Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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High-fat diets linked to some types of breast cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat a lot of fat, particularly saturated fat, may be at higher risk of certain types of breast cancer, new research suggests. Past studies have come to differing conclusions on a possible association between dietary fat ...
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MedPage Today
Low Blood Sugar & Heartbeat in People With Diabetes
TUESDAY, April 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Low blood sugar levels -- known as hypoglycemia -- in people with diabetes may cause potentially dangerous changes in heart rate, according to a small new study. This study's findings may help explain why a ...
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Science World Report
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say health plans should cover birth control
Among the various provisions of the Affordable Care Act, few are as controversial as the one requiring health insurance providers to include coverage for contraception. A new survey finds that support for this rule is widespread, with 69% of Americans in favor ...
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NPR
QRxPharma Issues Statement On Moxduo® Advisory Committee Meeting
SYDNEY and BEDMINSTER, N.J., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- QRxPharma (asx:QRX and OTCQX) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee has voted to ...
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Daily Caller
Study: Medicare pays male doctors more
An analysis of recently released Medicare data finds that male physicians see far more Medicare patients than female doctors do, and provide each patient with more services — and, shockingly, get paid more for their efforts. The study from NerdWallet, ...
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Neon Tommy
Helena health officials worried about recent whooping cough cases
HELENA - The Lewis & Clark City County Health Department is concerned after they've seen seven cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, pop up in the last week and a half. Most of those cases have been teenagers who were up-to-date on the ...
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NPR (blog)
Hospitals Can Speed Stroke Treatment, But It's Not Easy
When a patient who has had a stroke enters the emergency room, it's a race against the clock. Those who receive the clotbusting drug tPA within 60 minutes of experiencing stroke symptoms have the best chance of avoiding brain damage or death, but ...
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Independent Online
Potential for human superbugs in cow manure: study
WASHINGTON, USA - Cow manure is commonly used to fertilize vegetable crops, and a US study out Tuesday found it contains a high number of genes that can fuel resistance to antibiotics. These genes come from the cows' gut bacteria, and while none ...
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MedPage Today
Drug Passes First Trial -- After Wide Use
Neurology. Drug Passes First Trial -- After Wide Use. Published: Apr 22, 2014. By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. A drug widely used for a rare neurological condition that ...
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ANINEWS
Blame your genes for inflammatory bowel disease
Now, Cincinnati Cancer Center and University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute researcher Susan Waltz, PhD, and scientists in her lab have done what is believed to be the first direct genetic study to document the important function for the Ron receptor, ...
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LiveScience.com
Pain may curb sex drive in women: Study
Do not blame her for no action tonight as women in pain often say no to sex as pain from inflammation or some other reason greatly reduces sexual motivation in female than male, research reveals. In a first such study, researchers from McGill University and ...
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ITV News
Cancer drug manufacturer urged to cut price
The chief executive of health watchdog Nice has urged a drug manufacturer to look at cutting the cost of Kadcyla - a cancer treatment deemed 'too expensive' for routine NHS use. Sir Andrew Dillon said he hoped Roche would "act in the best interest of ...
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The Guardian
Novartis Cancer Move Adds Spice to Rivalry with Roche
Sitting just two miles apart on opposite banks of the Rhine river in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis AG (NOVN) and Roche Holding AG (ROG) have long had a complex crosstown rivalry. It's just gotten more so. Novartis's planned acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline ...
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KEYT
New drugs could prevent migraine attacks from occurring
Researchers have developed drugs that are aimed at preventing migraine attacks from occurring, rather than stopping the attacks once they have started. These studies are the first to test monoclonal antibodies for the prevention of migraine, and both are ...
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New York Daily News
Woman accused of heroin sales from hospital ICU
Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently devoted his entire State of the State speech to the scourge of heroin. Heroin and other opiates ...
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India.Com Health
New anti-depressant mechanisms in brain identified
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified a major mechanism by which ghrelin (a hormone with natural anti-depressant properties) works inside the brain. Simultaneously, the researchers identified a potentially powerful new treatment ...
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Counsel & Heal
False-Positive Mammograms Don't Deter Women From Future Screening: Study
MONDAY, April 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- False-positive mammograms do increase anxiety, but the feeling is short-lived and most women go on to have breast screening in the future, new research suggests. "Our study showed that anxiety from ...
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ABC News
#SavingEliza: Family determined to save daughter from terminal disease
A family is reaching out through a touching video to anyone who will listen in the hopes of saving their 4-year-old daughter from a terminal disease. email · print. By Alison Moore. Donaldsonville Chief - Donaldsonville- LA. By Alison Moore. Posted Apr. 22 ...
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Headlines & Global News
Teaching seniors to use the Internet reduces risk of depression
Depression, a common problem for older adults, might have an easy antidote: The Internet. According to new research by a Michigan State University professor, computer use among retirees reduces the risk of depression by more than 30%. And don't worry ...
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IANS
Sorry, guys, only women can make their voices sound sexier
That's according to researchers at Albright College in Pennsylvania. They recently conducted a study on what happens when we try to manipulate our voices. "For the study, 40 participants (20 men, 20 women) provided intentionally manipulated voice ...
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