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First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 10 mins ago - 8 reports

Controversial update to psychiatry manual, DSM-5, arrives

ByRyan Jaslow, Michelle Castillo / CBS News/ May 18, 2013, 6:00 AM The controversial revision to psychiatrists' "bible" of diagnostic criteria has finally arrived. The American Psychiatric Association released its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical ... [Published CBS News - 10 mins ago]

Entities: Koninklijke DSM NV, Nickel Metal Hydride Battery, Diagnostic, National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 7 reports

NI drug smuggler sentenced to 14 years by Greek court

Andrew Doherty (38) was stopped in Igoumenitsa in November, 2011 while driving a truck containing 125kg of herbal cannabis worth €1.2m A Co Tyrone truck driver has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for drug smuggling after being arrested in Greece following ... [Published Irish Times - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Igoumenitsa (Greece), Drugs, Northern Ireland, Greece, Cannabis

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 19 reports

Beyoncé Knowles

Beyonce Knowles pregnant with second child?

Los Angeles, May 18 : Singer-songwriter Beyonce Knowles is reportedly pregnant with her second child with rapper husband Jay-Z.A week back, the pop star, who is already a mother to a 15-month-old, wore a high-waist Givenchy gown that covered her belly ... [Published NewKerala.com - 36 mins ago]

Entities: Beyoncé Knowles, Pregnancy, Singer–songwriter, Givenchy

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 29 mins ago - 11 reports

Bird Flu Death Toll Rises as Virus Dissipates

Four more deaths have brought the total number of fatalities from the H7N9 bird flu to 36. Yet despite these deaths, there is evidence that the virus is not spreading as fast or as widely as many feared. From Al Jazeera:The United Nations health agency ... [Published China Digital Times - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Virus, Bird Flu, H7N9, Pandemic

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 32 mins ago - 40 reports

Mutated BRCA1 Gene Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Since the time Angelina Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy, discussions on breast cancer and its risk of development are carried out commonly.Experts started by explaining the condition of Jolie. They revealed that Jolie had an 87% chance ... [Published TopNews United States - 32 mins ago]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Mutation, BRCA1

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 43 mins ago - 15 reports

Organization of American States

Latin American states weigh legalizing pot (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An Organization of American States report published called for taking a closer look at possibly legalizing marijuana in Latin America.The report examined an issue that until recently was a taboo topic in the region. Politicians, desperate ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Organization of American States, Ethan Nadelmann, Legalization

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 9 reports

Scientists clone human embryo for first time

WASHINGTON — The "brave new world" of human cloning apparently has arrived, and critics are waving the warning flags.Oregon-based scientists reported Wednesday (May 15) they had cloned human embryos, reportedly the first successful attempt at such cloning, ... [Published Christian Examiner - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Cloning, Embryo, Stem Cell

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 46 mins ago - 6 reports

MOH confirms Saudi...

JEDDAH: Another case of novel coronavirus infection had been recorded in the Eastern region, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday."One case of coronavirus has been recorded in the Eastern region, and he is now under the medical health care receiving ... [Published Arab News - 46 mins ago]

Entities: Coronavirus, Virus, Health Care, World Health Organization

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 48 mins ago - 8 reports

Parents urged to check if kids have double MMR jab

PARENTS are being urged to check their children's health records and take immediate action if they have not had two doses of MMR vaccine, to help prevent a measles epidemic in Gwent.The call comes from Aneurin Bevan Health Board's public health chief, ... [Published South Wales Argus - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Public Health, Meningitis, Epidemic, Aneurin Bevan

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 7 reports

New price regime to hurt drug industry revenue by 4-5%

India's pharmaceutical industry could take a revenue hit of 4-5% because of price cuts resulting from the new drug price control order, or DPCO, notified on Thursday, analysts say.The Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013, which replaced the DPCO of 1995, ... [Published Individual.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Drugs, Price Control, GlaxoSmithKline plc, India, Satish Reddy

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 11 reports

Judge grants injunction on Arkansas abortion ban

LITTLE ROCK—An Arkansas law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy won’t take effect while a legal challenge is pending, a federal judge ruled Friday.U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a request for a preliminary injunc ... [Published Texarkana Gazette - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Abortion, Injunction, Susan Webber Wright, District Judge

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 12 reports

Medical marijuana bill makes way to governor's desk

SPRINGFIELD â A proposal to legalize limited medical use of marijuana for certain chronically ill patients is headed to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.By a 35-21 vote, the Illinois Senate on Friday approved a four-year pilot project to legalize medicinal use ... [Published Herald & Review - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Medical Marijuana, Gary Forby, Chapin Rose, Lou Lang, Pat Quinn

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"I think everyone is kind of disappointed that we don't have that yet" he said

Controversial update to psychiatry manual, DSM-5, arrives [Published CBS News - 10 mins ago]

The Day was observed through various programmes including arranging colourful rallies and discussion meetings with this year's theme of ` "Normal Blood Pressure Synchronizes Heartbeats' in a befitting manner."

World Hypertension Day observed in Rangpur [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 12 mins ago]

"I am learning more in here than I ever could outside."

'I learn more in detention' [Published New Straits Times - 13 mins ago]

...generic type statin and was previously sold under the brand name Zocor, hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults. "Fitness has proven to be the most significant predictor of longevity and health because it protects people from a variety of chronic diseases" , said John Thyfault, an associate professorprofessor of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU

Simvastatin Cuts Positive Effects of Exercise for Obese Adults: Researchers [Published TopNews New Zealand - 14 mins ago]

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Sweden's drug testing industry plummets [Published PharmaGossip - 1 hour ago] Sweden's once flourishing pharmaceutical testing industry has been decimated in recent years, suffering an 85-percent drop according to new figures that industry experts describe as "deeply troubling". AstraZeneca hit by steep drop in profits (25 ...
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