Pediatrics
Quadruplets born to 65-year-old German woman leave hospital
Doctors in Germany say the quadruplets born prematurely to a 65-year-old woman three months ago have been allowed to leave the hospital.
Aug 20, 2015
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Cardiology
Cardiac device wearers should keep distance from smartphones
Cardiac device wearers should keep a safe distance from smartphones to avoid unwanted painful shocks or pauses in function, reveals research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE—CARDIOSTIM 2015 by Dr. Carsten Lennerz, first ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Health
Single motherhood before age of 50 linked to poorer health in later life
Single motherhood between the ages of 16 and 49 is linked to poorer health in later life in several different countries, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
May 14, 2015
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Health
The astounding career of the calorie
Contemporary Western societies place great emphasis on health and physical fitness, but what does the recent focus on performance tell us about how we live now? A new project at LMU looks at the causes and effects of the ...
Jan 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany introduces bird flu test for ducks, geese
Germany said it would start testing ducks and geese for bird flu prior to slaughter, after two cases of the highly infectious H5N8 strain were detected in a week.
Dec 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Time names Ebola fighters as 'person' of 2014
Time magazine on Wednesday named as its "Person of the Year 2014" the healthcare workers treating the Ebola epidemic, which has killed more than 6,300 people worldwide, in a move welcomed by the White House.
Dec 10, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Low body confidence thwarts girls' and women's work and education aspirations, says new report
New report by Centre for Appearance Research and AnyBody reveals low body confidence is thwarting girls' and women's confidence and aspirations in education and the workplace.
Dec 4, 2014
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Other
Were clinical trial practices in East Germany questionable?
Clinical trials carried out in the former East Germany in the second half of the 20th century were not always with the full knowledge or understanding of participants with some questionable practices taking place, according ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Neuroscience
Celebrities in 'Ice Bucket Challenge' to fight disease
Steven Spielberg, Justin Bieber and Bill Gates are among many celebrities pouring buckets of ice water over their heads and donating to fight Lou Gehrig's disease, in a fundraising effort that has gone viral.
Aug 20, 2014
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Medications
Bayer to buy Merck consumer business for $14.2B
Germany's Bayer plans to buy U.S.-based Merck & Co.'s consumer health business, creating a combined medicine cabinet of household names from Bayer's aspirin to Merck's Claritin allergy pills.
May 6, 2014
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