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Therapy in the office: banks take mental health fight in-house

Reuters Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 07:48
In 'Billions', a U.S. television show set in the world of hedge funds, traders at the fictional Axe Capital regularly attend sessions with an in-house psychiatrist.
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Trust me, I’m a disabled doctor

BBC Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 06:13
Limb loss, dyslexia and mental health difficulties - and that's just the medical staff.
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North Korea steps up measures to prevent spread of African swine fever

Reuters Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 05:34
North Korea has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious and deadly African swine fever, its main state newspaper said on Wednesday, breaking its silence on the outbreak which was first reported in late May.
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Planned Parenthood sues U.S. to block rule that may limit abortions

Reuters Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 04:13
Planned Parenthood and other nonprofits offering family planning services sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to block a new federal rule letting healthcare workers refuse abortions and other services because of religious or moral objections.
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GP 'ghost patients' to be investigated by NHS fraud squad

BBC Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 02:53
Investigators will try to find out whether GPs have been claiming fees for non-existent patients.
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Music festival lighting 'can trigger epileptic fits'

BBC Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 02:39
Strobe lighting at dance music festivals can increase the risk of epileptic seizures, researchers warn.
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Education: Wales NHS bill will rise without PE lessons

BBC Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 01:06
The new curriculum for Wales does not specify a set amount of physical activity every week.
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North Essex Partnership: Review ordered into mental health trust failings

BBC Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 01:04
Two men died and health staff did not learn from "repeated and critical" failings, a report says.
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Mental illness affects a fifth of people living in war zones

Reuters Health - Mer, 12/06/2019 - 00:36
One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with many suffering severe forms of these mental illnesses.
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Oral Novo Nordisk diabetes drug poses no more heart risk than placebo: study

Reuters Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 23:23
An experimental oral form of a Novo Nordisk drug for type 2 diabetes posed no greater risk of serious heart problems or death than a placebo in patients at high risk for such complications, according to data from a large study presented on Tuesday.
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For female vets, sex assault in military boosts odds of lasting sexual pain

Reuters Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 23:21
(Reuters Health) - Military women who are sexually assaulted may be at an especially high risk of developing lasting sexual pain, a U.S. study suggests.
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Consistent bedtime routines help children's sleep self-control

Reuters Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 23:09
(Reuters Health) - Using consistent bedtime strategies such as allowing infants to fall asleep on their own can improve their sleep, New Zealand researchers say.
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Expert Panel Backs PrEP for People at High HIV Risk

WebMD Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 22:37

Best known as the two-drug combo pill Truvada, PrEP prevents HIV from establishing a permanent infection in people exposed through sex or injection drug use, the CDC says.

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Uganda confirms first Ebola case during current outbreak, a Congolese child: WHO

Reuters Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 22:25
Uganda has confirmed its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, a 5-year-old Congolese child who is receiving care after arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Cancer Survivors Predicted to Top 22 Million by 2030

WebMD Health - Mar, 11/06/2019 - 22:22

Currently, thanks to better screening and treatment, more than 17 million Americans who had cancer remain alive, the American Cancer Society said in a new report.

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