Dear kostik,
Welcome to today's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories.
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** ADHD News **
Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity and physical inactivity
http://mnt.to/l/4kW6
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to become obese and sedentary teenagers, according to new research.
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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **
Intimate partner violence in men who have sex with men is linked to adverse health effects
http://mnt.to/l/4kVF
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) is linked to greater risk of mental and physical health symptoms, substance misuse, and sexually transmitted infections...
Experts call for US prison health improvements
http://mnt.to/l/4kVC
In a new paper in the journal Health Affairs, several participants in a workshop convened by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine unveil their recommendations to improve...
In bars sexual boundaries are not really all that blurred
http://mnt.to/l/4kVn
Meeting people within a bar scene is not usually difficult. Unfortunately, not all contact - whether romantic or sexual - is positive or consensual.
Experiencing hangovers has little or no influence on time to next drink
http://mnt.to/l/4kVm
Many if not most people during their lives have experienced a hangover. Some people believe that hangovers might delay subsequent drinking through pain and discomfort, or perhaps hasten drinking...
Easy availability of alcohol encourages heavy drinking according to international research project
http://mnt.to/l/4kVk
The International Alcohol Control (IAC) study is a newly developed international collaborative project designed to collect comparative data on alcohol consumption and policy-relevant behaviors...
Even when average alcohol consumption is moderate, binge drinking is harmful to older drinkers
http://mnt.to/l/4kVj
Numerous studies have highlighted the purported association between moderate drinking and reduced mortality.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
When moving out of high-poverty areas, girls thrive but boys suffer
http://mnt.to/l/4kWc
Girls and boys from low-income families respond very differently when their families move out of high-poverty neighborhoods, finds a new study in JAMA.
Reliable pretreatment information assists prostate cancer patients in decision-making
http://mnt.to/l/4kVW
Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer need to assimilate information rapidly in order to weigh the treatment options and make informed decisions.
Early death recorded in victims following mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs
http://mnt.to/l/4kV7
New research from a major 'randomised' arrest experiment 23 years ago finds that domestic violence victims whose partners were arrested on misdemeanor charges - mostly without causing injury ...
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
New research points to talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
http://mnt.to/l/4kW4
Scientists have shown for the first time that the abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients.
A lower ratio between index and ring fingers is associated with higher risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in the knee, says study
http://mnt.to/l/4kVZ
A new study published online in the journal Rheumatology has found that the lower the ratio between a person's index finger (2D) and their ring finger (4D), the higher their risk of developing...
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
Motion-sensing cells in the eye let the brain 'know' about directional changes
http://mnt.to/l/4kVP
How do we "know" from the movements of speeding car in our field of view if it's coming straight toward us or more likely to move to the right or left?
Understanding PP1, the ubiquitous enzyme
http://mnt.to/l/4kVz
The enzyme PP1 has a key role in many of the body's healthy functions and diseases. It's so generally important that drug developers dare not target it.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
New research points to talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
http://mnt.to/l/4kW4
Scientists have shown for the first time that the abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients.
A lower ratio between index and ring fingers is associated with higher risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in the knee, says study
http://mnt.to/l/4kVZ
A new study published online in the journal Rheumatology has found that the lower the ratio between a person's index finger (2D) and their ring finger (4D), the higher their risk of developing...
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** BREAST CANCER News **
New approach to breast reconstruction surgery reduces opioid painkiller use, hospital stays
http://mnt.to/l/4kVR
A new approach to breast reconstruction surgery aimed at helping patients' bodies get back to normal more quickly cut their postoperative opioid painkiller use in half and meant a day less in...
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Colorectal cancer: the risk factors, symptoms and importance of screening
http://mnt.to/l/4kXr
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. We cover the risk factors and symptoms associated with the disease, and discuss the importance of regular screening.
Too much protein in middle age 'as bad as smoking'
http://mnt.to/l/4kWk
Middle-aged people who eat a lot of protein, particularly animal-derived, have increased cancer risk and shorter lives, although moderate protein intake may benefit older people.
