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Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function
Obese patients who lost a moderate amount of weight by eating less and exercising more improved their cardiovascular health, says a new study.
Scientists identify natural anti-cancer defenses
Researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that prevents cancer. They have found that the SOCS1 molecule prevents the cancer-causing activity of cytokines, hormones that are culprits in cancer-prone chronic...
More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings
The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published...
NICE guidelines ration affordable osteoporosis drugs
Low cost osteoporosis drugs are strictly rationed for the under 75s, and UK physicians hampered by restrictive guidelines, according to findings which appear today in the journal Therapeutic Advances in...
Chinese-American and Korean-American women at highest risk for diabetes in pregnancy
More than 10 percent of women of Chinese and Korean heritage may be at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 16,000 women in...
UA-led study grapples with health effects of low-intensity warfare
For nearly two decades, Ivy Pike, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona, has been studying ethnic groups in rural northern Kenya to understand how violence shapes...
IOM report on national vaccine plan
WASHINGTON -- While vaccines help prevent many diseases in the United States, we lack immunization protection against several serious illnesses, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine that...
New inherited eye disease discovered
Researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic cause, which investigators hope will increase understanding of more...
ESA's Tigers on prowl for solar corona's secrets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring together a small group of highly motivated researchers, grant them full access to laboratory and production facilities, remove all administrative distractions, and let them work intensively for...
'Volume dial' neurone may aid spinal disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scottish researchers have discovered a new class of neuron that may lead to new therapies for spinal injury.
Swedish service performs your last online wishes
(AP) -- Sunniva Geertinger was devastated when her boyfriend took his life early this year.
Ontarians without family doctor to get team care
Ontario will set up 19 new family health teams in areas of the province where there are high numbers of patients without family doctors, the Health Ministry announced Friday.
FDA confirms benefits of Crestor in more patients
(AP) -- Federal scientists say AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety...
Physician advice a key motivator in baby's sleep position
DALLAS -- Dec. 10, 2009 -- The advice of a pediatrician to place infants on their backs to sleep appears to be the single most important motivator in getting parents to follow...
Why England's soccer team keeps losing on penalties
A new study may explain why the England soccer team keeps losing in penalty shootouts -- and could help the team address the problem in time for the World...
Patient Money: Steps to Take Before Cobra Subsidy Ends
A federal subsidy has allowed laid-off workers to keep up with health insurance premiums. But that subsidy is about to expire.
Rare Disease in General Practice: BHD Diagnosis and Management Guidelines
www.BHDsyndrome.org The positive diagnosis of a rare disease such as Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome can be isolating and daunting for individuals because of the lack of information available from the medical community. Similarly,...
Mortality rates drop at Windsor, Ont., hospitals
Mortality rates at Windsor, Ont.'s two hospitals dropped in 2008-2009, according to statistics released earlier this week by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
New research identifies modifiable risk factors for heart disease
Emerging research on cardiovascular risk factors and treatment effects are helping clinicians gain a better understanding of which patients are most likely to benefit from close monitoring, lifestyle changes and/or...
Embattled nurse practitioner leaving N.S.
Nova Scotia is losing the nurse practitioner at the centre of a bitter dispute between health officials and residents of Long Island.
Warning issued over Heinz baby food
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Heinz Canada say that Heinz Mixed Cereal, a Baby Cereal, Stage2, From 6 Months in the 227 gram package may contain elevated levels of Ochratoxin...
Livestock lead to better health in developing nations, rising consumption poses challenge
In the face of reports about the ills livestock generate for the climate, environment and health, a new study emphasizes that livestock production in developing and developed countries are very...
Doctors advised to curtail antibiotic dosages
It's a common scene: Mom brings aching child with some bug to the doctor's office, expecting the doctor to do, well, something.
Health care loophole would allow coverage limits
(AP) -- A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer,...
Chinese health officials step up flu prevention
(AP) -- China's Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especially as hundreds of millions of people...
Enhanced Kre-Alkalyn
Have you noticed since your WLS and return to regular eating a meal often causes you to become sleepy? Seriously sleepy. Drop your head in your plate sleepy.
Patients can safely skip pre-surgery stress tests and beta blockers, study suggests
Physicians should "throttle back" from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before noncardiac surgeries, according to a new report. Studies suggest such pre-operative tests and medications...
Fast method for preparing flu vaccine: Use bioreactors instead of chicken eggs
A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a problem of the past. Researchers have developed an alternative process for producing large quantities of safe and effective vaccines at twice...