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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Tobacco Companies Keep People Smoking Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increases
http://mnt.to/a/4cSh
The tobacco industry keeps the price of its cheapest cigarettes virtually static despite annual increases in tobacco taxes, circumventing the United Kingdom's public health policy to reduce smoking through higher prices.
New Poll Ranks Chronic Pain Well Below Drug Addiction As A Major Health Problem
http://mnt.to/a/4cQD
A new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though a majority of Americans (63%) say they know someone who experienced pain so severe that they sought prescription medicines to treat it.
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** ALLERGY News **
Researchers Successfully Develop Animal Free Methods For Testing Chemical Compounds For Allergens, Ahead Of The EU Ban
http://mnt.to/a/4cSd
EU-funded research project developing in vitro ('out of body') test strategies to reduce or replace animal testing use gene expression analysis softwareAs of march 2013 there is a ban in the European Union (EU) on animal testing of ingredients for cosmetics.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Scientists Help Unravel The Central Mystery Of Alzheimer's Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4cRw
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shed light on one of the major toxic mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. The discoveries could lead to a much better understanding of the Alzheimer's process and how to prevent it.
Huntington's, Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Patients May Benefit From Exciting Breakthrough By Scientists
http://mnt.to/a/4cRt
A significant breakthrough has been made by scientists at The University of Manchester towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Technique Enables Study Of Awake, Unrestrained Mice
http://mnt.to/a/4cQC
Setting a mouse free to roam might alarm most people, but not so for nuclear imaging researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Maryland who have developed a new imaging system for mouse brain studies.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Stress During Gestation Leads To Obesity In Rat Model
http://mnt.to/a/4cQB
The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother's stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated with the development of pathologies related with obesity.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
One In Three People With Rheumatoid Arthritis At High Risk Of Repeated Falls
http://mnt.to/a/4cSy
One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis, regardless of their age, will fall once or more times a year, according to a new University of Manchester study.The research, funded by medical research charity Arthritis Research UK, shows those who have fallen once are at much greater risk of falling again due to previous injuries and an increased fear of falling.
Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From 'Mobility Shoes'
http://mnt.to/a/4cQS
New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading - the force placed upon the joint during daily activities.
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** AUTISM News **
Age At Autism Diagnosis Depends On Specific Symptoms
http://mnt.to/a/4cQP
The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows.Certain diagnostic features, including poor nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, were associated with earlier identification of an autism spectrum disorder, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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** BIPOLAR News **
Seasonal Patterns Evident In Google Searches About Mental Illness
http://mnt.to/a/4cQX
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Obesity May Explain Reduced Bone Fracture Risk Worldwide
http://mnt.to/a/4cSj
An Australian study shows that women - but not men - with more abdominal fat are less at risk of bone fracture. This may explain why global rates of fracture are declining at the same time as obesity is increasing.
Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From 'Mobility Shoes'
http://mnt.to/a/4cQS
New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading - the force placed upon the joint during daily activities.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Slow Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
http://mnt.to/a/4cV8
Omega-3 fatty acids, as well as their metabolite products, stop or slow the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer cells better than cells from luminal types of cancer, researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center reported at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013.
Discovery Of Signature Of Circulating Breast Tumor Cells That Metastasize To The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4cRB
Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Overwhelming Evidence Adds A Major New Target In Breast Cancer: Androgens Including Testosterone
http://mnt.to/a/4cRv
Estrogen and progesterone receptors, and the gene HER2 - these are the big three markers and/or targets in breast cancer. Evidence presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 adds a fourth: androgen receptors.
