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- Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats
- Elevated blood pressure at home but not in clinic can indicate increased heart attack risk
- Cochrane Review of malaria medication
- Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis
- Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in hippocampus of Alzheimer's
- Economic history: The long shadow of World War II
- Care managers in patient-centered medical homes increase improvements in diabetes patient outcomes, study shows
- Colonoscopy withdrawal times linked to polyp detection rates
- Possible new druggable target in Ewing's Sarcoma
- Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation
- Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
- Training the brain using neurofeedback
- Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
- Baseball: Not safe at home
- Study finds decreased life expectancy for MS patients
- Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults
- How to improve HPV vaccination rates? It starts with physicians
- High-protein diets, like the popular Dr. Dukan diet, increase the risk of developing kidney disease in rats, study suggests
- Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests
- Combining health, environment in food production
- New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete
- Patients suffering from chronic pain should question certain tests, treatments
- Glaucoma: The 'silent thief' begins to tell its secrets
- Quinoa well tolerated in patients with celiac disease
- British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan
- Dispersal patterns key to invasive species' success
- Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms
- Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis
- Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights
- Access to guns increases risk of suicide, homicide
- Uninsured patients less likely to be transferred between hospitals, researchers find
- Cocaine users enjoy social interactions less
| Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research  |
| Elevated blood pressure at home but not in clinic can indicate increased heart attack risk Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST Patients with masked hypertension, or normal BP in clinic but elevated BP when measured at home, had an increased risk of death and cardiovascular events compared with those who had normal BP in both  |
| Cochrane Review of malaria medication Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:38 AM PST Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is more effective than artemether-lumefantrine as a malaria medication, and has fewer side effects than artesunate-mefloquine' concludes a systematic review  |
| Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:09 AM PST Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research. As a result of their findings, a multi-center team says  |
| Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in hippocampus of Alzheimer's Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:09 AM PST New research demonstrates, for the first time, the existence of an epigenetic lesion in the hippocampus of the brain of patients with Alzheimer's  |
| Economic history: The long shadow of World War II Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:07 AM PST World War II ravaged much of Europe, and its long-term effects are still being felt. A new survey shows that elderly people who experienced the war as children are more likely to suffer from  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:06 AM PST Patient centered medical homes have been found to be an effective way to help care for patients with chronic diseases such as  |
| Colonoscopy withdrawal times linked to polyp detection rates Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST Researchers find a statistically significant correlation between longer normal withdrawal time and higher (overall) polyp detection rates, adenoma detection rates, and serrated polyp detection  |
| Possible new druggable target in Ewing's Sarcoma Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST A new study shows that downstream from the oncogenic fusion of genes EWS with FLI1 is a signaling chain that includes microRNA-22 and the gene KDM3A. By targeting these links, researchers hope to  |
| Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said a robotics  |
| Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. Contaminated water poses an  |
| Training the brain using neurofeedback Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST A new brain-imaging technique enables people to "watch" their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in predetermined brain regions. The study is the first to  |
| Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST According to a new study, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who reported fewer depressive  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:33 AM PST Tag plays at home plate have the highest injury rate in professional baseball, occurring 4.3 times more often than other base-running plays, according to  |
| Study finds decreased life expectancy for MS patients Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:42 AM PST The first large scale study in the US on the mortality of patients with multiple sclerosis has been published and provides new information about the life expectancy of people with the  |
| Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST Pandemrix is an influenza vaccination, created in 2009 to combat H1N1, known as Swine Flu. Now, a team of clinicians testing the vaccine for links to immune-related or neurological diseases have  |
| How to improve HPV vaccination rates? It starts with physicians Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through HPV vaccination. Despite calls for universal vaccination for girls ages 11-12, the most recently published U.S. data  |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST An experiment done in rats shows a high-protein diet increases the chance of developing kidney stones and other renal  |
| Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST A new study finds that testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) allows for longer time between screening tests when compared to cytology-based  |
| Combining health, environment in food production Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST Healthy food products that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner will boost the health of the Swiss population while protecting natural resources. A new study also aims to identify new  |
| New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST In a move to reduce health care associated infections, certain attire for health care professionals, including the traditional white coat, could become a thing of the  |
| Patients suffering from chronic pain should question certain tests, treatments Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Not prescribing opioids first or as a long-term therapy for chronic, non-cancer pain and avoiding MRIs, CTs and X-rays for low-back pain are among the tests and treatments that are commonly ordered  |
| Glaucoma: The 'silent thief' begins to tell its secrets Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Glaucoma is a stealthy disease. It can cause irreparable damage to the eyes before there is any vision loss. It also has been known since antiquity, but its cause is a mystery in most cases. Glaucoma  |
| Quinoa well tolerated in patients with celiac disease Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Adding quinoa to the gluten-free diet of patients with celiac disease is well-tolerated, and does not exacerbate the condition, according to new  |
| British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:24 PM PST British Muslims with diabetes may avoid attending GP surgeries to discuss fasting during the holy month of Ramadan – with potentially serious consequences for their future health, new research  |
| Dispersal patterns key to invasive species' success Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:36 PM PST Using synthetic biology, engineers have tested the limits of the Allee effect, where a certain number of individuals are needed for a group to survive. While intuition suggests that the more places a  |
| Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a  |
| Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis, low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its  |
| Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST The first 30 seconds of a social encounter is crucial for people with symptoms of schizophrenia for establishing contact with people, according to new research. Using motion capture technology more  |
| Access to guns increases risk of suicide, homicide Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Someone with access to firearms is three times more likely to commit suicide and nearly twice as likely to be the victim of a homicide as someone who does not have access, according to a  |
| Uninsured patients less likely to be transferred between hospitals, researchers find Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Uninsured patients with a variety of common medical diagnoses are significantly less likely to be transferred between hospitals for treatment, according to a new study. They also found that women,  |
| Cocaine users enjoy social interactions less Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST Regular cocaine users have difficulties in feeling empathy for others and they exhibit less prosocial behavior. A study now suggests that cocaine users have social deficits because social contacts  |
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