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Vital Signs: Risks: Acid Reflux Drugs Tied to Bone Fractures
A new analysis adds to the evidence that people who use proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux are more likely to fracture bones.
Vital Signs: Screenings: When It’s Too Soon for a New Colonoscopy
A study found that among a sample of 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries, almost half of those who had had a normal colonoscopy underwent a repeat exam within seven years instead of...
Gene variation linked to infertility in women, study finds
A variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream also appears to affect progesterone production in women, making it a likely culprit in a substantial number of...
New tool to test stroke victims
Therapists can better assess stroke victims of their recovery, thanks to a virtual tool that patients can use to imitate a shopping experience.
Unhealthy substance use a risk factor for not receiving some preventive health services, study finds
Researchers have identified unhealthy substance use as a risk factor for not receiving all appropriate preventive health services.
A vaccine for allergies could reduce symptoms
An immunologist in Canada is working on vaccines that might reduce allergies more quickly and safely than such current therapies as allergy shots. The first vaccines being tested are for...
The Consumer: Speed Bumps on the Way to an A.D.H.D. Diagnosis
Undiagnosed, the disorder can wreak havoc on relationships and one’s self-esteem. But getting a proper diagnosis can be costly.
Setback for New Stem Cell Treatment
Induced pluripotent stem cells appear to have the healing potential of embryonic stem cells without the controversy, but when given to mice, they didn’t survive the immune response.
Hear that buzzing? 13-year cicadas are back in U.S. South
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Traveling through a rural part of the U.S. state of Georgia recently, Charles Seabrook heard a high-pitched whirring so loud he thought the engine of his pickup...
13 silly Friday the 13th superstitions
We humans are a superstitious lot, believing that Friday the 13th is bad luck and finding a penny is good luck.
Using medical technology wisely
The infrastructure is now in place to use new informational technologies in the American health care system effectively. But a former White House official tasked with improving health care technologies said the challenge...
We need to talk about cervical cancer
There are major differences in strategies for preventing cervical cancer across Europe, with little consensus on screening and vaccination. Débora Miranda is trying to find out whyDébora welcomes your help and feedback in...
Researchers still searching for ways to help patients take their meds
Clinicians have tried a variety of ways to encourage people to take prescribed medicines, but a new research review says it is still unclear whether many of these interventions have...
Livestock also suffer traffic accidents during transport
A Spanish study has analysed traffic accidents involving cattle being transported for human consumption in the country for the first time. Despite the "relatively" low mortality rate, animals suffer high-risk...
Serious distress linked to higher health care spending
Sufferers of serious psychological distress spend an average of $1,735 more on health care each year compared to those without the condition. However, recognizing psychological distress and treating it is...
FDA weighs new dose info for kids' pain relievers
(AP) -- Federal health officials are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than two years old to Children's Tylenol and similar products, a change favored by drugmakers and...
Many with low thyroid missed because labs may be wrong
Millions of Americans - mostly women - could find the key to more energy, easier weight control, sharper thinking, less depression, less infertility, lower blood pressure and lower incidence of...
Applying particle physics expertise to cancer therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are working with medical researchers at Loma Linda University Medical Center to develop a new imaging technology to guide proton...
Recovery from complicated surgery shows teen has a whole lot of heart
Tracey and Tim Sheehan had run out of options for their son, Ryan, who was born with a complex set of heart defects. His great arteries came from the wrong...
Synthetic cannabis drug test
A simple urine test for metabolites from Spice and other former ‘legal high’ mixtures
Parental mental illness: How are children and adults affected?
A University of Western Sydney study will investigate the experiences of adults whose parents suffered mental illness during their childhood.
Health strike disrupting treatments
A strike by 150 members of the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan is being felt by patients whose treatments or therapies have been cancelled.
Potential reduction in diabetes complications
(Medical Xpress) -- Newly published research from the Bruce Hammock lab at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues indicates a possible breakthrough in reducing the severity of complications associated...
The protein that makes us remember pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by scientists in Arizona in the US has demonstrated that an enzyme makes the body remember and remain sensitive to pain after an injury has healed.
Could Aids drug trial help end the stigma around HIV?
The global trial that has just resoundingly proved that the partners of people on Aids drugs are almost completely protected from being infected with HIV themselves is extraordinarily good news. Here is the...
'Octopus' provides cancer breakthrough
A breakthrough in understanding a biological process that causes many common cancers including lung and breast cancer opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for the development of improved...
Germ-killing sanitizers could have effect on alcohol tests
Slathering on alcohol-based hand sanitizer every few minutes may have one unintended consequence a positive screen for alcohol use in certain types of tests, a University of Florida study...
Immune system malfunction may trigger inflammatory bowel disease
In a finding that could have implications for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Yale University researchers have identified a previously unknown sensor regulating the composition of...