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Topic of study: Detecting the human form of “mad cow disease”Study subjects: CowsLocation of study: Great BritainResults: British researchers have developed a screening test to detect the abnormal...
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ADHD and food sensitivity Study subjects: 100 children aged 4 to 8 yearsLocation of study: Netherlands and BelgiumResults: After five weeks, 64 percent of children on a restricted diet group showed a...
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Amino acid’s antidepressant actionsStudy subjects: Rats/18 adultsLocation of study: USAResults: Within 40 minutes of a single intravenous dose of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist, subjects with...
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Comparisons of heart attack triggers Study subjects: Data was collected from 36 pieces of researchLocation of study: BelgiumResults: Spending time in traffic — as a driver, cyclist or commuter — tops...
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Topic of study: Parkinson’s disease Study subjects: Men and women, all agesLocation of study: U.S.Results: Researchers at Harvard found that people in the study group taking three or more tablets of...
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Cursing and pain reliefStudy subjects: 71 adultsLocation of study: U.K.Results: Test subjects who held their hands in icy water and swore were able to withstand the pain longer than those who did not...
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Birth control pills linked to blood clots Study subjects: Women taking oral contraceptivesLocation of study: U.S./U.K.Results: Oral contraceptive users who chose Bayer’s Yasmin showed a two- to...
View ArticleDallas Wiens: With new face, transplant recipient gets new life
Dallas Wiens has a goatee. Just weeks ago, the 26-year-old from Texas didn’t have a nose or nearly any other facial feature since he was burned in a horrific accident. But after weeks of recovery,...
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Height and female cancer risks Study subjects: 1.3 million middle-aged women Location of study: U.K. Results: CNN reports that, according to a new study published in the journal Lancet, “The taller a...
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‘Stayover’ relationships Study subjects: Committed young, unmarried couples Location of study: U.S. Results: MSNBC reports one study’s findings that “stayover relationships represent a general trend...
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Today in medicine: Is salt bad for you this week?
Topic of Study: Mini-strokes shorten lifespan Study subjects: 22,157 Australian adults hospitalized with a mini-stroke Location of study: Australia Results: Non-fatal mini strokes, which are tiny...
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Make your home safer in 2012
It’s a new year! As you get an early start on spring cleaning around the house, now is a great time to also clean out your medicine cabinet. Follow these tips from the American Pharmacists Association...
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Behind the scenes at your checkup
An annual physical by your primary care physician is meant to provide a baseline window on what is normal for you and detect abnormal conditions or disease states that may not present any symptoms...
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Today in Medicine: Talking to your kids about drugs might encourage them
Credit: Comstock Topic of Study: Discussing past drug use with children Location of study: U.S. Study subjects: 561 students in 6th-8th grades Results: A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
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Today in Medicine: More sugar, more violence?
People who exercise regularly until the age of 80 had aerobic capacities comparable to untrained 40 year-old men — and maybe more time to get on that cruise! Topic of Study: The Connection Between...
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Today in Medicine: More screen time linked to bad behavior in kids
Topic of Study: Screen time and kids’ behavior Location of study: U.K. Study subjects: 11,000 children born between 2000 and 2002 Results: A study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood states...
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Medicine – Weekend and Leverage Models Eighteen years after they called it quits as a working band, 2013 finds the original members of Medicine reunited and proudly offering a newly recorded LP on...
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Chris Christie to sign law easing pot use for sick kids
Credit: Reuters New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday acted on new legislation that will make it easier for children and teenagers suffering from serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana....
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Today in medicine: Wear your sunscreen!
Some skin-cancer survivors balk at sun safety Location of study: U.S. Study subjects: 171 skincancer survivors Results: A Yale study found that despite undergoing treatment for skin cancer, some...
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