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Reuters G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits US Reuters ISE-SHIMA, Japan/LONDON Britain told the G7 industrial powers on Friday to do more to fight killer superbugs as the United States reported the first case in the country of a patient with bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic. U.S. scientists ... World faces tough challenge turning words into action on antibiotic resistanceRoyal Society of Chemistry Britain's Cameron urges G7 to help reduce antibiotics useFox News British PM Cameron Urges G7 Leaders To Take Action On Drug Resistance, Establish R&D Reward FundKaiser Family Foundation Business Insider -The Independent -Daily Mail -South China Morning Post all 26 news articles » Google

The Independent UPDATE 1-G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits US Reuters ... * Cameron urges G7 to back reward system for new drugs. * U.S. sees first case of resistance to last-resort drug. * Antimicrobial resistance moving up political agenda (Adds details on problem in U.S., China and Europe). By Kylie MacLellan and Ben ... At G7, Britain presses for global reward system for new antibioticsBusiness Insider Patient Files: Antimicrobial resistancePharmaTimes Failure to tackle antibiotic resistance will lead to 'catastrophic consequences'The Independent Financial Times -Daily Mail -South China Morning Post -Times LIVE all 22 news articles » Google

David Cameron order GPs to 'crackdown on antibiotics and injections by 2020 Mo4ch News (press release) (blog) GPs will today be ordered to stop endangering lives by giving out millions of 'inappropriate' antibiotic prescriptions every year. David Cameron will also announce severe curbs or even a ban on giving them to farm animals in a bid to halt the rise of ... and more » Google

Salt Warnings to Be Enforced While Court Case Proceeds New York Law Journal (registration) The new emblem that indicates a menu item contains more than the recommended daily limit of sodium. New York City plans to enforce a first-of-its-kind requirement for warning icons on salty chain restaurant foods beginning June 6 after an appellate ... and more » Google

Reuters At G7, Britain presses for global reward system for new antibiotics Reuters ISE-SHIMA, Japan Britain is pushing for a global plan to reward drugs companies for developing new antibiotics, while also pledging to cut antibiotic use in England. A review commissioned by the British government and published last week said drug ... Cameron pushes for action on 'superbugs'Financial Times David Cameron order GPs to 'crackdown on antibiotics and injections by 2020Daily Mail UK doctors told to halve inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions by 2020The Guardian Mirror.co.uk -Belfast Telegraph -Express.co.uk -SpaceCoastDaily.com all 15 news articles » Google

Frieden Presses Case for Zika Funding MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- "When an earthquake hits we understand the need to respond. Now imagine if you had the power to stop an earthquake," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday. "We together, using ... and more » Google

Wall Street Journal FDA Approves New Arm Implant to Treat Opioid Dependence Wall Street Journal The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug-emitting arm implant to treat addiction to heroin and other opioids, providing a new tool against a condition that has proved extraordinarily difficult to manage. Some addiction experts said the ... and more » Google

CBS News Global economic crisis tied to thousands of cancer deaths CBS News The global economic downturn of 2008 to 2010 -- along with the rise in unemployment that came with it -- was associated with more than 260,000 excess cancer-related deaths, many of which were considered treatable, according to new research. The study ... and more » Google

CBS Local Strain Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found In US For First Time CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Researchers have made a startling discovery after a person in the United States for the first time was found carrying a bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort. The Washington Post reported a 49-year-old woman from ... Doctors Find Superbug Resistant To All Antibiotics In Pennsylvania WomanThe Consumerist all 6 news articles » Google

amNY UPDATE 1-New York City can enforce rule on salt warnings in restaurants -court Reuters (Adds comments from NYC mayor, restaurant group challenger.) By Karen Freifeld. NEW YORK May 26 A New York appeals court on Thursday allowed New York City to enforce a new rule requiring chain restaurants to post warnings on menu items high in ... NYC's Salty Food Warnings Can Now Be Enforced With FinesBloomberg New York City gets approval to issue salt-warning fines as lawsuit continuesWABC-TV Court ruling allows city to enforce sodium warnings at chain restaurantsNew York Post Fox News -New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV -CSPI Newsroom -Clay Center Dispatch all 11 news articles » Google

