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Eating nuts during pregnancy might increase asthma risk
Children born to mothers who ate nuts or nut products daily were 50% more likely to have asthma than those whose moms avoided the foods, a Dutch study shows. ...
News Bytes of the Week--Tomatoes get thumbs-up; but peppers still hot [News]
Salmonella watch: Tomatoes in the clear, but watch out for hot peppers
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Finding could help advance individualized medicine for psychiatric patients
Defining Complications From Organophosphate Poisoning From Pesticides
Every year, many thousands of people die as a result of poisoning by pesticides; one of the commonest types of pesticides involved are the organophosphates. Amongst individuals with organophosphate poisoning,...
For Pelosi, a Fight Against Offshore Drilling
The House speaker is not budging in her opposition to offshore oil drilling, despite increasing pressure from Republicans and anxiety among her own Democratic colleagues.
Coronary Heart Disease Patients Live Longer, But Not Always Happier, Lives
People with coronary heart disease report a worse "quality of life" than people free of heart disease. Heart patients who were younger than 50, female, black or Hispanic were all...
Young Adults With Prehypertension Are More Likely To Have Atherosclerosis Later In Life
Prehypertension during young adulthood is common and is associated with coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study. The findings suggest that young adults should try to keep their blood pressure...
Smoking Cessation Therapies More Effective Than Placebos
Six treatments for smoking cessation perform better than placebos -- including varenicline, recently approved for use in Canada.
'Healthy' Sterols May Pose Health Risk
Plant sterols have been touted as an effective way to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. However, a research study has uncovered that these compounds do have...
Incorrectly Cleaved Protein Leads To Schizophrenia
The causes of schizophrenia are not yet clear. But now, researchers have discovered that a disturbed cleavage of the Nrg-1 protein lies at the basis of the development of the...
Could Global Warming Cause More Kidney Stones? [News]
Add kidney stones to the growing list of possible consequences of global warming. A new study warns that as many as 2.3 million more people may develop these mineral deposits...
Trial studies cancer vaccine-response link
LOS ANGELES, July 15 (UPI) -- The stronger the immune system's response the better the outcome in fighting brain cancer, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles said...
Weeding Out The Highs Of Medical Marijuana
Research exploring new ways of exploiting the full medicinal uses of cannabis while avoiding unwanted side-effects. Cannabis is a source of compounds known as cannabinoids, one of which, THC --...
Study shakes up belief that low-salt diet helps asthma
The long-standing advice that asthmatics adhere to a low-sodium diet to improve their symptoms has been challenged by a new study.
Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diabetes makes a person about three times as likely to develop tuberculosis, and it may be to blame for more than 10 percent of TB cases in...
TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-resistant Ovarian Cancer
Researchers connect overexpression of tissue type transglutaminase with poor prognosis in ovarian cancer, identify the relevant pathway, and shut TG2 down with an siRNA liposomal nanoparticle. They previously pinpointed TG2's...
Stomach Bug Appears To Protect Kids From Asthma, Says New Study
A long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach may protect children from developing asthma, according to a new study among more than 7,000 subjects. Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that has...
Well: Drugs to Build Bones May Weaken Them
A series of case reports indicates that a rare type of leg fracture is linked to osteoporosis treatment.
Tumor-inhibiting protein could be effective in treating leukemia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Angiocidin, a tumor-inhibiting novel protein discovered by Temple University researchers, may also have a role as a new therapeutic application in treating leukemia, according to a study by...
Methamphetamine users expand risks
Levels of methamphetamine use in New Zealand have remained stable in the last three years, but this drug use is causing more problems, according to a study.
Vitamin D: Builds Bones And Much More
Vitamin D is essential to strong bones. Inadequate vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease. Recently, researchers have found that vitamin D may help reduce the risk...
Apert's Syndrome: Why Kids Of Older Dads Are More Likely To Have Some Genetic Disorders
In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened...
Long Commutes, Cell Phones While Driving Can Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Is your long, daily commute causing you pain? According to experts, hours in the car can create more than stress--it can actually cause carpal tunnel syndrome. "Repeated, prolonged gripping of...
Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage In Early Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.
Doctors reveal case of Alberta woman who died after stepping on venomous caterpillars
An Alberta woman who died of caterpillar-induced bleeding is at the centre of a teaching case published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by the team of Edmonton doctors...
Study: Higher education, lower cancer risk
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Higher education is good for the mind, and new research by the American Cancer Society says it good for the body as well.
Gene produces hormones that lead to obesity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity and common weight gain share a genetic basis. Professor Philippe Froguel, from Imperial College in Great Britain, and his team from the laboratoire Génomique et physiologie moléculaire...
All Sweeteners May Not Be the Same When Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Complications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research by Kalidas Shetty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Lena Galvez Ranilla of the University of San Paolo, Brazil, shows that when it comes to...