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• One or two days of rest after a concussion may be better than a longer rest

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• Jan 05, 2015 07:00 PM EST

• The usual treatment for a concussion has been to keep do nothing but rest for one or two days until the patient starts to feel better, but some experts have recommended resting for longer than one or two days. Now, a randomized trial has found that more rest i…

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• Scrapie is a disease in sheep that is similar to mad cow disease, but can it jump to humans?

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• Jan 05, 2015 06:51 PM EST

• A brain disease that affects sheep may be able to jump to human beings.

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• High levels of blood sugar appear to show the growth of the brain in children with type 1 diabetes.

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• Jan 05, 2015 06:39 PM EST

• The brains of children with diabetes had slower overall growth and slower growth, but they did not have any differences in mental function.

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• Open Enrollment for U.S. Health Care Coverage Open Until February 15, 2015

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• Jan 05, 2015 05:30 PM EST

• The Open Enrollment period for 2015 coverage is November 15, 2014 to February 15, 2015

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• Fat and Healthy: Not All Obese People Are Unhealthy, Study Shows

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:32 PM EST

• A new study in the United States says that obesity does not automatically lead to metabolic disorders in the body that can cause health problems.

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• Anti-Gravity Spa Treatment: Flotation Tanks Promote Health And Relaxation

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:28 PM EST

• Flotation tanks promote health and relaxation through various mechanisms.

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• Cancer The ‘Best’ Way To Die, Says Ex-Editor Of British Medical Journal, So Stop Funding Researc…

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:24 PM EST

• Former editor of the British Medical Journal claims that cancer is the best way to die and urges people to stop spending billions in finding the way to cure it.

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• US Medical Students Analyze Mental Health Of Seinfeld Characters, Uncover Signs of OCD And Schizo Tr…

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:18 PM EST

• US medical students analyzed Seinfeld characters to discuss and determine psychiatric disorders.

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• Do These Terrorists Have Ebola?

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• Jan 04, 2015 10:41 PM EST

• The last thing you’ll probably read in a health website is something about Isis, but interestingly Ebola and Isis have already met.

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• Ebola in UK 2015: Health Workers Returning From West Africa Will Not Be Quarantined

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• Jan 04, 2015 09:58 PM EST

• No quarantine for health workers, says health officials in Britain.

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• Ebola 2015: US Health Care Worker Exposed To Ebola In Sierra Leone Arrives In Nebraska

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• Jan 04, 2015 09:56 PM EST

• An unidentified health care worker from Sierra Leone who had a high risk exposure to Ebola while working for volunteer work is now in Nebraska.

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• British Nurse with Ebola Is in a Very Critical Condition

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• Jan 03, 2015 09:21 PM EST

• The British nurse from Scotland who has been recently diagnosed with Ebola is in critical condition, according to her doctors during an announcement on Saturday, December 3.