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The risks of antibiotic resistance and consumption: learning with hands-on activities
An innovative laboratory-based summer project -- Microbiology recipes: antibiotics a la carte -- addressing antibiotic resistance and natural antibiotics has been shown to be an effective strategy to increase high...
Doctors who perform abortions are compelled by conscience, just like those who refuse
Exercising conscience in healthcare is usually defined as refusing to provide contested services, like abortion. But in an article to be published Sept. 13 in the New England Journal of...
Cloned receptor paves way for new breast and prostate cancer treatment
Researchers have cloned a T-cell receptor that binds to an antigen associated with prostate cancer and breast cancer. T cells that have been genetically equipped with this T-cell receptor have...
NYC bans large sugary drinks
New York City's health board has passed a rule banning super-sized, sugary drinks at restaurants, concession stands and other eateries.
Whooping cough vaccine's effectiveness wanes
The safer vaccine for whooping cough that was introduced in the 1990s loses effectiveness much faster than previously thought, a new study suggests.
Feeding microbials to chickens leads to mysterious immune response
A recent article helps researchers further understand how microbials and probiotics affect poultry health. These findings could have long standing implications as producers feel the pressure to move away from...
Scientists Discover How an Out-of-Tune Protein Leads to Muscle Demise in Heart Failure
A new study has unraveled the changes in a key cardiac protein that can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.
National Briefing | Washington: Panel Approves Veterans’ Infertility Treatment Bill
The bill would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization treatment for veterans and spouses.
Regulation of Circumcision Method Divides Some Jews
A proposal would require parents to sign a consent form about the risk of herpes transmission when a circumcision procedure includes direct oral contact.
Sinusitis linked to microbial diversity
A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes...
Detection and characterization of norovirus in outbreaks of gastroenteritis
Researchers conducted a study on norovirus (NoV) in lettuces. The virus causes outbreaks of Gastroenteritis among children below age 5 in Malaysia.
Concussion awareness helps reduce long-term complications
Soccer, football, cheerleading, gymnastics and other sports run an increased risk of concussion because of the rigorous demands of today's play and practice. Any type of traumatic brain injury, including...
Expert recommendations ignore vital issues for patients, study suggests
In the medical world, where decisions invariably involve risk and uncertainty, physicians note that experts generally base their recommendations on the outcome of death, which is “readily determined, easily quantified,...
Case for breast cancer screening builds in Europe
Pros of breast cancer screening outweigh cons, review suggests
Antidepressants, sleeping pills raise driving risk
Drivers who take certain antidepressants, anti-anxiety or sleeping pills could be at higher risk for motor vehicle collisions.
Single gene cause of insulin sensitivity may offer insight for treating diabetes
The first single gene cause of increased sensitivity to the hormone insulin has been discovered. The opposite condition – insulin resistance – is a common feature of type 2 diabetes,...
Health warning on salt levels in bacon
Some packs of bacon contain three times the salt of others in the same supermarket, warns Consensus Action on Salt and HealthBacon is now the second-biggest source of salt in the UK...
Novel non-antibiotic agents against MRSA and strep infections
Researchers have discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as strep, harmless by preventing the production...
Well: The Well Quiz: Cutting Health Costs
How much do you know about the excess spending that goes on in our health care system? Take this quiz to find out.
Belly button kidney removal boosts living-donor satisfaction
Living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key categories, compared to donors who underwent traditional multiple-port laparoscopic removal,...
Editorial: False Promises on Ovarian Cancer
New evidence on screening tests is disturbing. The tests provide no gain, but can lead to harmful surgeries and complications.
Medical Care Networks Show Savings, Study Finds
A study indicated a slowing of costs for hospitals and doctors that collaborated to keep a defined group of patients healthier, a model promoted by the federal health care law.
Waste and Promise Seen in U.S. Health Care System
The Institute of Medicine says the American medical system loses $750 billion annually by squandering 30 cents of every dollar spent.
'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the...
CDC reports incidents of tainted ricotta cheese
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and at least...
Is Homeopathic Medicine Really That Implausible?
Homeopathic Remedies kh1234567890 via flickrWe look into the mathematics of alternative medicine The new British minister of health has recently become the target of scorn and mockery, after a science writer with The...
Methanol kills 19, injures 24 in central Europe
PRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech Republic announced emergency measures Wednesday to combat a wave of alcohol poisoning, saying that 19 people have died and 24 have...
India tightens clinical trial regulations
India is planning tighter legislation to regulate clinical trials and expansion of its pool of experts in concerned medical fields.