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An analysis of 31 earlier studies did not find independent link between adverse birth events and smoking while pregnant. Findings suggest preterm birth and low birth weight could be due to tobacco smoking during pregnanc...

FDA issued a warning against the use of ovarian cancer screening tests such as the CA 125 test. The agency said that erroneous results may lead women to either forgo treatment or undergo unnecessary care.

This year, the U.S. reported for the first time that a patient had been infected by bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort. The announcement followed several years of warnings that current antibioti...

Article Russian scientists have devised a method that uses the urinary proteome to diagnose conditions in newborn babies. The findings were published in the Journal of Proteomics. Contributed Author:  Moscow Institute o...

Article Knowledge of H-bonding networks, water molecule orientations and protonation states can prove vital towards a better understanding of many biological processes, such as enzyme mechanisms, and can help guide struc...

Article The procedure took three hours to complete. Periodically, physicians would ask the patient to draw a straight line or a spiral to gauge how well the therapy was working. Ultimately, the tremors receded by 100 per...

Article Researchers are working on a quick, simple and less invasive blood-based test that can detect breast cancer progression or relapse much earlier than current methods such as mammogram, MRI or biopsy. Contributed A...

Article While magnetic resonance imaging is one tool that can help doctors diagnose torn knee ligaments and cartilage, study says that plain X-rays are the best first-line screening tools for knee pain. Contributed Autho...

This year, the U.S. reported for the first time that a patient had been infected by bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort. The announcement followed several years of warnings that current antibioti...

News MAGnetic resonance image Compilation (MAGiC) gives users the flexibility to manipulate images retrospectively leading to significant timesaving, fewer rescans and therefore cost savings, which can assist the clinici...

An 11-year-old boy, who played the deadly choking game, died of accidental asphyxiation last week. The choking game involves strangling of the neck or compression of the chest in hopes of getting euphoric in an instant.

News SpHb with laboratory diagnostic test may help clinicians make more timely and informed decisions, and help them provide more timely blood transfusions and reduce blood transfusions in cases such as neurosurgery and ...

Bacteria evolve, mutating to overcome challenges in their environment. For the first time, a large-scale look at how the process goes is provided by researchers, showing how antibiotic resistance develops.

Two unconfirmed cases of leprosy were detected in a school in California. Here are some facts to know about this infectious but curable disease.

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Tumors also differ among patients with the same type of cancer, so how is a physician able to prescribe a tailored regimen for the patient? Researchers developed Canopy, an...

(Northwestern University) Pregnant women with bipolar disorder and their families and physicians should be aware of a significantly higher risk for developing postpartum psychosis, according to a new Northwestern Medicin...

(University of California - San Diego) In a novel controlled clinical trial, participants in a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being program that featured a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages experienced measura...

(University of Chicago) Community characteristics play an important role in perpetuating teen suicide clusters and thwarting prevention efforts, according to a new study by sociologists at the University of Chicago and U...

(Aarhus University) Acts of terrorism have a much wider psychological impact than typically assumed, reaching across borders and spreading fear among populations thousands of miles removed from the actual targets.

(Wiley) Researchers found no overall increase in cancer risk among World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters following the 9/11 attacks compared with other firefighters from several US cities. They noted a nearly 4-f...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) From infancy, we learn by watching other people, then use those memories to help us predict outcomes and make decisions in the future. Now a UCLA-Caltech study has...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A research team led by Charles S. Cox, Jr., M.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded $6.8 million from the US De...