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Portugal finds horse painkiller drug in burgers, meatballs

Burgers and meatballs sold in Portugal by French retailer Auchan have been found to contain horsemeat with small traces of an animal painkiller that is potentially harmful to humans, Portugal's consumer watchdog said Thursday.

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel type 2 diabetes genetic study involves five major ancestry groups

A consortium of scientists who are taking a novel approach in their research to detect the genetic variations that predispose individuals to type 2 diabetes provided an update of their findings at the American Society of ...

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Model predicts death due to acetaminophen overdose

(HealthDay) -- Model for Acetaminophen-induced Liver Damage (MALD), a mathematical model that utilizes commonly obtained laboratory values, including overdose amount and time elapsed since overdose, is effective ...

Medications created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Andromeda Biotech: A drug for type 1 diabetes

The treated patients in the double-blinded study of DiaPep 277 showed significantly better pancreas function that the control group.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Resilience amongst the long-term ill

People who have a long term debilitating physical illness demonstrate mental resilience according to Understanding Society, the world's largest longitudinal household study. The first findings reveal that people diagnosed ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0