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Recipes for Health: Winter Squash and Molasses Muffins
Add walnuts and raisins or chopped apricots to personalize these moist muffins.
Bellevue Hospital Evacuates Patients After Backup Power Fails
An administrator described third-world conditions, with no hot water, no lab or radiology services and pails of water hauled up the stairs to use for flushing toilets.
Reducing radiation: Heart Institute model shows hope for new standards in Canada
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is setting the stage in what could become a revolution in medical imaging in Canada as it announces striking results in radiation reduction for...
New Approaches to Prevent Recurrent Ear Infections
Eliminating bacteria’s DNA and boosting antimicrobial proteins that already exist may help prevent middle ear infections from reoccurring. These are [...]
Honeybees harbor antibiotic-resistance genes
Bacteria in the guts of honeybees are highly resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline, probably as a result of decades of preventive antibiotic use in domesticated hives. Researchers from Yale University...
Smoking and hyperactivity share common genetic risk factor
A variation of a particular gene may link the behaviors typical of childhood attention hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short, and those associated with smoking, suggests new research.
Powered exoskeleton helps paralyzed walk
NASHVILLE, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- People paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step could gain some independence thanks to a new exoskeleton, U.S. researchers...
Smoking causes asthma in second generation offspring, study shows
The dangers of smoking on smokers and their children are widely known but new research demonstrates that nicotine exposure also causes asthma in the smoker’s grandchildren. Asthma is a major...
Japanese Paper That Fell For False Stem Cell Claim Takes Corrective Action
Reporters and editors involved get pay cuts for lax fact-checking
New strategy aims to control HIV replication
Researchers have developed a novel technique that may be applied to vaccines, to stimulate the production of cells responsible for removing viruses — such as HIV — and other pathogens.
Fighting melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy
Blocking the action of a particular protein in our skin could improve the treatment of skin cancers, according to a new study.
New findings on men's genes could alter interpretation of PSA test
By studying a specific part of the male DNA, it may be possible to refine the interpretation of PSA tests. This would reduce the risk of men being treated for...
Researchers identify genetic basis of cardiac, craniofacial birth defects
A group of researchers in Israel, the United States and other nations have made important advances in the rapidly-expanding field of "regenerative medicine," outlining for the first time connections in...
Mammograms save 1 life for 3 unnecessary ones
Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies.
Oxidative stress and altered gene expression occurs in a metabolic liver disease model
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is the most common genetic liver disorder in children and may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in adults. New evidence indicates that oxidative stress occurs in a...
During IVF, sex and satisfaction can suffer
An Indiana University study has found that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization report that the process of infertility treatment has many [...]
Everyone in the pool! Water workouts just as good as on land
Biking, running and walking are all good for you. But the strain can be tough if you’re overweight, have arthritis [...]
Every single junk food meal damages your arteries, new study reveals
A single junk food meal – composed mainly of saturated fat – is detrimental to the health of the arteries, while no damage occurs after consuming a Mediterranean meal rich...
Women in medicine: Athena Swan analysis reveals promotion roadblocks
Are fewer women in senior roles due to application numbers or recruitment practice? Paul Brennan reports on the findings of a self-assessment exercise at Cardiff UniversityWomen are staying in biomedical research beyond postgraduate...
Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER
Half of children with heart failure will die or need a heart transplant, an outcome that has prompted new guidelines for emergency room doctors to help recognize the problem.
Sports of The Times: With No One Looking, Mental Illness in Athletes Can Stay Hidden
At a time when brain trauma has become front and center of a national conversation about safety, sports can too often be a masking agent that hides deeply rooted mental...
Taking the sting out of medical tape
Ripping off a Band-Aid may sting for a few seconds, but the pain is usually quickly forgotten. However, for newborns’ sensitive skin, tearing off any kind of adhesive can pose a serious...
Sandy Speeds Up, Risk of Deadly Winds Increases Onshore
Hurricane expected to make landfall early this evening.
Archery fad by kids could shoot up shoulder, arm, hand injuries
With so many youngsters picking up the sport/hobby of archery thanks to its increased popularity in TV shows like “Revolution” and movies like “The Hunger Games” and “Brave,” Harris Health...
Mummy unwrapping brought Egyptology to the public
Public “unwrappings” of real mummified human remains performed by both showmen and scientists heightened the fascination, but also helped develop the growing science of Egyptology, says a historian.
For many prostate cancer patients, web sites are too difficult to read
Ninety million American adults read below high school levels. But a study has found that only 4.8 percent of web sites describing prostate cancer were written below a high school...
Really?: The Claim: Celiac Disease Is Influenced by Season of Birth
Some studies suggest that people born in the spring and summer are more susceptible to the disease, which is triggered by gluten in wheat, barley and rye.
Global Update: Gates Foundation Backs Hospital Transportation for Expectant Mothers
Rutted roads in rural Ghana are an obvious problem, but women and infants there often die partly because of prejudices against wives or newborns leaving the house.