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Consumer group asks FDA to limit sweeteners in soft drinks
The Center for Science in the Public Interest urges the FDA to require beverage makers to reduce the amount of high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners.A consumer group is taking...
Can Early Deep-Brain Stimulation Surgery Help More Parkinson's Patients?
Over the past decade a kind of brain surgery known as deep-brain stimulation (DBS) has helped some Parkinson's disease sufferers develop better control of their physical movements. But...
NJ: 2 officials hid contaminant in city's water
(AP)—Two top officials at a New Jersey municipal water authority have been indicted on charges they hid elevated levels of a contaminant in the drinking water supply.
High calcium intake may be dangerous for women
Women with a high intake of calcium from their diet and supplements could be at higher risk of dying from heart disease, a Swedish study suggests.
Gene Therapy Cures Diabetic Dogs In Only One Shot
Puppies Against Diabetes Wikimedia Commons After one treatment, beagles were symptom-free up to four years later. Five lucky diabetic beagles have been cured of their canine type 1 diabetes using gene therapy, according...
Can Folic Acid Prevent Autism?
Folic acid supplements in early pregnancy may lower the risk of autistic disorder.
Platelet-rich plasma (prp) treatment shows potential for knee osteoarthritis
A new study has shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment improved pain and function, and in up to 73% of...
Eradicating bacteria linked to gastric cancer
In an analysis of the results of interventions to eradicate the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (a risk factor for gastric cancer) in seven diverse community populations in Latin America, researchers found...
Newer, shorter-course antibiotic shows similar effectiveness for treating skin infection
Treatment with a newer antibiotic, tedizolid phosphate, once daily for 6 days was statistically noninferior (no worse than) in efficacy to the antibiotic linezolid twice daily for 10 days for...
Diclofenac used and recommended globally, despite cardiovascular risks
A new study finds that the painkiller diclofenac (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the same class as aspirin) is the most commonly used NSAID in the 15 countries studied...
Addressing The Gaps In Mental Health Infrastructure
In a recent JAMA article, 2008 National Survey of Mental Health Treatment Facilities data of psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers and freestanding outpatient clinics or partial-care and multiservice mental health groups found...
Protein discovered that prevents light-induced retinal degeneration
Scientists have found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage. This protein may provide a new therapeutic target for both an inherited retinal degenerative...
Study questions kidney cancer treatment in elderly
In a stunning example of when treatment might be worse than the disease, a large review of Medicare records finds that older people with small kidney tumors were much less...
Ziziphora effective in the battle against gastric cancer, study suggests
A recent publication investigating the effects of aloe vera, ginger, saffron and ziziphora extracts as herbal remedies for gastric cancer suggests that the latter may be effective in the treatment...
Parents of teen girls more accepting of birth control pills than other contraceptive methods, study finds
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study. The most effective contraceptive methods,...
Doctors Attack Pervasive Obesity Myths
Busted: Sex doesn't burn hundreds of calories and other rampant obesity myths.
Flexible approaches needed to reduce children's pre-operative anxiety
A survey of nurses anaesthetists in Sweden identified difficulties in preparing children for surgery but also found that when the hospital and the staff were flexible in their approaches, the...
Clinical trial of medication to treat NF2 tumors starting soon
Researchers are recruiting patients for a Phase II clinical trial to test a medication that may slow the progression of Neurofibromatosis Type-2, commonly referred to as NF2.
The New Old Age Blog: Debate Over Brain Scans and Alzheimer's
An expert panel convened by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concluded that data supporting use of PET scans to diagnose Alzheimer's was weak.
My Story: Menopause, the Movie
If there were an instructional film for menopause, would it tell you to turn to your doctor for testosterone pills, or start knitting?
Report Faults Priorities in Breast Cancer Research
A panel established by Congress found that too little money is spent trying to find environmental causes and ways to prevent the disease.
No link found between genetic risk factors and two top wet AMD treatments
New findings from a landmark clinical trial show that although certain gene variants may predict whether a person will develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), these genes do not predict patients'...
Problem-solving training helps mothers cope with child's cancer diagnosis
A multi-site clinical trial of BRIGHT Ideas problem-solving training shows durable benefits in mothers of children diagnosed with cancer.
Molecular master switch for pancreatic cancer identified, potential predictor of treatment outcome
A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammation. The team profiled gene expression of mouse pancreatic ductal and...
Report slams snooping by Regina health care workers
Several Regina-area health care workers have been snooping into their co-workers confidential medical records and in one case altered the records to add "RIP", Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner says.
Identification of abnormal protein may help diagnose, treat ALS and frontotemporal dementia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are devastating neurodegenerative diseases with no effective treatment. Researchers are beginning to recognize ALS and FTD as part...
Monogamy May Up Chances a Vagina Infection Will Recur
Bacterial vaginosis is more likely to recur in women who have the same sex partner before and after treatment.
Tax help comes with health insurance advice
H&R Block is using customers' 2012 returns to advise them of their options under the Affordable Care Act and possible penalties they can face without insurance.Derrick Bean filed his income...