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Striving To Break The Link Between Obesity And Diabetes
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are inextricably linked, but biochemist and geneticist Ling Qi is working to break that connection. Finding just the right gene could do it, says one...
New Cancer Treatment Targets Both Tumor Cells And Blood Vessels
It takes more than one punch to fight tumors. Often, tumors have more than one way of surviving, and attacking the tumor alone is not enough. Now, in a new...
New study: Pine bark significantly reduces menstrual pain
A new study reveals dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes extremely painful menstrual periods affecting millions of women each year, can be reduced naturally by taking Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark extract...
"Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women
DNA responsible for homosexuality makes straight women more attracted to men, researchers say
Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the...
UQ-US team targets faster Alzheimer`s detection
Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease is in the sights of University of Queensland (UQ) scientists who have secured $1.6 million for new research.
Computers As Safe As Medical Experts In Prescribing Blood Thinning Drugs
The largest ever study into the administration of blood thinning drugs, principally warfarin, has concluded that dosages calculated by computer are at least as safe and reliable as those provided...
Caesarean Sections Associated With 50% Increased Risk Of Asthma In Child, Study Shows
Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 percent increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further.
Stress during childhood increases the risk of allergies
Moving house or the separation of parents can significantly increase the risk of children developing allergies later on. These are the results from a long-term study correlating life-style, immune system...
FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator....
Walk your way to a healthier lifestyle
Need a boost to get off the couch? A new study shows that a variety of interventions designed to promote walking can effectively motivate individuals to initiate walking behaviors. The...
4.1 million Canadians without family doctor: StatsCan
A new report from Statistics Canada says an estimated 4.1 million Canadians aged 12 or older are without a family doctor.
'Sperm sorter' reduces genetic risk
A new system that sorts high quality sperm from damaged specimens could reduce the transmission of genetic damage during techniques such as IVF.
Health Canada warns of diet supplements
OTTAWA, June 18 (UPI) -- Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the dietary supplements 6-OXO and 1-AD due to potential serious health risks.
Test tells foot-and-mouth from vaccine
A world-first test has been developed that can cheaply tell animals infected with foot-and mouth disease from those vaccinated against it.
Effective Health Messages May Yield Vaccine Compliance Among ER Workers
Researchers are looking into the minds of ER workers to see what prevents them from getting vaccinated. Healthy first responders will be crucial to caring for the sick in the...
Infant play drives chimpanzee respiratory disease cycles
The signature boom-bust cycling of childhood respiratory diseases was long attributed to environmental cycling. However, the effect of school holidays on rates of social contact amongst children is increasingly seen...
Mobile heart recovery made possible
Scientists have combined a mobile phone, a miniature heart monitor, and a GPS device in a system to help the many heart patients who miss out on rehabilitation.
Docs don't buy 'secret shoppers'
CHICAGO, June 17 (UPI) -- Doctors on an American Medical Association panel in Chicago said they oppose the use of 'secret shoppers' to evaluate medical services.
Serum Sodium Predicts Mortality 10 Times Higher In PAH Patients
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension -- chronically high blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs -- whose serum sodium levels are low have a very poor chance of...
Anti-inflammatory Effects Of Pomegranate In Rabbits: A Potential Treatment In Humans?
Oral ingestion of pomegranate extract reduces the production of chemicals that cause inflammation. The findings indicate that pomegranate extract may provide humans with relief of chronic inflammatory conditions.
Study indicates grape seed extract may reduce cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease
A compound found in grape seed extract reduces plaque formation and resulting cognitive impairment in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease, new research shows. The study appears in the June...
Get A Little Sun This Summer -- It Could Help Save Your Life, Researcher Suggests
As summer comes and people across America get ready to start slathering on the sunscreen, a note of caution is in order -- a little sunshine is good for you....
Gonorrhea, chlamydia increasing among Alberta youth
Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among young people in Alberta, according to new figures released by the province's health department Monday.
Flood health risks exist, but common sense rules
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines....
VIDEO: China's "Kingdom of Women"
In the matriarchal Mosuo culture of southwestern China, women own property and determine family relationships. But this so-called free-love society is under threat from modernization.
Miramichi hospital had 'enough significant problems' to warrant changes, inquiry told
How Miramichi Regional Hospital is operated may have contributed to pathology misdiagnoses at the centre of a public inquiry, a former executive for northeastern New Brunswick hospital testified Tuesday.
One-third of people shot by Taser need medical attention: probe
About one in three people shot with a Taser by the RCMP receive injuries that require medical attention, according to a joint investigation by CBC News/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Press.