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Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruses
Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a study published July...
Licking your wounds: Scientists isolate compound in human saliva that speeds wound healing
A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope...
Heart Disease Is Linked To Worse Mental Processes That, In Turn, Predict The Onset Of Dementia
Coronary heart disease is associated with a worse performance in mental processes such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency, according to a study of 5,837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants published...
Europe Fails to Endorse Milk and Meat From Clones
Europe’s Food Safety Authority pulled back from giving milk and meat from cloned animals a clean bill of health, reducing the chances such products will reach stores soon.
EU food agency finds BPA safe
No risk to newborns from baby bottle chemical linked to cancer
Exercise Could Be The Heart's Fountain Of Youth
Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited more...
Birth weight 'sets future health'
Blood vessel changes linked to poor health later in life can be spotted within a few years in boys born small, say scientists.
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Oregon wants to keep invasive critters out
SALEM, Ore., July 23 (UPI) -- Oregon state health officials say they are getting tough on invasive insects and snails that transport potentially dangerous afflictions into the state.
Mass. officials say West Nile seen earlier
BOSTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Increased numbers of mosquitoes in Massachusetts could mean a greater chance of West Nile virus cases this summer, state health officials said.
MIT Portugal students win entrepreneurship competition
Researchers and students from the MIT Portugal Program hope a new biotechnology they developed will help treat patients with medical complications from abnormal protein breakdown.
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
A gene called ATM suppresses DNA break-induced chromosome translocations, which are present in some cancers and predict the success or failure of therapies for those cancers. The research, described in...
Making patients move requires the right exercise advice
It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In...
Obesity research 'needs a multi-disciplinary approach'
A multi-disciplinary research approach is needed to tackle the obesity pandemic created by changing dietary patterns, researchers say.
Hurricane preparedness survey: Worries about drinking water and medical care
Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows...
Want a reason to love your lower belly fat? It's rich in stem cells
Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of...
Plastic Bottle Contaminants? No Reproductive Or Developmental Effects Found In Mice From Oral Exposure To Low Doses Of Bisphenol A
A new multigenerational reproductive toxicity study of dietary Bisphenol A (BPA) in mice found no adverse effects of BPA on parents or offspring at dietary concentrations and doses comparable to...
Official: Hague to get Karadzic within days
Genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic will be handed over to the U.N. tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, this weekend or early next week, a Serbian official said Wednesday.
Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores
The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco.
Better statistics key to tackling chronic diseases
We need better global monitoring for chronic diseases before we can really tackle the risks factors and prevent illness, says Colin Mathers.
Chronic diseases: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explores the truths and the myths about chronic diseases in the developing world.
Q&A: Grand challenges in chronic diseases
Abdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.
Chronic disease — a neglected priority
Governments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities in developing nations.
Schwarzenegger signs ban on health insurers' rescission reward practice
Legislation focuses on bonuses for canceling or limiting a patient's coverage. ...
Medpedia Project aims to create an online encyclopedia of health information
Internet entrepreneurs are teaming with medical professionals to build the comprehensive clearinghouse. ...
Heading Circulatory Disease Off At The Pass
Researchers have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease that current conventional tests miss. The test, if approved for clinical use, could...
No-cull badger policy 'deficient'
The decision not to cull badgers in England to control tuberculosis in cattle is flawed in the short-term, say MPs.
Zoe Williams: A dog is not a weapon
Zoe Williams: Cynophobia is irrational. But if you worry a canine might take your hand off, check the owner first