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After slow start, Felix Hernandez guides Seattle Mariners past Pittsburgh Pirates
By Shelly Anderson, The Sports Xchange PITTSBURGH -- Seattle ace Felix Hernandez felt it from the start. His pitches were up. The Pittsburgh hitters were taking advantage.
Le'Veon Bell vows not to miss games despite looming suspension
The Sports Xchange Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell is reportedly facing a four-game suspension for missing drug tests.
New tests show no pot chemicals in Colorado town's water
Authorities said Saturday that new tests show there is no evidence of a marijuana chemical in a Colorado community's tap water and they believe the initial tests were false.
Experimental compounds stop epilepsy progression, not just seizures
Stephen FellerNEW ORLEANS, July 22 (UPI) -- Neuroprotective compounds created by researchers protected parts of the brain causing seizures and other epilepsy-linked behaviors in experiments with mice.
Predatory prawns eliminate a major parasite more effectively than drugs alone
A new study upends the status quo to combatting schistosomiasis, which affects 250 million people worldwide. The team suggests that the spread of the parasitic disease is curbed more effectively...
New review concludes that evidence for alcohol causing cancer is strong
A new review of epidemiological evidence supports a causal association between alcohol consumption and cancers at seven sites in the body: oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum and female breast.
Smokers quitting tobacco also drink less alcohol
People who have recently begun an attempt to quit smoking tobacco are more likely to try to drink less alcohol than other smokers, according to research.
New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations
Scientists have developed a new method for building microrobots that could be used in the body to deliver drugs and perform other medical operations.
Shaken baby syndrome accepted as diagnosis by majority of physicians
Survey data reveals a high degree of medical consensus that shaking a young child is capable of producing subdural hematoma (a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain), severe retinal...
Blood disorders cost €23 billion to European economy
Healthcare costs per patient with blood cancers are two times higher than average cancer costs, due to long hospital stays and complex treatment and diagnosis, a new report outlines.
A more powerful way to develop therapeutics?
Scientists have developed a new method for identifying the raw ingredients necessary to build 'biologics,' a powerful class of medications that has revolutionized treatment of diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and...
On the Environment: How Markets Can Help Us Adapt to Climate Change
Insurance markets can communicate important information about risk — unless prevented by well-meaning but harmful regulations.
Oliver Stone warns of Pokemon Go 'totalitarianism'
Filmmaker Oliver Stone tore into the Pokemon Go smartphone phenomenon on Thursday, describing it as "a new level of invasion" that could lead to totalitarianism.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig leaves with hamstring tightness
The Sports Xchange Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig pulled up lame before exiting Los Angeles' 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday with a tight right hamstring.
Houston Texans' J.J. Watt (back surgery) could miss season's start
The Sports Xchange Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt underwent back surgery this week.
Texas Rangers' Prince Fielder might need neck surgery
The Sports Xchange ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Prince Fielder might be headed for season-ending neck surgery for the second time in his three years with the Texas Rangers.
Molar Pregnancy: Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
A molar pregnancy, also called hydatidiform mole, is an abnormal growth of placental tissue in a woman's uterus.
How the immune system might evolve to conquer HIV
Scientists have mathematically modeled the coevolutionary processes that describe how antibodies and viruses interact and adapt to one another over the course of a chronic infection, such as HIV/AIDS.
New therapeutic targets for small cell lung cancer identified
Researchers have identified a protein termed ASCL1 that is essential to the development of small cell lung cancer and that, when deleted in the lungs of mice, prevents the cancer...
Women smokers at higher risk for brain bleed
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News Strokes characterized by bleeding inside the lining of the brain are more common among smokers, especially women, researchers report.
Hawaii health agency faces challenge in Hepatitis A outbreak
HONOLULU (AP) -- Frustrated Hawaii health officials say they have faced a number of challenges trying to identify the source of a hepatitis...
How Your Sandwich Could Be Hurting Your Diet
About half of Americans eat a sandwich on any given day, but the classic lunch item may be contributing to a generally less healthy diet, a new study suggests.
Researchers discuss challenges, successes of HIV cure research in science
A better understanding of HIV latency is the key to eradicating the virus, researchers write in a new article. Worldwide, 37 million people are living with HIV. A cure has...
More doesn't mean better when it comes to trauma centers
For the first time, research shows that changes over time in the volume of patients seen by trauma centers influence the likelihood of seriously injured patients living or dying. The...
Young campers' ability to learn to manage their chronic illness pleasant surprise to doctors
Children and young people who feel in control of their chronic illness are more likely to be able to manage their condition as adults, a study on campers suggests.
Neuroscientists Get $3.2 Million to Study Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences in Social Stress
The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) at Georgia State University has received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the neurochemical mechanisms underlying...
Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon meets with Roger Goodell
The Sports Xchange Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met this week regarding Gordon's reinstatement from his indefinite drug ban.
[Report] Cdk5 disruption attenuates tumor PD-L1 expression and promotes antitumor immunity
Cancers often evade immune surveillance by adopting peripheral tissue– tolerance mechanisms, such as the expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), the inhibition of which results in potent antitumor immunity. Here, we...