Inspiring Healthy Living

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration would be unveiling a decision shortly on vaping, and said certain flavors would still come off the market but hopefully then return soon. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2ZEP9zY

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FDA to ban all e-cig flavors except menthol and tobacco, report says The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban the sale of fruity flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, but the restriction won’t apply to tank vaping systems commonly found at vape shops, according to people familiar with the matter. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/35fD8lC

The tobacco and vaping industries and conservative allies intensively lobbied against a ban on popular flavored e-cigarettes. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2SSMth1

Dr Mark Wright, a consultant in liver medicine at University Hospital Southampton, said huge amounts of alcohol are drank over Christmas and New Year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37lnSVZ

Scientists at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto led the review, which analysed 28 studies from seven different countries. The results were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2FawZwF

China has approved a pneumonia vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Walvax Biotechnology's unit, its National Medical Products Administration said in a notice on Tuesday, offering an alternative to one of Pfizer's best-selling products Prevnar 13. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2SGLGQ7

Approach from the front. Use gestures more than words. Don’t argue. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2tmNliT

Brain injuries gave these people new abilities The brain is a powerful organ. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZCVmfT

China has approved a pneumonia vaccine developed by domestic drugmaker Walvax Biotechnology, its National Medical Products Administration said in a notice on Tuesday, offering an alternative to Pfizer's market-dominating Prevnar 13. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/37iPIlA

China has approved a pneumonia vaccine developed by domestic drugmaker Walvax Biotechnology, its National Medical Products Administration said in a notice on Tuesday, offering an alternative to Pfizer's market-dominating Prevnar 13. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2tl08Ti

The size of various parts of our body is now known to provide clues about whether we're at risk from a range of diseases, including gout, high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/35bdI8E

Within seconds of putting a piece of beef in her mouth, Viki Spambo knew she was in trouble. She needed help urgently, but only her two daughters - Olivia, 13, and Holly, ten - were at home in Wirral. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SHvT3d

Jo Lisgo was pregnant with her first child when what began as heartburn escalated into something that now, as a mother of two, she says felt even more painful than childbirth. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39uRxhs

Katy Mathes, her sister, mother, cousin and three aunts had breasts and/or ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after incorrectly being told they had a gene with a high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39vnzdd

Manufacturers of detox teas, pills and shakes promise drastic weight loss. NHS medical director Professor Stephen Powis said there is a slim chance quick-fix products work. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2u3DdvT

The government has proposed making it illegal to sell the ultra-caffeinated products to Britons younger than 18 amid fears they are damaging to their health. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2u7AeTl

Macmillan Cancer Support received 240,000 inquiries to its support line this year - with staff reporting that many patients phone in distress feeling they cannot ask questions of doctors and nurses. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SEuFpy

Researchers from the VA San Diego Healthcare System found subtle cognitive problems occur before and at the same time as the protein beta-amyloid accumulates in the brain. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2syC678

Mike Nipper, donated a kidney to his wife of 51 years, Peggy, 74, who was suffering from polycistic kidney disease and was told she needed a transplant or would have to go on dialysis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2MKTvjY

Spongy discs made from the same material used to make teabags may offer a new way to treat arthritis of the thumb. The discs are surgically implanted between the two bones of the joint to cushion it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2sAvcy3

Professor ANNEKE LUCASSEN: Researching the medical family tree often gives a better clue to what the future might hold for us than the home DNA tests that have become so popular. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39uRzG6

The dancer said that he began to notice his metabolism had slowed down at the age of 30. He cut down on alcohol and 'anything that isn't too healthy' and now weighs 12.5 stone at 6ft. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Q8lwE6

Maureen Gatehouse, Basingstoke, asks the GP what conditions CBD is used for. DR MARTIN SCURR says anecdotal evidence suggests these products can reduce anxiety and depression. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/36b8FXt

Mayonnaise, ketchup and other condiments can add a good hit of salt and sugar - and unwanted calories - to our food. But manufacturers are now offering sauces with added health benefits. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZCq1tC

Breakthrough cancer therapies, life-saving stroke procedures and 'rebooted' donor hearts - these are just a few of the medical advances over the past decade that are transforming our health. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/369LSuU

Chinese health authorities said they are investigating 27 cases of viral pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan, after rumors on social media suggested the outbreak could be linked to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2Qx39rr

Exercise doesn’t just strengthen your muscles, it can also be good for your mind and memory. Fitness advice from the year in Well. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/3527DLW