Reactivation Of Six2 Homeoprotein Allows Breast Cancer Cells To Detach And Metastasize
http://mnt.to/a/4cQY
In results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center show that the Six2 homeoprotein, while not involved in primary tumor growth, allows cells to detach from substrate and survive their transition through the bloodstream to faraway sites of metastasis.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Washington's Death With Dignity Act: Study Details SCCA's Plan To Honor Both Patients' Wishes And Voters' Mandate
http://mnt.to/a/4cRz
By the end of 2011, most of the 255 Washington residents who received a prescription for lethal medication to end their lives under the state's Death with Dignity Act had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
In Bladder Cancer Metastasis, A Little Molecule Makes A Big Difference
http://mnt.to/a/4cQZ
In order to kill, bladder cancer must metastasize, most commonly to the lung - what are the differences between bladder cancers that do and do not make this deadly transition? Research presented by the Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 shows that one big difference is a little molecule known as hsa-miR-146a.
Drug Combination Of MK-1775 And Gemcitabine More Effective In Treating Sarcomas
http://mnt.to/a/4cQM
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors.
Auto Pollution Exposure May Be Linked To Some Childhood Cancers
http://mnt.to/a/4cQJ
Scientists from UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school's epidemiology department and a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.
Positive Clinical Data Presented For Lead Accurin Candidate BIND-014 In Cancer Patients
http://mnt.to/a/4cQG
BIND Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of highly selective targeted and programmable therapeutics called AccurinsTM, has announced that positive Phase 1 clinical data for BIND-014, the company's lead drug candidate, were presented in an oral presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2013 Annual Meeting.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Current Adult Generations Are Less Healthy Than Their Counterparts Of Previous Generations
http://mnt.to/a/4cQT
Despite their greater life expectancy, the adults of today are less "metabolically" healthy than their counterparts of previous generations. That's the conclusion of a large cohort study from the Netherlands which compared generational shifts in a range of well established metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Fast Transcutaneous Non-Invasive Battery Recharger And Energy Feeder For Electronic Implants
http://mnt.to/a/4cQq
Antonio Abreu, a Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Student under the MIT Portugal Program, currently developing research work at LNEG (Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.) has developed a non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants that allows a longer life for the internal implantable devices in the human body such as, pacemakers, defibrillators, electric heart, delaying considerable the usual customary surgery intervention for replacement.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors
http://mnt.to/a/4cRC
A common virus known to cause cervical and head and neck cancers may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to new research presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
High Blood Pressure And Obesity Are No Longer Confined To Wealthy Countries: New Study
http://mnt.to/a/4cQv
These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income.The new research, published in Circulation, shows that the average body mass index of the population is now just as high or higher in middle-income countries.
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** DEPRESSION News **
UF Researchers Show Brain's Battle For Attention
http://mnt.to/a/4cSs
We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are battling for control.
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** DIABETES News **
Weight Loss Surgery Not Only Shrinks Waists But Also Affects Genes
http://mnt.to/a/4cTq
Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 diabetes in the vast majority of patients.
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** EATING DISORDERS News **
Hedonic Hyperphagia: The Science Behind The 'Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip' Phenomenon
http://mnt.to/a/4cSV
The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down - began coming out of the bag in research presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Overwhelming Evidence Adds A Major New Target In Breast Cancer: Androgens Including Testosterone
http://mnt.to/a/4cRv
Estrogen and progesterone receptors, and the gene HER2 - these are the big three markers and/or targets in breast cancer. Evidence presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 adds a fourth: androgen receptors.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
Scarless Surgery Through The Navel Feasible Alternative For Appendicitis
http://mnt.to/a/4cSS
A scarless, surgical procedure for appendicitis, called transgastric appendicectomy, that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to standard appendectomies.The finding came from a new study that was published in British Journal of Surgery and points to a need for larger studies to test the potential of the procedure.
Transgastric Appendicectomy Offers Scarless Surgery Through The Navel
http://mnt.to/a/4cRr
A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings indicate that larger studies to test the potential of the procedure are warranted.
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** GENETICS News **
Weight Loss Surgery Not Only Shrinks Waists But Also Affects Genes
http://mnt.to/a/4cTq
Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 diabetes in the vast majority of patients.
Pig Disease That Costs Millions Is Target Of Genetic Study
http://mnt.to/a/4cSv
A fast mutating virus that affects pig herds and costs pork producers millions of pounds each year is being targeted by scientists.A transatlantic research group is to tackle porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), which leads to reproductive failure in breeding stock and causes respiratory tract illness in young pigs.
