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Psychiatry
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Sleep Disorders
Snoring due to sleep apnea can damage brain severely
Snoring due sleep apnea may impair brain function in a much worse way than previously thought, according to a new study.
Jun 22, 2009 - 11:23:57 AM
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Latest Research
New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.
Jun 19, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health
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Sleep Hygiene
Meditation may be effective for treating insomnia
Meditation may be an effective remedy in treating insomnia, latest research suggests.
Jun 18, 2009 - 1:01:21 PM
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Health
Poor sleep quality linked to increased risk of death
Do you stay awake till the wee hours of the night? Are you a poor sleeper? Then you may be at increased risk of death.
Jun 16, 2009 - 12:49:41 PM
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Sleep Hygiene
Sleep helps store useful information, says study
A good night's sleep after a period of learning help brain preserve the most important memories, a new study has found.
Jun 12, 2009 - 4:14:38 AM
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Latest Research
Study suggests obese women should not gain weight
For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, Regardless of how much women weigh before they become pregnant, gaining between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy can improve the outcome of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death. Until its revised guidelines were released yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) had recommended that overweight women should gain about 15 pounds during pregnancy.
May 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Women's Health
7 out of 10 women too embarrassed to discuss vaginal dryness
Most post-menopausal women are uncomfortable talking about vaginal dryness and pain or reluctant to seek medical help, according to an international survey.
May 20, 2009 - 10:51:49 AM
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Latest Research
New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health authorities to react more quickly in the event of a potential pandemic.
May 18, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health
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Mental Health
Mind-body programme helps women cope better with cancer
Pathfinders, a mind-body-spirit programme, helps women cope with terminal cancer and improves their quality of life, according to a new study.
May 16, 2009 - 12:15:46 PM
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Parenting
Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Robs Kids of Antioxidants
Exposure to tobacco smoke robs children of antioxidants, which shield the body against many biological stresses.
May 12, 2009 - 1:28:33 PM
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Latest Research
Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s was virtually all due to increased energy intake.
May 8, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Study: Vibration plate machines may aid weight loss and trim abdominal fat
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.
May 8, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health
Hong Kong frees 28 people who travelled with flu patient
Hong Kong, May 7 - A group of 28 people, most of whom travelled on the same flight as a Mexican tourist who became Hong Kong's only confirmed swine flu case, were released from quarantine Thursday, after health officials declared them infection-free.
May 7, 2009 - 3:49:04 PM
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Latest Research
Consumers more likely to identify healthy food using traffic light nutrition labels
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Consumers are five times more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels than when labels present the information numerically by showing what percentage of the recommended daily nutrient intake each portion provides, new research finds.
May 7, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance of bacteria in the gut may help fight obesity.
May 7, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Public Health
Xenophobic face of new flu in US
Washington, May 6 - The influenza A - flu virus came from Mexicans, most likely Mexicans who are in the US illegally: the comment, spiced up with references to Mexicans as 'primitive' and as 'leeches', cost Boston radio talk show host Jay Severin his job.
May 6, 2009 - 11:12:07 AM
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Mental Health
'Brain music' can lull your anxieties, sharpen reflexes
Washington, April 25 - Every brain has a sound track, which when recorded and played back to an emergency responder, such as a fire fighter, may sharpen their reflexes during a crisis, and calm their nerves afterward.
Apr 26, 2009 - 12:42:20 PM
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Parenting
Good parenting may steer teens away from drinking problems
London, April 24 - Teenagers who share a good relationship with their parents may start drinking at a later age, helping them avoid alcohol related problems, according to a new study.
Apr 26, 2009 - 11:04:55 AM
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Fitness
Giving up smoking and bad habits can improve senior's health
Washington, April 24 - Previous smokers easily outpaced current smokers in physical activity, suggesting that giving up such bad habits can positively impact a senior's health later in life.
Apr 24, 2009 - 3:28:02 PM
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Food & Nutrition
Now chicken soup for blood pressure, too
Washington, April 11 - Chicken soup with matzoh balls, a staple of the traditional Jewish dinner, may be good in reversing high blood pressure - too, according to the latest findings.
