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Federal website intended to help people navigate health insurance options
The federal government unveiled its new website Thursday for consumers looking for health coverage, on the same day that insurance policies for uninsured people with medical conditions became available through...
U.S. home birth risk review 'political': MD
Planned home births are linked to a tripling of infant mortality compared with planned hospital births, according to a U.S. review that drew sharp criticism from Canadian researchers whose data...
Stanford stem cell scientist leads effort to prevent fraudulent treatment
Leading stem cell researchers from institutions around the world are issuing warnings about unproven stem cell therapies being marketed on the Internet and have launched a website to educate and...
Experimental nonsteroidal treatment of asthma shows promise
A new nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory therapy made from a human protein significantly decreases disease signs of asthma in mice, opening the possibility of a new asthma therapy for patients who do...
Higher testosterone may raise risk of heart disease in elderly men
A large U.S. multicentre study shows that older men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to have a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease in the future. The results...
Low vitamin D linked to the metabolic syndrome in elderly people
A new study adds to the mounting evidence that older adults commonly have low vitamin D levels and that vitamin D inadequacy may be a risk factor for the metabolic...
Needles improve exercise tolerance in heart patients
Acupuncture can improve exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic heart failure. This was determined in a clinical pilot study by the team headed by Dr Johannes Backs, physician and...
Video: Tan Tax Could Ease Melanoma
There will soon be a 10% tax increase at indoor tanning salons, an idea to help pay for health care reform. As Michelle Miller reports, it may slow down the...
Environmental toxins affect the body's hormone systems
Marianne Kraugerud's doctoral research has led to the discovery that individual variants of the environmental pollutants PCB and PFC can affect several of the body's hormone systems in a more...
CWRU study finds visually impaired people get insulin pen dosages right
Labels on the popular insulin pen used by people with diabetes warn against visually-impaired people using pens to measure out and administer their insulin dosage...
Researchers identify what makes MRSA lethal
Scientists studying the so-called “superbug” MRSA have identified one of the components responsible for making it so deadly. Scientists have proven for the first time that a protein called FnBP...
Stem-cell therapy may provide new approach to fight infection
A new study from researchers in Ottawa and Toronto suggests that a commonly used type of bone marrow stem cell may be able to help treat sepsis, a deadly condition...
More Than Two Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Surgical Services
More than two billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to surgical treatment, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The Harvard researchers...
Study shows short-term kidney failure in heart patients may not be as detrimental
New research led by UC Health cardiologists shows that while short-term worsening kidney function is frequent among patients with heart failure, these patients also have better outcomes than those who...
Rare variants in gene coding may up risk of autoimmune disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rare variants in the gene coding of an enzyme that controls the activity of a key immune cell occur more often in people with autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid...
Is My Parents' Consent Required for Me to Join Their Plan?
The regulations spelling out rules for extending coverage tp adult children don't specifically address who has the final word in this decision.
Side-effects are leading cause of changes to HIV therapy
A study in seven Latin American and Caribbean countries has revealed the reasons for early modification or abandonment of antiretroviral therapy.
Consensus statement on diagnosis and management of nasal valve compromise
The American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has announced the release of a consensus statement to address ambiguities and disparities in the diagnosis and management of...
New key to corneal transplant success
Although already one of medicine's most successful transplant procedures, doctors continue to seek ways to improve corneal transplants. Now, for the first time, a team of German and British researchers...
Millions of vaccine doses to be burned
(AP) -- About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired - meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million...
Study links low national average IQs with infectious diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have noted areas of the world with the lowest average intelligence quotient (IQ) also tend to have the highest rates of infectious diseases, and...
Doctors to treat septic patients with hypothermia
Inducing mild hypothermia is easy to implement in clinical practice and may be a valuable tool in the treatment of human sepsis patients, say researchers at the University of Brest,...
New blood-test to aid in Schizophrenia Diagnosis
A new blood-test resulting from research at Cambridge University could aid in the early diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia - complementing the traditional patient interview-based diagnosis.
Hong Kong study promises new swine flu treatment
Hong Kong researchers have discovered a new way to treat patients suffering from swine flu, a report said Thursday, after the deadly virus killed more than 18,000 people worldwide in...
Researchers work to prevent neurological diseases
Many diseases of brain function, such as epilepsy and schizophrenia, are caused by problems in how neurons communicate with each other. Researchers are analyzing these commands and connections in an...
Severe Obesity Becoming More Common in Sixth-Graders
Nearly 7 percent of sixth graders across the U.S. are severely obese, reveals a new study appearing online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Sedentary Behavior Puts White Women at Greatest Risk for Obesity
Obesity is climbing steadily among American women and an inactive lifestyle is one risk factor. A new study finds that sedentary white women are more apt to become obese than...
14-year trial shows that prostate cancer screening reduces deaths by almost half
or clues such as pre-cancerous cells - is strongly encouraged as a way of improving public health. However, there are doubts as to whether the benefits of screening outweighs the...