One in three stroke emergencies don’t use EMS
Apr 30 13

More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that’s the fastest way to get there, according… One in three stroke emergencies don’t use EMS   

 

Cleveland Clinic research shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress
Apr 30 13

The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in… Cleveland Clinic research shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress   

 

Teenage Years in the Stroke Belt
Apr 29 13

The Southeastern United States has a rate of stroke higher than that of the rest of the country, but it is only partly explained… Teenage Years in the Stroke Belt   

 

New Doubts About Ginkgo Biloba
Apr 29 13

Millions of Americans take ginkgo biloba supplements to boost memory and prevent dementia. Studies have never found any solid evidence that ginkgo does any… New Doubts About Ginkgo Biloba   

 

Medication errors also happen at home: study
Apr 29 13

While doctors and nurses can make mistakes with medications in hospitals, a new study says drug errors often happen at home and can lead… Medication errors also happen at home: study   

 

U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma
Apr 29 13

Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as… U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma   

 

Emergency care cost estimates are too low
Apr 29 13

Alternately praised in the aftermath of horrible tragedies as a heroic service and lamented in policy debates as an expensive safety net for people… Emergency care cost estimates are too low   

 

Antidepressants linked with increased risks after surgery
Apr 29 13

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – among the most widely prescribed antidepressant medications – are associated with increased risk of bleeding, transfusion, hospital readmission… Antidepressants linked with increased risks after surgery   

 

Merck, Pfizer to jointly develop diabetes drug
Apr 29 13

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc said they would jointly develop Pfizer’s experimental type 2 diabetes drug, ertugliflozin, and expect late-stage trials… Merck, Pfizer to jointly develop diabetes drug   

 

China reports latest bird flu death
Apr 29 13

A man in Shanghai died from bird flu on Monday, the latest person to die from the H7N9 strain of the virus first discovered… China reports latest bird flu death   

 

Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’
Apr 29 13

Parents need to warn their kids against yet another stupid health risk that some are taking: a “cinnamon challenge” where a tablespoon of ground… Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’   

 

The Latest Tool for Tracking Obesity? Facebook Likes
Apr 28 13

Obesity is a big problem that needs big solutions, and Facebook may be coming to the rescue.

In a way that’s never been possible… The Latest Tool for Tracking Obesity? Facebook Likes   

 

New Link Found Between Red Meat and Heart Disease: an Intestinal Bacteria
Apr 28 13

In a new study published April 7 in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists from the Cleveland Clinic reported evidence suggesting that the long-known link… New Link Found Between Red Meat and Heart Disease: an Intestinal Bacteria   

 

Latin America ‘threatened by rising cancer cases’
Apr 28 13

Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn.

There are far fewer cases of cancer in the region… Latin America ‘threatened by rising cancer cases’   

 

Conversion from bad fat to good fat
Apr 28 13

Scientists from ETH Zurich have shown for the first time that brown and white fat cells in a living organism can be converted from… Conversion from bad fat to good fat   

 

National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain
Apr 27 13

Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In… National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain   

 

Forthcoming study explores use of intermittent fasting in diabetes as cardiovascular disease
Apr 27 13

Intermittent fasting is all the rage, but scientific evidence showing how such regimes affect human health is not always clear cut. Now a scientific… Forthcoming study explores use of intermittent fasting in diabetes as cardiovascular disease   

 

Discovery of a gene that controls 3 different diseases
Apr 27 13

An international research consortium led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CIBERER and the University of Wurzburg (Germany) has discovered a gene… Discovery of a gene that controls 3 different diseases   

 

Therapy Free of Side Effects of Other HCV Drugs
Apr 26 13

An investigational protease inhibitor (PI) led to viral cures in about four out of five hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients, a researcher reported here.

Therapy Free of Side Effects of Other HCV Drugs   
 

The Five Most Stressful Places to Live in the U.S.
Apr 26 13

If you want to take that vacation, go to Hawaii. But stay away from West Virginia. In a Gallup poll released yesterday, those two… The Five Most Stressful Places to Live in the U.S.   

 

Prices of Cancer Drugs Too Expensive for Patients, Doctors Say
Apr 26 13

Cancer medicines that cost more than $100,000 a year aren’t morally justifiable and may keep patients from getting life-saving treatments, a group of more… Prices of Cancer Drugs Too Expensive for Patients, Doctors Say   

 

Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders
Apr 25 13

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms)… Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders   

 

Teen years may be critical in later stroke risk
Apr 25 13

The teenage years may be a key period of vulnerability related to living in the “stroke belt” when it comes to future stroke risk,… Teen years may be critical in later stroke risk   

 

Research finds targeted screening for hepatitis C is cost-effective
Apr 25 13

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that targeted screening for populations with a higher estimated prevalence for hepatitis C may be cost-effective.

Research finds targeted screening for hepatitis C is cost-effective   
 

New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight
Apr 25 13

Research announced today at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease.

Women… New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight   

 
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