Palliative chemotherapy: harms and benefits weighed in new study
http://mnt.to/l/4kWb
Palliative chemotherapy - drugs designed to prolong survival and ease symptoms in terminal cancer patients - results in patients less likely to die where they wish, study shows.
HPV vaccination 'provides significant cervical protection,' review finds
http://mnt.to/l/4kVD
A review of an HPV vaccination program implemented in Australia in 2007 finds that the vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities.
Understanding PP1, the ubiquitous enzyme
http://mnt.to/l/4kVz
The enzyme PP1 has a key role in many of the body's healthy functions and diseases. It's so generally important that drug developers dare not target it.
Carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells
http://mnt.to/l/4kVw
Researchers at New York University and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Researchers find link between chronic pain and heart disease
http://mnt.to/l/4kWg
Elderly people who have chronic muscle pain are at a significantly increased risk of having heart disease - researchers at Teesside University have found.
Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
http://mnt.to/l/4kVL
Exposure to passive smoking in childhood causes irreversible damage to the structure of children's arteries, according to a study published online in the European Heart Journal.
Discovery of protein 'switch' advances efforts to replace damaged heart muscle
http://mnt.to/l/4kVG
In a study that began in a pair of infant siblings with a rare heart defect, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a key molecular switch that regulates heart cell division and...
In first 4 years, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage saved $1.5 billion a year with significant hospital admission reductions
http://mnt.to/l/4kVv
A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that Medicare Part D prescription coverage significantly reduced hospital...
Likelihood of strokes and heart attacks may be predicted by carotid artery MRI
http://mnt.to/l/4kVq
Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with MRI can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease...
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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **
Palliative chemotherapy: harms and benefits weighed in new study
http://mnt.to/l/4kWb
Palliative chemotherapy - drugs designed to prolong survival and ease symptoms in terminal cancer patients - results in patients less likely to die where they wish, study shows.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
HPV vaccination 'provides significant cervical protection,' review finds
http://mnt.to/l/4kVD
A review of an HPV vaccination program implemented in Australia in 2007 finds that the vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability
http://mnt.to/l/4kVh
Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort and which patients may be able to continue therapy...
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability
http://mnt.to/l/4kVh
Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort and which patients may be able to continue therapy...
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Colorectal cancer: the risk factors, symptoms and importance of screening
http://mnt.to/l/4kXr
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. We cover the risk factors and symptoms associated with the disease, and discuss the importance of regular screening.
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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **
Dietary supplement may treat pancreatic cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kVt
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts.
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** CONFERENCES News **
eyeforpharma Conference and Exhibition, March 18-20th, Barcelona
http://mnt.to/l/4kXk
eyeforpharma have announced that only a limited number of conference passes now remain for the Barcelona 2014 Conference & Exhibition (March 18-20th, CCIB, Barcelona, Spain).
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** COSMETIC MEDICINE / PLASTIC SURGERY News **
New approach to breast reconstruction surgery reduces opioid painkiller use, hospital stays
http://mnt.to/l/4kVR
A new approach to breast reconstruction surgery aimed at helping patients' bodies get back to normal more quickly cut their postoperative opioid painkiller use in half and meant a day less in...
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** DEPRESSION News **
When moving out of high-poverty areas, girls thrive but boys suffer
http://mnt.to/l/4kWc
Girls and boys from low-income families respond very differently when their families move out of high-poverty neighborhoods, finds a new study in JAMA.
Being a college athlete affects quality of life in later years
http://mnt.to/l/4kVs
An Indiana University study found that elite college athletes -- typically the picture of health and vitality -- often struggle to stay active in later years, facing limitations to their...
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
New indications for prevention of sun damage associated with aging and skin cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kWh
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (JDD) has released a clinical study highlighting the efficacy of Triple Protection Factor Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, TPF 50, to prevent skin sun damage and...
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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **
Exposure to BPA is widespread and linked to prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kV9
Findings by Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers show that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in men's urine could be a marker of prostate cancer and that low levels of BPA exposure can cause cellular...
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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **
Motion-sensing cells in the eye let the brain 'know' about directional changes
http://mnt.to/l/4kVP
How do we "know" from the movements of speeding car in our field of view if it's coming straight toward us or more likely to move to the right or left?
