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FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US
(AP) -- Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.
Measures To Limit Effects Of Pandemic Flu On Nursing Homes
The greatest danger in a pandemic flu outbreak is that it could spread quickly and devastate a broad swath of people across the United States before there is much of...
Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be Unachievable
The Millennium Development Goal to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met. The statement comes in a report published in PLoS Medicine.
Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk Of Birth Defects
Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study in Neurology. Research has shown...
Geographical Ties To Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cases Among 1991 Gulf War Veterans
Researchers are hoping to find a geographical pattern to help explain why 1991 Gulf War veterans contracted the fatal neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at twice the normal rate during...
Checking More Lymph Nodes Linked To Cancer Patient Survival
Why do patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume hospitals than patients treated at low-volume or community hospitals? New research...
Viagra helpful to women on antidepressants, study finds
In a small study, 72% of those on SSRIs -- which can have debilitating sexual side effects -- reported improvement when taking the male impotence drug. ...
Cancer drug dramatically shrinks prostate tumors in study
The survival rate more than doubles among most of the men with aggressive cancers in limited trial. A second, wider test shows similar promising results. 'Spectacularly effective,' a researcher says. ...
How Gastric Reflux May Trigger Asthma
Researchers appear to have solved at least a piece of a puzzle that has mystified physicians for years: why so many patients with asthma also suffer from GERD, or gastroesophageal...
Viral Recombination: Another Way HIV Fools The Immune System
When individuals infected with HIV become infected with a second strain of the virus, the two viral strains can exchange genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain of the virus...
Good and Evil: A Cancer Vaccine from Tobacco Plants [News]
In the first human trial of its kind, a vaccine grown in genetically engineered tobacco plants has proved to be safe, paving the way to one day use it to...
Trial Intensifies Concerns About Safety of Vytorin
The cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin did not help people with heart-valve disease avoid further heart problems but did appear to increase their risk of cancer, scientists reported Monday.
Spinal Cord Stem Cells Could Be Basis Of Nonsurgical Treatment For Spinal-cord Injuries
A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring...
How The Immune System And Brain Communicate To Control Disease
In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate....
D-cycloserine May Improve Behavioral Therapy Treatment For Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or...
Using Magenetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer
Scientists have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment has...
Primary Sensor That Detects Stomach Viruses Discovered
Scientists have identified the primary immune sensor that detects the presence of stomach viruses in the body. They show that the sensor -- a protein called MDA-5 -- triggers an...
Regular Walking Nearly Halves Elderly Disability Risk
Older adults can decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent by participating in a walking exercise program, according to a new study.
Increased Risk For Disabilities After Preterm Birth
Premature birth is associated with various life-long problems. Still, many premature children seem to function very well as adults according to a new large and comprehensive study from Norway.
Health: UN 'to miss' malaria target
Uneven spread of funding in challenge to halt and reverse spread of HIV and other diseases
Dining: Restaurants Offering Gluten-Free Options
A growing number of restaurants on Long Island have added gluten-free dishes to accommodate customers with celiac disease.
Vital Signs: Patterns: Melanoma Rises Sharply in Young Women
The upsurge among young women, a new study indicates, parallels reports of increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunburn and the use of tanning beds.
Trying to Save by Increasing Doctors’ Fees
Paying physicians to devote more time to their patients, insurers hope to scale back costly treatments later.
Study examines motivations for tattoo removal
Individuals who visit dermatology clinics for tattoo removal are more likely to be women than men, and may be motivated by the social stigma associated with tattoos and negative comments...
Mass. woman diagnosed with rare brain disease
(AP) -- An elderly woman has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, state health officials said Monday.
Quest: Repairing more hearts with implanted pumps
(AP) -- When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery. A small pump implanted to keep the 31-year-old alive long enough for a heart transplant somehow helped...
Sellers' tricks to get inside your head
Studies show that we shop in irrational ways, and increasingly scientists are figuring out how easily we can be duped. Retailers use these tricks to get in our heads -...
HIV conquers immune system faster than previously realized
New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According...