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Better,
For More Energy,
Sleep.
Jul17
Forget what your mom told you: A glass of warm milk before bed might actually keep you up, rather than lull you to sleep. See, the protein in the milk will boost alertness — and unless it’s skim, the fat will slow your digestion, making your rest more fitful. Not exactly the best shut-eye remedy. (Sorry, Mom.)
Nothing makes it harder to fall asleep than knowing how important it is to fall continue reading »
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by appointing,
bypasses,
chief,
Medicare,
Obama,
Senate.
Jul17
President Obama on Wednesday appointed health-care expert Donald M. Berwick to administer the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, bypassing the Senate confirmation process over strong objections from Republicans who oppose the choice.
Obama used a recess appointment to name Berwick, a 63-year-old pediatrician, Harvard University professor and head of a nonprofit health-care institute, to the post that oversees the $800 billion-a-year program continue reading »
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Antibody Yet,
Discover,
HIV,
Most Powerful,
Scientists.
Jul16
Published in the journal Science on Thursday, researchers revealed the latest achievement in HIV prevention. By finding three new, strong antibodies for the disease they are one giant step closer to creating a vaccine.
The most powerful of the three antibodies neutralizes 91 percent of HIV strains. Previously, the most broadly disabling antibody only neutralized 40 percent of strains. The results of this study, plus another study looking into continue reading »
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doctors,
Fetus,
U.K.
Jul1
LONDON (AP) — British health experts say the human fetus cannot feel pain before the age of 24 weeks, so there is no reason to change the country’s abortion laws.The government-commissioned continue reading »
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