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Well: Saving Your Eyes in Snow Season
Spending a day in the snow can be harder on your eyes than a day at the beach, reports Lesley Alderman in this week's Patient Money.
Acne Bacteria May Infect the Brain and Body
The bacteria that live on the skin and contribute to acne may also play a role in infections after surgery.
US orders more testing of chromium-6 in tap water
The Environmental Protection Agency has asked local US communities to test more carefully for hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen.
Comparison of medications for heart failure finds difference in risk of death
In a comparison of the angiotensin II receptor blockers candesartan and losartan, used by patients with heart failure, candesartan was associated with a lower risk of death at 1 and...
More breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts
It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found that it is not...
Recalled alcohol pads used in MS injection kits
Alcohol pads that were recalled because of potential bacteria contamination were included in kits used in multiple sclerosis treatment, Health Canada said Wednesday.
Down syndrome blood screening advances made
An experimental DNA blood screening could eventually cut down on the number of invasive tests such as amniocentesis, researchers hope.
Feast or famine: Researchers identify leptin receptor's sidekick as a target for appetite regulation
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida and Washington University School of Medicine adds a new twist to the body of evidence suggesting human obesity is due...
Biomedical breakthrough: Blood vessels for lab-grown tissues
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have broken one of the major roadblocks on the path to growing transplantable tissue in the lab: They've found a...
Behavioural therapy program reduces incontinence following radical prostatectomy
For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioural training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategies and fluid management,...
For CABG, use of artery from arm does not appear to be superior to vein grafts from the leg
Use of a radial artery (located within the forearm, wrist and hand) graft compared with a saphenous vein (from the leg) graft for coronary artery bypass grafting did not result...
New MS target identified by Canadian researchers
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease caused by damage to myelin - the protective covering wrapped around the nerves of the central nervous system (CNS)...
British Doctor Faked Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, and Aimed to Profit From It
Hypodermic Needle stevendepolo via Flickr The British scientist responsible for starting the autism-MMR vaccine hoax not only falsified his data, but sought to profit from it, according to a report published Tuesday in...
Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart problems
The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known as COX-2 inhibitors...
Link between fracture prevention and treatment adherence not fully understood by patients
Newly released findings of a multinational survey conducted on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation show clear disparities between patients' and doctors' perceptions of osteoporosis and its management.
FDA-approved drug shows promise as alcoholism treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A medication commonly prescribed as a muscle relaxant shows promise as a potential treatment for alcoholism, based on a study in rats by researchers at the Ernest Gallo...
Scientists advance understanding of food pathogen
Listeria is an opportunistic pathogen that causes brain infection, blood poisoning, abortion and death for about 500 Americans and a number of farm animals each year. But while its harmful...
'New Delhi' superbug unfairly named, admits editor
The naming of a drug-resistant superbug after New Delhi unfairly stigmatised India, the editor of the medical journal that first published research into the disease has admitted.
Parents give boys preferential treatment when there is a chronic food shortage
In situations of chronic food shortage, parents are inclined to give boys a preferential treatment, despite the fact that the health of their daughters suffers more from food insecurity, according...
Predisposition for Religion Can Spread Quickly
A new mathematical modeling study looks at how quickly a gene predisposing people to be religious could spread through the population.
Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border
A cross-border kerfuffle over a popular chocolate treat nearly cost a Winnipeg woman a $300 fine and saddled her with a bureaucratic headache.
Call for full access to Tamiflu trial data to allow for independent scrutiny
Leading researchers today call for access to all clinical trial data (published and unpublished) to allow drugs to be independently assessed by the scientific community.
Green: Stress, Pollution and Poverty: A Vicious Cycle?
The E.P.A. awards $7 million in grants to researchers to study how exposure to pollutants, and non-chemical factors like stress, poverty and poor diet, can amplify the negative effects...
Tragedy in Tucson: Could it have been stopped?
It's easy to point to signs of mental illness in the accused Arizona gunman. What's harder to pin down is whether health, legal or education systems should have prevented his...
10-year roadmap for reaching public health education goals
San Diego, CA, January 11, 2011 -- Launched on December 2, 2010, Healthy People 2020 is an ambitious, science-based, 10-year agenda for improving the health of all Americans. A...
Progress in Haiti ‘painfully slow’
A year after Haiti’s deadly earthquake, nearly a million people still live in temporary tent cities, plagued by sexual violence and hopelessness. In downtown Port-au-Prince, large sections of the city remain rubble-strewn, as...
Turkish MD accused in organ trafficking
An arrest warrent has been issued in Kosovo for a Turkish doctor suspected of removing and selling human organs for transplant.
Amoebas Found In Treated Drinking Water Worldwide
Free-living amoebas that evade common disinfection treatments can host Legionella and other hazardous microorganisms.