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Why obese dieters relapse
Obese people regain weight after dieting due to hormonal changes that increase their appetites, scientists have found.
Spirituality Helps Chronically Ill Men and Women Differently
Spiritual support improves health outcomes.
Poverty leaves its mark on DNA, researchers find
Adults who grew up in poverty show changes in the "programming" of their DNA, which may be linked to health problems such as obesity and autoimmune diseases, Canadian and British...
IDing a new MS drug target
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a potential new drug target for multiple sclerosis that could prevent the physical disability associated with the disease. In the...
Poorer countries, those spending less on health care have more strokes, deaths
Poorer countries and those that spend less on health care have greater incidences of stroke and stroke death than wealthier nations, according to new research. Stroke patients in poorer countries...
Through-the-nipple breast cancer therapy shows promise in early tests
Delivering anticancer drugs into breast ducts via the nipple is highly effective in animal models of early breast cancer, and has no major side effects in human patients, according to...
New pathway critical to heart arrhythmia discovered
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that is critical to understanding cardiac arrhythmia and other heart muscle problems. Understanding the basic science of heart and muscle function could...
Lower dose of corticosteroids just as effective as higher for shoulder pain, study finds
Researchers report on the first comparative study of the two most commonly corticosteroid doses administered for shoulder pain. They found that lower doses were just as effective as higher doses...
Statin therapy fails to slow progression of atherosclerosis in pediatric lupus patients, study finds
Atorvastatin therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing atherosclerosis progression in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Results of the Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus Trial...
Keeping it clean: Protesters cope with sanitation
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators roughing it in parks for up to six weeks, garbage, human waste and hygiene are...
Simple Timed Walking Test Is an Accurate Predictor of Adverse Outcomes for Older Surgical Patients
Slower walking speed may indicate increased risk of postoperative complications and longer length of hospital stay
Squid By The Tide Of Humber
Thou by the Indian Ganges' sideShouldst rubies find. I by the tideOf Humber would complain. I wouldLove you ten years before the Flood . . . read more
Better estimating vaccine coverage: Vaccination coverage estimates can be improved by combining administrative data with survey data
Immunizations are a valuable tool for controlling infectious diseases among populations both in the U.S. and globally. Routine immunizations and supplemental immunization activities, such as immunization campaigns, are designed to...
Mummy Has Oldest Case of Prostate Cancer in Ancient Egypt
Study suggests disease was more prevalent than previously believed
Novel treatment protects mice against malaria; approach may work in humans as well
Malaria is a major global health concern, and researchers are in need of new therapeutic approaches. To address this concern, a study published Oct. 26 in the online journal PLoS...
UCSF-Pfizer Partnership Yields Projects Aimed at Clinical Trials
An 11-month-old partnership between UCSF and Pfizer, Inc., aimed at rapidly moving new therapies into human clinical trials, has selected its first projects for funding and joint development.
Hair Reveals Source Of People's Exposure To Mercury
Toxic Exposure: Mercury isotopes in human hair illuminate dietary and industrial sources.
Policymakers should prepare for major uncertainties with Medicaid expansion
The number of low-income, uninsured Americans enrolling in Medicaid under the expanded coverage made possible by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 could vary considerably from the levels currently...
Study shows way to test health claims of probiotics
(Medical Xpress) -- Yogurt is popular among consumers, largely because the special live bacteria it contains are thought to benefit digestive health. But how much influence do these bacteria actually...
UIC Opens Residence to Patients' Families in the Illinois Medical District
The University of Illinois at Chicago is partnering with the IMD Guest House Foundation to provide housing to family members of patients in the hospitals of the Illinois Medical District,...
Small Hospitals Catch Up to Urban Medical Centers in Performing Advanced Surgical Procedure to Repair Bulging Aorta
Study shows EVAR results can be similar if the technology is affordable and available.
Cost Control Incentives for Doctors, Hospitals Don't Affect Patient Outcomes When Quality Variables Are Implemented
New study finds no change in complications and death rates in major operations when quality care variables provide framework for pay-for-performance programs
Source found for immune system effects on learning, memory
Immune system cells of the brain, which scavenge pathogens and damaged neurons, are also key players in memory and learning, according to new research by neuroscientists. Earlier studies had shown...
Friendly bacteria move in mysterious ways
Friendly bacteria move in mysterious waysNature News , 26102011 doi: 10.1038/news.2011.614Ed YongProbiotic yoghurts have only a small effect on gut bacteria.
High-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation increases survival
A team of researchers led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has found treatment of selected immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients with high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell...
Access to legal aid depends a lot on where you live, report says
According to one estimate, half of Americans are confronting a civil legal problem at any one time.
Mapping MRSA's Family Tree
Check into a hospital and you run the risk of infection with a methicillin-resistant strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. But present day MRSA might have been worse...
24 Hours at Fukushima
On the first day of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident, workers struggled mightily to prevent disaster--and ultimately failed.