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Israel Escapes Locust Plague — For Now
A swarm of thousands of desert locusts have been stopped in their tracks, though more may be on the way.
Conference Explores Frontiers in Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's Diseases
At the Keystone Symposium "New Frontiers in Neurodegenerative Disease Research," held 4-7 February in Santa Fe, New Mexico, researchers explored the processes that lead to a variety of diseases, including...
Baby Cured of HIV: What Are the Implications?
A baby in Mississippi may have been cured of HIV. What are the implications for those with the disease?
‘Shelf life’ of blood is shorter than we think
A small study from Johns Hopkins adds to the growing body of evidence that red blood cells stored longer than three weeks begin to lose the capacity to deliver oxygen-rich...
Exercise Key to Good Sleep?
Exercise can affect your sleep. The results of the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 Sleep in America® poll show a compelling association between exercise and better sleep. “Exercise is great for...
Parkinson's disease brain rhythms detected: Finding suggests better way to monitor, treat disease with deep brain stimulation
Scientists have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's by implanting electrodes within the brains of people with the disease.
Losing weight sooner rather than later gives best chance of reversing heart damage from obesity, according to mouse study
In a study of the impact of weight loss on reversing heart damage from obesity, researchers found that poor heart function in young obese mice can be reversed when the...
Attention deficit disorder often lasts past childhood, study says
Researchers find a majority of children with ADHD have continued symptoms, or symptoms of another psychiatric disorder, in adulthood.Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder frequently persists into adulthood, bringing heightened risks...
Gene discovery reveals importance of eating your greens
Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens in...
Myriad languages, cultures challenge health reform
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak...
Researchers look to 'good' stomach bacteria to help poultry fend off salmonella
A team of scientists in Raleigh and Chapel Hill is working to achieve a salmonella-free line of poultry by manipulating bacteria that live in the intestines of chickens.
China Steps Up Toxin Controls
Environment: New action plan acknowledges the presence of cancer clusters
NHS watchdog to tackle malnutrition in hospitals
Department of Health acts after reports that over 1,000 people have starved to death in NHS hospitals in past four yearsThe Department of Health has said it is "unacceptable" for patients to...
43,000 strip-searches carried out on children as young as 12
Campaigner criticises 'institutionalised child abuse' after FOI request reveals huge number of searches in custodyA promise to end routine strip-searching of children in custody is being flouted, according to data revealing there were...
What is gastroenteritis?
Gastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and bowel, with the most common symptoms vomiting and diarrhoeaGastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and bowel. The most common symptoms are vomiting and repeated...
Hospital registrars' workload 'unmanageable', says report
Registrars struggling under such heavy workloads that patient care is at risk, according to body representing hospital doctorsDoctors who provide much of the care in hospitals are struggling under such heavy workloads that...
Scientists bring HIV out of hiding
Researchers have worked out how to draw HIV out of infected cells, where it hides from current treatments in a 'sleeping' state.
The 30-year fight against HIV
Since its identification as the cause of Aids in 1984, scientists have made major advancements in tackling virus1984 Retrovirus is discovered as cause of Aids and later named human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.1986...
Cancer vaccines self-sabotage, channel immune attack to injection site
Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more inviting target, scientists report.
Scientists discover how to shutdown cancer's powerful master protein
The powerful master regulatory transcription factor called Bcl6 is key to the survival of a majority of aggressive lymphomas, which arise from the B-cells of the immune system. The protein...
Seven genetic risk factors found to be associated with common eye disorder
Scientists have discovered seven new regions of the human genome -- called loci -- that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Diabetes link to Antarctica injury
The suspected onset of diabetes may have been behind the frostbite that forced explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes to pull out of an Antarctica expedition, he tells the BBC.
Reader health tip: Clean up while you firm up
March is here. That means you have 305 days left to follow through on your 2013 health and fitness resolutions.
Experts Want More Studies of Diet’s Role for the Heart
A study has infused the field of cardiovascular medicine with optimism, as scientists are calling for similarly rigorous studies of other popular diets.
England Develops a Voracious Appetite for a New Diet
The British are embracing a weight-loss plan that involves five days of eating and drinking whatever you want, and fasting for two days a week.
Response to Post-Hurricane Sandy Mold Is Questioned
Some see possibly unsafe conditions being ignored the way air quality concerns were played down after the Sept. 11 attack.
Firms sue to keep California from adding BPA to 'blacklist'
The American Chemistry Council is suing the Brown administration, saying BPA, a chemical in many food containers, should not be included on a list of substances that cause birth defects....
When It Comes To Cancer Survival, Quality Still Matters
While America moves toward an egalitarian approach to medical care, another study has found that the quality of cares matters in things like advanced head and neck cancers. The paper in...