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Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes

In a study of patients with stage III colon cancer – characterized as cancer in the large bowel area with some cancer cells in a few nearby lymph nodes — the…

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Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Chevy Chase, MD—Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)….

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How Carbohydrate Claims Mislead Consumers in Food Marketing

Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October…

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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Europe: Managed or Mismanaged?

Every year, over 9 million new cases of TB are reported worldwide, with almost 2 million deaths. To make matters worse, the threat of multidrug-resistant…

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Boost Infant Health: Importance of Iron Supplements

It has recently been discovered that both birth weight and the infants’ nutrition supply are important risk factors for later morbidity in adulthood. Due to…

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'Jailbreak' bacteria can trigger heart disease

Professor Howard Jenkinson, from the University of Bristol explains how oral bacteria can wreak havoc if they are not kept in check by regular brushing and…

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Chinese Meditation Enhances Brain Connectivity, Study Finds

The technique — integrative body-mind training (IBMT) — has been the focus of intense scrutiny by a team of Chinese researchers led by Yi-Yuan Tang of Dalian…

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Risk of marijuana's 'gateway effect' overblown, new UNH research shows

Whether teenagers who smoked pot will use other illicit drugs as young adults has more to do with life factors such as employment status and stress, according…

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Chronic Lyme Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Insights

Some health care workers who call themselves “Lyme literate” insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated by primary care physicians….

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New Guidelines to Improve Sleep Disorders Care

BAP members, representative clinicians with a strong interest in sleep disorders and experts from the US and Europe got together in May 2009 in London, England…

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Enhancing Infant Survival in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

“We encourage women who have high risk pregnancies to talk with their health care provider about the care their baby may need after birth and about the…

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Study: Early Smoking Cessation Treatment Reduces Success Rates

A study led by researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Smoking Cessation Center may change the way clinicians make treatment decisions for their…

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Resource-Savvy Communities Drive Sustainable Health Changes

As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living…

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Cranberry Juice May Help Block Staph Infections, Study Finds

Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise…

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Infant’s Gaze May Be an Early, but Subtle, Marker for Autism Risk

The study observed 25 infant siblings of children with autism (high-risk group) and 25 infants with no family history of autism (low-risk group) at six months…

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Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections

Otvos and his collaborators found that when given intramuscularly the peptide A3-APO was more effective than current antimicrobial chemotherapy measures in…

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