Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Call for obesity surgery to be used as diabetes treatment

New guidelines mark the first time the surgery is recommended specifically as treatment for diabetes

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What is altitude sickness and why is it so dangerous?

Recent deaths on Mount Everest prompt questions about what happens to the body at high elevations

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Antidepressants used to treat more than depression: study

New research looks at the different reasons why physicians prescribe the medications

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Colon Cancer Rising in People Under 50

Incidence up more than 10 percent in 10 years among Americans, study finds



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Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Treat Type 2 Diabetes

45 professional groups say the procedure improves blood sugar control



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Mayo Clinic Minute: Tick Season Tactics



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New Immunotherapy Approved for Metastatic Bladder Cancer



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World Health Assembly highlights importance of multisectoral action on health

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, addressed the World Health Assembly today. She stressed the links between climate change and health, including those related to the spread of vector-borne diseases.

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WHO: Antimicrobial resistance - Part 1 of WorldHealth+SocialGood



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WHO: Antimicrobial resistance - Part 2 of WorldHealth+SocialGood



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WHO: Antimicrobial resistance - Part 3 of WorldHealth+SocialGood



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WHO: Antimicrobial resistance - Part 4 of WorldHealth+SocialGood



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China and Russia teams join WHO’s Emergency Medical Team Initiative

WHO is working with governments and organizations to register medical teams from around the world.

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What techniques really work to help baby sleep?

A new study looks at the consequences of moving bedtimes or letting babies cry it out

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Balloon-in-a-Pill May Be New Weight-Loss Tool

Those using the device were nearly 7 percent lighter after six months



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