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Well: Behavior Therapy Aids Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

10 years ago from NY Times Health

Adding cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective than an antipsychotic drug for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, a new study found.

Terry Fox runner survived same cancer as hero

10 years ago from CBC: Health

A 22-year-old man who was diagnosed with the same cancer that killed Terry Fox was able to participate in this weekend's Canada-wide Terry Fox run thanks to the advances in...

Diabetics fare better with bypass than stents, review suggests

10 years ago from CBC: Health

Some heart patients with diabetes do better with bypass surgery than stents to clear their clogged arteries, a Canadian review finds.

Drink More Water, Says FLOTUS—But How Much?

10 years ago from National Geographic

First lady Michelle Obama has called for adding a glass of water to your daily hydration. But how many glasses do you need to drink each day?

Sober drinking knowledge fails 'in the moment' of intoxication

10 years ago from Science Daily

Approximately one-third of all fatal crashes each year in the US involve an alcohol-impaired driver. New research compares individuals' perceived dangerousness of driving after drinking while intoxicated with those perceptions...

Antibiotic reduction can be achieved through low cost information campaigns

10 years ago from Science Daily

A local low-cost information campaign mainly targeted at citizens and involving doctors and pharmacists can significantly decrease total antibiotic prescribing.

Medicare policy may limit minority access to weight-loss surgery

10 years ago from Science Daily

New research indicates a decline in the number of minority patients with Medicare receiving bariatric surgery after the Medicare Center of Excellence Policy was implemented.

Measles cases on the rise in US, experts encourage vaccine

10 years ago from Science Daily

Believed to be eradicated from the United States in 2000, measles have been brought into the country and can infect those who are not vaccinated.

Testing child’s urine may help doctors identify risk for high blood pressure

10 years ago from Science Daily

Measuring sodium in a child’s urine may help doctors identify those at risk for having high blood pressure later in life, according to a new study.

Gum disease bacteria facilitates rheumatoid arthritis

10 years ago from Science Blog

Does gum disease indicate future joint problems? Although researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases – periodontal...

The good life, longer

10 years ago from Harvard Science

Average Americans today can look forward to two more years of healthy life than they could have just a generation ago, Harvard researchers have found By synthesizing the data collected in government-sponsored health...

Energy Drink Studies May Be Clouded by Industry Ties

10 years ago from Live Science

Studies of drinking energy drinks together with alcohol may not truly reveal the risks of the beverage combination, one researcher argues today in an editorial. Industry funding of such research...

Are Healthier Women the Key to Improving Health Across London?

10 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

London is to host a major conference, looking at women's influence on the health of their families and communities and the role this has to play in developing strategies for...

Why Motorcycles are Critical to Health in Rural Africa (Op-Ed)

10 years ago from Live Science

After 20 years, motorcycles are still critical to helping bring healthcare to rural parts of Africa.

Major Cancer Genotyping Study Logs 5,000th Tumor Profile

10 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

More than 5,000 genetic profiles of tumor DNA have been completed in a large research study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Boston Children's Hospital...

Early Talkers More Likely to Grow into Teen Drinkers

10 years ago from Live Science

People with advanced verbal abilities during childhood may be more likely to drink in their teen years, a new study finds. Exactly how the link may work remains unclear, but...

Livestock 'not salmonella source'

10 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Livestock may have been wrongly blamed as being the source of a type of drug-resistant salmonella, a study shows.

Food-borne illnesses are not always home-grown

10 years ago from News @ Nature

Complex international circulation of bacteria may underpin epidemics.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13736

Dali gets a health check: Using medical devices to diagnose art

10 years ago from Science Daily

Scientists and conservators have developed a new method to diagnose painting canvases from the back, without disturbing a single fibre, to see if they can withstand the stress of handling...

Podcast: Mice Sprout Tumors From Stem Cells, Szechuan Peppers Vibrate the Senses, and More

10 years ago from Science NOW

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

Helper cells trigger potent responses to HIV

10 years ago from Science Daily

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world's first antibody-based AIDS vaccine shows that certain helper T cells are important for triggering a strong antibody...

'Build up slowly' for barefoot runs

10 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Careful readjustment is vital for anyone taking up barefoot running, sports scientists have warned.

Antioxidant treatment may help NF1-linked behavioral issues

10 years ago from Science Daily

New research in mouse models suggests that treatment with antioxidants may help reduce behavioral issues linked to the genetic nervous system disorder Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) and an associated condition called...

Research Treats the Fungus Among Us with Nontoxic Medicinal Compound

10 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

A Kansas State University research team has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people. The team discovered...

New heart catheter on a U. S. patient for first time

10 years ago from Science Daily

Cardiovascular physicians have used the new IntellaTip MiFi™ XP catheter in a U.S. patient for the first time.

Pain research yielding encouraging discoveries, but funding cuts threaten future advances

10 years ago from Science Daily

Multi-faceted pain research discoveries within the last decade are bringing new hope for the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain. Unfortunately, translation of these scientific advances into clinical practice...

Diagnosing the source of voice problems can be challenging

10 years ago from Science Daily

People who use their voices professionally – such as teachers, lawyers and especially performers – can face a number of medical and psychological problems that can interfere with its proper...

Guppy fish proven to be cheap, effective tool in fight against Dengue fever

10 years ago from Science Daily

Larvae-eating guppy fish can help combat the spread of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness giving rise to hundreds of thousands of severe cases including 20,000 deaths worldwide every year.