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Nadine Won't Die: Storm Becomes One of 10 Longest-Lasting
It won't break the overall record, though.
Anti-aging pill being developed
LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British doctor says anti-aging drugs that can lower the risk of diseases such as cancer and dementia, as well as wrinkles, will soon...
City Room: Even Health Dept. Isn't Safe From Bedbugs
The appearance of a single bedbug led to the fumigation of a floor at the headquarters of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Programs to get kids moving do little to fight obesity
Programs encouraging children to be physically active have little impact on their weight, a review suggests.
Eating cherries lowers risk of gout attacks by 35%, study suggests
A new study found that patients with gout who consumed cherries over a two-day period showed a 35% lower risk of gout attacks compared to those who did not eat...
The true costs of cancer in Europe revealed
New studies reveal for the first time the real economic and human costs of caring for cancer patients in Europe.
Making headway on beta-blockers and sleep
Researchers have found that melatonin supplementation significantly improved sleep in hypertensive patients taking beta-blockers.
New study identifies large gaps in lifetime earnings of specialist and primary-care physicians
A national study has found that earnings over the course of the careers of primary-care physicians averaged as much as $2.8 million less than the earnings of their specialist colleagues,...
One-fifth of spine surgery patients develop PTSD symptoms
Nearly 20 percent of people who underwent low back fusion surgery developed post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with that surgery, according to a recent study.
Arthur Conan Doyle's whaling venture
The surgeon aboard the whaling vessel Hope was often covered in the blood of seals and other animals, his clothes frozen enough that he'd have to stand next to the...
Progesterone Test Could Reveal Miscarriage Risk
A test of progesterone levels in early pregnancy could indicate whether the pregnancy is viable.
Effective HIV care benefited all HIV patients, regardless of demographics and behavioral risk
Improved treatment options, a multi-pronged treatment model, and federal funding have helped an inner city Baltimore clinic improve outcomes for HIV patients across all groups, including those most often hardest...
Bioengineers design rapid diagnostic tests inspired by nature
By mimicking nature's own sensing mechanisms, bioengineers have designed inexpensive medical diagnostic tests that take only a few minutes to perform. Their findings may aid efforts to build point-of-care devices...
Treating hepatitis C infection in prison is good public policy
Incarcerated patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are just as likely to respond to treatment for the disease [...]
Ambulance restraints could have saved patient: ex-paramedic
A former paramedic says a young man who died after he fled from an ambulance might still be alive if paramedics had been permitted to restrain him.
Meet the organ transplant team
The recently opened Institute of Transplantation in Newcastle upon Tyne is the first of its kind in the UK – a 'one-stop shop' for transplant patients
Editorial: Health Care Workers Have a Duty to Get Vaccinated
A survey finds that too many medical personnel fail to get flu shots, which puts patients at risk.
Revised Council Bill on Sick Days Gains Favor
City Councilman Daniel R. Garodnick has proposed changes to the legislation that would require fewer paid days off for illness than the original bill.
Helicopter heroes save lives of severely injured patients
The benefits and cost effectiveness of helicopter transport for severely injured patients is of continued debate. New research shows that for severe blunt trauma, patients transported by helicopter had a...
Burden of epilepsy in developing world described
The burden of epilepsy in poorer parts of the world could be readily alleviated by reducing the preventable causes and improving access to treatment, according to a review article.
Work-family conflict translates to greater risk of musculoskeletal pain for hospital workers
Nurses and other hospital workers, especially those who work long hours or the night shift, often report trying to juggle the demands of the job and family obligations. A study...
Life, Interrupted: A Cancer Patient’s Best Friend
I’m always being prescribed medicine, but I never thought I’d get a prescription for a puppy.
Out-of-Control Blood Pressure Higher for Cops & Firefighters
Firefighters and police officers are more likely to have high blood pressure than those in other occupations, but are less likely to be aware of their condition, or to take...
Deadly complication of stem cell transplants reduced in mice
Studying leukemia in mice, researchers have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when leukemia returns.
Surgery for crossed eyes not just for kids
Strabismus (crossed eyes) can be psychologically debilitating. But many adults who have this defect wrongly believe there's no treatment.
A 3-Year Search Uncovers Novel Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Genetic sleuthing finds evidence of a rhabdovirus in patient with mysterious hemorrhagic fever
Increased hospital infections linked to nurse burnout
New research concludes that the degree of "burnout" experienced by nurses could relate directly to the frequency with which patients acquire infections during hospital stays.
MHC's Amy Camp Awarded $1.5 Million NIH Grant
A $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow Mount Holyoke College's Amy Camp to investigate how particular types of bacteria "talk" during development, knowledge that...