A bride who lost a remarkable 60 pounds before her wedding day shared her tips and tricks for how she did it, crediting not a diet for her transformation, but rather a total “lifestyle change.” “I didn’t want to be that ‘fat bride’ at my wedding,” Mountain, 35, said. “I […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker at the heart of a U.S. crackdown on youth vaping, has filed patent infringement complaints in the United States and Europe against what it said were copycat rivals. A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan […]
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Influenza drug baloxavir marboxil significantly sped time to relief for patients highly vulnerable to serious complications, a late-stage clinical trial has shown, Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. […]
(Reuters Health) – Most older women who get chemotherapy for breast cancer do not experience problems with cognition in the first two years after diagnosis and treatment, a new study finds. But researchers did find one small subset of women who suffered some declines in attention, mental processing speed and […]
Sexual harassment and assault are psychologically traumatizing, but a new study has linked these attacks with long-term physical health consequences as well. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that women who had experienced harassment or assault were about twice as likely to have elevated blood pressure and insomnia. “When […]
(Reuters Health) – Adolescents who try marijuana are not just smoking it. Many are also vaping or eating cannabis, a U.S. study suggests. Almost one in three teens have smoked cannabis at least once, the survey of 3,177 Los Angeles high school students found. More than one in five adolescents […]
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has joined the effort to open Philadelphia’s and possibly the nation’s first supervised drug injection site— saying Wednesday that he would support the effort even if it meant facing federal charges. The 74-year-old Rendell joined the board of the nonprofit Safehouse, which is raising money […]