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Researchers find link between chronic pain and heart disease
http://mnt.to/l/4kWg
Elderly people who have chronic muscle pain are at a significantly increased risk of having heart disease - researchers at Teesside University have found.
Discovery of protein 'switch' advances efforts to replace damaged heart muscle
http://mnt.to/l/4kVG
In a study that began in a pair of infant siblings with a rare heart defect, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a key molecular switch that regulates heart cell division and...
Early death recorded in victims following mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs
http://mnt.to/l/4kV7
New research from a major 'randomised' arrest experiment 23 years ago finds that domestic violence victims whose partners were arrested on misdemeanor charges - mostly without causing injury ...
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** HIV / AIDS News **
Fighting against HIV in the Central African Republic - the importance of perseverance
http://mnt.to/l/4kW9
Drug stock-outs have made HIV patients wary. According to Pierre-Marie David of the University of Montreal's Faculty of Pharmacy, stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in recent years in the...
New research on potent HIV antibodies opens up possibilities for HIV prevention and treatment
http://mnt.to/l/4kVK
The discovery of how a KwaZulu-Natal woman's body responded to her HIV infection by making potent antibodies (called broadly neutralising antibodies, because they are able to kill multiple...
Experts call for US prison health improvements
http://mnt.to/l/4kVC
In a new paper in the journal Health Affairs, several participants in a workshop convened by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine unveil their recommendations to improve...
How sexual contacts with outsiders contribute to HIV infections within communities
http://mnt.to/l/4kVB
While a number of strategies can prevent and control HIV transmission and spread, their effective use depends on understanding the sexual networks within and between communities.
Vulnerable Americans living with HIV/AIDS to benefit from ACA
http://mnt.to/l/4kVf
A series of papers in the March issue of Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the most vulnerable Americans - those living with HIV/AIDS and people who...
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Europe is joining forces against neglected parasitic diseases
http://mnt.to/l/4kVX
The international consortium A-PARADDISE (Anti-Parasitic Drug Discovery in Epigenetics), coordinated by Inserm, has just obtained funds of €6 million from the European Commission to conduct...
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Majority of public in England think case for care.data has not been well publicised
http://mnt.to/l/4kVY
A new opinion poll - released to coincide with a House of Commons adjournment debate on the issue of care.
Researchers use Lumosity to identify early cognitive impairment in cirrhosis patients
http://mnt.to/l/4kVJ
A new study from the University of Washington has found that performance on Lumosity games can distinguish between patients with cirrhosis of the liver, pre-cirrhotic patients, and healthy...
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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **
U.S. survey reveals 2.7 million living with chronic hepatitis C virus
http://mnt.to/l/4kW7
A survey of U.S. households conducted between 2003 and 2010 revealed that approximately 2.7 million US residents are infected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Researchers use Lumosity to identify early cognitive impairment in cirrhosis patients
http://mnt.to/l/4kVJ
A new study from the University of Washington has found that performance on Lumosity games can distinguish between patients with cirrhosis of the liver, pre-cirrhotic patients, and healthy...
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
Study suggests new application of a sophisticated method for improved accuracy of antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients
http://mnt.to/l/4kVN
A new application for a monitoring technique allows doctors to better predict antibiotic concentrations in the blood of critically ill patients, according to a study by Nyack Hospital...
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Experts call for US prison health improvements
http://mnt.to/l/4kVC
In a new paper in the journal Health Affairs, several participants in a workshop convened by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine unveil their recommendations to improve...
In first 4 years, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage saved $1.5 billion a year with significant hospital admission reductions
http://mnt.to/l/4kVv
A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that Medicare Part D prescription coverage significantly reduced hospital...
Vulnerable Americans living with HIV/AIDS to benefit from ACA
http://mnt.to/l/4kVf
A series of papers in the March issue of Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the most vulnerable Americans - those living with HIV/AIDS and people who...
Jail population benefit from Affordable Care Act: risk of recidivism cut
http://mnt.to/l/4kVb
Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might - if left untreated - result in...
