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Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous cancers
Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong Kong population.
Modified household utensils improve autonomy and lives of people with leprosy
Assistive technology -- the use of (frequently modified or customized) equipment to improve the functional capabilities of people with special needs -- is an important therapeutic tool. A new study...
Gene therapy stops hypertension in study with animals
Stephen FellerNEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) -- Using gene therapy, researchers slowed progression of pulmonary hypertension and improved arterial function in pigs, suggesting the condition is treatable.
Researchers discover potential treatment for sepsis and other responses to infection
Ebola and other dangerous microbes often produce these inflammatory responses. Researchers say that tiny doses of a cancer drug may stop the raging, uncontrollable immune response to infection that leads...
Metal-on-metal hip implants since 2006 show higher failure rate
Tens of thousands of people worldwide who had metal-on-metal hip replacements may need further surgery because of the high failure rate of the implants, British researchers say.
HPV vaccination expected to reduce cancer in all races, may not eliminate all disparities
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers occur more frequently among Hispanics, blacks, American-Indians, and Alaska Natives than among whites. A new study finds that HPV vaccination is expected to reduce the cancer...
Well: When the Patient Won’t Ever Get Better
There are about 100,000 men and women with chronic critical illness in the United States, and this number is only expected to grow.
Widespread ingestion of packaging chemical revealed
People in poorer nations are as exposed to potentially harmful Bisphenol A as those in richer ones, review finds.
Los Angeles Rams select California QB Jared Goff at No. 1 overall
By Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Nearly four months after the Rams officially returned to Los Angeles, the franchise selected Cal quarterback Jared Goff with the first overall...
San Diego Chargers snag DE Joey Bosa with third overall pick
By Jay Paris, The Sports Xchange SAN DIEGO -- The Bolts got a Buckeye.
Indianapolis Colts get their man, grab C Ryan Kelly
The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS -- In the end, need actually did trump the best player available in the first round for the Indianapolis Colts Thursday night.
Aging Runners Find Help for a Question: How Slow Will I Get?
Thanks to Ray Fair, a professor in the economics department at Yale, runners have an exact schedule that will predict how their performance will decline as they age.
Coffee, wine good for healthy gut, sodas may be bad
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News The food you eat and the medicines you take can alter your gut bacteria in ways that either help or harm your health, two new studies...
New gene testing technology finds cancer risks 'hiding in plain sight'
A new method for identifying mutations and prioritizing variants in breast and ovarian cancer genes, which will not only reduce the number of possible variants for doctors to investigate, but...
Building muscle can help fight heart disease
HealthDay News Having more muscle and less fat reduces the risk of early death in people with heart disease, a new study suggests.
New York Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick won't play for team's current offer
The Sports Xchange New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has expressed that he would "rather not play football" than accept the team's current contract offer, ESPN reported on Thursday.
GAO: Health care access hard to measure for Native Americans
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Federal investigators say access to health care for American Indians is difficult to gauge because the agency that oversees...
Lifestyle has a strong impact on intestinal bacteria, which has a strong impact on health
Everything you eat or drink affects your intestinal bacteria, and is likely to have an impact on your health. That is the finding of a large-scale study into the effect...
Vitamin stops the aging process of organs
By administering nicotinamide riboside to elderly mice, researchers restored their organs' ability to regenerate and prolonged their lives. This method has potential for treating a number of degenerative diseases.
Midwives to be recognized as health care professionals in N.L.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced long-awaited regulations for midwifery in the province.
[Report] Helminth infection promotes colonization resistance via type 2 immunity
Increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease, in developed nations is associated with changes to the microbial environment, such as decreased prevalence of helminth colonization and alterations to the gut...
[Report] Durable coexistence of donor and recipient strains after fecal microbiota transplantation
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has shown efficacy in treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and is increasingly being applied to other gastrointestinal disorders, yet the fate of native and introduced microbial strains remains largely unknown....
[Research Article] Changes in the composition of brain interstitial ions control the sleep-wake cycle
Wakefulness is driven by the widespread release of neuromodulators by the ascending arousal system. Yet, it is unclear how these substances orchestrate state-dependent, global changes in neuronal activity. Here, we...
[Special Issue Perspective] Antibiotic use and its consequences for the normal microbiome
Anti-infectives, including antibiotics, are essentially different from all other drugs; they not only affect the individual to whom they are given but also the entire community, through selection for resistance to their own...
[Special Issue Review] How colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune system
Microbial colonization of mucosal tissues during infancy plays an instrumental role in the development and education of the host mammalian immune system. These early-life events can have long-standing consequences: facilitating...
[Association Affairs] Marijuana policy patchwork not based on science
Meanwhile, federal laws hobble research into the dangers, and the potential benefits, of the drug Author: Michaela Jarvis
[Book Review] Wellcome Book Prize winner
On 25 April, the Wellcome Book Prize 2016 was awarded to Suzanne O'Sullivan for her probing portrait of psychosomatic illness, It's All in Your Head. Inspired by O'Sullivan's work as...
[In Depth] Scandal clouds China's global vaccine ambitions
Health experts hail two new Chinese-made vaccines against hand, foot, and mouth disease as a milestone against a malady that has run rampant in China. But that triumph was overshadowed...