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Paradoxically, Food Insecurity May Be Underlying Contributor To Overweight
Both household food insecurity and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost 8,500...
Technique Distinguishes Malignant Tumor Cells From Healthy Tissue In Real Time During Surgery
A German-Hungarian research team has developed a mass-spectrometry-based technique by which malignant tumor cells and the surrounding healthy tissue can be distinguished in real time during cancer surgery.
Tumour likely killed British girl after HPV shot
A British teenager who died after she received a vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer likely was killed by a tumour, a coroner's inquest hears.
Fashion trumps health in footwear, again
Women who regularly wear high heels can expect to suffer heel pain as they age, according to study from a Harvard-affiliated institute.
Vital Signs: Study Finds Women Wear Shoes That Cause Pain
Researchers determined that women, unlike men, tended to choose bad footwear, leading to discomfort as they aged.
Uninterrupted chest-compressions key to survival in cardiac arrest outside hospital setting
Maximising the proportion of time spent performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) substantially improves survival in patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting, according to a multicentre...
Study suggests obesity alone does not cause knee osteoarthritis in mice
In 2005 the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that globally 400 million adults were obese, defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater. WHO projects that...
Diabetes support - actions speak louder than words
For physicians treating patients with diabetes, practical support is important in improving glycaemic control. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health found that setting goals and pro-active...
Wealth links to drinking deaths
A recent study has found that wealthier rural areas have higher rates of alcohol-related crime and death than poorer regions.
EU Aims to Lower Volume on MP3 Players
In Effort to Limit Hearing Loss, Panel Advises Companies to Decrease Decibel Levels
Panasonic Develops 50-inch Full HD 3D PDP and High-Precision Active Shutter Glasses
Panasonic Corporation has developed a 50-inch Full HD 3D compatible plasma display panel (PDP) and high-precision active shutter glasses that enable the viewing of theater-quality, true-to-life 3D images in the...
Link Between Antidepressants and Birth Defect
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Denmark have studied almost half a million Danish children and found a slightly higher rate of septal heart abnormalities in babies whose mothers took an SSRI...
PCPs are front line defense in diagnosing serious illness in patients with acute lower back pain
A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have...
Ensuring integrity in clinical effectiveness research: Accentuate the negative
In an editorial published this week, the PLoS Medicine editors discuss how to maintain the integrity of the medical literature when publishing comparative effectiveness research (CER).
What proportion of psychotic illness is due to cannabis?
In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for...
Considering usual medical care in clinical trial design
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Liza Dawson (National Institutes of Health) and colleagues discuss the scientific and ethical issues associated with choosing clinical trial designs when there is no consensus...
E-waste 'needs regulation now'
The lack of guidelines for the disposal of outdated technology could be endangering our health and the environment, an expert has warned.
Biotech Company Fires Chief and Others Over Handling of Data
The dismissals were related to the company’s findings that test results for a groundbreaking blood test for Down syndrome could not be trusted.
In Some States, a Push to Ban Mandate on Insurance
There is a movement in more than a dozen states to outlaw a crucial element of health care reform: the requirement that everyone be insured or pay a penalty.
Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care
Abortion opponents in Congress are seeking to block people who might receive federal subsidies for health insurance from using the money on plans that cover abortion.
Infant Pain, Adult Repercussions: How Infant Pain Changes Sensitivity In Adults
Scientists have uncovered the mechanisms of how pain in infancy alters how the brain processes pain in adulthood. Research is now indicating that infants who spent time in the neonatal...
Which Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients May Be Candidates For Less Invasive Therapy
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most common non-invasive lesion of the breast, presents unique challenges for patients and providers largely because the natural course of the untreated disease is...
Study Finds Increased Risk Of Death For Patients With Celiac Disease-related Disorders
New research indicates that patients with lesser degrees of celiac disease-related symptoms, such as intestinal inflammation or latent celiac disease, have a modestly increased risk of death, according to a...
Quest for a Long, Long Life Gains Scientific Respect
Low-calorie diets and drugs that mimic their effects were all the rage at a Harvard Medical School conference on aging.
Essay: Pregnancy Is No Time to Refuse a Flu Shot
Some women and providers have become so concerned about negative effects of drugs that they have forgotten the negative effects of the diseases they are intended to treat.
Well: Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label
Health-food claims about a type of live micro-organisms may, or may not, outstrip the science.
Melanoma on the Rise, or Is It Just Diagnoses?
A study found evidence that an epidemic of malignant melanoma might be due in part to a growing tendency to identify and treat benign lesions as malignant cancers.
Wild Meat Raises Lead Exposure
To Dr. William Cornatzer, it was an unforgettable image, one that troubled him deeply. [More]