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Pain raises risk of opioid addiction
HealthDay News The more pain they have, the more likely people are to become addicted to powerful prescription opioid painkillers, a new study suggests.
Study Shows Changes in Brain Activity After Mindfulness Therapy
Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions affecting children and adolescents. While antidepressants are frequently used to treat youth with anxiety disorders, sometimes, antidepressants may be poorly tolerated...
Lyme disease: You can't blame the deer
The last decades the disease Lyme borreliosis that is spread by ticks has been increasing, but this increase cannot be explained by the increasing deer population only, say researchers.
Infections, antibiotic use linked to manic episodes in people with serious mental illness
In research using patient medical records, investigators report that people with serious mental disorders who were hospitalized for mania were more likely to be on antibiotics to treat active infections...
New treatment developed to prevent nausea, vomiting caused by chemo
A drug that blocks neurotransmitters could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, new research has found.
New sun cream compound offers unprecedented protection against UVA radiation
A new wonder compound offers unprecedented protection against the harmful effects of UVA radiation in sunlight, which include photo-ageing, cell damage and cancer.
World first discovery gets to the heart of birth defects
For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses. The breakthrough shows that cellular stress could be the key...
Cancer stem cells in 'robbers cave' may explain poor prognosis for obese patients
A new study offers a compelling hypothesis explaining poor prognosis for obese cancer patients: researchers found that leukemia stem cells "hide" in fatty tissue, even transforming this tissue in ways...
Three Alzheimer's genetic risk factors linked to immune cell dysfunction
A new study has uncovered details of how a type of immune cell helps the brain get rid of the tiny amyloid-beta aggregates that can clump together to form the...
Preventing HIV in transgender people
Programs to reduce the high risk of HIV infection among transgender people are urgently needed -- but efforts are hindered by a lack of accurate information on HIV prevalence, HIV...
Effectiveness of treatment for individuals with brain injury or stroke
New articles explore the effectiveness of several neurorehabilitation treatments for individuals with brain injury or stroke. A number of published articles have covered the issue of efficacy of neurorehabilitation, but...
Rationing healthcare: More than half of US doctors say no to clinical services
More than half of US physicians included in a national survey have withheld certain medical interventions with small benefits from their patients because of the cost-implications these hold. Such rationing...
Majority of physicians have favorite patients, study finds
Physicians like the majority of their patients, but a majority like some more than others, a study indicates. This study is thought to be among the first to explore the...
Improving health facility efficiency could markedly expand HIV treatment
Health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia could extend life-sustaining antiretroviral therapy to hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV if facilities improved the efficiency of service delivery.
Functionalized surfaces with tailored wettability determine Influenza A infectivity
Findings of a research team may pave the way for the design of new and more effective antimicrobial surfaces. These insights constitute the basis for guiding the design and development...
Plant-based Polio booster vaccine
Scientists have developed an oral vaccine booster for polio by manipulating plants to express a protein found in the polio virus. Tests with sera from immunized mice show that the...
L.L. Bean recalls kids' water bottles over lead concerns
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- L.L. Bean is recalling children's insulated water bottles because of concerns about lead contamination....
Elton John: LGBT people must be part of AIDS fight
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- British musician Elton John says that leaving LGBT people behind in the fight against AIDS will only increase...
USS Jackson completes full ship shock trials
Geoff ZiezulewiczWASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson has completed its full ship shock trials, the Navy announced Tuesday.
Diabetes: Factor 'gender' into treatment, say experts
The international guidelines for the management of diabetes mellitus (type 2) purport to observe factors such as age, social environment, the duration of the illness or associated health complaints. The...
FDA approves scalpel-free brain surgery for tremor
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, in patients who do not respond to medication. The...
Bar-S recalls nearly 400,000 pounds of hot dogs over listeria concerns
Allen ConeWASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Bar-S foods is recalling approximately 372,684 pounds of chicken and pork hot dogs and corn dogs, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection...
Breastfeeding alters maternal metabolism, protects against diabetes for up to 15 years after delivery
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has studied the metabolism of women with gestational diabetes after giving birth. They were able to show that breastfeeding for more than three months brings...
Novel techniques to ensure safe, spicy and delicious food
EU researchers have developed tools and guidelines to help protect Europe's spice and herb commodity chains from deliberate, accidental and natural biological and chemical contamination.
Shannon Doherty fighting cancer, shaves her head
Yvette C. HammettLOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- Shannon Doherty, who has publicly acknowledged her battle with breast cancer, shaved her head in a series of photos she posted on...
Wild horse birth control now a humane alternative to culling in Alberta
A pilot project in Alberta is using injectable vaccines to help control the wild horse population with up to 90 per cent effectiveness.
DuPont found liable in second of 3400 cancer cases
US jury awards over $5 million in claim linked to PFOA emitted by DuPont plant
Fungus a possible precursor of severe respiratory diseases in pigs
Respiratory diseases in pigs typically involve multiple infections from different pathogens. Some pathogens play a greater role than others in the progression of the disease. The fungus Pneumocystis carinii is...