Tiny Proteins Found To Prevent Bacterial Gene Transcription In The Search For New Antibiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4cQp
In the search for new antibiotics, researchers are taking an unusual approach: They are developing peptides, short chains of protein building blocks that effectively inhibit a key enzyme of bacterial metabolism.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Is Medical Therapy A Better And Safer Choice Than Angioplasty?
http://mnt.to/a/4cQz
The decision to perform an invasive procedure to open clogged arteries in the heart instead of first trying medication and lifestyle changes may not reduce a patient's risk of death or of a major cardiac event.
Fast Transcutaneous Non-Invasive Battery Recharger And Energy Feeder For Electronic Implants
http://mnt.to/a/4cQq
Antonio Abreu, a Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Student under the MIT Portugal Program, currently developing research work at LNEG (Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.) has developed a non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants that allows a longer life for the internal implantable devices in the human body such as, pacemakers, defibrillators, electric heart, delaying considerable the usual customary surgery intervention for replacement.
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** HUNTINGTONS DISEASE News **
Huntington's, Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Patients May Benefit From Exciting Breakthrough By Scientists
http://mnt.to/a/4cRt
A significant breakthrough has been made by scientists at The University of Manchester towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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** HYPERTENSION News **
Current Adult Generations Are Less Healthy Than Their Counterparts Of Previous Generations
http://mnt.to/a/4cQT
Despite their greater life expectancy, the adults of today are less "metabolically" healthy than their counterparts of previous generations. That's the conclusion of a large cohort study from the Netherlands which compared generational shifts in a range of well established metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
High Blood Pressure And Obesity Are No Longer Confined To Wealthy Countries: New Study
http://mnt.to/a/4cQv
These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income.The new research, published in Circulation, shows that the average body mass index of the population is now just as high or higher in middle-income countries.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Pitt Team Gets $5 Million NIH Grant To Make Vaccine Component That Stimulates TB-Fighting T-Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4cSr
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received a $5 million federal grant to develop a vaccine ingredient that can generate the type of immune response needed to protect against tuberculosis (TB) infection.
Discovery Of Key Pathway To Stop Dangerous, Out-Of-Control Inflammation
http://mnt.to/a/4cQN
A potential new strategy to developing new drugs to control inflammation without serious side effects has been found by Georgia State University researchers and international colleagues.Jian-Dong Li, director of Georgia State's Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, and his team discovered that blocking a certain pathway involved in the biological process of inflammation will suppress it.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Scientists Develop An Antibiotic With Reduced Resistance
http://mnt.to/a/4cRx
A new broad range antibiotic, developed jointly by scientists at The Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals, has been found to kill a wide range of bacteria, including drug-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) bacteria that do not respond to traditional drugs, in mice.
Tiny Proteins Found To Prevent Bacterial Gene Transcription In The Search For New Antibiotics
http://mnt.to/a/4cQp
In the search for new antibiotics, researchers are taking an unusual approach: They are developing peptides, short chains of protein building blocks that effectively inhibit a key enzyme of bacterial metabolism.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Tool Created To Help Patients Decide Whether To Take A Kidney Transplant Immediately Or Wait For A Better One
http://mnt.to/a/4cQL
Johns Hopkins scientists have created a free, Web-based tool to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney for transplant, or wait for a healthier one in the future.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Nearly 6 Percent Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples From Non-Smokers Show Signs That HPV May Have Triggered The Tumors
http://mnt.to/a/4cRC
A common virus known to cause cervical and head and neck cancers may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to new research presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013.
In Bladder Cancer Metastasis, A Little Molecule Makes A Big Difference
http://mnt.to/a/4cQZ
In order to kill, bladder cancer must metastasize, most commonly to the lung - what are the differences between bladder cancers that do and do not make this deadly transition? Research presented by the Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 shows that one big difference is a little molecule known as hsa-miR-146a.
