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Falls among elderly people are significantly associated with several classes of drugs, including sedatives often prescribed as sleep aids and medications used to treat mood disorders, according to a study led by a University (Read More)
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US Taxpayers may be on the hook for the high cost of drug advertising that does little to boost sales, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia health policy researcher. (Read More)
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Proponents suggest that such a regimen could lead to stronger bones than the typical American diet rich in dairy products and animal protein.
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Wall Street Journal:
When medical residents work 30-hour shifts, should they be guaranteed a five-hour nap? The Institute of Medicine thinks so, but the AMA disagrees.At its recent meeting, the AMA adopted a new policy to oppose the guaranteed sl (Read More)
Huffington Post:
A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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The Guardian:
Caroline Davies For parents too stretched to make sure their offspring are perfectly turned out at all times, it may just be the scientific cover they've been waiting for.They will now be able to answer the disapproving tuts (Read More)
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Tony Cullen was an international authority on aircraft accident investigation. He was born Stephen Anthony Cullen in Liverpool in 1939. He joined the RAF in 1964 after qualifying in medicine from Liverpool Medical School in 1 (Read More)
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A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans co (Read More)
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has asked for a commitment from the Obama administration and the European Union to further the Society's mission to achieve the development of 10 new antibiotics within the ne (Read More)
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This commentary in the Genomics Law Report’s ongoing series What ELSI is New? is contributed by Jenny Reardon, Center of Biomolecular Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, and Stephanie M. Fullerton, Department of Bioethi (Read More)
Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today:
Children who are exposed to high levels of traffic-related pollution and high levels of indoor endotoxin early in life have six times the risk of developing persistent wheezing by age three than children exposed to low levels (Read More)
Kotaku:
David Campisi's life is all about exercise and sports. As president of Sports Authority, Campisi runs the largest sports good retailer in the country. His wife, Beci Campisi, runs a garage gym based on the grueling fitness m (Read More)
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The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by (Read More)
Health News from Medical News Today:
After careful analysis of both the good and bad provisions of the U.S. Senate health system reform bill (HR 3590), the Texas Medical Association has determined that it will not support the bill until it undergoes some necessa (Read More)
Politics As Usual:
George Stephanopoulos identifies hurdles ahead for health care.
Health - Health Policy - Health care - United States - Medicine. (Read More)
Genetics News From Medical News Today:
The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an (Read More)
Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today:
Experts at an American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting this week said that resistance to the best available drug to treat malaria "is more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously reported," Science News/ (Read More)
Genetics News From Medical News Today:
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth a (Read More)