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Recipes for Health: Baked Acorn Squash With Wild Rice — Recipes for Health
Serve one squash to each person at your Thanksgiving meal: They’ll be like miniature vegetarian (or vegan) turkeys.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to type 1 diabetes
A study has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,000 individuals suggests a...
Evolving roles of hospice and palliative care
Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while both often play a key role then, palliative care also can provide pain relief, symptom...
Being Neurotic, and Conscientious, a Good Combo for Health
Under certain circumstances neuroticism can be good for your health, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study showing [...]
Autism treatment: Metal-binding agent applied to the skin is not absorbed and is therefore ineffective
Metal-binding agents rubbed into the skin, prescribed by some alternative practitioners for the treatment of autism, are not absorbed and therefore are unlikely to be effective at helping the body...
Can the addition of radiolabeled treatments improve outcomes in advanced metastatic disease?
Radiolabeled agents are powerful tools for targeting and killing cancer cells and may help improve outcomes and lengthen survival times of patients with advanced disease that has spread beyond the...
Genetic variation may modify associations between low vitamin D levels and adverse health outcomes
Findings from a study suggest that certain variations in vitamin D metabolism genes may modify the association of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with health outcomes such as hip fracture,...
Migraines associated with higher incidence of brain lesions among women; effect on health uncertain
After nearly 10 years of follow-up of study participants who experienced migraines and who had brain lesions identified via magnetic resonance imaging, women with migraines had a higher prevalence and...
Scientists question designation of some emerging diseases
The Ebola, Marburg and Lassa viruses are commonly referred to as emerging diseases, but leading scientists say these life-threatening viruses have been around for centuries.
Even low-level radioactivity is damaging
Even the very lowest levels of radiation are harmful to life, scientists have concluded, reporting the results of a wide-ranging analysis of 46 peer-reviewed studies published over the past 40...
Defibrillator with less of a shock
Two scientists have developed a low-energy defibrillation scheme that significantly reduces the energy needed to re-establish a normal rhythm in the heart's main chambers. They hope this electrotherapy will be...
Experts report one of two remaining types of polio virus may be eliminated in Pakistan
Polio cases worldwide reached historic lows in 2012, and for the first time there were no new outbreaks beyond countries already harboring the disease, leaving researchers confident that a massive...
Injectable formulation of malaria parasites achieve controlled infection
In a breakthrough that could accelerate malaria vaccine and drug development, scientists just announced that, for the first time ever, human volunteers were infected with malaria via a simple injection...
Kidney Donors Given Mandatory Safeguards
The United Network for Organ Sharing will require that volunteers be informed about risks, screened for medical and psychological suitability, and tracked for future health problems.
Loss of essential blood cell gene leads to anemia
Scientists have discovered a new gene that regulates heme synthesis in red blood cell formation. Heme is the deep-red, iron-containing component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells responsible...
Life-saving role of heart attack centres confirmed in new study
Recent studies questioning the role of specialist heart attack centres produced misleading results because doctors tend to send the sickest patients to have the best care, according to new research.
G proteins regulate remodeling of blood vessels
Researchers are investigating the signalling pathways via which the smooth muscle cells of blood vessels react to extracellular changes.
Juvenile justice reforms should incorporate science of adolescent development, report finds
Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge.
Natural product produced by marine algae shows promise in stroke recovery treatment
A new study shows a compound produced naturally by marine algae, stimulated nerve cell growth and plasticity in cultured mouse neurons. This research advances a potentially new pharmacological treatment to...
Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk
Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear...
High exposure to food-borne toxins: Preschool children particularly vulnerable to compounds linked to cancer, other conditions
In a sobering study, researchers measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were...
Video: New eye surgery offers near-perfect vision
A surgery using a new technology called the LenSX laser offers patients near-perfect vision in a matter of minutes. WWL-TV's Meg Farris reports.
7 Gadgets to Keep Your Child Safe & Healthy
Here's a look at seven gadgets aimed at improving kids' health, along with expert tips for what parents may want to consider when making a purchase.
Novice or expert: How do consumers increase their knowledge about products?
Consumers seek out novel consumption experiences to increase their knowledge about products but do so selectively based on their level of expertise, according to a new study in the Journal...
High dose of Zocor tied to muscle problems
People taking the cholesterol-lowering medication Zocor should be aware they may be at risk for muscle problems if taking a high dose or using certain other medications and foods.
‘Coca-Cola’ Model for Delivering Malaria Meds is a Success, Should be Continued
A controversial program that uses the private market to provide affordable malaria treatments to people in Africa has dramatically increased [...]
Making the Case for Science: Representative Randy Hultgren Sees Room For Improvement in Federal Role
A "champion of science" seeks government vision for a healthy scientific enterprise
Patient trapped in health insurance rate hike
A patient's move from one Southern California community to another nearby triggers a 25% rate hike by Anthem Blue Cross despite no change in her care.It's understandable that car insurance...