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Liver, belly fat may identify high risks of heart disease in obese people
Increased liver fat and abdominal fat may increase risk of heart disease and other serious health problems, according to researchers. Measuring liver and belly fat may identify obese people at...
Obesity may accelerate progression of cirrhosis
Researchers from the United States and Europe involved in an NIH-funded multicenter study have determined that increased body mass index (BMI) is an independent predictor of clinical decompensation...
Study highlights success of brain surgery for severe epilepsy
Two-thirds of people with severe and otherwise untreatable epilepsy were completely cured of their frequent seizures after undergoing neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, according to...
Beating the heat a health concern
The heat dome stalled over much of Canada not only makes people miserable as they try to cope with sizzling temperatures, but it also can cause severe, even potentially fatal,...
How the GM debate is shifting | Jonathan DG Jones
Proper discussion is needed so we can think about the cost of not adopting GM as well as its hypothetical risksThe term "genetic modification" provokes widespread fears about the corporate control of agriculture,...
Revolutionary biodegradable pellet targets glue ear infection
A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear.
Chinese medicine could treat Parkinson's: HK study
Chinese medicine may be effective in battling certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and lessening side effects from the drugs used to treat the condition, according to a new study.
How maternal smoking or nicotine use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in later life
Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus will increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease as an adult. "We have found distinct...
Even privately insured have hard time getting psychiatric care in Massachusetts: study
A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers published today [July 21] in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that access to outpatient psychiatric care in the greater Boston area...
Split Within Nuclear Regulatory Agency
New recommendations about actions on plant safety lead to differences among the N.R.C.’s five members.
Concussion Treatment Cited in Suit Against N.F.L.
A group of 75 retired players alleged that teams’ mismanagement of their concussions, and the league’s willful concealment of the effects of head injuries, led to the players’ current brain...
Despite Risk, Embalmers Still Embrace Preservative
While the chemical was recently labeled a carcinogen, undertakers insist nothing else preserves the body well enough for public viewing or for shipping.
Hospital overcrowding affecting Ont. patient care: report
Ontario is grappling with a serious shortage of hospital beds that's compromising patient care and the province has failed to plan for the demands hospitals may face in the future.
E-cigarette or drug delivery device? Questions about safety, usage and future implications of new nicotine delivery products
Devices marketed as "electronic cigarettes" are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks with little new benefits to smokers, according to tobacco control experts. In...
A new breed: Highly productive chickens help raise Ugandans from poverty
A new study investigates the advantages of a more productive species of chicken for villagers in rural Uganda.
Safety of dissolvable tobacco products disputed
The industry touts lozenges and other smokeless products as safer alternatives to smoking. But public health officials and others raise health concerns and worry that they will entice a new...
Video: Bryce Harper praises MLB 11: The Show's realism
Washington National's outfielder Bryce Harper spoke with Gamecore's Calbert Lee at the All-Star FanFest 2011 on the release of Sony's MLB 11: The Show on the Playstation 3.
ACR, SBI support updated ACOG recommendations that women begin annual mammograms at age 40
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging applaud and support updated American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) recommendations that women begin getting annual mammograms at...
Groupon remorse? Sites let users unload deals
(AP) -- Wish you hadn't bought that daily deal for a hot air balloon ride? You're not alone.
AIDS conference closes on optimistic note
An international AIDS meeting wrapped with a dose of optimism on preventing the spread of HIV.
Health gains from multiple sclerosis drugs come at a high price, study finds
A new study shows that the health gains associated with a category of medications commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) -- know as disease modifying drugs -- come at...
Lions Attack Humans When the Full Moon Wanes
What's the most dangerous time to wander outside at night in Africa?
Fast-Evolving Brains Helped Humans out of the Stone Age
Just like our animal skin–clad ancestors, we gather food with zeal, lust over the most capable mates, and have an aversion to scammers. And we do still wear plenty of...
Something to smile about
Oral specialists at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Dentistry believe they have developed a program which will stop tooth decay in its tracks.
Strep infections responsible for groper deaths
Researchers are in a race against time to save Queensland's protected groper fish, which are washing up dead along the beaches of Northern Queensland in increasing numbers.
Antiretrovirals Show Huge Promise for Halting HIV Spread in Two Major Studies
HIV-1 Budding (in Green) From Cultured Lymphocyte CDCNow if we could only pay for the medicine Big time news on the fight against AIDS out of Rome today, and it essentially boils...
Swimming tragedy sparks hi-tech safety drive
The death of a competitor in an open water race has prompted swimming chiefs to introduce high-tech sonar equipment to keep athletes safe at the world championships in Shanghai.
Removed: Embargoed Lancet study
This article has been temporarily removed from the site after breaking an embargoA story relating to a Lancet report has been taken down as we inadvertently breached an embargo by...