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<title><![CDATA[Health Tip: Can't Eat Wheat Flour? #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wellness.com - Health Tip: Can't Eat Wheat Flour?(HealthDay News) - If you can't eat wheat flour, there's a wide variety of alternatives available. The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests: - Almond flour, potato flour, rice flour or rye flour. Amaranth flour, ground from the ancient seed. Soy flour or flaxseed flour. Oat flour, barley flour or buckwheat flour. Spelt flour, made from an ancient grain that's related to wheat. Sorghum flour, made from the antioxidant-rich grain. Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:00:00 Z</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Tip: When Baby Needs a Medical Test #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wellness.com - Health Tip: When Baby Needs a Medical Test(HealthDay News) - It can be frightening for parents and baby when a little one needs a medical test. The University of Michigan Health System offers these suggestions to help keep the infant calm: - Offer plenty of gentle touches, and keep your voice quiet and soothing. Don't make any loud noises or sudden movements. Make sure baby can see you at all times, even when being held by the medical staff. Cuddle baby in an upright position. Distract baby with a favorite song or toy. Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:00:00 Z</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rotating Night Shift Work May Raise Risks of Heart Disease, Lung Cancer: Study #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wellness.com - Rotating Night Shift Work May Raise Risks of Heart Disease, Lung Cancer: StudyMONDAY, Jan. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) - Working rotating night shifts may pose a threat to your health, a new study suggests. The study defined rotating shift work as at least three nights spent working each month, in addition to days and evenings worked in the month. In the new study, researchers led by Dr. Eva Schernhammer of Harvard Medical School tracked 22 years of data from about 75,000 nurses across the United States. While the study couldn't prove cause-and-effect, it found that people who worked rotating night shifts for more than five years had an 11 percent increased risk of death from all causes. The risk of death from heart disease was 19 percent higher among those who worked such shifts for six to 14 years, and 23 percent higher for those who worked such shifts for 15 or more years, Schernhammer's group found. Nurses who worked rotating night shifts for 15 or more years also had a 25 percent higher risk of death from lung cancer, according to the study. The findings are to be published in the March issue of the -American Journal of Preventive Medicine. According to the study authors, prior research has shown that night shift work is linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. "These results add to prior evidence of a potentially detrimental relation of rotating night shift work and health and longevity,"  Schernhammer, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard and associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said in a journal news release. Further research is needed to learn how individual traits might interact with rotating night shift work to harm health, she added. More information - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about -shift work.-Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:00:00 Z</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers Probe Why Colds Are More Likely in Winter #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wellness.com - Researchers Probe Why Colds Are More Likely in WinterTUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) - Though it's never been scientifically confirmed, conventional wisdom has it that winter is the season of sniffles. Now, new animal research seems to back up that idea. It suggests that as internal body temperatures fall after exposure to cold air, so too does the immune system's ability to beat back the rhinovirus that causes the common cold. "It has been long known that the rhinovirus replicates better at the cooler temperature, around 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit), compared to the core body temperature of 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit)," said study co-author Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine. "[But] the reason for this cold temperature preference for virus replication was unknown. Much of the focus on this question has been on the virus itself. However, virus replication machinery itself works well at both temperatures, leaving the question unanswered," Iwasaki said. "We used mouse airway cells as a model to study this question [and found that] at the cooler temperature found in the nose, the host immune system was unable to induce defense signals to block virus replication," Iwasaki explained. The researchers discuss their findings in the current issue of the -Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To explore the potential relationship between internal body temperatures and the ability to fend off a virus, the research team incubated mouse cells in two different temperature settings. One group of cells was incubated at 37 C (99 F) to mimic the core temperature found in the lungs, and the other at 33 C (91 F) to mimic the temperature of the nose. Then they watched how cells raised in each environment reacted following exposure to the rhinovirus. The result? Fluctuations in internal body temperatures had no direct impact on the virus itself. Rather, it was the body's indirect immune response to the virus that differed, with a stronger response observed among the warmer lung cells and a weaker response observed among the colder nasal cells. And how might outdoor temperatures affect this dynamic? - "By inhaling