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
New indications for prevention of sun damage associated with aging and skin cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kWh
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (JDD) has released a clinical study highlighting the efficacy of Triple Protection Factor Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, TPF 50, to prevent skin sun damage and...
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Intimate partner violence in men who have sex with men is linked to adverse health effects
http://mnt.to/l/4kVF
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) is linked to greater risk of mental and physical health symptoms, substance misuse, and sexually transmitted infections...
Jail population benefit from Affordable Care Act: risk of recidivism cut
http://mnt.to/l/4kVb
Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might - if left untreated - result in...
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
Likelihood of strokes and heart attacks may be predicted by carotid artery MRI
http://mnt.to/l/4kVq
Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with MRI can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease...
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
Scientists identify significant increase in new MRSA strains in non hospital environment
http://mnt.to/l/4kW5
Microbiologists from the Dental School in Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with the National MRSA Reference Laboratory at St.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Motion-sensing cells in the eye let the brain 'know' about directional changes
http://mnt.to/l/4kVP
How do we "know" from the movements of speeding car in our field of view if it's coming straight toward us or more likely to move to the right or left?
Researchers use Lumosity to identify early cognitive impairment in cirrhosis patients
http://mnt.to/l/4kVJ
A new study from the University of Washington has found that performance on Lumosity games can distinguish between patients with cirrhosis of the liver, pre-cirrhotic patients, and healthy...
Understanding PP1, the ubiquitous enzyme
http://mnt.to/l/4kVz
The enzyme PP1 has a key role in many of the body's healthy functions and diseases. It's so generally important that drug developers dare not target it.
Even without symptoms blasts may cause brain injury
http://mnt.to/l/4kVr
Veterans exposed to explosions who do not report symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have damage to the brain's white matter comparable to veterans with TBI, according to...
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Too much protein in middle age 'as bad as smoking'
http://mnt.to/l/4kWk
Middle-aged people who eat a lot of protein, particularly animal-derived, have increased cancer risk and shorter lives, although moderate protein intake may benefit older people.
Diversity of local crops is suffering with the worldwide spread of a standard globalized diet
http://mnt.to/l/4kV8
A comprehensive new study of global food supplies confirms and thoroughly documents for the first time what experts have long suspected: over the last five decades, human diets around the world...
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity and physical inactivity
http://mnt.to/l/4kW6
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to become obese and sedentary teenagers, according to new research.
Obesity rates in Canada have tripled in less than 3 decades
http://mnt.to/l/4kVV
Obesity rates in Canada tripled between 1985 and 2011, from 6% to 18%, with significant increases in the very obese categories; it is projected that approximately 21% of Canadian adults will be...
Diversity of local crops is suffering with the worldwide spread of a standard globalized diet
http://mnt.to/l/4kV8
A comprehensive new study of global food supplies confirms and thoroughly documents for the first time what experts have long suspected: over the last five decades, human diets around the world...
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
Researchers find link between chronic pain and heart disease
http://mnt.to/l/4kWg
Elderly people who have chronic muscle pain are at a significantly increased risk of having heart disease - researchers at Teesside University have found.
New research points to talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
http://mnt.to/l/4kW4
Scientists have shown for the first time that the abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients.
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** PALLIATIVE CARE / HOSPICE CARE News **
Palliative chemotherapy: harms and benefits weighed in new study
http://mnt.to/l/4kWb
Palliative chemotherapy - drugs designed to prolong survival and ease symptoms in terminal cancer patients - results in patients less likely to die where they wish, study shows.
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Dietary supplement may treat pancreatic cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kVt
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity and physical inactivity
http://mnt.to/l/4kW6
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to become obese and sedentary teenagers, according to new research.
Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
http://mnt.to/l/4kVL
Exposure to passive smoking in childhood causes irreversible damage to the structure of children's arteries, according to a study published online in the European Heart Journal.
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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **
Majority of public in England think case for care.data has not been well publicised
http://mnt.to/l/4kVY
A new opinion poll - released to coincide with a House of Commons adjournment debate on the issue of care.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Reliable pretreatment information assists prostate cancer patients in decision-making
http://mnt.to/l/4kVW
Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer need to assimilate information rapidly in order to weigh the treatment options and make informed decisions.