Apr 19, 2009 - 10:12:32 AM
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Latest Research
Novel lung cancer vaccine shows promise in fighting early-stage lung cancer
CHICAGO - An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient's immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung cancer. Thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center are researching the vaccine called MAGE-A3 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic, which is designed to kill cancer cells without harming normal cells. Rush is one of only five hospitals in Illinois offering the vaccine.
Apr 6, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Children who are dissatisfied with their appearance often have problems with their peer group
Being satisfied with one's appearance is one of the most important prerequisites for a positive self image. However, in today's appearance culture it is the rule rather than the exception that children and young people are dissatisfied with their appearance.
Mar 18, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
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Infectious Diseases
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Dengue
New Test to Establish In-Vivo Safety of Dengue Vaccine
Washington, Feb 16 - Researchers have developed a test to determine whether vaccines against a virus that infects 100 million people annually, now ready for clinical trials, should really protect patients from infection, or would make it more dangerous for them.
Feb 16, 2009 - 4:36:10 PM
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Latest Research
Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problems
EVANSTON, Ill. --- That irresistible craving for a cheeseburger has its roots in the dramatic growth of the human brain and body that resulted from environmental changes some 2 million years ago.
Feb 12, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Both theories about human cellular aging supported by new research
Aging yeast cells accumulate damage over time, but they do so by following a pattern laid down earlier in their life by diet as well as the genes that control metabolism and the dynamics of cell structures such as mitochondria, the power plants of cells.
Dec 16, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Health
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Food & Nutrition
Avoid refined carbohydrates, chocolates to prevent pimples
Shun refined carbohydrates and chocolates if you really want to avoid pimples, according to a new study conducted in Australia.
Dec 15, 2008 - 11:38:10 AM
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Latest Research
Ireland Cancer Center researcher finds most triple-negative breast cancers express muc-1 target
CLEVELAND: Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that the vast majority of triple negative breast cancers express the MUC-1 target. This first-of-its-kind finding, presented today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, has paved the way for an upcoming vaccine trial for patients with early stage triple negative breast cancer that could potentially prevent recurrence of this aggressive type of breast cancer.
Dec 12, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Immunology Center will continue to drive standard methods, better science
The Rochester Human Immunology Center (RHIC) has been awarded a $4 million renewal of its grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Disease (NIAID). The renewal enables RHIC to continue leading the field of immunology in a worldwide effort to standardize how researchers use complex technologies like flow cytometry that are central to the discovery of new treatments.
Dec 11, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Cardiology
Moderate wine intake may be way to a healthier heart
Moderate wine intake may be the way to a healthier heart, as it is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids which protects the vital organ, a new study suggests.
Dec 9, 2008 - 2:44:16 PM
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Latest Research
Calorie restriction and exercise show breast cancer prevention differences in postmenopausal women
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer.
Nov 18, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Health
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Fitness
Do you know if your blood pressure is high?
London, Nov 13 - Over 50 percent of people with high blood pressure might not be aware of their condition, a new study has found.
Nov 17, 2008 - 11:33:11 AM
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Psychiatry
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Depression
Incubator care at birth reduces depression risk in adult life
Toronto, Nov 12 - A Canadian study says babies who receive incubator care after birth are two to three times less likely to suffer depression in their adult life.
Nov 15, 2008 - 11:12:16 AM
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Parenting
Kids safe and secure with grandparents around
Washington, Nov 3 - Kids are safe, secure and protected from injuries when grandparents are around, a boon for working parents, according to a new study.
Nov 12, 2008 - 2:19:37 PM
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Mental Health
Shed tears to stay healthy
London, Nov 11 - Are you alexithymic or anhedonic? You may profit from therapeutic interventions to stimulate your lacrimal apparatus. In other words, if you can't feel emotions or are unable to derive pleasure from good experiences, make yourself weep with medical help, scientists across the world advise.
Nov 12, 2008 - 12:21:02 PM
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Latest Research
1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics
Ninety years after Australian scientists began their race to stop the spread of Spanish flu in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers are hoping records from the 1918 epidemic may hold the key to preventing future deadly pandemic outbreaks.