Reactivation Of Six2 Homeoprotein Allows Breast Cancer Cells To Detach And Metastasize
http://mnt.to/a/4cQY
In results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center show that the Six2 homeoprotein, while not involved in primary tumor growth, allows cells to detach from substrate and survive their transition through the bloodstream to faraway sites of metastasis.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
AMIC Says White House Budget Threatens Patient Access To Medical Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4cV4
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) have called on Congress to reject terms in President Obama's proposed 2014 budget that would harm patient access to advanced medical imaging technologies that have been proven to save lives through earlier detection and treatment.
'Microrockets' And 'Micromotors' - Overcoming A Major Barrier To Medical And Other Uses
http://mnt.to/a/4cRG
An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air, rather than gasoline or batteries, is opening the door to broad new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, scientists said.
CLARITY Enables 3-D Analysis Of Fine Structure And Connections Of The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4cRq
Slicing optional. Scientists can now study the brain's finer workings, while preserving its 3-D structure and integrity of its circuitry and other biological machinery.A breakthrough method, called CLARITY, developed by National Institutes of Health-funded researchers, opens the intact postmortem brain to chemical, genetic and optical analyses that previously could only be performed using thin slices of tissue.
Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From 'Mobility Shoes'
http://mnt.to/a/4cQS
New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading - the force placed upon the joint during daily activities.
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Technique Enables Study Of Awake, Unrestrained Mice
http://mnt.to/a/4cQC
Setting a mouse free to roam might alarm most people, but not so for nuclear imaging researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Maryland who have developed a new imaging system for mouse brain studies.
Fast Transcutaneous Non-Invasive Battery Recharger And Energy Feeder For Electronic Implants
http://mnt.to/a/4cQq
Antonio Abreu, a Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Student under the MIT Portugal Program, currently developing research work at LNEG (Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.) has developed a non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants that allows a longer life for the internal implantable devices in the human body such as, pacemakers, defibrillators, electric heart, delaying considerable the usual customary surgery intervention for replacement.
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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **
Defining The Scope Of Skills For Family Medicine Residencies
http://mnt.to/a/4cQH
Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, will gain the clinical knowledge needed to practice medicine, their scope of skills depend on their specific experiences as residents.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
AMIC Says White House Budget Threatens Patient Access To Medical Imaging
http://mnt.to/a/4cV4
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) have called on Congress to reject terms in President Obama's proposed 2014 budget that would harm patient access to advanced medical imaging technologies that have been proven to save lives through earlier detection and treatment.
When Different Providers Read Different Scans On Same Patient
http://mnt.to/a/4cQF
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Mental Illness Follows Seasonal Trends, According To Google Searches
http://mnt.to/a/4cSR
Google searches for information about several common mental illnesses showed that conditions followed seasonal trends, suggesting mental illness could be more significantly associated with the seasons than originally thought.
Seasonal Patterns Evident In Google Searches About Mental Illness
http://mnt.to/a/4cQX
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Brain Scan Offers First Objective Measure Of Pain
http://mnt.to/a/4cSQ
Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of "seeing" pain and suggest it may lead to reliable ways for doctors to quantify objectively how much pain patients are feeling.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Scientists Develop An Antibiotic With Reduced Resistance
http://mnt.to/a/4cRx
A new broad range antibiotic, developed jointly by scientists at The Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals, has been found to kill a wide range of bacteria, including drug-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) bacteria that do not respond to traditional drugs, in mice.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Synchronized Sounds Improve Memory During Sleep
http://mnt.to/a/4cV9
Listening to certain types of sounds could improve your memory while you sleep, a new study suggests.The study, published in the journal Neuron, revealed that specifically timed sounds that rise and fall at the same rate as brain waves during sleep can improve memory.
Brain Scan Offers First Objective Measure Of Pain
http://mnt.to/a/4cSQ
Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of "seeing" pain and suggest it may lead to reliable ways for doctors to quantify objectively how much pain patients are feeling.
UF Researchers Show Brain's Battle For Attention
http://mnt.to/a/4cSs
We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are battling for control.
