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Women with diabetes 44 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than men with diabetes, study of 850,000 people shows
Women with diabetes are 44 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than men with diabetes, shows a systematic review and meta-analysis of some 850,000 people. The data used...
Tug-of-War Over Promising Cancer Drug Candidate
Drug Discovery: Structure error threatens existing patent and clinical trials
Testing paleo diet hypothesis in test tubes: Surprising relationships between diet and hormones that suppress eating
By comparing how gut microbes from human vegetarians and grass-grazing baboons digest different diets, researchers have shown that ancestral human diets, so called 'paleo' diets, did not necessarily result in...
Screen of existing drugs finds compounds active against MERS coronavirus
Clinicians treating patients suffering from Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) currently have no drugs specifically targeted to the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a virus first detected in humans in 2012. To...
Petco to stop selling all treats from China after FDA release on dog deaths
JC SevcikSAN DIEGO, May 20 (UPI) -- Petco announced Tuesday it will stop selling all pet treats imported from China after FDA release links the death of more than 1,000...
Minnesota Bans Common Chemical in Antibacterial Soap
Minnesota is the first state to ban the chemical triclosan, which is widely used in antibacterial soaps and body washes.
The New Health Care: Why Patients With Chronic Illnesses Should Pay Less
Prevention and maintenance are keys for illnesses like asthma, but higher levels of cost-sharing cause people to delay or avoid treatment.
Ask Well: AIDS and Truvada
Donald G. McNeil Jr. responds to reader questions about new recommendations to prevent H.I.V. infection with daily doses of the drug Truvada.
Well: Using a Patient’s Own Blood in Heart Surgery
In heart surgery, a patient’s own red blood cells may be a better choice than blood transfusion.
Hard Cases: When Doctors Treat Patients Like Themselves
While patients may prefer doctors like them — in terms of race, gender or weight — it is unclear whether such pairings improve health outcomes.
Rating the Health Law’s Success
Scientists will try to measure the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act by tracking the death rates of particular diseases.
Voluntary recall issued for some Silk soy milk half-gallon cartons
Danielle HaynesBROOMFIELD, Colo., May 19 (UPI) -- Recalled Silk soy milk product may contain almond milk, which was not labeled on packaging.
Children who exercise have better body-fat distribution, regardless of their weight
Maybe the numbers on the scale aren't alarming, but that doesn't mean that healthy-weight children get a pass on exercising, according to a new study. "The FITKids study demonstrates the...
MERS in America: Is spread of virus a worry?
NEW YORK (AP) -- A respiratory virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East has spread for the first time from one person to another...
Durbin 'confident' DREAMers will be welcomed to military
Gabrielle LevyWASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said he's "confident" young immigrants living in the U.S. without proper documentation will soon be able to serve in the...
Olive Oil and Veggies May Combine to Lower Blood Pressure
Putting olive oil on your veggies may bring health benefits that aren't found when the oil is drizzled on other foods, new research in mice suggests.
How Infants Understand Speech
A new study demonstrates the importance of considering developmental differences when creating programs for cochlear implants in infants. Cochlear implants, which are surgically placed in the inner ear, provide the ability...
Sum 41's Deryck Whibley goes public about his alcoholism
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has sworn off drinking after complications from alcoholism nearly killed him.
Kawasaki disease origin traced to northeast China
Scientists suspect a fast-acting wind-borne toxin underlies the childhood disease.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.15252
Scientists develop new approach for sampling gut bacteria
Scientists at Forsyth, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health have developed a new protocol for collecting saliva and stool samples for genomic and transcriptomic analyses. This...
Grieving U.S. mom holds meningitis vaccination trip to Ont.
A grieving mother from Michigan has turned to Canada for what she calls a life-saving meninigits vaccine that isn't available in the U.S.
Pregnant moose hit by car dies but baby expelled from its body survives
A newborn moose is lucky to be alive after its mother was hit by a car, and the impact of the accident expelled the calf from the pregnant animal on...
Cholera outbreak in South Sudan claims three more lives, infects more than 130
JC FinleyJUBA, South Sudan, May 19 (UPI) -- The United Nations reported three more confirmed deaths from cholera in South Sudan on Monday.
The Most Promising Antioxidant You Never Heard Of
There is a discovery out there that has shown some success with multiple sclerosis, with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease), and has even improved the function of aging hearts...
Study on pregnant women’s driving has some potholes
New study finds that pregnancy makes women get into more car accidents, but there could be a simpler explanation.
Optical brain scanner goes where other brain scanners can't
Scientists have advanced a brain-scanning technology that tracks what the brain is doing by shining dozens of tiny LED lights on the head. This new generation of neuroimaging compares favorably...
'True Blood' debuts first full-length trailer for final season
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- "True Blood" has released a full-length trailer in anticipation of its seventh and final season.
Mitch Williams leaving MLB Network after poor behavior at youth baseball tournament
Evan BleierABERDEEN, Md., May 19 (UPI) -- Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams is taking a leave of absence from the MLB Network after behaving poorly at a youth baseball tournament.