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MERS hospital workers in Indiana clear so far
U.S. federal and state health officials are scheduled to discuss their response to the illness of a man who is the first case of an American infected with a mysterious...
MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to humans
The so-called Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus was first found in June 2012 in a patient from Saudi Arabia, who suffered from severe pneumonia. Since this time, more than...
Well: Coffee Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk
Drinking more coffee may decrease your risk of Type 2 diabetes, while cutting down may increase your risk, a new study found.
1 in 5 Canadians struggles with chronic pain
In B.C, an estimated 800,000 people live with chronic pain. Medical professionals say that, with an aging population, that number will only go up.
Drink cherry tart juice to sleep like an angel
In need of a good night sleep? That glass of warm milk with honey won't help, instead try drinking cherry tart juice.
Declines in large wildlife lead to increases in disease risk
In the Middle Ages, fleas carried by rats were responsible for spreading the Black Plague. Today in East Africa, they remain important vectors of plague and many other diseases, including...
Potential drug targets for preeclampsia patients identified
Preeclampsia patients have an overabundance of molecules that send detrimental signals, researchers have found. They also documented poor health outcomes in babies born to moms with the syndrome. “Preeclampsia is...
Road to fountain of youth paved with fast food ... and sneakers? Exercise may prevent or delay fundamental process of aging
Unhealthy lifestyle habits can accelerate the process of senescence (cell death) and the release of damaging substances from dying cells. Researchers for the first time demonstrate that exercise can prevent...
Where Did The The Pandemic Flu Virus Of 1918 Come From?
One of the foremost biomedical mysteries of the past century is the origin of the 1918 pandemic flu virus and its unusual severity, which resulted in a death toll of...
Antidepressants Increase Risk Of Suicide In Kids And Young Adults
Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues, writing in JAMA (doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1053) analyzed data from 162,625 people (between the ages of 10 to 64...
Treat homelessness first, everything else later: Study
Providing safe, stable and affordable housing first is the best way to help homeless, according to new research. The findings show that providing prompt, permanent shelter to homeless people is...
More than four percent of death row inmates likely innocent, study finds
About one in 25 inmates sentenced to death in the United States was likely wrongly convicted, a study said Monday.
Medical Marijuana May Help Treat Symptoms of MS
Medical marijuana can help treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but it doesn't appear to be beneficial in treating people with Parkinson's disease and several other neurological conditions.
Shin Splints: Causes, Treatment & Prevention
"Shin splints" refer to pain in the lower leg due to overworked and stressed muscles and bones.
Exercise More And Eat Less? There's A Lot More To It, Says Texas A&M Scholar
"When someone says of an obese person, 'They should just eat less and exercise more,' I say if it were that simple, obesity wouldn't be the worldwide epidemic that it...
Loss Of Y Chromosome Can Explain Shorter Life Expectancy And Higher Cancer Risk For Men
It is generally well known that men have an overall shorter life expectancy compared to women. A recent study, led by Uppsala University researchers, shows a correlation between a loss...
Report: Health exchanges' drug coverage confusing
CHICAGO (AP) -- Among the troubles with the federal government's health overhaul, the hunt for a health plan that would cover a particular drug or a...
Dipping blood sugars cause surprisingly irregular heart rhythms in diabetics
Dangerous overnight blood sugar levels often go undetected and cause prolonged periods of heart rhythm disturbances in older patients with Type 2 diabetes and associated heart problems, new research reveals....
Toll of trampoline fractures on children is high
Trampoline accidents sent an estimated 288,876 people, most of them children, to hospital emergency departments with broken bones from 2002 to 2011, at a cost of more than $400 million,...
Kidney, liver transplantation: Studies provide insight on quality of donations
The quality of kidney and liver donations is fundamentally important for the longevity of transplants and the health of recipients. "The findings of our research indicate that the perceived risk...
Estimating baby's size gets more precise
New research aims to help doctors estimate the size of newborns with a new set of birth weight measurements based on birth records from across the country. Since birth size...
Induced labor doesn’t necessarily kick off cascade of interventions
A large analysis of clinical trials finds that jump-starting labor actually leads to fewer C-sections, a finding that runs contrary to common birthing wisdom.
Wounded - Review
Written by a historian and shortlisted for the 2014 Wellcome Trust Book Prize, Wounded traces a soldier's journey from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain, documenting how modifications...
REPLAY: Is the Pollen Vortex coming? How bad will allergy season be?
During a live chat on Monday at noon ET, Dr. Susan Waserman, a professor in the division of clinical immunology in McMaster University's department of medicine, will answer your questions...
Men Stress Out Mice, Researchers Find
Lab mice may already be a little freaked out, but male researchers really frighten them, researchers said Monday.
Scientists Create Personalized Stem Cells, Raising Hopes for Diabetes Cure
Embryonic stem cells programmed with patient DNA produced insulin and could one day replace cells damaged by diabetes.
Male researchers stress out rodents
Rats and mice show increased stress levels when handled by men rather than women, potentially skewing study results.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.15106
People in Rich Countries Are More Stressed Out
People who live in wealthy countries, including the United States, are generally more satisfied with their lives than those who live in poorer countries, and yet living in an affluent...