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Confessions Of A Fitbit Fanatic
Last night as I was polishing off a pint of Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey and a couple of leftover holiday cookies, I decided that I should send my Fitbit on vacation. Nothing sucks the merry out
The Toll That 45 Years Of Bulimia Has Taken On My Life
mashable.comA very good friend, whose daughter happens to be bulimic, asked me how I would describe binge behavior. Here is my answer: Eating huge amounts of food in less than two hoursFeeling powerless to stopFeeling numb while
Three probes launched into tragic France drug trial
French authorities launched three investigations Saturday at a research laboratory in the northwestern city of Rennes into a drug trial that left one person brain-dead and three others facing potentially irreversible brain damage. On Saturday they
The decades-long quest to cure cancer
US President Barack Obama's announcement of a "moonshot" bid to cure cancer, continues a centuries-long quest to defeat a disease which kills over eight million people every year. There are more than 100 types of cancer,
South Korea says finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth
South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals
El Salvador issues alert against illness-bearing mosquitos
San Salvador (AFP) - El Salvador on Monday issued a national alert against a mosquito that transmits tropical diseases, in an effort to contain human infection.
‘Projectile’ hits Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen, killing four: MSF
A "projectile" struck a clinic supported by international medical group Medecins Sans Frontieres in north Yemen on Sunday, killing four people, MSF said, another in a series of attacks on its facilities in the war-torn country. MSF
Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South Africa, the government said on Sunday. Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France,
Pfizer hikes U.S. prices for over 100 drugs on January 1
Pfizer Inc , which plans a $160-billion merger with Ireland-based Allergan Plc to slash its U.S. tax bill, on Jan. 1 raised U.S. prices for more than 100 of its drugs, some by as much as
Chipotle outbreak eyed by Justice Dept. consumer unit
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's consumer protection unit is looking into a norovirus outbreak at a Chipotle restaurant in California, in a sign that a recent probe launched by federal