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YouTube growth sparks hiring binge
Google-owned YouTube said Thursday it plans to increase its staff by nearly a third in what will be the online video-sharing star's biggest hiring year.
Drug reduces gum disease, risk of osteoporosis, heart disease in women
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that a federally approved pharmaceutical for treating periodontal disease also significantly reduces risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.
Hormone injection diet raises cautions
A diet fad from 1970s that claims to help people lose about half a kilogram a day is again attracting a lot of attention and followers, despite the concerns of...
Smoking abstinence found more effective with residential treatment
In the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers report that residential treatment for tobacco dependence among heavy smokers greatly improves the odds of abstinence at six months compared with...
15 US States Make Up Newly Identified 'Diabetes Belt'
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania are included in the belt.
Study finds some active video games count as legitimate exercise
A study led by a Brigham Young University exercise scientist found that middle-schoolers playing active video games such as Wii Boxing and Playstations Dance Dance Revolution experienced moderate to vigorous...
Acupuncture curbs severity of menopausal hot flushes
Traditional Chinese acupuncture curbs the severity of hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, suggests a small study published today in Acupuncture in Medicine...
High levels of 'good' cholesterol may cut bowel cancer risk
High levels of 'good' (high density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol seem to cut the risk of bowel cancer, suggests research published online in Gut...
Online nutrition courses: Fad or growing trend?
Most of us have heard of Phoenix, no, not the mystical bird or the capital of Arizona, but the online university. According to the Babson Survey Research Group, enrolment in...
Laboratory-grown urethras implanted in patients, scientists report
Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre and colleagues reported today on a new advance in tissue engineering. The team is the first...
Psychosocially hazardous neighbourhoods associated with worse cognitive function in some older adults
Residing in a psychosocially hazardous neighbourhood is associated with worse cognitive function in older age for persons with the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele (an alternative form of the gene), according...
Study examines prevalence and severity of bipolar disorder worldwide
Despite international variation in prevalence rates of bipolar spectrum disorder, the severity and associated disorders are similar and treatment needs are often unmet, especially in low-income countries, according to a...
Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes
Most young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy peers...
Dementia risk is higher in people with both stroke and irregular heartbeat
Stroke patients who also suffer from an irregular heartbeat are at double the risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA)...
Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life
The Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides levels, blood pressure levels and glucose...
UCLA performs first hand transplant in the western United States
Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the western United States in an operation that began one minute before midnight on Friday, March 4,...
Massachusetts reform hasn't stopped medical bankruptcies: study
The percentage of personal bankruptcies linked to medical bills or illness changed little, and the absolute number actually increased in Massachusetts after the implementation of its landmark 2006 law requiring...
High fliers in science and medicine
Today the Guardian features the world's 100 most influential women. Seven of them work in science and medicine, including Fabiola Gianotti (left) at the Large Hadron Collider
India's Supreme Court lays out euthanasia guidelines
Justices reject a plea for its use on a woman in a vegetative state but issue guidelines allowing for the use of 'passive' euthanasia for terminally ill patients through the...
The sorry state of health of US medicine
New York, NY, March 8, 2011 -- As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal...
Hawa Abdi | Top 100 women
One of Somalia's first female gynaecologists, Hawa Abdi now uses her own money to run a small hospital treating everything from war injuries to malnutrition and diseaseIn 1983 Abdi, one of Somalia's first...
Susan Wicklund | Top 100 women
Abortion provider Susan Wicklund has been forced to carry a gun and wear a bullet-proof vest to protect herself from protesters at her clinic in MontanaWicklund has carried a gun and worn...
Molly Stevens
Professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Imperial College LondonFor all the advances of modern medicine, there are areas of treatment that seem rooted in the past. Broken bones are...
MD pleads guilty to threatening colleague
A western Newfoundland doctor has been given a conditional discharge with 18 months probation for threatening another physician during a vitriolic contract dispute between doctors and the province last year.
Researchers Aim to Tame Itchy Poison Ivy Rash
Each year nearly 50 million Americans develop an annoying skin rash after coming in contact with poison ivy. But researchers are working on a pharmaceutical product to rein in the...
Bipolar disorder vastly undertreated: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bipolar disorder, a brain disorder that strikes early and can cause lifelong disability, is chronically undertreated in many low-income countries, government researchers reported on Monday.
Global Update: India: Despite Growth, Struggle Continues With Malnutrition Among Children
India’s rapid economic growth “may have benefited only the privileged sections of society,” according to a new study by scientists from Harvard and the University of Michigan.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Research News--March 2011
Johns Hopkins Nursing researchers focus on nurses and workplace violence, patient medication, how to safely put a baby to sleep, and more in the latest research news.