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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 [...]
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1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, educationMedical XpressIn this March 2011 photo provided by Jeff Martin, Ian Wells sits on a bicycle in North Hanover, NJ Wells, 21, of Allentown, NJ, has autism and has had trouble finding paid employment. A study being published Monday in Pediatrics says 1 in 3 [...]
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18% Of Deaths Among Under 5s Caused By Pneumonia GloballyMedical News TodayOf the 7.6 million deaths worldwide among children under 5 years of age in 2010, 18% were caused by pneumonia, while 14% were the result of a complication of a preterm birth, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an [...]
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Infection Behind One Sixth Of Cancers WorldwideMedical News TodayAround 2 million, or one sixth of new cancer cases worldwide are due to infections that are largely preventable or treatable, says a landmark study published in The Lancet Oncology this week. Infections with certain bacteria, viruses and parasites have …Study: 16% of cancers worldwide caused by [...]
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Myopia, Short-sightedness Rates Very High In East AsiaMedical News TodayAround 80% to 90% of school-leavers in major East Asian cities like China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Korea suffer from myopia or short-sightedness. This represents an enormous burden of disease that will lead to further problems in …Massive rise in Asian [...]
Los Angeles Times
Avian Flu Study Finally And Fully PublishedMedical News TodayAfter endless toing and froing over whether two studies that demonstrated how bird flu, also known as avian H5N1 influenza, or avian flu, should be published, one of them has appeared in the latest issue of the journal Nature in its entirety.Controversial flu study released [...]
Vaginal Microbes Vary Over TimeMedical News TodayScientists say that new research might be the starting point for personalized medicine for women. Research undertaken by The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences and the University of Idaho shows that the delicate …Vaginas Host Dynamic Battleground for Microbes, Study FindsLiveScience.comStudy Redefines What a [...]
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Metformin And Rosiglitazone Combo Best For Kids With Diabetes Type 2Medical News TodayControlling blood sugar in children and teenagers with diabetes type two is best achieved with a metformin plus rosiglitazone combo, compared to just metformin or metformin plus lifestyle changes, researchers reported in NEJM (New England Journal of …Study: Heavy teens have trouble [...]
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Levaquin Approved For Treating Plague, USAMedical News TodayLevaquin (levofloxacin) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment and prevention of the plague. Levofloxacin is a synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolones drug class; it is currently used for the treatment of severe bacterial infection, …FDA Clears J&J Antibiotic For Treatment Of PlagueWall Street JournalLevaquin [...]
FDA Update Safety Information On HIV Drug Victerlis (boceprevir)Medical News TodayThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating information on Victrelis (boceprevir). The drug is used as a hepatitis C (HCV) protease inhibitor. It is combined with various ritonavir-boosted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …US: do not mix Merck hepatitis pill with HIV drugsReutersFDA: [...]
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Insufficient Sleep Affects 30% Of US WorkersMedical News TodayThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 30% of the nation's workers are sleeping under 6 hours a day, which is less than the 7 to 9 hours that the National Sleep Foundation recommends for healthy adults.30% of Workers Get Far Too [...]
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Migraines – Many Treatments Work, But Few Use ThemMedical News TodayAlthough several preventive migraine treatments are very effective for many patients, few sufferers use them, according to new American Academy of Neurology guidelines. The guidelines have been published in the journal Neurology and will be presented …Preventive medicines can help migraine sufferersUSA TODAYMigraine Headaches: [...]
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Long-Lasting Fatigue After Breast Cancer Less Common Than ThoughtMedical News TodayAlthough breast cancer-related fatigue is common, it generally runs a self-limiting course and does not persist as long as people had thought; especially in cases of early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Fatigue after early breast cancer often fades: studyReutersBreast [...]
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FDA Proposes Guidelines For Nanomaterials In Food And CosmeticsMedical News TodayOn Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed two new draft guidelines for the evaluation and use of nanomaterials in food and cosmetics The documents are available for public comment for 90 days. The agency said in a Consumer Update …FDA outlines [...]
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Improving Primary Care Initiative By Centers For Medicare And Medicaid InnovationMedical News TodayIt is called the CPC (Comprehensive Primary Care) initiative, and aims to strengthen coordination and collaboration between private and public health care payers in order to improve primary care. According to Medicare, it will liaise with both …Health care providers [...]
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Maternal Obesity Associated With Higher Autism RiskMedical News TodayMaternal metabolic conditions, including obesity and/or diabetes, are linked to a higher chance of giving birth to children with a neurodevelopmental disorder, including autism, researchers from the University of California, Davis, California, …Autism linked to maternal obesitymsnbc.comStudy: Obesity in moms and autism may be linkedABC30.comAutism may [...]
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Largest Full Face Transplant Is CompletedMedical News TodayA team at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, completed a 36 hour operation to replace an entire patient's face, including teeth, both jaws and tongue. The procedure represents the largest face transplant …Man gets most extensive face transplant everTimes of [...]
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Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness DiscoveredMedical News TodayA study published in Science Translational Medicine, from the University of Pennsylvania, explains that scientists looking for the holy grail in beauty treatment have discovered an abnormal quantity of a protein, called Prostaglandin D2, present in the …Is curing male-pattern baldness important to you?CBC.caClue to male baldness [...]
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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Unaffected By AntioxidantsMedical News TodayAdding antioxidant supplements such as vitamin E and vitamin C to the diet does not appear to affect some cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial that were published …Illinois donations go to Alzheimer's researchThe State Journal-RegisterAntioxidants Appear [...]
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Oral Cancer Drugs Not Effective When Mixed With Some Other MedicationsMedical News TodayA study, which is being presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) Annual Meeting, and conducted by the Medco Research Institute, claims that cancer drugs taken orally which hit enzymes in tumor cells may …Taking a pill [...]