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Alexander Skarsgard reveals how he celebrated end of 'Legend of Tarzan' diet
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, July 2 (UPI) -- Alexander Skarsgard says he stuck to a grueling eating and exercise regimen as he prepared to play the hero in "The Legend of...
Black, Hispanic Drivers Stopped Most Often, White Drivers Most Likely to Have Contraband
A new study analyzing traffic stops in Vermont between 2010 and 2015 shows that black and Hispanic drivers are pulled over, searched and arrested far more often than whites, yet...
Tiny peptide targets brain injuries
Molecule could help researchers deliver therapeutics for traumatic brain injury
Reassessing the annual pelvic exam
HealthDay News A panel of U.S. medical experts has concluded there's no proof the dreaded annual checkup benefits healthy women who aren't pregnant.
Investigators, CIA chief suspect Islamic State in Turkey airport attack
Ed Adamczyk and Doug G. WareISTANBUL, Turkey, June 29 (UPI) -- Investigators suspect Islamic State militants were responsible for Tuesday's attack on Turkey's Ataturk Airport, which killed more than 40...
Scientists stabilize HIV structure, design potential AIDS vaccine candidates
Want to stop HIV infections? Get the immune system to recognize and attack the virus's tell-tale structure, say researchers. Two new studies advance efforts to produce HIV vaccine candidates, potentially...
Statins controversy linked to rise in UK patients stopping the treatment
A period of intense debate about statins, covered widely in the mainstream media, was followed by a substantial rise in the proportion of people in the UK stopping taking the...
New study shows a generational shift toward lighter drinking in Australia
Alcohol consumption in Australia has declined steadily during the past decade, with per capita consumption in 2013-14 reaching its lowest level since the early 1960s. A new study shows that...
A lesson from fruit flies: Possible first therapy for an uncommon childhood disease
Extending what they learned from flies to mice, researchers discover a possible first therapy for an uncommon childhood disease. Mucolipidosis IV (MLIV) is a devastating early childhood neurological disease characterized...
New way out: Researchers show how stem cells exit bloodstream
Therapeutic stem cells exit the bloodstream in a different manner than was previously thought, new research shows. This process, dubbed angiopellosis by the researchers, has implications for improving our understanding...
FDA approves Epclusa for treatment of chronic Hepatitis C virus infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epclusa to treat adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) both with and without cirrhosis (advanced liver disease). For patients with moderate...
A sound device corrals bacteria in blood
Microfluidic device uses sound waves to concentrate bacteria from blood samples for diagnosing sepsis
Notre Dame lineman Parker Boudreaux hospitalized
The Sports Xchange Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Parker Boudreaux continues to recover after being admitted to the hospital with an undisclosed medical condition Sunday, but is expected to...
Updated law boosts EPA regulatory power over chemicals
Congress gives agency more authority to regulate health and environmental risks and demand toxicity data
Boston subway system covered in microbes, but they're not harmful
Boston's subway system, known as the T, might be just as bacteria-laden as you'd expect but organisms found there are largely from normal human skin and incapable of causing disease,...
'Bugs' on the subway: Monitoring the microbial environment to improve public health
The trillions of microbes that transfer from people to surfaces could provide an early warning system for the emergence of public health threats such as a flu outbreak or a...
Man uses champion Chow Chow as dumbbell
Daniel UriaWASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- A Chow Chow puppy with a champion bloodline helped its owner exercise by acting as a living dumbbell.
What effect does oral Aloe Vera have on diabetes?
New Rochelle, NY, June 28, 2016 — A meta-analysis of studies in people with diabetes and pre-diabetes has shown that oral aloe vera use was associated with significant decreases in...
Doctors drowning in 'e-medicine' demands
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News Doctors say they're feeling burned out and dissatisfied thanks to countless hours spent filling out electronic health records, researchers report.
Compounds in parsley and dill help fight cancer, research shows
A team of Russian scientists has proposed an efficient approach to novel agents with anticancer activity. A synthesis of these agents is based on compounds extracted from parsley and dill...
Antidepressant does not reduce hospitalization, death for HF patients with depression
Investigators have examined whether 24 months of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram would improve mortality, illness, and mood in patients with chronic heart failure and depression.
Latest research on physical therapy in ICU setting a 'surprising reversal'
In a surprising about-face, researchers have determined that a protocol providing physical therapy to ICU patients with acute respiratory failure did not shorten hospital length of stay. The study, which...
Lab-tested diagnosis needed when treating patients with persistent diarrhea
Persistent diarrhea, which is diarrhea that lasts at least 14 days, is an illness typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine what treatment...
New preclinical study indicates vaccine to prevent Zika infection in humans is feasible
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School have completed a promising preclinical study of two Zika...
Rural Syrian town's long-running protests target multiple enemies
Zuhour Mahmoud, Syria DeeplyISTANBUL, Turkey -- Residents of Maarat al-Numan launched a "civil resistance campaign" against Jabhat al-Nusra's militant rule that has lasted more than 100 days.
Next flu pandemic could double past cost estimates
Policy makers’ and public health officials’ proper reactions could hold down the total costs to U.S. GDP of an influenza outbreak. Otherwise, costs could be nearly double previous estimates, say...
Phillies pitching prospect Matt Imhof injured in freak accident
The Sports Xchange Philadelphia pitching prospect, left-hander Matt Imhof, has suffered a career-threatening eye injury.
Liquid biopsy biomarkers identify prostate cancer before surgery
Prostate cancer researchers have discovered biomarkers using non-invasive liquid biopsies to identify aggressive disease before surgery.