Discovery Of Signature Of Circulating Breast Tumor Cells That Metastasize To The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4cRB
Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
CLARITY Enables 3-D Analysis Of Fine Structure And Connections Of The Brain
http://mnt.to/a/4cRq
Slicing optional. Scientists can now study the brain's finer workings, while preserving its 3-D structure and integrity of its circuitry and other biological machinery.A breakthrough method, called CLARITY, developed by National Institutes of Health-funded researchers, opens the intact postmortem brain to chemical, genetic and optical analyses that previously could only be performed using thin slices of tissue.
Academics Question The Reliability Of Neuroscience Research
http://mnt.to/a/4cQV
New research has questioned the reliability of neuroscience studies, saying that conclusions could be misleading due to small sample sizes.A team led by academics from the University of Bristol reviewed 48 articles on neuroscience meta-analysis which were published in 2011 and concluded that most had an average power of around 20 per cent - a finding which means the chance of the average study discovering the effect being investigated is only one in five.
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Focal Hand Dystonia Offers Short-Term Benefits
http://mnt.to/a/4cQx
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being increasingly explored as a therapeutic tool for movement disorders associated with deficient inhibition throughout the central nervous system.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Slow Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
http://mnt.to/a/4cV8
Omega-3 fatty acids, as well as their metabolite products, stop or slow the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer cells better than cells from luminal types of cancer, researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center reported at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013.
US Scientists Find High Levels Of Lead In Imported Rice
http://mnt.to/a/4cV2
Some of the rice imported into the United States contains high levels of lead, according to a scientific study presented at an American Chemical Society meeting in New Orleans this week. The researchers calculate that based on the levels they found, consumers of all ages are being exposed to much higher than acceptable amounts of lead when eating imported rice, which comprises some 7% of the rice Americans consume.
High Levels Of Lead Detected In Rice Imported From Certain Countries
http://mnt.to/a/4cRF
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead's effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said.
Beneforte Broccoli Provides Reliably Higher Levels Of Healthy Compound
http://mnt.to/a/4cQK
Field trials and genetic studies have shown that a new variety of broccoli reliably yields higher levels of a health-promoting compound.Broccoli contains a compound called glucoraphanin, which has been shown to promote health by maintaining cardiovascular health and a reduction in the risk of cancer.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Weight Loss Surgery Not Only Shrinks Waists But Also Affects Genes
http://mnt.to/a/4cTq
Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 diabetes in the vast majority of patients.
Hedonic Hyperphagia: The Science Behind The 'Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip' Phenomenon
http://mnt.to/a/4cSV
The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down - began coming out of the bag in research presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Why Apple-Shaped People Have Higher Risk Of Kidney Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4cST
A new study may help explain why being "apple-shaped", that is carrying excess weight around the middle, is more closely linked with kidney disease than being pear-shaped, regardless of BMI. Researchers in the The Netherlands found that people with apple-shaped bodies are more likely to have poorer kidney function, plus lower blood flow and higher blood pressure in the kidneys.
Obesity May Explain Reduced Bone Fracture Risk Worldwide
http://mnt.to/a/4cSj
An Australian study shows that women - but not men - with more abdominal fat are less at risk of bone fracture. This may explain why global rates of fracture are declining at the same time as obesity is increasing.
Current Adult Generations Are Less Healthy Than Their Counterparts Of Previous Generations
http://mnt.to/a/4cQT
Despite their greater life expectancy, the adults of today are less "metabolically" healthy than their counterparts of previous generations. That's the conclusion of a large cohort study from the Netherlands which compared generational shifts in a range of well established metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Stress During Gestation Leads To Obesity In Rat Model
http://mnt.to/a/4cQB
The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother's stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated with the development of pathologies related with obesity.
High Blood Pressure And Obesity Are No Longer Confined To Wealthy Countries: New Study
http://mnt.to/a/4cQv
These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income.The new research, published in Circulation, shows that the average body mass index of the population is now just as high or higher in middle-income countries.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Brain Scan Offers First Objective Measure Of Pain
http://mnt.to/a/4cSQ
Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of "seeing" pain and suggest it may lead to reliable ways for doctors to quantify objectively how much pain patients are feeling.
