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Kathryn - Our health specialist likes to share with the readers the latest news from the field. Nobody understands better than her the relation between healthy mind and healthy body.
US scientists have identified a new strain of influenza in harbor seals that could potentially impact human and animal health
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H3N8 flu virus associated with harbor seals death in US

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has called on people to avoid physical contact, after the deadly Ebola virus spread to the capital, Kampala
Africa news

Ebola confirmed in Uganda’s capital Kampala

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Scientists have discovered that brown fat is a good thing because it produces lots of heat by burning calories
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Brown fat could play key role in fighting obesity

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A new survey has revealed that over a quarter of women admit to faking orgasm every time they have sex
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Great Male Survey 2012: over a quarter of women admit to faking orgasm every time

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A deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has killed at least 13 people and infected a further seven in Uganda
Africa news

Ebola outbreak kills 13 in Uganda

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Japanese women have fallen behind Hong Kong in terms of global life expectancy rankings for the first time in 25 years
Asia News

Women longevity: Japan falls behind Hong Kong in global life expectancy rankings

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A new research suggests that shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers
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Shift workers are more at risk of having heart attack or stroke than day workers

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A study of the Hadza tribe, who still exist as hunter gatherers, suggests the amount of calories we need is a fixed human characteristic
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You need to eat less rather than exercise to keep you thin, a new study finds

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A new study showed three drugs given in combination killed more than 99 percent of TB bacteria after two weeks of treatment
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More effective tuberculosis treatment hope

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A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US team announced it will compete for the $10 million Genomics X Prize
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Archon Genomics X Prize: race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100

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A Dutch study has found that severely obese children are putting their heart at danger even while they are still in primary school
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Obese children’s hearts in danger while they are still in primary school

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Scientists used an electric current to shock the Medusoid into swimming with synchronized contractions that mimic those of real jellyfish
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Artificial jellyfish Medusoid created to grow heart muscle cells

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Honestly Healthy. Eat With Your Body In Mind, The Alkaline Way, by Natasha Corrett and Vicki Edgson
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Eating alkaline, the A-list way to a flat tummy

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Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade
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Drug-resistant HIV increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade

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Too much salt is bad for blood pressure and can lead to heart disease and stroke, but it can also cause cancer
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Cutting back on salty foods may reduce risk of stomach cancer

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Scientists have found that man’s cerebral cortex shut down almost immediately after orgasm
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Why men fall asleep after sex?

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The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has considered the use of Glybera to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency
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Glybera gene therapy in approval process in Europe

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Egg allergies are one of the most common allergies and are thought to affect up to 2.5 percent of children
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Egg allergies treated by gradually adding egg to patient diets

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About a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3 million deaths a year
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Inactivity is as deadly as smoking, say experts

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Truvada is the first drug approved by FDA to be used for HIV infection prevention
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Truvada, the first HIV prevention drug approved by FDA

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Owning a pet may in fact help children with their homework
Education

Owning a pet has a positive impact on children’s homework and their level of fitness

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A simple walking test could show if Alzheimer’s patients have the disease
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Dementia alters walking pace before affecting memory

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Getting too much or too little sleep increases your mental age by two years
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Having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia

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Every extra weekly hour spent by children in front of a TV could add 0.5 mm to their waist circumference and reduce muscle fitness
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Children’s TV habits can predict their waist circumference and muscular fitness

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Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys
Europe News

Jewish and Muslim anger over German circumcision ruling

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