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Chest pain reports down among older Americans, whites, but not blacks
The percentage of people reporting chest pain dropped in the last two decades among Americans 65 and older and whites 40 and older, but not among blacks. The national data...
Stroke recovery should include exercise prescription, experts say
Exercise prescriptions could significantly reduce disability and the risk of recurrent stroke in survivors who also may face other barriers such as fatigue and depression. The research suggests that stroke...
Antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia compared: Similar results
Among adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, treatment with the newer, more costly antipsychotic paliperidone palmitate, compared with the older antipsychotic haloperidol decanoate, found no significant difference on a measure...
Vitamin E in canola, other oils hurts lungs
A large new study advances our understanding of vitamin E and ties increasing consumption of supposedly healthy, vitamin E-rich oils -- canola, soybean and corn -- to the rising incidence...
Cholesterol plays key role in cell migration, study shows
Cholesterol plays a key role in cell mobility and tissue invasion, scientists have concluded. The results of a study prove that the accumulation of LDL cholesterol cells —- the one...
Questions raised about physio for hip osteoarthritis
Physiotherapy for hip osteoarthritis does not appear to relieve pain or increase function any more than 'sham' treatments, research has determined. Hip osteoarthritis is a prevalent and costly chronic musculoskeletal...
New target for chronic pain treatment found
The enzyme PIP5K1C controls the activity of cellular receptors that signal pain, researchers have found. By reducing the enzyme, researchers showed that levels of a lipid called PIP2 is also...
American Thyroid Association Announces 7th Annual World Thyroid Day May 25, 2014
World Thyroid Day highlights five major goals to: o Increase awareness of thyroid health, o Promote understanding of advances made in treating thyroid diseases, o Emphasize the prevalence of thyroid diseases, o Focus on the urgent need...
Hedonistic motives may drive people to drink alcohol + energy drinks
Mixing alcohol with energy drinks (A+ED) has become increasingly popular […]
Genomic Tumor Testing To Match Lung Cancer Patients With Targeted Drugs Transforms Care
NEW YORK, May 20, 2014 — New data from a study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering physicians that used targeted therapy for patients with the most common type of lung...
Physical activity can protect overweight women from risk for heart disease
For otherwise healthy middle-aged women who are overweight or obese, physical activity may be their best option for avoiding heart disease, according to a study that followed nearly 900 women...
Online game helps doctors improve patients' blood pressure faster
Patients whose doctors and nurses received high blood pressure education in a competitive online game reached their blood pressure goals sooner. The game of emailed questions used 'spaced education,' which...
Promising new target for gum disease treatment identified
Researchers have been searching for ways to prevent, half and reverse periodontitis. In a new report, they describe a promising new target: a component of the immune system called complement....
Research explains action of drug that may slow aging, related disease
A proven approach to slow the aging process is dietary restriction, but new research helps explain the action of a drug that appears to mimic that process -- rapamycin. The...
Compound reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice
Research in an animal model supports the potential therapeutic value of an antisense compound to treat Alzheimer's disease. The molecule also reduced inflammation in the part of the brain responsible...
Despite Ineffectiveness, Antibiotics Continue To Be Prescribed For Bronchitis
Antibiotics for acute bronchitis don't work. Yet despite clear evidence of ineffectiveness, guidelines and more than 15 years of educational efforts stating that the antibiotic prescribing rate for acute bronchitis should...
New study ranks most dangerous cities for pedestrians
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- A new study, compiled by Smart Growth America, suggests most pedestrian deaths over the last decade could have been avoided with safer urban planning.
NIH Officials Accused of Improperly Influencing Investigation of Premature Infant Study
Public Citizen, lawmaker say federal watchdog office overseeing human subjects’ protections is not sufficiently independent
'Cosmos' Tackles Life and Death in Sunday's Episode
The next episode of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" airs Sunday (May 18), and it promises to delve into big questions about death and immortality.
Woman gets prison term for faking injuries to steal from Boston Marathon victims' fund
Frances BurnsBOSTON, May 20 (UPI) -- A woman who faked head injuries to get almost $500,000 from a fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims was sentenced Tuesday to up to...
Janelle Monáe calls off Australasian tour over illness
Veronica LinaresMELBOURNE , May 20 (UPI) -- Janelle Monáe has cancelled her upcoming Australasian tour over a mysterious illness.
Can a Common STD Cause Prostate Cancer?
An international team of medical researchers has now found evidence linking prostate cancer to a common sexually transmitted infection known as trichomoniasis, or simply "trich."
Jim and Michelle Duggar of '19 Kids and Counting' hope to have more children
Annie MartinTONTITOWN, Ark., May 20 (UPI) -- Jim and Michelle Duggar of '19 Kids and Counting' have visited a fertility doctor in hopes of having more children.
Feds say no to marijuana growers in Colorado, Washington using their water
Ananth BaligaWASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday that it will not allow any pot growers to use federally-controlled water for growing marijuana.
Lucy Li qualifies for US Women's Open at age 11 and will play in the tournament next month
Evan BleierPINEHURST , Calif., May 20 (UPI) -- Eleven-year-old Lucy Li qualified for the U.S. Women's Open by playing well at the Old Course at Half Moon Bay in California...
The Ins and Outs of Fecal Transplants
While it might not make good dinner-table conversation, the fecal transplant has become a popular procedure for restoring the natural bacterial balance of the human gut after certain infections.
NFLers illegally given painkillers to mask injuries: lawsuit
A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the league, thirsty for profits, illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their...
French lab shut after losing SARS virus samples
PARIS (AP) -- French medical authorities have ordered a prestigious laboratory to suspend its activities after it lost more than 2,000 test tubes containing the SARS...