Moving moments in health: A look back at 2019's viral moments Photos from the world of health that stood out to us in 2019 via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tWu0W6

One large mining company is trying to shut illegal operations, which use mercury. The small-scale miners say there’s no other way to earn a living. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2Qaxyww

AstraZeneca and Merck's ovarian cancer drug Lynparza has received U.S. regulatory approval for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, cementing its lead in a niche category of cancer treatments. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2u3L38V

To rebuild her figure skating career after a reckoning with mental health struggles, the Olympian has focused on redefining what success means. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2taSsTw

Glenn Radford and Natasha Brooks, who work on East Midlands ambulances, said the surge in demand in winter means many elderly patients have to wait hours before receiving treatment. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2rH6cF8

There's barely been a day in 2019 when health news hasn't hit the headlines. But which stories made a lasting impression on you? Take our quiz to find out. Pictured: Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/36ccJ9W

NHS England figures for the period April 2018 to March this year show that 6,867 people were treated in hospital after tumbling from a ladder, while a further 466 injured themselves mowing lawns. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37hCF3R

Hundreds of babies are needlessly dying every year or left with lifelong disabilities because successive governments have failed to make food firms add folic acid to flour, say top scientists. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2t7CaL8

Nerve damage is a common side effect of chemotherapy. A study at The Christie NHS Trust in Manchester - believed to be the largest of its kind - suggests acupuncture could help. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/367D5cP

Two thirds of Britons blame their partner's snoring for sleepless nights. A new treatment uses tiny laser pulses to - its makers claim - minimise dreaded snoring. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2skiP9z

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The New Year is as good a time as any to join that gym, enrol in that language class, or decide to work less and spend more time painting. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2MCPM85

EVE SIMMONS: I have been in a loving, romantic relationship for six years with my fiance Will - but I have never known intimacy like I experienced last month in a Moroccan spa. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Q4KGTV

DR ELLIE CANNON: When you are offered a scan or an investigation of any kind, one of the potential downsides is finding something you weren't looking for. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2u2KfkN

Professor Lelia Duley, 61, from Southwell in Nottinghamshire, is one of the patients involved in a drug combination trial to combat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Q3BSOm

Almost 500 Britons needed emergency treatment last year after their problem gambling caused serious illnesses including psychosis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2tVJZDT

Women in Britain face the greatest risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, with 61 per cent of those aged 55 to 64 having 'very high' waist measurements. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2StJJq1

The unidentified patient, from Sweden, rushed to hospital after coughing up blood. He smoked the fruit-flavoured pipes five times a week. Celebrities like Drake have been pictured using them. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/364EG3o

Ayda Louden's family, from Carlisle, Cumbria, spent years calling for NHS access to Orkambi. It was finally approved in October. She didn't receive a dose until two weeks ago. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/37frb0U

AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co's ovarian cancer drug, Lynparza, was approved by U.S. regulators for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer in patients with BRCA gene mutations, the British drugmaker said on Monday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/355yZ3S

A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world's first "gene-edited" babies to three years in prison on Monday, according to the official Xinhua news agency, on charges of illegally practicing medicine. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2Q6FZZS

A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world's first "gene-edited" babies to three years in prison on Monday, according to the official Xinhua media. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2u5DbUx

Marijuana legalization in Illinois, Michigan could trigger interstate tangling The recreational market selling marijuana is coming to the Midwestern states, and the expensive, challenging industry bringing a patchwork of legal and cultural snares. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/36ckuMM

Should you pop a pimple or let it heal on its own? Is it ever OK to pop a pimple? Dr. Manny explains. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/367dzED

The Pacific island nation will reopen schools after a measles epidemic killed 81 people, many of them children and babies. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2sttlLz

The South Pacific island nation of Samoa has lifted a six week-state of emergency after the infection rate from a measles outbreak that has swept the country started to come under control. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2MDOcCD

Hospitals across US investing in real estate to help with homelessness, mental health Some hospitals are getting into real estate.  The reason?  Cut skyrocketing healthcare costs and improve patients' prognoses. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MBR5Ei

Can you catch a cold and the flu at the same time? You'd have to be particularly unlucky to catch a cold and the flu at the same time, a new study finds. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Zwq3mJ

An outbreak of chicken pox has forced the temporary closure of a shelter housing Central American migrants sent to Mexico from the United States, Mexican authorities said on Friday, as officials sought to contain the highly contagious virus. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2EWrbXq