the cold air from the outside, the temperature inside the nose will likely decrease accordingly, at least transiently," Iwasaki said. "Therefore, an implication of our findings is that the cooler ambient temperature would likely increase the ability of the virus to replicate well and to develop a cold." - "However," he added, "our study did not directly test this; everything was done in tissue culture dishes, and not in live animals exposed to cold air." - Dr. John Watson, a medical epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's division of viral diseases, said determining the exact reason for a higher cold risk can be tricky. "Why exactly people get colds is hard to assess," he noted. "What is well-established is that the common cold is extremely common. We can say that adults get it in the area of three times every year. And for kids under 6 it may happen twice as often at that." - Watson added that there are more than 100 different types of rhinoviruses. Most affect the upper respiratory system and are typically mild. But some can affect the lower respiratory tract, too, he said. "Who gets what and why is incompletely understood," Watson said. "There are certainly some clear risk factors. People with immune-compromising conditions or preexisting illness face a higher risk, as do the elderly and premature babies. "But pointing to cold weather itself is not a simple matter," he added. "It may be cold itself. Or it may be that people's behavior in cold weather changes, and those changes - such as being more likely to congregate indoors with other people in smaller spaces - could put people at an increased risk, rather than the cold itself." - Watson added: "It's an interesting finding and probably worthy of additional study. But it is certainly not a settled question." - More information - For more information on rhinoviruses and the common cold -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.-Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:00:00 Z</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 05:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer's memory loss in clinical trials #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:41:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds  #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt's Most Memorable Moments as White House Press Secretary #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[During her time behind the White House podium, the departing Press Secretary has gained a reputation for her sharp retorts to reporters. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An Experimental Pediatric Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in New Research #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The treatment eliminated a boy's tumors with a single infusion. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['A High Potential for Abuse': Plan to Equip ICE Agents With Electric Shock Gloves Draws Alarm From Former Officials #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former DHS officials tell TIME that the devices aren’t necessary as an enforcement method against civilians—and that their use would pose numerous risks. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trump's New Medicaid Rule Targets Gender-Affirming Care for Minors #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new rule curbs state and federal funding for certain gender-affirming treatments for people under 18. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I tried the LED mask for your belly that 'shrinks your waist' AND banishes saggy skin - it worked wonders for my post-baby belly #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This Works says their £100 red light body wrap can even shave 3cm off your waist, as well as reduce the appearence of stretch marks and crepey or sagging skin that's common after pregnancy. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I started going bald at 23. It shattered my confidence and I began comfort eating. None of the 'solutions' helped - until I discovered this method that gave me my hair back... and I even lost 4 stone. Anyone can do it #health]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.crosshash.com/hash/main.asp?sc=Health&r=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/index.rss&c=I+started+going+bald+at+23%2E+It+shattered+my+confidence+and+I+began+comfort+eating%2E+None+of+the+%27solutions%27+helped+%2D+until+I+discovered+this+method+that+gave+me+my+hair+back%2E%2E%2E+and+I+even+lost+4+stone%2E+Anyone+can+do+it&n=Daily+Mail+Health&u=crosshash&cbid=crosshash]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[At 23, James Earl's hair began thinning much earlier than most of his peers, causing his confidence to plummet. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hundreds of UK GPs earning £300K a year - family doctors' pay is up 20 per cent, despite union claims of 'underfunding' #health]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.crosshash.com/hash/main.asp?sc=Health&r=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/index.rss&c=Hundreds+of+UK+GPs+earning+%C2%A3300K+a+year+%2D+family+doctors%27+pay+is+up+20+per+cent%2C+despite+union+claims+of+%27underfunding%27&n=Daily+Mail+Health&u=crosshash&cbid=crosshash]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Think-tank The Health Foundation has revealed that one in ten family doctors running their own practice in England now earn at least £250,000 per year. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arthritis drug can cure baldness in six months, study finds #health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A common arthritis drug has been found to boost hair growth in clinical trials, with over half of alopecia patients achieving near-complete regrowth within six months. || posted by @crosshash]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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