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What Makes a State Fat or Thin?
Colorado is the leanest state once again, while Mississippi has the highest rates of obesity. How does geography play a role?
Unmanned US military hypersonic craft crashes
Futuristic X-51A Waverider scramjet fails in test flight
Tripping the switches on brain growth to treat depression
Depression takes a substantial toll on brain health. Brain imaging and post-mortem studies provide evidence that the wealth of connections in the brain are reduced in individuals with depression, with...
Chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps may impair muscle function
Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice,...
Blood cancer cells initiate signalling cascade
Scientists have uncovered how pathological cells activate themselves in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. They have identified a new mechanism that causes immune cells to convert into malignant cancer cells. In chronic...
For most older women with early stage breast cancer, radiation after lumpectomy helps prevent need for subsequent mastectomy
Contrary to clinical recommendations, older women with early stage breast cancer may want to undergo radiation after lumpectomy to help ensure that they will not need a mastectomy in the...
Increased deaths from lung disease tied to more fires in Southeast Asia during El Nino
(Phys.org) -- Sometimes in science, its a matter of thinking about things in new ways. Thats what a team of US and British researchers have found after studying the numbers...
'Wealth equals health' rings true, CMA says
Canadians in lower income groups report poorer health than their wealthier counterparts, a poll for the Canadian Medical Association suggests.
Bird flu claims 9th victim in Indonesia this year
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The Health Ministry says bird flu has killed a 37-year-old man in central Indonesia, marking the country's ninth fatality this year....
Well: A Host of Ills When Iron's Out of Balance
Concerns about iron deficiency have eased with the wide availability of iron-fortified foods and drinks. Now more attention is being paid to the opposite problem: iron overload, which can cause...
Clinical Trial Failures
Research: Faltering drug candidates have cost Pfizer, BMS, and others hundreds of millions of dollars
Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids' obesity
CHICAGO (AP) -- Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study...
New bacteria resistant materials discovered
(Phys.org) -- Using state-of-the-art technology scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymers that are resistant to bacterial attachment. These new materials could lead to...
Doctors head to Yellowknife for annual national meeting
Hundreds of doctors and their family members are arriving in Yellowknife for the Canadian Medical Association's annual meeting.
Dr Dillner's health dilemmas: can lifting weights prevent diabetes?
It may have been fun to watch weightlifters in action during the Olympics – but doing some ourselves might be beneficial for our healthThe Olympics has got us excited about less mainstream...
New genetic regions influencing blood glucose traits revealed
Researchers have used a specially designed DNA chip, the MetaboChip array, to identify 38 new genetic regions that are associated with glucose and insulin levels in the blood. This brings...
Climate may boost frog disease
More changeable temperatures, a consequence of global warming, may be helping to abet the impact of a lethal fungal disease.
Brazilian women rebel against cesarean births
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- From the day Mariana Migon discovered she was pregnant, she knew she wanted a natural birth. So just weeks before her...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford takes U.S. approach to health privacy
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brief stay in hospital this week was a transparent affair with several media updates, contrary to a historical reluctance by Canadian politicians to divulge details of...
In Ill Doctor, a Surprise Reflection of Who Picks Assisted Suicide
Dr. Richard Wesley is emblematic of the unexpected demographics of patients who have taken advantage of state laws allowing terminally ill patients to get a prescription for drugs that will...
In Vietnamese community, treating taboos on cancer
Health experts seek to counter cultural prohibitions against speaking about the disease and to combat beliefs that patients did something to deserve it.When Bich Van Nguyen learned she had lymph...
Living Forever - Boring?
Living Forever - Boring?A recent article ["Would it be boring if we could live forever"] raised the question that if science could resolve the problem of dying and prolong human...
Ekso Bionic Walking Suit Brings New Levels Of Autonomy
Ekso Bionics has begun shipping an upgraded version of their Ekso bionic suit that powers up patients with spinal cord injuries and pathologies to get them standing and walking again....
Doctors target gun violence as a social disease
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass...
Report Cites New Hampshire Hospital in Hepatitis C Outbreak
Thousands of patients in New Hampshire are being tested after a medical technician, who had worked in eight states since 2007, is linked to syringes left unattended on carts.
The New Old Age Blog: More on CPR for the Elderly
Even experienced medical experts cannot agree on who should receive CPR. My father has his own opinion.
FOR KIDS: Bye-bye, egg allergy
Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy
Experimental stroke therapy helps Illinois senator
CHICAGO (AP) -- Good luck and experimental therapy may have helped U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk recover more extensively than he would have with standard care after...