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Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Tired Gardener
What is wrong with a lively 67-year-old gardener who develops a daily fever and shaking chills along with chest pain and a dry cough?
Gut microbes' metabolite dampens proliferation of intestinal stem cells
Intestinal stem cells are located in 'pockets' in the intestine to avoid contact with a prominent metabolite produced by beneficial microbes living in the gut, new research indicates. That metabolite...
15.5 million Americans now surviving cancer: report
Many cancer survivors have to cope with long-term physical and psychological effects of their cancer treatment.
Watch your step -- blur affects stepping accuracy in older adults
Visual blurring -- like that produced by bifocals or multifocal lenses -- may cause errors in foot position when walking. And that could contribute to the risk of tripping and...
Genetic code of red blood cells discovered
Johan Flygare and Sandra Capellera. Eight days. That's how long it takes for skin cells to reprogram into red blood cells. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with...
Cancer cells become more aggressive from fat storage
The cell images represent cancer cells where the cell nuclei are depicted in light blue and the fat droplets in red. It has been established that not all cancer...
Unusual combo reduces health risk from atypical antipsychotic
Taking vitamin D ameliorates the risk of developing new-onset diabetes from atypical antipsychotics like quetiapine, a new data mining study shows.
New review investigates health benefit of contact with natural environment
A new review investigating the health benefit of contact with the natural environment has found that, while the majority of quantitative studies reported no effect on health and well-being, there...
Frailty among young bone marrow transplant survivors increases risk of death
The prevalence of frailty in young bone marrow transplant survivors is similar to that seen in the elderly population and frailty is associated with an increased risk of subsequent death,...
Higher BMI, waist circumference are associated with increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
A study of almost 150,000 men from eight European countries shows that higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Differences in how ALS affects eye, limb muscles act as clue
In an effort to better understand what happens during Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), researchers have compared the impact of ALS on the eye and limb muscles. They have focused on...
Americans need easier access, more affordable options for hearing health care
Hearing loss is a significant public health concern, and efforts should be made to provide adults with easier access to and more affordable options for hearing health care, especially for...
How one gene, protein suppresses tumor formation
Pten (short for phosphatase and tensin homolog) is a tumor suppressor that is defective in about 20-25 percent of all patients with cancers. Researchers now have discovered that Pten safeguards...
Use of neighborhood environment can help overweight adolescents increase physical activity
A program encouraging overweight or obese adolescents to increase their physical activity through use of their everyday environment, rather than organized classes or sports programs, produced significant increases in daily...
Inflammation in preeclampsia interferes with fetal development, study says
Stephen FellerBERLIN, June 2 (UPI) -- Researchers found lower levels of a placental immune protein in women with preeclampsia affects the growth of the placenta and nourishment of the fetus.
Health concerns about global baby formula boom
A global boom in the sale of infant and baby formula is underway, especially in China and Southeast Asia, raising concerns about the health of millions of mothers and their...
Fountain of youth? Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain, research suggests
A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals--all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores--has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that can prevent and even reverse massive...
Commercial weight-loss programs: Evidence of benefits for diabetics still too scarce
Scientists who indirectly investigated the blood sugar effects of 10 (out of 32 selected) commercial weight loss programs say a few show promise of benefit for diabetic patients, but far...
Medicare doesn't cover everything
Younger people may not realize it, but seniors know well that Medicare doesn't cover all health-related needs and expenses. Many Medicare beneficiaries have some kind of supplemental insurance that partly...
Fighting advanced thyroid cancer with immunotherapy
As the chance of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer has risen in recent years, investigators are exploring the impact of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab on advanced disease.
Attawapiskat, Kashechewan to brief Jane Philpott on health, living conditions
Health Minister Jane Philpott is travelling with NDP MP Charlie Angus and First Nations leaders today to take stock of the health and living conditions in the communities of Attawapiskat...
4 dead in Moldova after Romanian medical helicopter crashes
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) -- A Romanian medical helicopter crashed in southern Moldova on Thursday, killing all four people on board, authorities said....
New biobank supports Obama’s personalised medicine initiative
Mayo Clinic receives $142 million to shed light on individual differences in health and disease
How other primates self-medicate – and what they could teach us
Despite our advances in technology and medicine, we seem to be fighting a never-ending battle against a number of diseases and ailments. As viruses become more complex and bacteria become...
Professor Receives Prestigious International 'Humanity in Science Award'
Waseem Asghar, 31, received this award for his work on developing a new paper and flexible material-based diagnostic biosensing platform that could be used to remotely detect and determine treatment...
Lawsuit blames death on Dole plant salad, listeria outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) -- A new wrongful death lawsuit alleges an Ohio woman died because she ate salad processed at a Dole plant...
'Traumatic' birth results in $5.2M award for disabled teen
A B.C. judge has awarded a disabled 16-year-old more than $5.2 million in damages after finding her cerebral palsy was the result of failures on the behalf of a nurse...
Can an anti-HIV drug break down wall between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men?
Health Canada and researchers say HIV-prevention drug Truvada is another line of defence to be used along with condoms, but preliminary results from a two-year study show condomless sex between...