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Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'New York TimesThe name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went. Now, a new study [...]
Counsel & Heal
Regular Coffee Drinkers Less Likely To Die EarlyCounsel & HealPeople who drink a few cups of coffee daily are likely to live longer than people who don't drink coffee, according to a new study. Nothing sounds better than waking up to nice hot cup of coffee. Well! There's all the more reason why [...]
Brisbane Times
South Carolina woman 'very ill, but stable' with rare infectionCNNBy Tom Watkins, CNN (CNN) — A South Carolina woman undergoing treatment for infection with a rare case of "flesh-eating" bacteria was in critical but stable condition Thursday at Greenville Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.South Carolina woman battles flesh-eating bacterial diseaseChicago TribuneNew mom diagnosed [...]
Daily Mail
South Carolina woman struck by flesh-eating bacteria diseaseReutersBy Harriet McLeod | CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A new mother of twins in Greenville, South Carolina, is the latest victim of a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacterial infection, health officials said on Thursday.Mother who gave birth in Atlanta battling flesh-eating bacteriaFox NewsSecond Case Of [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
Very Sugary Diet Makes You StupidMedical News TodayAs we near the final year exams for schools and universities, students should be wary of powering up on buckets of soda and pocketfuls of candy bars. A UCLA study on rats suggests that fructose slows down the brain and memory functions.Sugar Makes You StupidMen’s FitnessHigh [...]
CBC.ca
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longerFox NewsOne of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to …Magic beans? [...]
The Atlantic
Coffee drinkers likelier to live longerTimes of IndiaResults of the study show that death rates over a 13-year period among men and women who drank coffee decreased with a greater number of cups per day, up to six. The trend was seen for deaths from any cause, and from specific causes such as heart [...]
The Atlantic
Coffee linked to lower risk of deathLos Angeles TimesA study finds that older adults who drink java are less likely to die than those who don't. Subjects who averaged four or five cups per day fared best, though it's not clear why. The research is the largest analysis to date to suggest that coffee's [...]
CBC.ca
Study suggests lower death risk for coffee loversReuters(Reuters) – Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, according to a US study of 400000 people.Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Live LongerTIMECoffee [...]
CBS News
Paralyzed woman uses mind-control technology to operate robotic armCBS News(CBS News) – In a potentially astounding development for victims of paralysis, researchers on Wednesday published a report describing how two people paralyzed by stroke are able to operate a robotic arm using only their minds.Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic ArmU.S. News & [...]
TIME
Do-It-Yourself HIV Test? FDA Considers ApprovalTIMEIt may soon be possible to quickly test yourself for HIV in the privacy of your own home. But experts question the 93% accuracy rate, which falls below the government's recommended 95%. By Matthew Perrone | AP | May 16, 2012 | + The Food and Drug …Home HIV test [...]
Daily Mail
OraSure In-Home HIV Test Kit Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalBusinessWeekBy Anna Edney on May 16, 2012 OraSure Technologies Inc. (OSUR) (OSUR) soared 32 percent in early trading after US regulatory advisers backed its bid to bring to market the first at-home HIV test that lets people get results without using a doctor or …Home [...]
AFP
Home HIV test advancesPhiladelphia InquirerBy Don Sapatkin OraQuick's test gives results in about 20 minutes. About 240000 Americans do not know they are HIV positive. A federal advisory committee on Tuesday unanimously approved over-the-counter sale of a rapid HIV test, acknowledging the need …Home HIV Test A Step Closer To RealityKERO-TV 23Federal Panel Backs Easier [...]
CBS News
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlierMarietta TimesAP WASHINGTON (AP) — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.Scientists hunt ways to stall [...]
CBS News
Groundbreaking $100M study aims to stop Alzheimer's before it startsCBS News(CBS News) Alzheimer's disease cannot be cured but it can be prevented. The government announced Tuesday a $100 million study to test an Alzheimer's prevention drug in just one family. It's potentially a breakthrough because it's hard to test …New plan to fight Alzheimer'smsnbc.comScientists [...]
BBC News
Trial Targets Alzheimer's Before It StrikesWall Street JournalBy SHIRLEY S. WANG And LOUISE RADNOFSKY An unusual Alzheimer's trial on a group genetically predisposed to the disease will mark the first large-scale effort to use an experimental treatment on people who don't yet show any signs of memory problems.Promising new Alzheimer's drug to meet its [...]
New York Times
Prevention Is Goal of Alzheimer's Drug TrialNew York TimesIn a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's disease, people who are genetically guaranteed to suffer from the disease years from now — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug [...]
Graduate student mouths questions to parents as she fights rare flesh-eating …Minneapolis Star TribuneArticle by: RUSS BYNUM , AP AUGUSTA, Ga. – After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
One third of people experience sleepwalking, study showsTelegraph.co.ukTwice as many people suffer from sleepwalking than previously suspected, with nearly a third experiencing it at some point in their lives, new research has revealed. By Hannah Furness Scientists found one in every 25 adults are prone to night time …30% of US adults have sleepwalked, study [...]
Daily Mail
About 30 percent sleepwalked at least onceUPI.comSTANFORD, Calif., May 14 (UPI) — US researchers determined almost 30 percent of Americans had an episode of sleepwalking during their lifetime. Lead author Dr. Maurice Ohayon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University …Almost 1 in 3 in US have sleepwalked: studyChicago TribuneStudy: Those [...]