NPR To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Zika, Strike Before They Fly NPR In the marshy woods of Secaucus, N.J., a mosquito can make a happy home. With water and shade under a canopy of maple trees, you could barely ask for more to start your own bloodsucking family. For Gary Cardini, though, this is a battleground. "You ... Can Permethrin Treated Clothing Help You Avoid Mosquito Bites?Yahoo News Mosquito repellent: chemical vs. all-naturalWUSA9.com Consumer Reports: Best insect repellents to stay safe this summerWABC-TV CIDRAP -wtkr.com -Southern Maryland Online -USA TODAY all 59 news articles » Google

Washington Post The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the US Washington Post For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could mean "the end of the road" for antibiotics. First discovery in United States of colistin resistance in a human E. coli infectionEurekAlert (press release) Antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' reportedly found in US for first timeQ13 FOX Strain Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found In US For First TimeCBS Local The Hill -Armed with Science -The Consumerist -LancasterOnline all 9 news articles » Google

The Independent This Gym Wants You to Get High While You Work Out TIME Cannabis lovers in San Francisco who are also serious about getting and staying in shape are about to get a new haven for pot-enhanced exercise—Power Plant Fitness, a marijuana-friendly gym currently in the works. The gym, where people will be able to ... Power Plant Fitness, The World's First Cannabis Gym, Is Coming To CaliforniaThe Weed Blog (blog) World's First Weed-Friendly Gym Opening in San FranciscoComplex First Pot-Friendly Gym Opening In San Francisco, And Guess Who's Behind It? (He Played For Dolphins)SportsGrid Death and Taxes -New York Magazine -The Independent all 10 news articles » Google

CBS News ​Theranos is now facing a lawsuit alleging consumer fraud CBS News The one-time hot start-up Theranos is in even more hot water. The blood-testing company is facing a lawsuit that alleges consumer fraud and false advertising. An Arizona resident identified in the lawsuit as M.P.B. is suing the company, alleging that ... Theranos sued over blood tests, in proposed class actionReuters Theranos Hit With LawsuitKQED Angry customer files class action suit against TheranosCNBC Fortune -SFGate -The Verge -Healthcare Finance News all 41 news articles » Google

U.S. News & World Report Lifestyle Change May Cut Risk for Women With Breast Cancer Genes U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, May 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who carry common gene variants linked to breast cancer can still cut their risk of the disease by following a healthy lifestyle, a large new study suggests. In fact, lifestyle might be especially ... New method for predicting breast cancer risk suggests about 30% of cases could be preventedLos Angeles Times Women may be able to reduce breast cancer risk predicted by their genesEurekAlert (press release) Using a model to estimate breast cancer risk in effort to improve preventionMedical Xpress Express.co.uk -Health Imaging -Jilard Health Digest -Renal and Urology News all 18 news articles » Google

Ventura County Star County cautions residents about mosquito season Ventura County Star With warm summer months just around the corner, the Ventura County Environmental Health Division is taking steps to ensure members of the public protect themselves from mosquitoes and mosquito transmitted diseases. Officials of the Ventura County ... and more » Google

UPI.com Eating fruit while pregnant helps baby's cognitive development, study says UPI.com Researchers caution the study did not consider the potential side effects of increased natural sugars, such as gestational diabetes and high birth weight. By Stephen Feller | May 26, 2016 at 11:48 AM. Follow @upi. Comments. share with facebook. share ... Pregnant moms who consume more fruit give birth to children who perform better developmentally, study findsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) Prenatal Fruit Consumption Boosts Babies' Cognitive DevelopmentLaboratory Equipment Study: Eating Six or Seven Servings of Fruit a Day During Pregnancy Can Boosts Babies' Cognitive DevelopmentNature World News Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Mail -Edmonton Journal -New Zealand Herald all 13 news articles » Google

