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Return-to-play rates high for football players after shoulder instability surgery
Getting back into the game is important for any athlete after a significant injury but shoulder injuries can be tricky, especially for football players.
Anderson Silva replaces Jon Jones as Daniel Cormier's UFC 200 opponent
The Sports Xchange Daniel Cormier has a new opponent for UFC 200, as Anderson Silva will take the place of Jon Jones in a non-title light heavyweight fight.
Suicide Rate Among Veterans Has Risen Sharply Since 2001
The V.A. released key findings of a recently completed study examining the death records of more than 55 million veterans from 1979 to 2014 from every state.
Juno Halts Cancer Trial Using Gene-Altered Cells After 3 Deaths
The study was testing the use of genetically engineered cells as a treatment for cancer, which had shown promising earlier results.
Obscure virus found in women with unexplained infertility
A new study has found that the little-known member of the human herpesvirus family called HHV-6A infects the lining of the uterus in 43% of women with unexplained infertility but...
White House Takes Action to Address Prescription Opioid, Heroin Epidemic
As Congress moves to conference on legislation related to the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic, the Obama Administration is taking additional actions to expand access to treatment, strengthen prescription drug...
Researchers identify bacterial infection as a possible cause of bladder condition
A research team has identified bacterial infection as a possible cause of Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB). OAB is a condition where the bladder muscle spontaneously contracts before the bladder is...
Viral hepatitis kills as many as malaria, TB or HIV/AIDS, finds study
Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the globe -- killing at least as many people annually as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS. This...
New technique could revolutionize surgical treatment of epilepsy
Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionise the surgical treatment of epilepsy. The team of scientists, led by Dr Marc Goodfellow and...
Workers are taking on more risk in the gig economy
To secure work in the gig economy, workers often have to contribute not just their time and labour but also their capital. This means workers are not only shouldering the...
Sarah Silverman 'lucky to be alive' after severe throat infection
Shawn PriceLOS ANGELES, July 7 (UPI) -- Comedienne Sarah Silverman told followers on Facebook she's "insanely lucky to be alive" after spending a week in the ICU for a severe...
ACA's tobacco surcharges reduce smokers' insurance take-up, study finds
A new study reveals an unexpected consequence of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) tobacco surcharges: high surcharges resulted in lower rates of insurance enrollment among smokers in the first year...
Not blowing smoke: Research finds medical marijuana lowers prescription drug use
Medical marijuana is having a positive impact on the bottom line of Medicare's prescription drug benefit program in states that have legalized its use for medicinal purposes, according to new...
Genetic risk for obesity grew stronger in ‘obesogenic’ environment
Lending support to the idea that high-calorie diets, sedentariness and other aspects of the contemporary American lifestyle may be driving the obesity epidemic, UC San Francisco researchers have found that...
Efforts to lower hospital admission rates may also reduce readmissions
Public health programs and initiatives that aim to lower hospital admission rates may also reduce readmissions, despite the fact that the patients in communities that have adopted these programs tend...
How obesity contributes to, blocks treatment of pancreatic cancer
Investigators have discovered the mechanism by which obesity increases inflammation and desmoplasia -- an accumulation of connective tissue -- in the most common form of pancreatic cancer and also identify...
Boosting potency of broccoli-related compound for age-related macular degeneration
Researchers boosted the potency of a broccoli-related compound by 10 times and identified it as a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss affecting...
Study: Insurers' spending on costly meds soared from 2003-14
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The latest study of medicine prices finds U.S. insurers' spending on expensive prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 through...
Study launched of Gilead’s Ebola antiviral
Trial could provide route to approval for the small molecule
Nanobubbles Generated by Pulsed Laser Identify & Destroy Cancer Cells
Innovative technology developed by NIH-funded researchers has been able to find and facilitate the killing of cancer cells in mice without harming the nearby healthy tissue. A treatment using this...
Health care inequality has skyrocketed
Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier Americans, who tend to be healthier, now consuming the most care, according to a study...
Drowning death of Navy SEAL trainee a homicide, medical examiner says
Doug G. WareSAN DIEGO, July 6 (UPI) -- The death of a U.S. sailor undergoing Navy SEAL training in May was a homicide, the medical examiner says.
ER death rate in U.S. drops by nearly half
Maureen Salamon, HealthDay News Hospital emergency room deaths in the U.S. plummeted by nearly half over a 15-year period, with several factors accounting for the drop, a new study indicates.
Gene test might one day gauge Alzheimer's risk in younger adults
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News A gene test may one day be able to predict the risk for Alzheimer's disease in young adults, a new study suggests.
Health minister orders emergency meeting with furious scientists
Scientist uprising prompts emergency meeting about changes to the peer review system for awarding health and biomedical research funding.
Neurons found that tell the brain when to stop drinking
By activating particular neurons, we may be able to influence alcohol drinking behavior, according to new findings published by researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine...
1.4 million US adults identify as transgender
An estimated 0.6 percent of adults in the United States, or 1.4 million individuals, identify as transgender, according to a new study authored by researchers at The Williams Institute at the...
Liraglutide reduces blood sugars in patients taking large amounts of insulin
A new drug called Liraglutide has several effects on the body: It increases insulin secretion; it reduces hunger; and it decreases glucagon secretion. Insulin and glucagon are molecules produced by...