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Study Suggests 86 Percent Of Americans Could Be Overweight Or Obese By 2030
Most adults in the US will be overweight or obese by 2030, with related health care spending projected to be as much as $956.9 billion, according to researchers at the...
Anti-HIV Therapy Boosts Life Expectancy More Than 13 Years
HIV patients taking a cocktail of drugs called combination antiretroviral therapy have seen a 13-year boost in life expectancy, according to a new study. Improved survival has led to a...
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after...
Plasma DNA level is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer, study finds
New research published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows elevated plasma DNA is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer. The study...
Antimicrobial sutures reduce infections in brain shunt surgery, study finds
Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure.
Gummy bears that fight plaque
The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC...
Giving An Additional Early Vaccination May Reduce Measles Outbreaks
Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9...
F.D.A. Urges Genetic Test Before Giving AIDS Drug
The agency said patients with a variation in an immune system gene should not be given the drug abacavir because they are at a far higher risk of a severe...
Howard L. Bachrach, 88, Early Polio Researcher, Is Dead
Mr. Bachrach was a biochemist who helped produce an early vaccine to prevent foot and mouth disease in livestock and did important early research on the polio virus.
Women's Access To Credit Affects Efficiency In Rural Households
Rural households in which women are not able to meet their needs for capital do not produce as much as they could.
Engineered antibodies could cut chemotherapy risks
Controlled drug attachment to antibodies lowers side-effects of cancer treatment
Grandma to 911: ‘Smells like dead body’
On a 911 call, the grandmother of a missing Orlando toddler said her daughter’s car “smelled like there’s been a dead body” — but later said it may have been...
Guidelines On The Role Of Endoscopy In The Bariatric Surgery Patient
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient. The guidelines discuss endoscopy in the preoperative patient and the postoperative...
Gluten-free Diet Alone Is Enough To Get Bones Healthy In Pediatric Patients With Celiac Disease, Study Suggests
Individuals affected by celiac disease (gluten intolerance) often present an altered calcium (Ca2+) metabolism that can cause osteopenia, a bone mass decrease due to the impaired adsorption of this mineral,...
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‘Green’ Potato Health Risk Can Be Eliminated By Cutting Away Affected Area
Potatoes that have turned ‘green’ can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health. However, the good news is that cutting away...
Study: Early Los Alamos toxin leaks higher
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 25 (UPI) -- Contamination in the early years at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico may have been higher than originally reported,...
EPA Acts To Reduce Toxic Pesticide -- Carbofuran -- Residue In Food
Due to considerable risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran in food and drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is revoking the regulations that allow carbofuran residues in food. EPA...
N.M. researchers hope to cultivate 'calming herb'
(AP) -- The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical. The native herb yerba mansa, translated from Spanish as the "calming herb," has...
Lancet study blasts Swiss stance on HIV protection
Doctors have unleashed a counterblast to a Swiss panel that said patients with HIV whose infection is curbed by drugs do not pass on the AIDS virus during unprotected sex.
23 hurt in Norway refugee center attack
Twenty-three people were wounded when a gang of 40-50 men armed with steel bars and machetes attacked residents at a refugee center in Norway late Thursday, officials said Friday.
Food industry bitten by its lobbying success
(AP) -- One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for...
3 wounded in Ariz. college shooting
Three people suffered gunshot wounds at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, officials said.
Brooke Hogan to go nude for Playboy?
Brooke Hogan has already posed in skimpy attire for a men's magazine, but now she's reportedly considering taking it all off for Playboy magazine. She also has some unusual opinions...
Many seniors’ insomnia in their heads
Old people are known to be lousy sleepers, but a new study suggests it might all be in their heads, at least for many of them.
Worry About All Blows To The Head
Sports-related concussions in young athletes frequently go unrecognized, and often do not receive proper respect for the potential seriousness that even a mild injury may have, according to a pediatric...
Doctors' advice to Britons: have fewer children and help save the planet
Couples should consider the environmental impact of the rising global population, doctors say
Aging May Be Controlled by Brake and Accelerator Genes [News]
Can we tweak certain genes to stave off the aging process--or, conversely, to speed it up? New research indicates that it may one day be possible. [More]