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N. Korea suffers another Internet shutdown
North Korea suffered an Internet shutdown for at least two hours on Saturday, Chinese state-media and cyber experts said, after Pyongyang blamed Washington for an online blackout earlier this week.
Extra income boosts health of elderly in poor countries
Boosting the incomes of poor, elderly residents in developing countries can significantly improve their health and well-being, particularly in lung function and memory, a new study shows. The study compared...
New concussion laws result in big jump in concussion treatment
New laws regulating concussion treatment, bolstered by heightened public awareness, have resulted in a large increase in the treatment of concussion-related injuries for school-age athletes. Since 2009, all 50 states...
Survival rates higher in obese heart failure patients
Patients who were obese before developing heart failure lived longer than normal weight patients with the same condition according to a new study that examined the 'obesity paradox' by following...
Using laparoscopy for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. The deciding factor was...
Weight training appears key to controlling belly fat
Healthy men who did 20 minutes of daily weight training had less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat compared with men who spent the same amount of time doing...
Trial confirms Ebola vaccine candidate safe, equally immunogenic in Africa
Two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus are safe, and generated a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in healthy...
Test predicts response to treatment for complication of leukemia stem cell treatment
A new test may reveal which patients will respond to treatment for graft versus host disease (GVHD), an often life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants (SCT) used to treat leukemia...
Heart Attack Paradox: For Some, It's Better When The Cardiologist Is At A Convention
For some Medicare patients, the prognosis was better when cardiologists were away from the hospital attending national cardiology meetings. Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, and coauthors analyzed...
Group Sues Aetna, Claiming Discrimination Against H.I.V. Patients
Consumer Watchdog says a new policy requiring patients to obtain drugs by mail order violates the federal health care law.
That Old PlayStation Can Aid Science
Gaurav Khanna built a supercomputer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth physics department using 200 PlayStation 3 consoles.
Resveratrol : The Compound Behind All Those 'Red Wine Is Good For You' Stories
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Global Health: For Heroin Users, Less May Reduce Immune Cells
A study shows that in a year, those who used heroin only intermittently lost more CD4 blood cells than those who did not use it. Regular users had a slightly...
Living With Cancer: Playing the C Card
After the diagnosis, cancer can serve many purposes — an excuse for ice cream, a motivation to go fly-fishing, a reason to not do just about anything.
Panel recommends blood pressure screening to stop a 'silent killer'
Health authorities in the U.S. are taking fresh aim at a “silent killer” with a recommendation that all American adults be screened for high blood pressure.
Chicago Bears: Cutler to start, Clausen diagnosed with concussion
Chicago Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen was diagnosed with a concussion after experiencing delayed symptoms on Sunday night.
Kansas says new virus found after resident's death
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Health officials say a new virus has been discovered following the death of a southeast Kansas resident this summer and they believe...
Drug helps Huntington’s disease-afflicted mice, and their offspring
Famine, drug abuse and even stress can “silence” certain genes, causing health problems in generations to come. Now scientists are wondering—could therapies that change gene expression in parents help their...
New distance rehabilitation system developed for patients with heart pathologies
A new distance heart rehabilitation system based on physical exercise routines for people affected by heart pathologies has been developed by researchers. The system is designed for both chronic patients...
'Kiddie caudal' anesthesia seems safe, but still more to learn
A recent report provided anesthesiologists with reassuring data on the safety of caudal nerve block—sometimes called the "kiddie caudal"—for infants and young children undergoing surgery. But an editorial in the...
Does journal peer review miss best and brightest?
Gatekeeping predicts article citations but may fail to recognize unconventional but ultimately popular papers
Couple fight to keep $160,000 wine collection
Aileen GraefPHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Wine collector Arthur Goldman and his wife are trying to stop the state from seizing and destroying their $160,000 collection of wine.
Santa-suited firefighter's rescue caught on camera
Ben HooperRUTHERFORD, Australia, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- An Australian firefighter dressed as Santa to hand out treats to kids was caught on video giving CPR to a man pulled from...
Reading from tablets before bed alters sleep cycles
If you’re in bed reading this, you may feel sleepy tomorrow morning.
Bird flu follows avian flyways
A deadly bird flu virus spreads along wildfowl migration routes in Asia.
Can the blood of Ebola survivors create a cure?
Several leading scientists have embraced the idea of using survivors' antibodies as the most promising approach in the fight against Ebola.
Joe Cocker dead of cancer at age 70
Annie MartinCRAWFORD, Colo., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Singer Joe Cocker, known for covering "With a Little Help from My Friends" by the Beatles, died of lung cancer at age 70...
Pope Francis critical of Vatican's 'diseased' bureaucracy
Andrew V. PestanoVATICAN CITY, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Curia, the Vatican's administrative bureaucracy, suffers from ethical and spiritual illnesses ranging from superiority complexes, insensitivity and gossip, according to Pope...