New Poll Ranks Chronic Pain Well Below Drug Addiction As A Major Health Problem
http://mnt.to/a/4cQD
A new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though a majority of Americans (63%) say they know someone who experienced pain so severe that they sought prescription medicines to treat it.
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** PALLIATIVE CARE / HOSPICE CARE News **
Washington's Death With Dignity Act: Study Details SCCA's Plan To Honor Both Patients' Wishes And Voters' Mandate
http://mnt.to/a/4cRz
By the end of 2011, most of the 255 Washington residents who received a prescription for lethal medication to end their lives under the state's Death with Dignity Act had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Huntington's, Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Patients May Benefit From Exciting Breakthrough By Scientists
http://mnt.to/a/4cRt
A significant breakthrough has been made by scientists at The University of Manchester towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Technique Enables Study Of Awake, Unrestrained Mice
http://mnt.to/a/4cQC
Setting a mouse free to roam might alarm most people, but not so for nuclear imaging researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Maryland who have developed a new imaging system for mouse brain studies.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
US Scientists Find High Levels Of Lead In Imported Rice
http://mnt.to/a/4cV2
Some of the rice imported into the United States contains high levels of lead, according to a scientific study presented at an American Chemical Society meeting in New Orleans this week. The researchers calculate that based on the levels they found, consumers of all ages are being exposed to much higher than acceptable amounts of lead when eating imported rice, which comprises some 7% of the rice Americans consume.
Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of UPMC Study Reveals Success Rate Of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches In Infants
http://mnt.to/a/4cSp
Blockage between the kidney and the ureter in infants can be successfully repaired with minimally invasive surgical approaches, according to a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC study.
New Asthma Treatment For Children: Activaero Reports Therapeutic Benefit And High Acceptance From Phase II Trial
http://mnt.to/a/4cSc
Proof-of-concept study successfully completed in asthmatic children (age 3-11)Activaero GmbH, the therapeutic area specialist for respiratory diseases, today announced positive results from its phase II trial in children with mild to moderate asthma.
High Levels Of Lead Detected In Rice Imported From Certain Countries
http://mnt.to/a/4cRF
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead's effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said.
Federal Guidelines For Treating Teen Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Need Clarification
http://mnt.to/a/4cQR
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient care leave some clinicians scratching their heads.
Auto Pollution Exposure May Be Linked To Some Childhood Cancers
http://mnt.to/a/4cQJ
Scientists from UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school's epidemiology department and a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Registry-Based Research - A Challenge Of Great Potential
http://mnt.to/a/4cSm
Research using registry data can contribute a great deal to the improvement of health and healthcare. Sweden is uniquely positioned in this respect, but the resources remain under-exploited, and there are methodological and financing problems that need resolving.
Drug Company Reps Neglect To Advise Doctors Of Harmful Effects Of Medicines During Sales Visits
http://mnt.to/a/4cRy
The majority of family doctors receive little or no information about harmful effects of medicines when visited by drug company representatives, according to an international study involving Canadian, U.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Are Four Antenatal Visits Enough?
http://mnt.to/a/4cSn
Reanalysis of the World Health Organization's Antenatal Care Trial (WHOACT) shows that there is an increased risk of fetal death at between 32 and 36 weeks for women who have a reduced antenatal care package, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health.
Stress During Gestation Leads To Obesity In Rat Model
http://mnt.to/a/4cQB
The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother's stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated with the development of pathologies related with obesity.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Drug Company Reps Neglect To Advise Doctors Of Harmful Effects Of Medicines During Sales Visits
http://mnt.to/a/4cRy
The majority of family doctors receive little or no information about harmful effects of medicines when visited by drug company representatives, according to an international study involving Canadian, U.
Defining The Scope Of Skills For Family Medicine Residencies
http://mnt.to/a/4cQH
Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, will gain the clinical knowledge needed to practice medicine, their scope of skills depend on their specific experiences as residents.
