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11/20/2009
On the Trail of a Vaccine for Lyme Disease: Yale Researchers Target Tick Saliva
A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may s...
Source: Yale University |
11/20/2009
Women Can Quit Smoking And Control Weight Gain
Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism....
Source: Northwestern University |
11/20/2009
Surgery Not Linked to Memory Problems in Older Patients
For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of M...
Source: Washington University School of Medicine |
11/20/2009
Cigarettes Harbor Many Bacteria Harmful To Human Health
Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health rese...
Source: University of Maryland |
11/20/2009
Patient's Weight Not Linked To Success Of Fibroid Surgery
Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospi...
Source: Henry Ford Health System |
11/20/2009
Preventing H1N1 Spread To Health Care Workers: Dilemma, Debate And Confusion
A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen – the influenza virus – and its impact on decisions...
Source: Lifespan |
11/20/2009
Scripps Research Scientists Find New Link Between Insulin And Core Body Temperature
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin—a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes—and core bod...
Source: Scripps Research Institute |
11/20/2009
Mother’s Depression A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms, Study Suggests
Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology....
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
11/20/2009
Bone Implant Offers Hope For Skull Deformities
A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant’s bone with the biode...
Source: University of California - Davis |
11/20/2009
Dispensing Prescription Drugs In 3-Month Supplies Reduces Drug Costs By A Third
Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from...
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center |
11/20/2009
NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds To Focus More Research On Health And Safety Of Nanomaterials
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, is increasing its investment in understanding the potential health, safety and environmental...
Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
11/20/2009
NIDA Stimulus Grant To Assess The Benefits Of Counseling With HIV Screening
Public health experts encourage everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to be HIV tested. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the San Francisco Department of Public Hea...
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
11/20/2009
Report: 20-Somethings Can Go 2 Years Between Paps
First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears....
Source: AP |
11/20/2009
US Survey Shows Southern Counties Most Obese
The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia....
Source: AP |
11/20/2009
Cost Of Child Vaccines Fall, More Kids Saved
Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never p...
Source: AP |
11/20/2009
A Few Extra Pounds May Help Elderly Live Longer
Prior to reaching the golden years, too much body fat tends to increase the risk of dying, but extra weight may have the opposite effect for older adults, a new study hints....
Source: Reuters Health |
11/20/2009
Low-Carb, High-Carb Diet Both Help Keep Weight Off
Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian researchers report....
Source: Reuters Health |
11/20/2009
Company Seeks To Test Stem Cells For Blindness
Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness....
Source: Reuters |
11/20/2009
More Birth Defects Seen With Assisted Reproduction
A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared to babies conceived naturally....
Source: Reuters Health |
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