religious objections to a provision of the 2010 U.S. healthcare law requiring companies to provide insurance that covers birth…

Source:U.S. appeals court backs employer in ‘contraception mandate’ case

Germany: Babies can be registered as neither sex

BERLIN (AP) — A new law has gone into effect allowing German parents to register their newborn babies as neither male nor female if they were born with traits of both sexes. The German Parliament in January approved the law that went into effect Friday. The German Ethics Council, an…

Source:Germany: Babies can be registered as neither sex

FDA approves new leukemia drug from Roche

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The agency cleared Gazyva to fight chronic lymphocytic leukemia in combination with chemotherapy in patients who haven’t previously been…

Source:FDA approves new leukemia drug from Roche

Fluoride Treatments May Help Fight Cavities

FRIDAY Nov. 1, 2013 — Applying prescription-strength fluoride directly to the teeth can benefit patients at increased risk for cavities, a new expert panel concludes. This fluoride can be applied by patients at home or by a dentist in the office, said the new evidence-based clinical…

Source:Fluoride Treatments May Help Fight Cavities