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Little-Known Skin Cancer Affects Dark-Skinned People
Yes, even people with dark skin can get skin cancer.
Well: Think Like a Doctor: Losing It Solved!
Readers solve the case of a middle-aged man who loses weight, strength and the hair on his legs.
Largest cancer genetic analysis reveals new way of classifying cancer
Researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have completed the largest, most diverse tumor genetic analysis ever conducted, revealing a new approach to classifying cancers. The work, led...
Don't judge every tumor by its tissue, scientists say
For most cancer patients and their doctors, the most important things to know about a tumor are where it arose in the body and how much it's grown. But in...
FDA warns of contaminated tattoo ink
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The FDA is warning tattoo parlors and those who have purchased home tattoo kits that contaminated ink can cause serious skin infections.
Calgary hospital allows families to stay bedside during resuscitation
A Calgary hospital is taking steps to include families in patient care — even in grave situations like resuscitation.
Reducing stress may help lead to clearer skin
Anyone who’s had a pimple form right before an important event may wonder if stress caused the break out. While commonly linked anecdotally, proving the relationship between stress and inflammatory...
How critically ill infants can benefit most from human milk
Human milk is infant food, but for sick, hospitalized babies, it’s also medicine. That’s the central premise of a series of articles in a neonatal nursing journal’s special issue focused...
Uranium Exposure, Skin Cancer: Study May Help Explain Link
The varying health risks from exposure to natural uranium are well established, but now researchers have identified a new target organ for uranium exposure: skin. "Our hypothesis is that if...
Financial incentives for hospitals only reduce patient death rates in short-term
Pay-for-performance schemes – which reward hospitals financially for improving the quality of care provided to patients – only reduce patient death rates in the short term, according to new research....
Eating at fast food, full service restaurants linked to more calories, poorer nutrition
Eating at both fast-food and full-service restaurants is associated with significant increases in the intake of calories, sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, according to a new study. The researchers say...
Increased adoption of complex care management can help meet cost savings, quality goals
Best practices in complex care management have been outlined in a new article that also discusses barriers to wider adoption of the approach and describe potential strategies to surmount those...
Cell mechanics may hold key to how cancer spreads, recurs
Cancer cells that break away from tumors to go looking for a new home may prefer to settle into a soft bed, according to new findings. Some particularly enterprising cancer...
Growing human GI cells may lead to personalized treatments
A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient's gastrointestinal tract may eventually help scientists develop tailor-made therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other GI conditions. Researchers...
Woman allegedly attacks strangers trying to get her child out of hot car
Evan BleierKANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Kansas City woman Tiquana Pasco allegedly attacked a group of good Samaritans who were trying to remove her 20-month-old child from a...
In The Antibiotics Game, It's The EU 21 - US 0
Europe is so far ahead of the US in its thinking on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance that we should all be ashamed. For the last 15 years, Europe has led the way...
Lady Gaga hospitalized for altitude sickness in Denver
Veronica LinaresDENVER, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Lady Gaga took to Instagram early Thursday to share a selfie from the hospital wearing an oxygen mask.
Courteney Cox's future mother-in-law loves her
Annie MartinCULMORE, Ireland, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Courteney Cox recently visited fiancé Johnny McDaid's hometown of Derry, Ireland, and her future mother-in-law says she and the family "all love" the...
British burger ad banned because it condones 'poor nutritional habits'
Evan BleierLONDON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A Morrisons supermarket burger ad won't be rebroadcast again in England because it condones "poor nutritional habits."
VIDEO: Badger TB vaccination plan 'vital'
The government says its badger vaccination project in Gloucestershire is still a vital part of its plan to tackle bovine TB.
Young boy shares story, hopes to encourage people to donate blood
A 10-year-old boy with a rare blood condition is trying to encourage people to donate blood.
Ditch the teaspoon when dosing meds to kids, doctors advise parents after errors
Choosing a household spoon over a precise measuring device when offering medication leads to dosing errors in children.
Studying muscle function to treat heart failure
Researchers are hoping to uncover the molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle fatigue through new studies. In doing so, they will advance understanding of muscle function and lead to new drug...
Jesse L. Steinfeld, Surgeon General and Tobacco Foe, Dies at 87
Mr. Steinfeld, the surgeon general in Nixon’s first term, brought new attention to the risks cigarettes posed to women and to people exposed to secondhand smoke.
Row over court closure of Colombian monkey research lab
Colombian scientists are riled that research on a malaria vaccine is being stifled after the shut down.
'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' actress Marilyn Burns dies
Danielle HaynesHOUSTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Actress Marilyn Burns, best known for her role as Sally in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," dies at 64.
FDA agent: Peanut plant 'not fit' to produce food
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia peanut plant linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak shipped food to customers that lab tests confirmed was tainted, failed to...
Pleasure Factor May Override New Tobacco Rules
An economic analysis buried in regulations requires weighing public benefits against the happiness smokers might lose in quitting.