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Low birth weight linked to higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in African American women
African American women born at a low or very low birth weight may be at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The findings may explain in part the...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 victims' bodies arrive in Kuala Lumpur
Gabrielle LevyKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The first Malaysian victims' bodies arrived in Kuala Lumpur more than a month after Malaysia Airlines MH17 was shot out of the...
Alzheimer’s patients to be treated with the blood of under-30s
Alzheimer’s patients in the US will be given transfusions of young people's blood as part of a promising new treatment that’s nowhere near as crazy as it sounds.
Reactions in Asia to instant noodle study
A recent U.S. study linking instant noodle consumption by South Koreans to some risks for heart disease has prompted a passionate response throughout Asia, where the noodles are not just...
Repeat emergency department visits for acute heart failure suggest need for better outpatient care
Almost one-third of acute heart failure syndrome patients seen in hospital emergency departments in one American study during 2010 had ED visits during the following year, findings that suggest a...
Economic disparities impact infant health, experts show
Women who are poor experience higher cortisol levels in pregnancy and give birth to infants with elevated levels of the stress hormone, putting them at greater risk for serious disease...
Treating pain by blocking the 'chili-pepper receptor'
Biting into a chili pepper causes a burning spiciness that is irresistible to some, but intolerable to others. Scientists exploring the chili pepper's effect are using their findings to develop...
Severe infections with hospitalization after prostate biopsy rising in Sweden
Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy is the gold standard for detecting prostate cancer, but international reports have suggested that the number of risks associated with the procedure is increasing. In a...
Experts denounce clinical trials of unscientific, 'alternative' medicines
Experts call for an end to clinical trials of 'highly implausible treatments' such as homeopathy and reiki. Over the last two decades, such complementary and alternative medicine treatments have been...
122 Albertans diagnosed with E. coli as AHS looks for cause
Alberta Health Services says 122 people across the province have been diagnosed with potentially dangerous E. coli germs over the past month.
Brutally beaten mental health worker doesn't blame attacker
A health-care worker who was brutally attacked by a psychiatric patient at UBC hospital says she doesn't blame her attacker, while Vancouver Coastal Health has been fined $75,000 for failing...
Scale up the supply of experimental Ebola drugs
Estimates of the probable impact of the outbreak show that existing stocks of potentially useful medicines are insufficient, says Oliver Brady.Nature 512 233 doi: 10.1038/512233a
B.K.S. Iyengar, Who Helped Bring Yoga to West, Dies at 95
Mr. Iyengar, who practiced his asanas, or postures, well into his 90s, established yoga institutes on six continents.
Peptide-Drug Conjugate Kills Persistent Bacterial Cells
Antibiotics: Adding a peptide that penetrates cell membranes to an existing antibiotic allows the drug to enter bacterial sleeper cells that can cause chronic infections
Why elderly are prone to sleep problems
A group of inhibitory neurons, whose loss leads to sleep disruption in experimental animals, are substantially diminished among the elderly and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have found. The authors...
Providing futile treatment prevents other patients from receiving the critical care they need
Providing futile treatment in the intensive care unit sets off a chain reaction that causes other ill patients needing medical attention to wait for critical care beds, according to a...
Type-1, type-2 diabetes caused by same underlying mechanism
New findings provide compelling evidence that juvenile-onset or type-1 diabetes and type-2 diabetes are both caused by the formation of toxic clumps of a hormone called amylin. The results suggest...
Gene therapy protects mice from lethal heart condition, researchers find
A new gene therapy has been shown to protect mice from a life-threatening heart condition caused by muscular dystrophy. About one in 3,500 children, mostly boys, are born with Duchenne...
New shock-and-kill approach could eradicate barrier to curing HIV
Despite tremendous progress in combatting HIV-1 infection with antiretroviral therapy, […]
Teen Birth Rate Hits New Low
The birth rates of U.S. teens continues to decline, and hit a new historic low in 2013, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mulcair attacks Conservatives over health care, marijuana stance
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair chastised the Conservatives on their proposed cuts to health care while accusing them of politicizing the debate on marijuana, in a speech to the Canadian Medical...
Two men remain in home in Harvey, Ill., with hostages
Frances BurnsHARVEY, Ill., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Two men remained barricaded in a Chicago-area home early Wednesday, hours after they wounded two police officers and took two women and six...
Peanut and almond butters recalled over salmonella risk
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising people that some MaraNatha and Trader Joe's brand nut butters may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
Doctors debate end-of-life care at Canadian Medical Association meeting
Doctors tackled the delicate question of medically assisted death on Tuesday at a session devoted to end-of-life care at the annual conference of the Canadian Medical Association.
Is Fluoride in Private Wells Causing an IQ Decline?
Excess fluoride, which may damage both brain and bone, is leaching out of granite and into Maine's drinking water—and potentially other New England states -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Renisha McBride's family files lawsuit against her killer
Frances BurnsDETROIT, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The family of Renisha McBride, shot and killed by a Detroit-area homeowner, filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking $10 million in damages from Theodore Wafer.
Magnesium surgical implants can be designed to biodegrade, promote bone growth
(Phys.org) —Ask anyone who has a surgical pin in their body, and they likely will tell you they wish it would just go away.
France fights back Asian hornet invader
They slipped into southwest France 10 years ago in a pottery shipment from China and have since invaded more than half the country, which is fighting back with drones, poisoned...