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Recipes for Health: Asian Chopped Salad With Seasoned Tofu ‘Fingers’ — Recipes for Health
Served with baked tofu “fingers,” this salad can hold all the leftover vegetables from your Thanksgiving feast.
Experts recommend closer scrutiny of radiation exposure from CT scans
Amid increasing fear of overexposure to radiation from CT scans, a panel of experts has recommended more research on the health effects of medical imaging and ways to reduce unnecessary...
Well: Weight Loss Surgery May Not Combat Diabetes Long-Term
Many obese Type 2 diabetics who undergo gastric bypass surgery do not experience a remission of diabetes, and of those that do, about a third redevelop diabetes within five years...
Vitamin D tied to lower rates of tooth decay
A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, [...]
Car Pollution Linked to Autism
Exposure to air pollution from cars in early life may increase the risk of autism, a new study suggests.
Flu Outbreaks Predicted with Weather Forecast Techniques
Scientists have developed a new system that adapts techniques used in weather prediction to generate local forecasts of seasonal influenza outbreaks. By predicting the timing and severity of the outbreaks...
The New Old Age Blog: New Efforts to Close Hospitals' Revolving Doors
Spurred by new financial penalties that Medicare started imposing in October on places with too many readmissions, hospitals are doing more outreach and intervention to make sure patients are following...
New Hope For IGF-1 Cancer Treatments
Various drugs companies have tried to produce antibodies that bind to the type 1 insulin-like growth factor, or IGF-1, receptor on the cell surface, which has a critical part to...
Preventive screening for sudden cardiac death in young athletes debated
While ensuring the safety of high school and college athletes is hardly controversial, the method and associated costs of doing so are hotly debated. Conducting electrocardiographic screenings of all young...
U.S. Healthcare: Newly insured patients may have trouble finding primary care physicians
A significant percentage of the primary care physicians most likely to care for newly insured patients may be not be accepting new patients. The investigators note that strategies designed to...
Well: Returning to Bellevue Hospital After Hurricane Sandy
After Bellevue Hospital was evacuated during Hurricane Sandy, many doctors and staff members underwent the feelings of loss and confusion that are not dissimilar to the experience of being ill.
Drugs limiting excess mucus could save lives
Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common killers worldwide. But no effective treatments exist to address the major cause of death...
Metabolic protein launches sugar feast that nurtures brain tumors
PKM2 slips into nucleus to promote cancer; potential biomarker and drug approach discovered.
200,000 UK homes 'may become uninsurable' over flood risk
Some 200,000 British homes could become uninsurable from next year due to flood risks unless a deal is struck with the government, insurers said Monday, as yet more rain teemed...
Nasty Wound Leads to Bacteria Discovery
An Indiana man's nasty injury led scientists to discover a new type of bacteria that sheds light on symbiotic microbes in insects.
Does 'LOL' Really Mean 'Lucifer Our Lord'?
Nope. Just 'laughing out loud,' according to most people.
Possible new treatment for Ewing sarcoma
Discovery of a new drug with high potential to treat Ewing sarcoma, an often deadly cancer of children and young [...]
Really?: Breathing Exercises Can Relieve Asthma
Some exercises, like hyperventilation-reduction techniques and yoga breathing exercises, can help asthmatics, a comprehensive review finds.
Books: Woe Is Syphilis, and Other Afflictions of Famous Writers
Dr. John J. Ross, a Harvard physician, has written a gripping and instructive collection of 10 medico-literary biographical sketches.
Hearing Begins For California Chemistry Professor In Lab Death Case
Lab Safety: Outcome will determine whether Patrick Harran goes to trial
BioMAP screening procedure could streamline search for new antibiotics
Researchers have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical extracts from natural sources.
Seizures linked to surgery drugs can be prevented by anesthetics, experts say
Two drugs commonly given during cardiac surgery can lead to convulsive seizures, but anesthetics can help cut the risk, according to new research.
Did you see that? How could you miss it?
A psychology study shows that people do not recall things they have seen -- or at least walked by -- hundreds of times.
Ranbaxy recalls generic Lipitor doses
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled dozens of lots of its generic version of cholesterol drug Lipitor because some may contain tiny glass...
What Happens to the Brain in a Coma
In comatose patients, high-traffic brain regions go dark, while more peripheral regions become active.
Thomas Jefferson University Honoring Cancer Pioneer Axel Ullrich with Lennox K. Black International Prize
Two-day symposium Nov. 29 and 30 will focus on individualized medicine.
UNESCO head faces early leadership challenge
Rival bid for leadership poses threat to Bokova's second term.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.11886
Recall of sunscreen due to fire risk expanded
The makers of a popular line of sun products is expanding its recall of continuous spray sunscreens because they pose a fire risk