When Different Providers Read Different Scans On Same Patient
http://mnt.to/a/4cQF
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
One In Three People Over 60 Experiences A Later Life Crisis
http://mnt.to/a/4cVb
One in three people over the age of 60 experiences a later life crisis.The finding, which was presented at the British Psychological Society in Harrogate, came from a new study by University of Greenwich psychologist Dr.
Mental Illness Follows Seasonal Trends, According To Google Searches
http://mnt.to/a/4cSR
Google searches for information about several common mental illnesses showed that conditions followed seasonal trends, suggesting mental illness could be more significantly associated with the seasons than originally thought.
UF Researchers Show Brain's Battle For Attention
http://mnt.to/a/4cSs
We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are battling for control.
Surrounding Yourself With Strong-Willed Friends May Increase Your Self-Control
http://mnt.to/a/4cQw
We all desire self-control - the resolve to skip happy hour and go to the gym instead, to finish a report before checking Facebook, to say no to the last piece of chocolate cake. Though many struggle to resist those temptations, new research suggests that people with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
US Scientists Find High Levels Of Lead In Imported Rice
http://mnt.to/a/4cV2
Some of the rice imported into the United States contains high levels of lead, according to a scientific study presented at an American Chemical Society meeting in New Orleans this week. The researchers calculate that based on the levels they found, consumers of all ages are being exposed to much higher than acceptable amounts of lead when eating imported rice, which comprises some 7% of the rice Americans consume.
Arsenic Contamination In Food And Water Supplies
http://mnt.to/a/4cRD
After virtually eliminating arsenic as a useful tool for homicide, science now faces challenges in doing the same for natural sources of this fabled old "inheritance powder" that contaminates water supplies and food, threatening more than 35 million people worldwide.
How Ozone Attacks Lipid Molecules That Line The Lung's Surface
http://mnt.to/a/4cQt
A research team from Birkbeck, University of London, Royal Holloway University and Uppsala University in Sweden, have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our lungs.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
When Different Providers Read Different Scans On Same Patient
http://mnt.to/a/4cQF
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
New Asthma Treatment For Children: Activaero Reports Therapeutic Benefit And High Acceptance From Phase II Trial
http://mnt.to/a/4cSc
Proof-of-concept study successfully completed in asthmatic children (age 3-11)Activaero GmbH, the therapeutic area specialist for respiratory diseases, today announced positive results from its phase II trial in children with mild to moderate asthma.
During Swine Flu Pandemic, Co-Infections Not Associated With Worse Outcomes
http://mnt.to/a/4cQQ
A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission to the hospital's intensive care unit.
How Ozone Attacks Lipid Molecules That Line The Lung's Surface
http://mnt.to/a/4cQt
A research team from Birkbeck, University of London, Royal Holloway University and Uppsala University in Sweden, have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our lungs.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Seasonal Patterns Evident In Google Searches About Mental Illness
http://mnt.to/a/4cQX
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
One In Three People Over 60 Experiences A Later Life Crisis
http://mnt.to/a/4cVb
One in three people over the age of 60 experiences a later life crisis.The finding, which was presented at the British Psychological Society in Harrogate, came from a new study by University of Greenwich psychologist Dr.
Social Robot 'Mobiserv' Keeps Older People Independent And Active
http://mnt.to/a/4cSw
Mobiserv project starts real user trials in the UK and The NetherlandsIn the past 3 years, a European team of universities, research institutes, commercial companies and care organisations have been working on a new type of social carer: a robot companion for older adults.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Federal Guidelines For Treating Teen Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Need Clarification
http://mnt.to/a/4cQR
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient care leave some clinicians scratching their heads.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Synchronized Sounds Improve Memory During Sleep
http://mnt.to/a/4cV9
Listening to certain types of sounds could improve your memory while you sleep, a new study suggests.The study, published in the journal Neuron, revealed that specifically timed sounds that rise and fall at the same rate as brain waves during sleep can improve memory.
