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Vital Signs: For Omega-3s, Fish May Do More Than Pills
Taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids does not have the same effect of reducing the risk of stroke as eating fish high in omega-3s, a study shows.
The Doctor’s World: Doctors Chased Clues to Identify Meningitis Outbreak
The work of state and federal epidemiologists in identifying an outbreak of fungal meningitis and tying it to a tainted steroid highlights many of the strengths of government health agencies.
Bypass Surgery Improves Survival for Patients with Diabetes and Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease
An international, clinical research trial has shown that patients with diabetes whose multi-vessel coronary artery disease is treated with bypass surgery live longer and are less likely to suffer severe...
Family background affects risk of disability from back disorders
Work and lifestyle factors affecting the risk of disability due to low back disorders tend to be shared among family members, reports a new study.
Young birds can get 'drunk' on fermented berries: Effects similar to those for people, only drunk birds have much further to fall
Young birds can get "drunk" on fermented berries and exhibit all the symptoms familiar to people who overindulge, indicates a small study.
Japanese family members less likely than others to give CPR for cardiac arrest
Family members didn’t give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at [...]
Without adult intervention in concussion management, youth sports can become demolition derby
Chris Hummel, a concussion researcher and longtime athletic trainer, says coaches, parents and referees need to be educated in recognizing and managing concussions in young athletes. Those adults also need...
New studies reinforce American Heart Association's stand on limiting sodium
New studies reinforce the American Heart Association's recommendation to limit daily sodium (salt) intake to less than 1,500 milligrams. Suggestions by some groups that healthy people can consume more sodium...
Doctors debate value of 'fringe' heart treatment
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A heart disease treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by...
Drug doesn't significantly lower risk of major heart problems in dialysis patients
In one of the largest and longest trials involving patients with kidney failure, a study led by an international team of researchers found that cinacalcet -- a drug commonly prescribed...
Vaccine Liability
Lawsuits: Supreme Court will decide whether law protects drugmakers from claims over injuries
UAB Experts and Faculty Presentations for AHA Scientific Sessions
UAB researchers are available to weigh in on newsworthy presentations, moderators and more from the annual American Heart Association meeting.
Penn Medicine Announces New Advanced Care Hospital Pavilion and Trauma Center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Medicine announced today plans to begin the second part of an expansion project that will transform and modernize the advanced care services provided at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center...
Cancer Pioneer James Allison Leads MD Anderson Immunotherapy Efforts
Drug from scientist's research helps the immune system recognize and destroy malignant cells
Phase 2 Study Of Zerenex For Treatment Of Non-Dialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Initiated
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the initiation of a Phase 2 study of Zerenex (ferric citrate), an ferric iron-based phosphate binder drug candidate, in managing serum phosphorus and iron deficiency...
Glybera Is First Gene Therapy Approved By European Commission
Glybera is the first gene therapy approved by regulatory authorities in the Western world. niQure announced it has received approval from the European Commission for the gene therapy Glybera(R) (alipogene...
5 Questions: Yoga instructor Sara Ivanhoe
Sara Ivanhoe has always been a bit ahead of her time. The 41-year-old yoga instructor has been practicing yoga since she was in high school. At first, she had no...
Sports drinks' role often overplayed
Gatorade, Powerade and other bottles of candy-colored drinks are a common sight at athletic events. And not just on the playing fields. But are they really helpful? New research suggests...
How To Lose 5 Billion Calories
While the goal of en enlightened society has always been food so plentiful and cheap that even poor people could afford to be fat, it hasn't been without pitfalls in...
A Promising Drug With a Flaw
The anticlotting drug Pradaxa, on the market only two years, is growing in popularity for its ease of use, but it has been associated with hemorrhaging, and it has no...
Pennsylvania Omitted Poison Data in Water Report
A state scientist says that a department involved in a lawsuit over the effects of fracking on drinking water did not request full test results.
Reactions to everyday stressors predict future health
Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems -- it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to new research.
Well: The Mental Fallout of the Hurricane
Survivors of disasters like Hurricane Sandy frequently suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms like recurrent nightmares, flashbacks and a hair-trigger temper, but research has also revealed that we can mitigate the psychological...
New finding gives clues for overcoming tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer
A cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients with estrogen-positive breast cancers, combating a widespread problem in effective...
Simulations improve predictability of aneurysm development
Brain aneurysms occur in about six percent of the population. They are dilated sections of blood vessels, which can deteriorate over time until the blood vessel wall ruptures, resulting in...
Telemedicine helping ill patients across the north
More people are accessing cancer care in Sudbury without having to travel long distances to do so.
Cancer doctors pledge to take prevention and treatment to the poor
Aids doctors joined with activists to lead the fight for treatment in the developing world. At a meeting in Switzerland, cancer doctors took the first tentative steps towards adopting their mantleDoctors were at...
Stricter smoking bans tied to more health benefits
Smoking bans in workplaces were associated with fewer deaths and hospitalizations due to heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases, a new review finds.