Dietary supplement may treat pancreatic cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kVt
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts.
Exposure to BPA is widespread and linked to prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kV9
Findings by Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers show that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in men's urine could be a marker of prostate cancer and that low levels of BPA exposure can cause cellular...
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Community-based care helpful for schizophrenia in low-income countries
http://mnt.to/l/4kXd
In low-income countries with limited health care resources, community-based care for people with schizophrenia may be effective at supplementing standard facility-based care.
Mind over matter for entrepreneurs
http://mnt.to/l/4kWf
Entrepreneurs who use a lot of their mental powers to obtain as much information as possible, have less success transforming their idea into a new business than those who automatically think...
When moving out of high-poverty areas, girls thrive but boys suffer
http://mnt.to/l/4kWc
Girls and boys from low-income families respond very differently when their families move out of high-poverty neighborhoods, finds a new study in JAMA.
Tears and fears: How do emotions change our political attitudes?
http://mnt.to/l/4kVM
Politicians know that turning on the tears can be a vote winner, but how does the political manipulation of our emotions actually work?
Even without symptoms blasts may cause brain injury
http://mnt.to/l/4kVr
Veterans exposed to explosions who do not report symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have damage to the brain's white matter comparable to veterans with TBI, according to...
Men more likely to cooperate with lower-ranked colleagues in academia
http://mnt.to/l/4kVd
In academic circles at least, women tend to cooperate with same-sex individuals of higher or lower rank less often than men do.
Mixing ethnic groups leads to passive tolerance
http://mnt.to/l/4kVc
People's racial prejudices are influenced by where they live, reports a new study led by Oxford University psychologists.
Early death recorded in victims following mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs
http://mnt.to/l/4kV7
New research from a major 'randomised' arrest experiment 23 years ago finds that domestic violence victims whose partners were arrested on misdemeanor charges - mostly without causing injury ...
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Colorectal cancer: the risk factors, symptoms and importance of screening
http://mnt.to/l/4kXr
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. We cover the risk factors and symptoms associated with the disease, and discuss the importance of regular screening.
Community-based care helpful for schizophrenia in low-income countries
http://mnt.to/l/4kXd
In low-income countries with limited health care resources, community-based care for people with schizophrenia may be effective at supplementing standard facility-based care.
Fighting against HIV in the Central African Republic - the importance of perseverance
http://mnt.to/l/4kW9
Drug stock-outs have made HIV patients wary. According to Pierre-Marie David of the University of Montreal's Faculty of Pharmacy, stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in recent years in the...
Americans want to save water, but do they know how?
http://mnt.to/l/4kVH
Many Americans are confused about the best ways to conserve water and have a slippery grasp on how much water different activities use, according to a national online survey conducted by an...
In first 4 years, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage saved $1.5 billion a year with significant hospital admission reductions
http://mnt.to/l/4kVv
A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that Medicare Part D prescription coverage significantly reduced hospital...
Vulnerable Americans living with HIV/AIDS to benefit from ACA
http://mnt.to/l/4kVf
A series of papers in the March issue of Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the most vulnerable Americans - those living with HIV/AIDS and people who...
Jail population benefit from Affordable Care Act: risk of recidivism cut
http://mnt.to/l/4kVb
Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might - if left untreated - result in...
Exposure to BPA is widespread and linked to prostate cancer
http://mnt.to/l/4kV9
Findings by Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers show that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in men's urine could be a marker of prostate cancer and that low levels of BPA exposure can cause cellular...
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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **
Research benefits surgeons making decisions on how to help their patients breathe easier
http://mnt.to/l/4kXz
A more accurate and successful, yet complex approach used in designing an airplane is now taking off in the health care industry.
Pneumonia risk higher in people with sleep apnea
http://mnt.to/l/4kWj
A new study finds that people with sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing pneumonia than people without sleep apnea, and the risk goes up with severity of the condition.
