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Young adults better at texting while driving
Researchers found that adults in their forties and fifties were four times more likely to swerve while texting than younger drivers
New hope for rare disease drug development
Using combinations of well-known approved drugs has for the first time been shown to be potentially safe in treating a rare disease, according to the results of a clinical trial....
How does prostate cancer form? Parkinson's Link?
The cause of prostate cancer may be linked to Parkinson’s disease through a common enzyme family called sirtuins. Finding an enzyme that regulates this process could provide excellent new prevention...
Wild blueberries (bilberries) can help tackle adverse effects of high-fat diet
Eating bilberries diminishes the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, according to a recent study. For the first time, bilberries were shown to have beneficial effects on both blood pressure...
Moms of food-allergic kids need dietician's support
Discovering your child has a severe food allergy can be a terrible shock. Even more stressful can be determining what foods your child can and cannot eat, and constructing a...
High-dose flu vaccine superior for frail elderly living in long-term care facilities
The high-dose flu vaccine is significantly better than the regular flu shot at boosting the immune response to the flu virus in frail, older residents of long-term care facilities, according...
Mutations prevent programmed cell death
Programmed cell death is a mechanism that causes defective and potentially harmful cells to destroy themselves. It serves a number of purposes in the body, including the prevention of malignant...
Researchers hope patent can pave way to future treatments of heart, lung disease
Researchers have received a patent for its use of a peptide that has been shown to prevent or reduce damage to intestinal tissue. Their ongoing work may have far-reaching implications,...
Cellular Hydrogen Peroxide - A New Twist On The Free Radical Antioxidant Relationship
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a strong oxidizer. You may know it as a wound disinfectant or as a bleaching agent for hair and teeth but it is also created naturally...
Air pollution linked to autism
Air pollution may double a pregnant woman's risk of having a child with autism, a new study suggests.
Cambodian villagers angry over HIV outbreak
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Cambodia's prime minister appealed Thursday to villagers in northwestern Cambodia not to lynch an unlicensed medical practitioner who they suspect caused...
Texas police hunt for man who shot television weatherman in parking lot
Morning show meteorologist hit twice while in his car and underwent surgeryKCEN reported ‘person of interest’ in custody but cops won’t call him suspect Continue reading...
Demi Lovato: Kim Kardashian helped me accept my curves
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Demi Lovato said Kim Kardashian "revolutionized what's accepted with curves these days" and helped her learn to accept her own body.
Ebola survivors fight prejudice
Organizations seek to help patients reintegrate into society after recovering from the virus.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.16561
Protection of the mouse gut by mucus depends on microbes
The quality of the colon mucus in mice depends on the composition of gut microbiota, reports a Swedish-Norwegian team of researchers from the University of Gothenburg and the Norwegian University...
Life expectancy grew six years since 1990, global study finds
Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 thanks to falling death rates from cancer and heart disease in rich countries and better survival in poor...
Researchers discover protein protecting against chlorine
Chlorine is a common disinfectant that is used to kill bacteria, for example in swimming pools and drinking water supplies. Our immune system also produces chlorine, which causes proteins in...
Close Call! Accidental Pufferfish Diners All Recover
The 11 Brazilians who mistakenly ate a poisonous pufferfish fillet have recovered and left the hospital, even two who had severe symptoms, including cardiac arrest and respiratory failure.
Culvert repairs pose environmental risks, require safeguards
A new report recommends that states require standardized testing to safeguard against environmental contamination caused by a widely used method for rehabilitating aging drainage culverts.
Badger cull fails to meet target
Fewer than half the target number of badgers were killed in this year's cull in Gloucestershire, Defra announces.
Parents: How to Help a Shy Kid
Childhood shyness raises the risk of anxiety disorders later on, but only for kids who lack a secure attachment to their caregivers, a new study finds. Here's a look at...
Amid scrutiny, Uber vows bigger focus on safety
(AP)—Uber promises to focus on rider safety amid increasing concerns that its drivers are not adequately screened for past criminal convictions.
Portland Trail Blazers rally to beat Milwaukee Bucks
LaMarcus Aldridge tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers top the Milwaukee Bucks, 104-97, on Wednesday.
Atlanta Hawks hammer Cleveland Cavaliers
A third-quarter onslaught Tuesday night might've helped the Atlanta Hawks silence some doubters.
Coroner can't determine how Bradley Stone died
Frances BurnsNORRISTOWN, Pa., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Marine Bradley Stone was found dead after killing his ex-wife and six members of her family, but a coroner hasn't determined...
Old product might help smokers quit
A drug used in Eastern Europe for decades by people trying to quit smoking outperformed a nicotine patch in a six-month test.
Growing shortage of stroke specialists seen in U.S.
Although stroke is the number four cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States, there’s an increasing shortage of neurologists who specialize in stroke care,...
A fresh setback for efforts to cure HIV infection
Researchers are reporting another disappointment for efforts to cure infection with the AIDS virus. Six patients given blood-cell transplants similar to one that cured a man known as "the Berlin...