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• We will fight them with mosquitoes: Historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany
• Many stroke patients on 'clot-busting' tPA may not need long stays in ICU
• Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices
• No such thing as porn 'addiction,' researchers say
• Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV
• Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows
• Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death
• Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death'
• Chloroquine: Acidic tumor pH inhibits drug effect
• A new postal code for cancer: Targeting nano-containers to starve, kill cancer cells
• Innovative community health worker model improves outcomes for high-risk patients
• New MRI/ultrasound imaging improves prostate cancer detection, treatment

We will fight them with mosquitoes: Historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:51 AM PST Scientist finds historical evidence of biological weapons research in Nazi Germany. Researchers came to the conclusion that, although a major entomological institute was established to combat insect-borne diseases such as typhoid, it also carried out research into whether mosquitoes -- which host malaria -- could be used in biological warfare.

Many stroke patients on 'clot-busting' tPA may not need long stays in ICU Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST A study of patients with ischemic stroke suggests that many of those who receive prompt hospital treatment with "clot-busting" tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy can avoid lengthy, restrictive monitoring in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST A new article finds that there's more to stress eating than simply emotion; in fact, thinking about the future may help people make better food choices.

No such thing as porn 'addiction,' researchers say Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:32 PM PST Journalists and psychologists are quick to describe someone as being a porn "addict," yet there's no strong scientific research that shows such addictions actually exists. So says a clinical psychologist in practice in a large behavioral health program.

Popular disinfectants do not kill HPV Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:29 AM PST Commonly used disinfectants do not kill human papillomavirus (HPV) that makes possible non-sexual transmission of the virus, thus creating a need for hospital policy changes, according to researchers.

Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:26 AM PST Researchers have validated a new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the food energy requirements of Americans. The results suggest that as a nation, we spend more than 15 hours per day sleeping and sitting, and that obese men and women spend less than one minute per day in vigorous activity.

Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:25 AM PST Stroke hospitalization and death rates may be associated with changes in environmental temperature and dew point. Large daily temperature changes and higher average dew points may be linked with higher stroke hospitalizations.

Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death' Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:24 AM PST A public health expert has published a study analyzing the impacts of Margaret Thatcher's government policies on the health of Britain.

Chloroquine: Acidic tumor pH inhibits drug effect Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:38 AM PST Low pH in tumors counteracts the desired effect of the drug chloroquine, according to a new studu. The results might explain possible lack of efficacy of chloroquine in clinical studies.

A new postal code for cancer: Targeting nano-containers to starve, kill cancer cells Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:38 AM PST Researchers find a purely chemical way to target therapeutic nano-containers to cells.

Innovative community health worker model improves outcomes for high-risk patients Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST Experts have devised an effective, replicable program using trained lay Community Health Worker (CHWs) to improve a range of outcomes among patients at high risk for poor post-hospital outcomes. In this model, CHWs hired from within the local community help patients to navigate the health care system and address key health barriers, such as housing instability or food insecurity.

New MRI/ultrasound imaging improves prostate cancer detection, treatment Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:58 AM PST A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients. The technology fuses MRI images with ultrasound to create a detailed, three-dimensional view of the prostate.

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