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Recipes for Health: Cabbage, Onion and Millet Kugel — Recipes for Health
This savory kugel is substantial enough to serve as a main dish.
Acute care model improves surgical care quality, lowers costs for two procedures
An acute care surgery model led to improvement in the quality of surgical patient care and reduced the cost of emergency surgical care at a California medical center.
Even Social Cocaine Use Boosts Heart Attack Risk
You don't have to be an addict for the drug to mess up your heart.
Losing weight, especially in the belly, improves sleep quality
Weight loss, whether it’s from dietary changes alone or from diet combined with exercise, can help improve the quality of sleep among people who are overweight or obese, according to...
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine Helps Bridge the Gap for Future Military Physicians
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is playing an integral role in providing specialized training and support for medical students who are preparing to serve as physicians in the...
How underground rodent wards off cancer
iologists at the University of Rochester have determined how blind mole rats fight off cancer—and the mechanism differs from what [...]
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators can reduce sudden death in young patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A multicenter registry has demonstrated that the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to combat sudden cardiac death in high-risk pediatric patients suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
HIV and AIDS prevention--Progress and the challenges ahead
At least 2 million people worldwide will be infected with HIV this year, driving the need for better HIV prevention strategies to slow the global pandemic. A better understanding of...
New DNA vaccine technology poised to deliver safe and cost-effective disease protection
Scientists have taken a dramatic step forward in vaccine research, revealing the design of a universal platform for delivering highly potent DNA vaccines, by employing a cleverly re-engineered bacterium to...
We're more passive than we predict when sexually harassed, new study shows
Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with it.
Superbug MRSA identified in US wastewater treatment plants
The "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatment plants, according to new research. MRSA is well known for causing difficult-to-treat and potentially fatal bacterial infections...
New analysis of heart rate patterns on ECGs may predict death risk from all causes
Cardiologists suggest that electrocardiograms (ECGs), which are widely used tests to assess the heart’s electrical activity, may have a greater and more profound future role in predicting the risk of...
Some heart patients may respond differently to anti-platelet drugs
The cause of heart attacks or strokes among some patients treated with anti-platelet drugs may be different than for patients who have undergone surgical procedures to restore blood flow, according...
Overweight patients hospitalized with pneumonia more apt to survive
Medical researchers studied the records of nearly 1000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those...
Unexpected bottleneck identified in spread of herpes simplex virus
New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the...
USU Discovery Leads to Development of Vaccine to Help Prevent Deadly Virus
A scientific discovery made in the laboratory of Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), has led to...
Standardized booster seat laws could save lives of children
A nationwide standard on booster seat laws for children 4 feet 9 inches and shorter, or up to 8 years old, would save lives, a new study suggests.
Q & A: Can Cancer Develop as a Result of an Injury?
Until the 1920s, some doctors believed trauma did cause cancer, but most medical authorities, including the American Cancer Society, see no such link.
Older Adults Who Are Frail Much More Likely to Be Food Insufficient, According to National Study
A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity - scientifically categorized as "frail" - are five times more likely to report that...
New Hip Replacement Proedure has Less Pain, Faster Recovery
A new anterior approach to hip replacement surgery results in less pain, faster recovery and better mobility. The surgery is performed through the front (anterior) of the hip, rather...
Imaging Facility Develops Successful Radiation Dose Reduction Program, Reducing Patient Radiation Exposure Up to 90 Percent
According to an article in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, a medical imaging facility in San Diego, Imaging Healthcare Specialists, has implemented a...
Don't Overlook Health Risks during Hurricane Clean-up, Physician Warns
There are a host of post-hurricane health concerns as residents begin cleaning up or returning to their homes that could cause minor injuries or chronic illnesses to quickly intensify to...
Crib shortage leaves 50 babies on wait list
A local non-profit organization in the city is calling on Calgarians to donate baby supplies, specifically cribs.
Alexander Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, is the first surgeon in the USA to receive Board Certification in Endocrine Neck Ultrasound and FNA Biopsy
Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that Alexander Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, Endocrine Surgeon at Jersey Shore, has achieved an Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) and...
Vote This, Not That: Casting a Healthy Ballot
For many Americans, health care is a paramount issue when weighing their choices for the presidency, and rightly so. Currently the United States spends nearly $9,000 per capita annually for...
Medical Care Presents Update on Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Pharmaceutical health services research goes beyond studying the effects of individual drugs, to looking at the complex and interrelated effects of medications on the health of patients and the population....
Mayo Clinic and Collaborators to Study Use of Electronic Media to Improve Care of Traumatic Brain Injury
Mayo Clinic and collaborators, including the Departments of Health in Minnesota and Iowa, Regional Health in South Dakota and Sanford Health in North Dakota, have received a $2.2 million federal...
Cartoons Reduce Anxiety in Children Undergoing Anesthesia
Letting children watch a favorite cartoon is an effective and safe way to reduce anxiety before anesthesia and surgery, concludes a study in the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia,...