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Aimee Copeland gets new hi-tech prosthetic hands - New York Daily News New York Daily News | Aimee Copeland gets new hi-tech prosthetic hands New York Daily News She lost both of her arms and a leg after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria, but now, she's been given not one — but two — helping hands. Aimee Copeland, a 25-year-old graduate student from Georgia, tragically lost both arms at the elbow and her left ... After ravages of flesh-eating bacteria, Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands - USA Today Aimee Copeland gets fitted for new bionic 'iLimbs' |
 Healthline | Mental Health and the DSM-5: Is Anyone Normal Anymore? - Healthline Healthline The release of the latest version of the 'psychiatry bible' has many professionals questioning current practices and wondering if diagnoses are robbing us of the full range of human emotions. DSM-5. Today, the American Psychiatric Association released the ... DSM-5 Released DSM-IV Boss Presses Attack on New Revision - MedPage Today Controversial update to psychiatry manual, DSM-5, arrives |
 Headlines & Global News | Electric Shock to the Brain Could Help With Math Problems Headlines & Global News A new study says taking some electricity to the head, may help you ace that calculus final, according to CBS News. According to the study, electrical stimulation to the brain—which did not include pain or feeling—allowed study participants to solve problems ... Could electroshock therapy work — for learning math? Shocks to the brain improve mathematical abilities Mild brain shock may improve math skills |
 Boston Globe | FDA approves new drug for advanced prostate cancer FDA.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) to treat men with symptomatic late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread to bones but not to other organs. It is intended for men whose ... FDA OKs radiation-based prostate cancer drug - USA Today Bayer Gets FDA Approval for Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug Bayer's Xofigo for Prostate Cancer Gets Fast Approval - MedPage Today |
 The Guardian | IVF could be revolutionised by new technique, says clinic The Guardian Fertility specialists have developed a radical technique that can boost the chances of IVF couples having a healthy baby. Doctors in Nottingham who devised the procedure say it could raise live birthrates at their clinic to 78%, around three times the national ... IVF 'may be boosted by time-lapse embryo imaging' Embryo Mini-Movies May Boost IVF Success Glasgow to see first embryo from innovatory EEVA technique |
 euronews | Angelina Jolie Won the Week With This Harrowing Quote Celebuzz Angelina Jolie put a whole bunch of her critics to rest this week when she wrote a personal essay for The New York Times, in which she revealed she had a preventative double mastectomy after doctors discovered a faulty gene in her body. Of all the ... The double standard in the crazy debate over Angie's new breasts Benefits, risks seen in hype over Jolie's disclosure After double mastectomy, Angelina Jolie needs ovaries removed too |
 San Francisco Chronicle | Breaking the taboo about drugs The Guardian After more than four decades of a failed war on drugs, calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is positively deafening. Statesmen from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay are taking the lead for ... Americas Coalition Puts Marijuana Legalization Up for Discussion OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use New OAS Report Eyes 'Health' Approach, Decriminalization Of Drugs In The ... |
 Sky News Australia | Sugary Sodas, Fruit Punches, & Kidney Stone Risk WebMD WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking large amounts of sugary sodas and fruit drinks might raise your odds for painful kidney stones, a new study finds. Although drinking extra fluids usually helps prevent stones from forming, researchers from ... Reduce your kidney stone risk by 23 percent by doing this Drinking just one can of fizzy drink a day increases the risk of painful kidney ... Prevent kidney stones: drink coffee but not cola? |
 AFP | Mental Health Disorders Increasing Among US Children 610kvnu Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Over the past ten years, the rate of mental health disorders in American children has been rising, according to a new study. Between 13 and 20 percent of children have experienced a mental disorder, says the study, ... Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder: CDC CDC finds mental health woes in one in five US kids Mental illness in youth: a common struggle |
 WBNG-TV | Hundreds join together in Greencastle to Relay For Life Waynesboro Record Herald Greencastle-Antrim High School's Kaley Field came alive Friday night as hundreds touched by cancer gathered for the kick-off of the 19th annual Relay For Life. email · print. By Stephanie Harbaugh/The Record Herald. Waynesboro Record Herald ... Steele County Relay for Life committee invites cancer survivors to celebrate ... Raritan Valley Community College raises over $16000 for Relay For Life Cancer survivors, caretakers to participate in 24-hour Saginaw Township Relay ... |
