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Epidemiological Algorithm Scans Your Tweets, Can Predict You'll Get The Flu Next Week
In a crowded urban area like New York City, it's impossible to keep your distance from people who may be sick. If you've left your apartment--and maybe even if you haven't--there's a...
Why cutting-edge medical technology may not lead to exploding health care costs
Sophisticated medical imaging is often cited as a leading driver of health care costs. The increasing availability of techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET),...
1st West Nile Case Reported in NY as Virus Hits 17 States
The first case of West Nile virus in New York this year was confirmed today.
U.S. Federal Court Says Stem Cell Treatments Are Drugs
Ruling could spur crackdown on adult stem cell clinics
Men seen as whole, women as body parts
The brains of both men and women perceived men as whole people while women were seen as body parts, according to a new U.S. study.
Maiden shows signs of TB-like infection
Analysis of Incan mummy captures information about immune system activity
The IUD: What Do Gynecologists Know That Other Women Don't?
Use of intrauterine devices for birth control is much more common among one group of women: gynecologists. What do they know that other women don't?
New Brunswick still waiting on catastrophic drug plan
People in New Brunswick are still waiting for the promised catastrophic drug plan they were promised during Premier David Alward's 2010 election campaign.
AIDS -- the South's shame
In the rural Deep South, HIV is more than an infection; it's a social illness affecting a deeply entrenched underclass.More than 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, a combination of...
REMPARK: Wearable System Treats Parkinson’s Patients In Real Time
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease.Now they are getting some high-tech help. REMPARK (Personal Health Device for the Remote and Autonomous Management of Parkinson’s Disease)...
Well: What We Can Learn From Third-World Health Care
Applying the successes of medical organizations that have delivered high-quality care under some of the most challenging circumstances possible could offer hope for improving our country's health care woes.
CT angiography speeds emergency diagnosis of heart disease in low-risk patients
Incorporating coronary CT angiography into the initial evaluation of low-risk patients coming to hospital emergency departments with chest pain appears to reduce the time patients spend in the hospital without...
Tighter background checks associated with fewer firearm deaths
Researcher says states with stricter gun laws report fewer deaths by firearm, but Internet availability can undermine that.
Adult stem cells from liposuction used to create blood vessels in the lab
Researchers used stem cells from fat to grow new small-diameter blood vessels in the laboratory. Lab-grown small-diameter blood vessels could help patients undergoing procedures such as heart bypass surgery.
Hunter gatherer clue to obesity
The idea that exercise is more important than diet in the fight against obesity has been contradicted by new research.
Study questions CT scans to rule out heart attacks
If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily...
How a low-protein diet predisposes offspring to adulthood hypertension
The children of mothers on a low-protein diet are more likely to develop hypertension as adults, but why? New research finds that the high maternal testosterone levels associated with a...
New classification system means a fairer competition for Paralympians
An exercise scientist from The University of Queensland is leading the development of a new classification system for assessing impairments [...]
Shark teeth have built-in toothpaste
An in-depth look at shark teeth has found that they contain fluoride, the active ingredient of most toothpaste and dental care mouthwashes.
Video: Robot doctor headed to a hospital near you
The latest creation from Bedford, Mass., company iRobot is a 5-foot, 4-inch, remotely controlled, physician on wheels named "RP-VITA." It's expected to be in hospitals across the country by the...
Females 'unfinished agenda' of AIDS response
Tackling the female side of the AIDS epidemic means going far beyond today's global focus on pregnant women, specialists told the world's largest AIDS meeting.
How malnutrition leads to inflamed intestines
More than one billion people in poor countries are starving, and malnutrition remains a major problem even in rich countries, making it a leading cause of death in the world....
Basal cell carcinoma risk can be chronic
A new analysis of factors that predict basal cell carcinoma recurrence in high-risk people finds that for many people it's more of a chronic disease. High sun exposure before the...
5 employees fired after Eastern Health privacy breaches
Eastern Health has fired five employees for breaching patient confidentiality, including one nurse who looked up the files of 122 patients.
US drug agency spied on scientists
Food and Drug Administration monitored five employees, defying promises about whistle-blower protection.Nature 487 418 doi: 10.1038/487418a
NFL Tackles Brain Trauma with Army Helmet Sensors
The NFL wants the U.S. Army helmet sensors to detect football brain injuries.
Life-threatening illness: To tell or not to tell?
NEW YORK (AP) -- In 1976, as a 24-year-old grad student, Samira Beckwith was diagnosed with the thing people still whispered about: cancer....
European rabbis fear circumcision row could spread
BERLIN (AP) -- A group of Orthodox rabbis warned Wednesday that the ancient Jewish practice of infant male circumcision could face further restrictions in Europe after...