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Recipes for Health: Chicken, Chermoula and Vegetable Sandwich — Recipes for Health
A delicious sandwich featuring grated carrots, arugula and roasted red pepper.
Brain's 'molecular memory switch' identified
Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories. The findings reveal a new target for therapeutic interventions...
National Briefing | Health: Link Is Found Between Stressfull Events and Stillbirths
Pregnant women who have stressful experiences in the year before giving birth are more likely to deliver stillborn babies, a new study reports.
Paradox for young docs: Work restrictions may increase errors, study suggests
At hospitals around the U.S., young doctors work long hours as part of their residency training. But a new study in more than 2,300 residents raises questions about how well...
Reducing work hours for medical interns increases patient 'handoff' risks
Limiting the number of continuous hours worked by medical trainees failed to increase the amount of sleep each intern got per week, but dramatically increased the number of potentially dangerous...
White Girls Less Likely To Get HPV Vaccine Than Hispanic Girls
Getting Vaccinated James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWhite parents are more likely to think their daughters don't need the vaccine. The HPV vaccine may be the only vaccine in the U.S....
Social isolation increases risk of early death, study finds
People who are socially isolated are more likely to die prematurely, regardless of their underlying health issues, according to a study of the elderly in Britain.People who are socially isolated...
Could that cold sore increase your risk of memory problems?
The virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new study.
Requests for lower-back MRIs often unnecessary, experts say
More than half of lower-back MRIs ordered at two Canadian hospitals were either inappropriate or of questionable value for patients. And family doctors were more apt to order these unnecessary...
New model predicts hospital readmission risk
Preventing avoidable readmissions could result in improved patient care and significant cost savings. In a new model, researchers help clinicians identify which medical patients are at the greatest risk for...
Really?: The Claim: The Flu Shot Can Worsen Asthma
Flu vaccination is recommended for people with asthma, yet most people with the disease do not get vaccinated, in part over unfounded worries that the shot itself can worsen asthma...
The Consumer: Looking for Evidence That Therapy Works
Studies suggest surprisingly few patients receive evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy, which have been shown to be effective.
Salesmen in the Surgical Suite
A widow whose husband cried about being “trapped” in his body after undergoing a prostatectomy that used Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robotic system is suing the company.
Increase in anonymous sex spurs infection testing warning
The number of people having unprotected sex with multiple anonymous partners they meet on dating websites is on the rise in New Brunswick, says the province's chief medical officer of...
Global Health: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Knocks at Australia’s Door
A visitor from Papua New Guinea was Australia’s first death from the disease, a fact that has alarmed health officials and added heat to a debate over how to treat...
Books: The ‘America’ Map: Review of ‘A Renaissance Globemaker’s Toolbox’
John W. Hessler’s book “A Renaissance Globemaker’s Toolbox” saves from obscurity Johannes Schöner, a 16th-century globe maker who rescued the nation’s 1507 “birth certificate.”
Boston Researcher Receives $240,000 Award for ALS Research
A Massachusetts researcher will receive $240,000 to continue his research on immune system changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through the Richard Olney, MD, Clinician-Scientist Development Three-Year Award funded by...
University of Wisconsin Researcher Receives $130,000 for Epilepsy Research
A researcher from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Neurology will receive $130,000 to conduct further research on epilepsy following traumatic brain injury through...
Sauna Visits May Lower Sperm Count
Frequent visits to the sauna may lower men's sperm count, although the effect appears to be temporary.
Brain scans predict which criminals are more likely to reoffend
Neuroimaging 'biomarker' linked to rearrest after incarceration.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12672
Other stomach microbiota modulate resistance to H. pylori-driven ulcers
Mice with different naturally occurring stomach bacteria have distinct susceptibilities to disease caused by Helicobacter pylori, the well-known cause of ulcers in humans, according to a new study. This is...
Office workers carry biomarker of potentially harmful flame retardant, study finds
A flame retardant removed from children's pajamas 30 years ago but now used in polyurethane foam is prevalent in office environments, especially in older buildings, where urine testing of workers...
Talk point: are mosquito nets living up to the hype?
Insecticide treated bed nets are a popular tool in the fight against malaria but challenges to their effective, sustainable use are numerous. Tell us your thoughtsMosquito nets are often referred to as the...
T-cell therapy eradicates an aggressive leukemia in two children
Two children with an aggressive form of childhood leukemia had a complete remission of their disease -- showing no evidence of cancer cells in their bodies -- after treatment with...
Cleverly designed vaccine blocks H5 avian influenza in animal models
Until now, most experimental vaccines against the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus have lacked effectiveness. But a new vaccine has proven highly effective against the virus when tested in...
This Periodic Table Of Booze Will Get You Atomically Wasted [Infographic]
Boozey goodness broken down by type, flavor, and, of course, alcohol by volume. There are so many decisions to make when you're drinking. Do you want something light and fruity,...
Your Phone's Ringing — Because You're Minutes from a Heart Attack
New skin implant can monitor your blood and give reports via Bluetooth.
Supplementation of SNX27 reverses Down syndrome phenotype in mice
What is it about the extra chromosome inherited in Down syndrome—chromosome 21—that alters brain and body development? Researchers have new evidence that points to a protein calledsorting nexin 27,...