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Total Solar Eclipse Occurs Tuesday: How to Watch Online
Several different organizations will be streaming live coverage of the celestial event.
Antioxidants may ease peripheral arterial disease (PAD) blood pressure increase, study suggests
Low antioxidant levels contribute to increased blood pressure during exercise for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to researchers. Their study shows that blood pressure increases more with exercise...
Statins may lower risk of cancer death
A study out of Denmark suggests use of cholesterol-lowering statins before and after a cancer diagnosis could reduce mortality.If you take statins to lower your cholesterol, you may also be...
Stem Cell Therapy No Benefit In Heart Attack Recovery
Autologous stem cells from bone marrow 3 or 7 days following a heart attack did not improve heart function six months later, according to a new clinical trial. The results of...
Telltale visible signs of aging may predict heart disease
Visible signs of aging may predict your risk of heart disease. A receding hairline, baldness, earlobe crease and yellow fatty deposits on the eyelids were among signs of aging associated...
Heart problems expected in third of baby boomers
Even among baby boomers in good shape, at least 1 in 3 will eventually develop heart problems or have a stroke as they age, U.S. doctors say.
Population spike could harm prisoner health
Overcrowded conditions fuelled by new federal laws that impose longer, stricter sentences will lead to more mental and physical health problems in prisons, a new report published in the Canadian...
Air exposure between blinks affects deposits on contact lenses
Modern contact lens materials are prone to drying when exposed to air, which contributes to the buildup of deposits on contact lenses, according to a new study.
Healthy living adds fourteen years to your life, study suggests
If you have optimal heart health in middle age, you may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, than your peers who have two or more cardiovascular...
Daily multivitamin use among men does not reduce risk of major cardiovascular events, study suggests
In a randomized study that included nearly 15,000 male physicians who were middle-aged or older, daily multivitamin use for more than 10 years of treatment and follow-up did not result...
Low vitamin D levels linked to longevity, surprising study shows
Low levels of vitamin D may be associated with longevity, according to a study involving middle-aged children of people in their 90s.
Peptide In Genetically Engineered Mice Mimics 'Good' Cholesterol
At the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012, a study showed that genetically engineered tomato plants produced a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when eaten In the study,...
High Fever and Evidence of a Virus? Caution, it Still May Be Kawasaki Disease
Clinicians should take caution when diagnosing a child who has a high fever and whose tests show evidence of adenovirus, and not assume the virus is responsible for Kawasaki-like symptoms....
Has A Fish ‘broken’ A Law Of Physics?
How a fish ‘broke’ a law of physics... says a press release from Bristol University. read more
More than a quarter of St. Louis EMTs don’t get flu vaccines
More than 25 percent of St. Louis area EMTs do not get vaccinated against the flu, new research shows.
Cystic kidney growth curbed
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting one in every 1,000 people and responsible for up to ten percent of patients on dialysis...
Heart attack packs a wallop to wallet of survivors, their employers
Heart attack and other forms of acute coronary syndrome are costly to patients and their employers. The economic burden to workers and their employers mounts from lost time, income and...
People can learn to sense with 'rat's whiskers' on fingers; May improve aids for the blind
A new experiment in which volunteers learned to sense objects' locations using just "rat whiskers" may help improve aids for the blind.
Saudi Arabia confirms 2nd case of SARS-like virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed that a second person in the kingdom has contracted a new respiratory virus related to...
Horizon Health revises resuscitation order policy
The Horizon Health Network is changing its resuscitation policy and is urging people to consider what level of care they want if they are in a health crisis.
The Role of Arbitration in Consumer Lending
Arbitration clauses are critical components of many contracts for consumer financial products. A panel of experts discusses the issues raised by the prevalence of arbitration clauses, and how they are...
Therapy for stroke patients improved: More mobility due to deafferentation
Painkilling drugs that make many therapies possible are a blessing for patients. Thanks to modern anesthetics, not only can surgical operations be conducted without causing pain, they are also used...
Daniel J. Rader, MD, Receives AHA'sClinical Research Prize
- Daniel J. Rader, MD, professor of Medicine and chief, Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics, at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been...
Runny nose, bedridden, fat wallet … welcome to Flu Camp
Luring volunteers with payments of up to £3,750, Flu Camp makes a cold pay. Would you be willing to take the medical risk?Atishoo! The cold season is well under way, and you...
Cheap urine test for lymphatic filariasis
A new urine test for lymphatic filariasis is expected to help Sri Lanka eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
Old Tuberculosis Treatment Performs As Prodrug
Antibiotics: Metabolomics sheds new light on mechanism of aminosalicylic acid
Charmaine Yoest’s Cheerful War on Abortion
The head of Americans United for Life isn’t a moderate, but she plays one on TV.
Campaigners angry at growth bill
Campaigners accuse the government of creating a developers' charter with its Growth and Infrastructure Bill being debated in the Commons later.