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Ottawa mulling course for all food workers
Ottawa Public Health is debating whether to force all food handlers in the city to take a mandatory food safety course.
Cholera Outbreaks Spread Across Somalia, U.N. Says
According to the United Nations, 181 people have died from suspected cholera cases in a single hospital in Mogadishu and there have been several other confirmed cholera outbreaks across the...
Female smokers face higher heart risk than men
Women who smoke have a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease than men, a large international study finds.
Blood tests for active TB not accurate or cost-effective
Commercial blood serum antibody testswidely used in India and other developing countries to diagnose active tuberculosisare not accurate or cost-effective, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins...
Blood Test Can Tell Fetus's Sex at Just 7 Weeks
A simple blood test can determine a baby's gender as early as seven weeks into pregnancy, a new study says - far earlier and far less invasive than other options. The test...
Recipes for Health: Smoked Trout Salad, Cucumber and Roasted Pepper Sandwich
Packed in oil, smoked trout lends itself to a mixture a bit like tuna salad.
Fading ability to taste iron raises health concerns for people over age 50
People lose the ability to detect the taste of iron in drinking water with advancing age, raising concern that older people may be at risk for an unhealthy over-exposure to...
Poultry farms that go organic have significantly fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Poultry farms that have transitioned from conventional to organic practices and ceased using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria. The findings suggest that removing antibiotic use from...
Exercise Keeps Memories Safe from Infection's Effects
Even moderate exercise brings memory benefits.
Child's face restored after accident, a first in Mexico
Surgeons have re-attached a large part of the face of a seven year-old child torn in a pitbull attack, Mexico's state-run Social Security Institute said Tuesday.
Rare anthrax case diagnosed in Minnesota
Minnesota health officials said Tuesday they are investigating a rare case of anthrax inhalation linked to exposure to the dreaded bacteria in the natural environment.
Psychiatrists failing to adequately monitor patients for metabolic side-effects of prescribed drugs
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of Leicester demonstrates that psychiatrists are not offering adequate checks for metabolic complications that are common in patients with mental ill health...
No strong evidence to support aspirin use for IVF
A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library did not find compelling evidence to support the routine use of aspirin in women being treated for IVF. The researchers reported that...
Sleep-disordered breathing may increase risk of cognitive impairment, dementia among older women
Older women with sleep-disordered breathing, as indicated by measures of hypoxia (oxygen deficiency), were more likely to develop cognitive impairment or dementia than women without this disorder, according to a...
Baker's yeast protects against fatal infections
Injecting mice with simple baker's yeast protects against the fatal fungal infection, aspergillosis, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The work could lead to the development...
Penn study on silencing of tumor suppressor gene suggests new target for lymphoma
Mariusz A. Wasik, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Qian Zhang, MD, PhD, research assistant professor, both from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,...
Narcissists look like good leaders -- but they aren't
(Medical Xpress) -- Narcissists rise to the top. That's because other people think their qualitiesconfidence, dominance, authority, and self-esteemmake them good leaders.
Sewage Frequently Fouls Hudson River, Report Says
The environmental group Riverkeeper blamed aging or failing treatment plants, overflows caused by rain and poor maintenance of septic systems.
New York City Will Mandate Sex Education
Students in public middle and high schools will be required to take lessons on topics like how to use a condom.
'Super' mice resist most poisons
Scientists say that some European house mice have developed resistance to the strongest poisons.
Young black patients on kidney dialysis do much worse -- not better -- than white counterparts, study finds
For years, medical studies have reached the same conclusion: African-American patients do better on kidney dialysis than their white counterparts. But new research shows that younger blacks -- those under...
Blood Test Predicts Baby's Sex at 7 Weeks
Blood tests can accurately predict a baby's sex, but some urine tests are worse than flipping a coin.
Schermerhorn named distinguished fellow
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) elected Marc Schermerhorn as a distinguished fellow during the society’s Vascular Annual Meeting held June 16-18, in Chicago. Schermerhorn is an associate professor of...
A protein may help treat obesity, diabetes
A newly-identified protein may hold the key to keeping appetite and blood sugar in check, according to a new study. Researchers found that rats administered with nesfatin-1 ate less, used...
Rural road maintenance may accidentally push spread of invasive plants
Road maintenance may accidentally spread the seeds of invasive plants, according to new research.
ArtsBeat: Thinking Cap: Preventing Groupthink
Is a unanimous decision a sign of a slam dunk or overwhelming groupthink?
New birth-control rules may shake up behavior
In the battle over birth control, one fact often is overlooked: Women typically spend the bulk of their reproductive lives trying to avoid getting pregnant.
Kenyan AIDS vaccine work boosts African research
The pursuit of an AIDS vaccine has boosted African research and capacity to conduct trials, and encouraged other countries to follow suit.