Centers For Disease Control

It's Official: Here's What Smoking Weed Every Day For 20 Years Does To Your Body

Edit Opposing Views 10 Jul 2016

The study, which was controlled for factors such as tobacco use, showed that those who used marijuana regularly had a higher rate of gum disease, but aside from dental health, their health was unaffected by the pot itself ... at all, the link between pot and gum disease continued even after the researchers adjusted to control for dental hygiene habits....

May be contaminated with E. coli O121 (FDA - Food and Drug Administration)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jul 2016

Food Safety is our highest priority and this has caused us to take action for the safety of our consumers ... FDA and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to warn that consumers should refrain from consuming any raw products made with flour ... We thank you for your patience while we solve this issue, and appreciate your continued trust that we will do the right thing for our consumers....

Affordable treatment for lifestyle diseases my priority: Togadia

Edit The Times of India 10 Jul 2016

Dr Pravin Togadia, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader who is also a cancer surgeon, has warned that modern lifestyle has become greatest bane for India as nearly one-third or 40 crore people suffer from lifestyle-related diseases like hypertension, diabetes and depression ... "For the last three years, I am concentrating on medical research on ......

China promises to help Sri Lanka become a major shipping hub

Edit Arabnews 10 Jul 2016

“We’ll take the building of the maritime silk road as a priority to better align our development strategy including your five-year development plan so that we can come up with a comprehensive blue print for future cooperation, so that we can help Sri Lanka build itself into a shipping center in the Indian Ocean,” Wang said ... centers in eastern China....

Lawsuit Targets Syrian Regime In Journalist's Killing

Edit National Public Radio 10 Jul 2016

"It's extremely important that we get the full story," says Scott Gilmore, an attorney with the Center for Justice and Accountability, a U.S.-based human rights group that filed the suit on Saturday in a Washington, D.C ... Smuggled into Syria with photographer Paul Conroy in February 2012, Colvin broadcast live TV reports at the media center for the BBC, CNN, and the British broadcaster Channel 4....

Lost ear or nose? Get new ones 3D printed

Edit The Times of India 10 Jul 2016

After providing organ models for surgeons to practice, 3D printing service providers are now making exact replicas of diseased organs in the latest marriage of technology and healthcare ... "The cells are printed into tissue-like architectures, which are then grown in bio-reactors for further study," he said ... Click here to download it for your device....

CARICOM’s SG reads tribute at Manning’s funeral (CARICOM - Caribbean Community)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jul 2016

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Saturday paid tribute, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, at the state funeral for former Prime Minister Mr ... His progressive ideas for strengthening the regional integration movement led to many initiatives which redounded to the enhancement of the sense and spirit of community among our Member States....

Thousands Honor Victims Of Srebrenica Massacre

Edit Radio Free Europe 10 Jul 2016

Thousands of people paid homage to the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, raising their hands in prayer as a truck passed through the capital Sarajevo carrying the remains of 127 newly identified victims for a final burial.  ... The Bosnian Serb forces then separated out men and boys for execution and sent the women and girls elsewhere in territory under their control. ....

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: From obesity to hair-loss...the tech firm turning concept into cure

Edit The Daily Mail 10 Jul 2016

The US government alone spends about $30billion annually on medical research. Yet relatively few initial discoveries turn into drugs and many serious diseases remain uncured ... ....

Mary Todd Lincoln may have suffered from B-12 deficiency

Edit The Seattle Times 10 Jul 2016

The latest addition to the list of possible diagnoses of Mary Todd Lincoln comes from Dr. John Sotos, a cardiologist who was one of the consultants who helped dream up the mystery diseases that afflicted patients on the television show “House .” ... ....

Jim Miller almost decided to retire at UFC 200

Edit Review Journal 10 Jul 2016

UFC lightweight Jim Miller told media that he thought about retiring at UFC 200 after finding out he had Lyme disease ... ....

CEOs air their views on gun control

Edit The Miami Herald 10 Jul 2016

In the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history, is more gun control the answer? What else can or should be done to prevent such tragedies? ... The ability for private citizens to own or purchase assault weapons should be eliminated ... Clearly, at a minimum, our country needs more stringent gun control to create barriers to purchasing firearms for people with a history of criminal activity or psychological issues....

Rethink the naming of wild animals

Edit Denver Post 10 Jul 2016

It helps humans imagine a bond with the creatures, leading to donations, visits and other support for their institutions ... “Travis” wore a baseball shirt and could operate a TV remote control ... A chicken cares for a kitten ... The video promotes a wildlife rehabilitation center in upstate New York. The center may do good work nursing injured animals, but is it doing the public a service in portraying bears as potential playmates?....

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