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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **
Community-based care helpful for schizophrenia in low-income countries
http://mnt.to/l/4kXd
In low-income countries with limited health care resources, community-based care for people with schizophrenia may be effective at supplementing standard facility-based care.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Too much protein in middle age 'as bad as smoking'
http://mnt.to/l/4kWk
Middle-aged people who eat a lot of protein, particularly animal-derived, have increased cancer risk and shorter lives, although moderate protein intake may benefit older people.
Even when average alcohol consumption is moderate, binge drinking is harmful to older drinkers
http://mnt.to/l/4kVj
Numerous studies have highlighted the purported association between moderate drinking and reduced mortality.
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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **
Intimate partner violence in men who have sex with men is linked to adverse health effects
http://mnt.to/l/4kVF
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) is linked to greater risk of mental and physical health symptoms, substance misuse, and sexually transmitted infections...
How sexual contacts with outsiders contribute to HIV infections within communities
http://mnt.to/l/4kVB
While a number of strategies can prevent and control HIV transmission and spread, their effective use depends on understanding the sexual networks within and between communities.
Gonorrhea infections start from exposure to seminal fluid
http://mnt.to/l/4kVp
Researchers have come a step closer to understanding how gonorrhea infections are transmitted.
In bars sexual boundaries are not really all that blurred
http://mnt.to/l/4kVn
Meeting people within a bar scene is not usually difficult. Unfortunately, not all contact - whether romantic or sexual - is positive or consensual.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Research benefits surgeons making decisions on how to help their patients breathe easier
http://mnt.to/l/4kXz
A more accurate and successful, yet complex approach used in designing an airplane is now taking off in the health care industry.
Pneumonia risk higher in people with sleep apnea
http://mnt.to/l/4kWj
A new study finds that people with sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing pneumonia than people without sleep apnea, and the risk goes up with severity of the condition.
Being a college athlete affects quality of life in later years
http://mnt.to/l/4kVs
An Indiana University study found that elite college athletes -- typically the picture of health and vitality -- often struggle to stay active in later years, facing limitations to their...
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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **
Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
http://mnt.to/l/4kVL
Exposure to passive smoking in childhood causes irreversible damage to the structure of children's arteries, according to a study published online in the European Heart Journal.
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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **
Being a college athlete affects quality of life in later years
http://mnt.to/l/4kVs
An Indiana University study found that elite college athletes -- typically the picture of health and vitality -- often struggle to stay active in later years, facing limitations to their...
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** STATINS News **
Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability
http://mnt.to/l/4kVh
Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort and which patients may be able to continue therapy...
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Discovery of protein 'switch' advances efforts to replace damaged heart muscle
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In a study that began in a pair of infant siblings with a rare heart defect, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a key molecular switch that regulates heart cell division and...
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** STROKE News **
Likelihood of strokes and heart attacks may be predicted by carotid artery MRI
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Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with MRI can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease...
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Europe is joining forces against neglected parasitic diseases
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The international consortium A-PARADDISE (Anti-Parasitic Drug Discovery in Epigenetics), coordinated by Inserm, has just obtained funds of €6 million from the European Commission to conduct...
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Study points to new biological mechanisms, treatment paradigm for kidney disease
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Prevention and reversal of chronic kidney disease is an urgent public health need.
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** VETERANS / EX-SERVICEMEN News **
Even without symptoms blasts may cause brain injury
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Veterans exposed to explosions who do not report symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have damage to the brain's white matter comparable to veterans with TBI, according to...
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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **
Americans want to save water, but do they know how?
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Many Americans are confused about the best ways to conserve water and have a slippery grasp on how much water different activities use, according to a national online survey conducted by an...
Diversity of local crops is suffering with the worldwide spread of a standard globalized diet
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A comprehensive new study of global food supplies confirms and thoroughly documents for the first time what experts have long suspected: over the last five decades, human diets around the world...
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
HPV vaccination 'provides significant cervical protection,' review finds
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A review of an HPV vaccination program implemented in Australia in 2007 finds that the vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities.
In bars sexual boundaries are not really all that blurred
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Meeting people within a bar scene is not usually difficult. Unfortunately, not all contact - whether romantic or sexual - is positive or consensual.
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