Washington Post FDA may be set to approve an implantable drug to treat opioid addiction Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide by Friday whether to approve the first implantable drug to deliver long-lasting medication to people addicted to opioids, such as OxyContin and heroin. The implant, which has four matchstick-sized ... Will price impede anticipated implant for opioid addicts?ModernMedicine FDA to announce whether it will approve implant for opioid addictsThe Guardian Could an implant be the new weapon against opioid, heroin addiction?Bend Bulletin Seeking Alpha -DisabledVeterans.org all 6 news articles » Google

CBS Local Red Cross Helping 20 People Displaced In South St. Paul Apt. Fire CBS Local MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fourteen adults and six children have been displaced following a fire in South St. Paul early Thursday morning. According to the American Red Cross, the fire occurred at an apartment complex located on the 1000 block of Concord ... Red White & YOU Ball to benefit the Red CrossWest Hartford News Red Cross Offers Incentive For Blood Donors Over Memorial HolidayWHMI Red Cross urges blood and platelet donations this summerCaledonian Record PR Newswire (press release) -Great Bend Tribune -EverythingLubbock.com -Moultrie News all 59 news articles » Google

KRON4.com Snake crawls up plumbing, bites man while sitting on toilet KRON4.com In this image made from video, rescue workers remove a python from a toilet outside a home in Chachoengsao, 90km east of the capital Bangkok, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. A Thai man is recovering from a bloody encounter with a 3-meter (10-foot) python ... Python Bites Man's Penis After Emerging From Toilet in Thailand HomeKTLA Thai man bloodied but unbowed after intimate attack by snakeSTLtoday.com Python attacks man's penis in terrifying Thai toilet ordeal (GRAPHIC VIDEO)RT KPRC Houston -WPXI Pittsburgh -Sky News -AsiaOne all 91 news articles » Google

Winston-Salem Chronicle Experts say build trust, prepare for worst with mental illness Winston-Salem Chronicle Many people in the community are affected by mental health issues in some way. A friend, loved one, or colleague probably has struggled with a disorder at some point in time. Statistics show in 2014, one in five American adults experienced a mental ... and more » Google

U.S. News & World Report Global Recession May Have Contributed to Cancer Deaths U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, May 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The 2008 global economic crisis has been linked to a sharp rise in deaths from cancer, a new study reports. Unemployment and cuts in public health-care spending were associated with more than 260,000 ... Economic crash linked to 260000 additional cancer deaths: StudyUPI.com Global Economic Crisis Tied To 260000 Additional Cancer DeathsTech Times Economic Crisis of 2008 Followed by Excess Cancer DeathsMedscape EurekAlert (press release) -NH Voice -Huffington Post UK -Deutsche Welle all 20 news articles » Google

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Fox News Florida woman warns of dangers of plastic surgery after daughter sustains brain damage Fox News Five minutes after undergoing cosmetic surgery for breast augmentation, Linda Perez fell into a coma for two weeks. Perez, then 18, suffered severe brain damage and was unable to move or speak. Nearly three years later, she can only speak a few words ... Mother of girl brain-damaged by plastic surgery warns about clinicsSacramento Bee Linda Perez is left brain damaged and overwhelmed by medical bills after breast surgeryDaily Mail Lawyer pleas for help to raise funds for woman left brain damaged after breast implant surgeryYahoo7 News 7Online WSVN-TV -Emirates 24|7 -NBC 6 South Florida -Opposing Views all 11 news articles » Google

Huffington Post Let's Talk About Mental Health Stigma in the Orthodox Community Huffington Post It's great to be part of a community. It can make you feel like you're not alone, like you're among people who get you and your life experience. In a community, such as the various Jewish communities, you have people to turn to, who will mobilize for ... LETTERS: How to boost mental health awareness: TalkGrand Forks Herald Jack Hostager | A crisis we don't ownThe Daily Pennsylvanian The U.S. spends more on mental disorders than any other conditionBend Bulletin PR Newswire (press release) -Parent Herald -MetroNews Canada -The Trentonian all 33 news articles » Google