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Pandemic controversies: The global response to pandemic influenza must change
"Evil" scientists, deadly viruses and terrorist plots are usually the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters. But when it comes to pandemic influenza, it is the stuff of real life. As controversy...
Best friends influence when teenagers have first drink
Researchers have found that teenagers who exhibit problem drinking likely got their first drink from a friend. The reason, the researchers explain, is that friends who drink are more likely...
Many Empty Nesters Living in Full Houses
Parents dreaming about having an empty nest may have their dreams delayed.
Ibuprofen, Naproxenommon , Other Common Anti-Fever Medications May Pose Kidney Risk For Children
Sick children suffering dehydration from flu or other illnesses may risk significant kidney injury if given drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen, according to researchers writing in the Journal of...
Research may lead to new strategies against sepsis
Scientists are closer to solving a long-standing mystery in sepsis, a complex, often life-threatening condition. By blocking the activity of a protein in cells that line blood vessels in mice,...
Kidney disease accounts for most of the increased risk of dying early among diabetics
One in every 10 Americans has diabetes, and a third or more of those with the condition will develop kidney disease. It may be possible to live a long and...
New method identifies genes that can predict prognoses of cancer patients
Scientists report that a new algorithm can more accurately identify gene sets that could more closely predict prognoses of cancer patients.
Spotting fetal growth problems early could cut UK stillbirths by 600 a year
Growth restriction in an unborn child is the single largest risk factor for stillbirth, especially when it goes unrecognized before birth, finds a new study. Yet it is currently missed...
Tumor cells engineer acidity to drive cell invasion
Researchers have investigated the acidity in solid tumors to determine if pH levels play a role in cancer cell invasion in surrounding tissues. They found that an acidic microenvironment can...
P53 mutation hinders cancer treatment response
Scientists have discovered the workings of the gene that has been hindering treatment response in cancer patients. This discovery was made after five years of studying the mutant form of...
It's not too soon for plans to monitor new development goals
The next set of development goals should be underpinned by plans to measure progress and results — and to boost data infrastructures.
Flu Forecasts Go Real-Time
What if the morning news, in addition to telling you the chance for rain, could tell you the forecast for flu peaking in your city?
Science needs a second opinion: Researchers find flaws in study of patients in 'vegetative state'
A team of researchers is calling into question the published statistics, methods and findings of a highly publicized research study that claimed bedside electroencephalography identified evidence of awareness in three...
Generic Cigarette Packs Could Cut Smoking, Study Suggests
Taking away cigarettes' brand identity would make them less appealing to kids and adults, researchers say.
Men like skinny women more than women do
A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that men like female thinness more than women and they [...]
Effects of yoga on major psychiatric disorders
Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms [...]
Reassessing the health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
Scientists in the US believe the health consequences from the Japanese nuclear accident may have been underestimated
Cambodia reports 3 new bird flu cases, 2 fatal
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Cambodia on Friday reported three new human cases of bird flu, two of them fatal, in the first three weeks of...
Controversial brain test of awareness questioned
Doctors should resist the temptation to use an inexpensive tool that probes the brain's electrical activity when evaluating vegetative patients who can't communicate.
Discovery opens door for better way of making medicine
(Phys.org)—To make most medicines, metals like copper are needed for a critical chemical reaction.
Project eyes smoother pathway for immigrants
When most people think immigration, they picture Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal as destinations for the more than 250,000 newcomers arriving each year to Canada. That would be correct.
Fat Chance: The Bitter Truth About Sugar by Robert Lustig – review
Why eating sweet food is bad for you, but might not be your faultHere's a mini-quiz for foodists who pride themselves on their knowledge of obscure consumables: what are diastatic malt, dextran, ethyl...
Low vitamin D levels linked to high risk of premenopausal breast cancer
Low serum vitamin D levels in the months preceding diagnosis may predict a high risk of premenopausal breast cancer.
New suite of chemicals may cause disease generations later: Plastics and jet fuel raise incidence of 'epigenetic transgenerational inheritance'
Researchers have lengthened their list of environmental toxicants that can negatively affect as many as three generations of an exposed animal's offspring. Among them: BPA and jet fuel. And they...
Doctor builds bacteria SWAT team to combat rise in C. difficile
The bacterial microbes responsible for an often fatal superbug have no place to hide from Dr. Virginia Roth's anti-bacteria squad, whose mission is to wipe them out.
Yogurt Lovers Have Better Diets
Regularly eating yogurt will ensure you get enough calcium, potassium and magnesium.
Stem Cell Therapy to Repair Damaged Knee Cartilage
Medical researchers are conducting the first clinical study in the U.S. of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such...
New Gene Therapy Braces T Cells Against HIV
HIV-1 Budding From Cultured Lymphocyte CDCIt's not a cure, but researchers hope inserting a few genes into T cell receptors can keep HIV cells at bay. Researchers at the Stanford University School of...