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Light Smokers Benefit From Nicotine-Replacement Medications
http://mnt.to/a/4cSt
75% of smokers in Roswell Park-led study said offer of free cessation medication 'very important' to quit effortLight daily smokers, those who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, have greater success quitting when provided stop-smoking medications and assisted by counselors.
Tobacco Companies Keep People Smoking Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increases
http://mnt.to/a/4cSh
The tobacco industry keeps the price of its cheapest cigarettes virtually static despite annual increases in tobacco taxes, circumventing the United Kingdom's public health policy to reduce smoking through higher prices.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Prolonging Survival Of Human Stem Cells Grown In Vitro
http://mnt.to/a/4cQW
One of the main obstacles that stands in the way of using human hematopoietic stem cells (hHSCs) to treat a variety of diseases is the difficulty growing them in culture - they quickly die or differentiate into other cell types.
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** SWINE FLU News **
During Swine Flu Pandemic, Co-Infections Not Associated With Worse Outcomes
http://mnt.to/a/4cQQ
A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission to the hospital's intensive care unit.
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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **
Tool Created To Help Patients Decide Whether To Take A Kidney Transplant Immediately Or Wait For A Better One
http://mnt.to/a/4cQL
Johns Hopkins scientists have created a free, Web-based tool to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney for transplant, or wait for a healthier one in the future.
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** TUBERCULOSIS News **
Pitt Team Gets $5 Million NIH Grant To Make Vaccine Component That Stimulates TB-Fighting T-Cells
http://mnt.to/a/4cSr
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received a $5 million federal grant to develop a vaccine ingredient that can generate the type of immune response needed to protect against tuberculosis (TB) infection.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Why Apple-Shaped People Have Higher Risk Of Kidney Disease
http://mnt.to/a/4cST
A new study may help explain why being "apple-shaped", that is carrying excess weight around the middle, is more closely linked with kidney disease than being pear-shaped, regardless of BMI. Researchers in the The Netherlands found that people with apple-shaped bodies are more likely to have poorer kidney function, plus lower blood flow and higher blood pressure in the kidneys.
In Bladder Cancer Metastasis, A Little Molecule Makes A Big Difference
http://mnt.to/a/4cQZ
In order to kill, bladder cancer must metastasize, most commonly to the lung - what are the differences between bladder cancers that do and do not make this deadly transition? Research presented by the Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 shows that one big difference is a little molecule known as hsa-miR-146a.
Tool Created To Help Patients Decide Whether To Take A Kidney Transplant Immediately Or Wait For A Better One
http://mnt.to/a/4cQL
Johns Hopkins scientists have created a free, Web-based tool to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney for transplant, or wait for a healthier one in the future.
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
High Levels Of Lead Detected In Rice Imported From Certain Countries
http://mnt.to/a/4cRF
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead's effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said.
Arsenic Contamination In Food And Water Supplies
http://mnt.to/a/4cRD
After virtually eliminating arsenic as a useful tool for homicide, science now faces challenges in doing the same for natural sources of this fabled old "inheritance powder" that contaminates water supplies and food, threatening more than 35 million people worldwide.
Beneforte Broccoli Provides Reliably Higher Levels Of Healthy Compound
http://mnt.to/a/4cQK
Field trials and genetic studies have shown that a new variety of broccoli reliably yields higher levels of a health-promoting compound.Broccoli contains a compound called glucoraphanin, which has been shown to promote health by maintaining cardiovascular health and a reduction in the risk of cancer.
Auto Pollution Exposure May Be Linked To Some Childhood Cancers
http://mnt.to/a/4cQJ
Scientists from UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school's epidemiology department and a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.
How Ozone Attacks Lipid Molecules That Line The Lung's Surface
http://mnt.to/a/4cQt
A research team from Birkbeck, University of London, Royal Holloway University and Uppsala University in Sweden, have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our lungs.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Federal Guidelines For Treating Teen Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Need Clarification
http://mnt.to/a/4cQR
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient care leave some clinicians scratching their heads.
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