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Well: Baths Offer Babies Protection
A new study has found that bathing children with an antibacterial soap can reduce the risk for bacteremia, a sometimes fatal infection of the blood.
Measuring the consequence of forest fires on public health
Pollution from forest fires is impacting the health of people with asthma and other chronic obstructive lung diseases, finds a new study. This study uses data from pharmacies and dispensaries...
Climate Change Could Affect Onset and Severity of Flu Seasons
The American public can expect to add earlier and more severe flu seasons to the fallout from climate change, according to a research study published online Jan. 28 in PLOS...
Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
Reclassifying it and other such drugs could make it hard for those with chronic pain to get relief.More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of...
Why Poor Sleep and Forgetfulness Plague the Aging Brain
Deterioration of a specific brain region impairs sleep quality as people age, leading to poorer memory retention, according to research published today in Nature Neuroscience . [More]
A safer way to vaccinate
Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However, this approach can be too...
"Magic Arms" WREX Exoskeleton Up For Design Of The Year Award
Stratasys Ltd., a manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, says that the "magic arms" WREX exoskeleton, designed by Nemours/Alfred l. duPont Hospital for Children, has been...
In breast cancer metastasis, researchers identify possible drug target
The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a key protein,...
Kim: 'Substantial' measures against U.S.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to take unspecified "substantial measures" in retaliation against U.S. and U.N. sanctions against missile tests.
Today's Economist: Reader Response: Medicare Options and Quality of Care
A new study makes it even more difficult to draw firm conclusions on whether Medicare Advantage patients get better or worse care than those with traditional Medicare.
Diner’s Journal Blog: PepsiCo Will Halt Use of Additive in Gatorade
The beverage maker said it would stop using brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade following concerns that the ingredient could cause neurological disorders and other side effects.
5 Questions: Byron Hurt seeks a soul food renewal
Byron Hurt was inspired to look at the ties between African Americans and soul food after the death of his father from pancreatic cancer. The result was his film, "Soul...
40 Years After Roe v. Wade, Thousands March to Oppose Abortion
The march came two months after the 2012 campaign season, in which social issues like abortion largely took a back seat to the focus on the economy.
The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?
Will it be helpful for health professionals using the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- most of them not psychiatrists, but primary care doctors -- to begin...
Deep brain stimulation improves autistic boy's symptoms
Surgically implanted electrodes could treat severe cases of the syndrome
Trial under way in LA hip joint replacement suit
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California jury has heard opening statements from attorneys in a lawsuit over whether a now-withdrawn hip replacement device from a medical...
Study shows potential of differentiated iPS cells in cell therapy without immune rejection
A new study from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in an experimental model were not rejected when transplanted back...
Green Blog: A Boost in Radiation Monitoring for Fracking
Pennsylvania says it will conduct a comprehensive review of radiation levels in drilling cuttings and water but that the amounts measured so far are negligible.
2 Babies in 9 Months? The Facts on Pregnancy Spacing
Short spacing between pregnancies may increase the risk of premature birth and having a baby with a low birth weight.
FDA gives green light to RP-VITA hospital robot
(Phys.org)—The FDA has approved RP-VITA from iRobot and InTouch Health. This is an autonomous medical robot which will be able to make its rounds of hospital corridors in the U.S....
Taiwanese Get Facelifts for New Year
A number of Taiwanese workers will have a new look on their face when they return from their weeklong new year's holiday next month, a new report finds.
ICUS for newborns in nine states see sharp drop in bloodstream infections
Central line associated bloodstream infections in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a year in hospital neonatal intensive care units participating in a new patient safety program.
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients need an effective therapeutic
Ampligen, the first drug ever seeking approval to treat chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), recently hit another roadblock with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In its long quest...
Qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients, study suggests
Researchers have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
News in Brief: Genes tied to body mass set point
Genes may help determine why some mice (and perhaps people) become obese when eating a sugar- and fat-laden diet
News in Brief: Reprieve for reprogrammed stem cells
What could have been a stumbling block for using reprogrammed stem cells in the clinic may barely be a bump in the road
Meeting Notes
From the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, San Francisco, January 3-7
Flu Forecasts Go Real-Time
What if the morning news, in addition to telling you the chance for rain, could tell you the forecast for flu peaking in your city?