Nov 9, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Health
Listening to classical music may reduce pregnancy stress
London- Listening to Brahms' Lullaby, Beethoven and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star could reduce pregnancy stress, a recent study suggests.
Nov 3, 2008 - 9:56:08 AM
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Health
Most women don't find sexual problems upsetting: Survey
Washington, Oct 31 - The majority of women who experience low libido, poor arousal or face difficulties in orgasming, don't seem upset by these problems.
Nov 1, 2008 - 2:10:56 PM
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Latest Research
Pneumococcal vaccine could prevent numerous deaths, save costs during a flu pandemic, model predicts
A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)--the current recommendation--not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by preventing related bacterial infections; it also would prevent more than 357,000 deaths during an influenza pandemic, while saving $7 billion in costs.
Oct 28, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Food & Nutrition
Breast milk provides baby molecule to build immunity
Washington, Oct 27 - A molecule holds the key to mothers' ability to strengthen the immunity of the baby through breast milk, according to a latest research.
Oct 27, 2008 - 1:58:36 PM
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Parenting
Vaccinating family members protects newborns from flu
Washington, Oct 27 - Vaccinating mothers and family members against flu before the newborns leave hospitals, creates a 'cocooning effect' to protect babies from the life-threatening virus, a research has found.
Oct 27, 2008 - 1:02:13 PM
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Mental Health
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Depression
Depression during pregnancy doubles risk of premature delivery
Washington, Oct 23 - Depressed pregnant women face twice the risk of premature delivery than their counterparts with no such symptoms, according to a new study.
Oct 24, 2008 - 1:33:39 PM
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Latest Research
Nutrition advice best served with family in mind
Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Royal Holloway, University of London will argue today (21 October 2008) that the nation's diet is unlikely to improve significantly if healthy eating policies fail to take into account the diverse nature of contemporary family life.
Oct 21, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Men's Health
Genetic clues to male baldness found
Toronto, Oct 16 - Researchers have found two DNA variants in Caucasian men that could be linked to higher risk of male pattern baldness.
Oct 16, 2008 - 11:53:59 AM
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Fitness
Anti-smoking hospital programmes successful: Indian American expert
Washington, Oct 14 - Hospital-based anti-smoking programmes, along with referrals for cardiac rehabilitation, seem to help patients quit smoking after a heart attack, according to a study co-authored by Indian American cardiologist Susmita Parashar.
Oct 14, 2008 - 2:02:43 PM
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Latest Research
Groundbreaking, lifesaving TB vaccine a step closer
Researchers at Aberystwyth University, following a number of years of investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have licensed ground-breaking research to a non-profit product development partnership working to develop new, more effective vaccines against Tuberculosis (TB). This development will give hope that significantly better prevention and treatment of TB will be available within the next few years.
Oct 7, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
Sweat it out: UH study examines ability of sweat patches to monitor bone loss
Some health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the patients are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon. A new, NASA-funded study from the University of Houston department of health and human performance will examine how well sweat patches the size of adhesive strips can detect levels of chemicals that may indicate bone loss.
Oct 1, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Latest Research
A stronger future for the elderly
Experts at The University of Nottingham are to investigate the effect of nutrients on muscle maintenance in the hope of determining better ways of keeping up our strength as we get old.
Sep 11, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Health
Good bedtime habits ensure sound sleep
London, Aug 22 - Good bedtime habits, not sleeping pills, is the long-term solution to insomnia, a new study in Germany has confirmed.
Aug 23, 2008 - 10:01:12 AM
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Health
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Aging
Researchers revive organ function in old age
Washington, Aug 11 - Age retards the ability of cells to get rid of damaged protein, which only accumulates in the body as toxin and becomes more pronounced in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Aug 15, 2008 - 12:20:28 PM
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Health
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Fitness
Peers' jeers rob obese kids of cheer
Taunts or jeers of peers can rob obese adolescents of peace of mind and result in health and psychological problems that overshadow their young adulthood.
Aug 13, 2008 - 1:22:59 PM
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