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Health Benefits, Consequences Of Folic Acid Dependent On Circumstances
For the past several decades, evidence has shown that greater dietary intake of the B-vitamin, folate, offers protection against the development of certain common cancers and reduces neural tube defects...
Pregnancy and tobacco a 'smoking gun' for baby: Study
Monash University researchers have shown that babies born to a mother who smokes are more likely to be slower to wake or respond to stimulation - and this may explain...
Doctor and Patient: Do You Know What Your Doctor Is Talking About?
Health literacy means some patients may get more from their medical care.
Compassion fatigue: Impact on healthcare providers of caring for the terminally ill
Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family,...
UCLA scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns
After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for a heartbreaking disorder that kills newborn babies. Published in the 1 April online...
New studies examine elimination of hepatitis B and C
Two new studies in the April issue of Hepatology explore the ways that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be cleared from patients' bodies. Hepatology is...
Hospital sends another octuplet home
Only one of Nadya Suleman's babies still remains at Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower. ...
Last step leading to blood cell formation elucidated
These new insights represent an important contribution to future clinical therapeutic approaches. The study was published in the prestigious science journal Nature and will be a central topic of the...
Light Reveals Breast Tumor Oxygen Status
(PhysOrg.com) -- Light directed at a breast tumor through a needle can tell pathologists how much oxygen the tumor is consuming, and help oncologists choose treatment options that would be...
New research shows lower educational outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer
New research funded by the Canadian Cancer Society has discovered poor educational achievement and learning difficulties for some childhood cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with brain tumours. This first-of-its-kind study,...
Balancing hormones may help prevent preterm births
The relationship between two different types of estrogen and a hormone produced in the placenta may serve as the mechanism for signaling labor, according to a new study accepted for...
Chicks are smart, scientists confirm
Baby chickens aren't just cute — they are also whizzes at math, according to a new study.
Test allows early detection of vision problems in infants with hemangiomas of eyelids
In children with vascular birthmarks around the eye, even partial blockage of vision can lead to visual loss due to amblyopia. Now a simple test can detect early evidence...
Chronic Insomnia With Short Sleep Duration Is Significant Risk Factor For Hypertension
A new study is the first to demonstrate that chronic insomnia with objectively measured short sleep time is an independent and clinically significant risk factor for hypertension.
UK Teen Binge Drinking Is Serious And Chronic, Study Suggests
The latest findings on teenage drinking, smoking and drug use across Europe have just been released. The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) is a study...
Glitazones have not yet been sufficiently investigated
There is so far a lack of scientific evidence that glitazones are better than alternative therapies at reducing mortality or complications caused by blood vessel damage in people with type...
Suppressing the compulsion to steal: Opiate receptor blocker shows promise in treating kleptomania
If a drug took the fun out of stealing, would it reduce crime? A new study scheduled for the April 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, suggests...
Toronto pet shop workers checked for illness after parrot dies
Public health officials in Toronto are investigating whether some pet shop workers have contracted a rare respiratory illness from a parrot that recently died.
Low-income patients with obstructive sleep apnea are less likely to start CPAP therapy
A study in the 1 April issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that low socioeconomic status independently predicts the poor acceptance of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive...
Serious vision problems in urban preschoolers rare but not that rare
In what is believed to be the first comprehensive eye disease study among urban pre-schoolers, Johns Hopkins investigators report that while vision problems are rare, they are more common than...
Childhood hearing loss more prevalent among Hispanic-American, low-income households
A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already one of the most common birth disorders in the United States, is especially prevalent among Hispanic-Americans and those...
New study to investigate growth of noroviruses
A new study from the University of Southampton is examining why norovirus gastroenteritis - popularly referred to as 'gastric flu' - is confined to specific parts of the small intestine...
Kidneys killing more people
The number of deaths in Australia caused by kidney failure has jumped by 133 per cent over the last three years.
Disabled people often poor
A study has found that there is a strong link between disability and poverty in Australia's cities, but it is unclear which comes first.
F.D.A. Panel Supports Avastin to Treat Brain Tumor
Preliminary studies of a blockbuster drug from Roche’s Genentech unit are strong enough to speed its approval for brain cancer, federal cancer experts said.
Researchers Square Off on Disclosure
An oversight committee will investigate a case involving financial ties between a drug manufacturer and a researcher who published a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
A World of Hurt: Exams of Injured Workers Fuel Mutual Mistrust
Doctors hired by insurers to examine injured workers are called independent examiners, but there are questions about how truly independent they are.