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Mushrooms Provide as Much Vitamin D as Supplements
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that eating mushrooms containing vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels in humans as taking...
Breast pain issue for one in three female marathon runners
One in three female marathon runners is likely to suffer breast pain (mastalgia) during the course of the event, suggests new research.
Hope for tailor-made cancer drugs
Scientists have tailor-made a new compound to a protein that keeps cancer cells alive, taking them a step closer to creating anti-cancer agents.
Landmark studies report on success of using image-guided brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer
Two large, landmark radiotherapy studies have shown that it is possible to treat cervical cancer effectively with high doses specifically adapted to each tumour, and with fewer serious side-effects to...
Commonly used drug can limit radiation damage to lungs and heart for cancer patients
Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly...
Indiana University Associate Professor Earns American Physiological Society's Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
Johnathan D. Tune will present the American Physiological Society's Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture on April 21, 2013 during the Society's 126th annual meeting. Dr. Tune is being recognized for...
News Analysis: Is It Time for Off-the-Shelf Birth-Control Pills?
Oral contraceptives are arguably safer than many over-the-counter medicines.
The Texas Tribune: Some Texas Optometrists Seek Negotiating Power With Insurers
A group of Texas optometrists is lobbying the State Legislature for more power to negotiate contracts with health insurance companies.
Hilary Koprowski, Developed Live-Virus Polio Vaccine, Dies at 96
A pioneering researcher who also helped develop a vaccine for rabies, Dr. Koprowski never won much recognition for his polio breakthrough, since it was not widely used in the United...
N.S. defends blocking CBC's hospital data request
A Nova Scotia health official is defending his decision not to release information to the CBC including negative hospital statistics, but critics say more transparency could make hospitals safer.
Ireland abortion death caused by incompetence
A miscarrying Indian woman who died from blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion perished because staff bungled her diagnosis and didn't give her prompt treatment,...
Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNA
A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing...
Doctors make key contributions in developing medical devices
PHILADELPHIA, April 20 (UPI) -- Doctors develop medical devices and as physician entrepreneurs they are an important source of patents and start-up companies, U.S. researchers say.
Emerging to a renewed normal
After a tense Friday that saw the campus and the Greater Boston area on lockdown, Harvard returned to life Saturday as students, residents, and visitors flooded back into the Square. Some Harvardians gained...
Pioneer professor leads battle on heart disease
TV advert cardiologist Mark Kearney says public education is as important as researchMark Kearney has a simple view of his job as a cardiologist. He hates it. "I hate the misery heart...
Biochemical Balloting: 'Seeing' The Flavor Of Food
Are the eyes more accurate than the nose and tongue in determining the taste of food? Some people can actually see the flavor of foods, and the eyes have such a...
Accuracy and reliability of ecg interpretation by physicians is limited, study suggests
Incorporating an electrocardiogram (ECG) during pre-participation screening for athletes has demonstrated a reduction in incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, it remains controversial in the United States due to...
Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment
Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research. The researcher says she considers it unethical...
Totally untrue facts about Andrew Wakefield | Dean Burnett
Due to the current measles outbreak in Swansea, Andrew Wakefield is getting undue attention again. Andrew Wakefield is known for spreading information which turned out to be wrong, so one possible response would...
Those resistant to 'love hormone' may also be easier to hypnotize
Gene variants linked to social detachment may increase suggestibility.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12836
Paul Stanley, from 'chunky' kid to fit KISS rocker
The "Starchild" outfit Paul Stanley wears as frontman for KISS is a revealing one. That's why I chose it for Halloween a couple of years back. I wanted to showcase...
Set a goal but didn't follow through? Tips to resetting habits
Patience is a virtue, frustration a spoiler. Set small goals on the road to larger ones and know that it takes 21 days on average to form a new habit.OK,...
Veterans Affairs Aims to Reduce Backlog of Disability Claims
Veterans Affairs said that it would issue provisional rulings on 250,000 disability claims one year or older, a move that would allow those approved to receive benefits immediately.
Same protein that fires up cancer-promoting erk also blocks its activation
A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component of the signaling pathway tied down and inactive, scientists report. Union with Shc keeps a...
Boston manhunt complicated by Ustream, Twitter
In the final stages of the hunt for the Boston suspect, police had to deal with complications that come with the digital age
Muscle repair after injury helped by fat-forming cells
Scientists have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better known for causing inflammation and forming fat.
The Week In Numbers: Homes For Boston Marathoners, Kilt-Wearers Without Underpants, And More
Second explosion at the Boston Marathon From a photo by Dan Lampariello 5,037: the number of Massachusetts residents who offered their homes to people stranded after the Boston Marathon bombing 5 microns: the...
Well: Regimens: Heart Rate and Longevity
A higher resting heart rate is an independent predictor of mortality, even in healthy people in good physical condition, a new study suggests.