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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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Binky, Sippy Cup Can be Source of Trip to the ERMedPage TodayBy Rita Baron-Faust, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. More than 45000 US children under age 3 required emergency treatment after …Sippy Cups and Other Little-Known Childhood HazardsNew York Times [...]
International Reporter
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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Nurses balance technological advances with old-fashioned patient careUSA TODAYBy Maria Sonnenberg, Florida Today Cordella Thorney, right, a veteran of the nursing profession, works with Rebecca Madore, at Wuesthoff Hospital. While nursing schools are graduating highly skilled individuals, the experience of older workers is …Better patient care best tribute to Nightingale: NursesTimes of IndiaProvince announces [...]
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FDA advisers back first drug to prevent HIVUSA TODAYSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.FDA Panel OKs Truvada as First HIV-Preventive [...]
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Arthritis pill endorsed; pregnant women still smoke, drinkUSA TODAYBy Kim Painter, USA TODAY Arthritis drug: A new pill for rheumatoid arthritis offers patients an important alternative to injected medications and should be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, an advisory panel said Wednesday.US FDA advisers back Pfizer arthritis drugChicago TribuneNew rheumatoid arthritis pill [...]
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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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New Model Sees Smaller Uptick in Obesity RatesMedPage TodayBy Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Obesity rates will continue to rise, but perhaps not to the extent that previous linear …No end to obesity epidemic, 20-year forecast showsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionObesity [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
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 [...]
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Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worseUSA TODAYBy Lindsey Tanner, AP CHICAGO – Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.ASBS: Breast Cancer [...]
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Wash. uses emergency cash to curb whooping coughUSA TODAYBy Mike Baker, AP Rich Pedroncedlli, AP Nurse Susan Peel draws whooping cough vaccination before giving an injection to a student. The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years.Wash. State Frees Emergency Cash to Curb Whooping [...]
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Helmets in tornadoes: OK — but still seek shelter, CDC saysUSA TODAYBy Kim Painter, USA TODAY People who die or get badly injured in tornadoes often have head injuries. So doesn't wearing a helmet make good sense? It does to many safety advocates who, as NPR reported recently, have started telling people to wear [...]
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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Number of painkiller-addicted newborns soarsUSA TODAYBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAY The number of babies born addicted to the class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers has nearly tripled in the past decade, according to the first national study of its kind. AP Aileen Dannelley holds her baby, …Pregnant mothers, newborns addicted to opiates increases [...]
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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 [...]
Irish Independent
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 [...]
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Combo Tx Tops for Glycemic Control in Diabetic KidsMedPage TodayBy Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Metformin and rosiglitazone together are best at controlling blood sugar in children and …Obesity-Linked Diabetes Harder to Treat in ChildrenNew York TimesSobering new [...]
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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FDA approves new drug for erectile dysfunctionUSA TODAYBy Kim Painter, USA TODAY The brand name you will be hearing in those inevitable ads: Stendra. It's made by a company called Vivus, Inc., and belongs to the same class of medicines as Viagra, from Pfizer Inc., Cialis, from Eli Lilly, and Levitra, …FDA Approves Vivus [...]