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Mysterious illness kills two in southeast Alabama

(AP)—Alabama health officials say a mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in the southeastern part of the state.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks (Update)

Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related ...

Cardiology created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Researchers find amygdala not always necessary for fear

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that three volunteer women with defective amygdalas were able to experience internal fear. In their paper published in the journal Nature Ne ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Scientists identify agent that can block fibrosis of skin, lungs

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis, a process that can ultimately end in organ failure and even death because ...

Medical research created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More doubt on virus, chronic fatigue connection

A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of one of several viruses in blood samples of people living with chronic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The dark path to antisocial personality disorder

With no lab tests to guide the clinician, psychiatric diagnostics is challenging and controversial. Antisocial personality disorder is defined as "a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A silver bullet to beat cancer?

The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects.

Cancer created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Suspected norovirus hits 400 on two Christmas cruises

An outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea has sickened more than 400 vacationers and crew members aboard two Christmas-time cruises in the Caribbean, the CDC said Saturday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Comparison shopping' by doctors saves money

Research at Johns Hopkins suggests that if hospitals would show physicians the price of some diagnostic laboratory tests at the time the tests are ordered, doctors would order substantially fewer of them or search for lower-priced ...

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA: Bacteria found in other products from firm tied to meningitis outbreak

(HealthDay)—Lab tests have found bacteria in two other medical products made by the Massachusetts-based specialty pharmacy at the center of an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak, U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty acid found in fish prevents age-related vision loss

An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, known as DHA, prevented age-related vision loss in lab tests, demonstrates recently published medical research from the University of Alberta.

Ophthalmology created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Oral steroids linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in nationwide study

People taking oral steroids are twice as likely as the general population to have severe vitamin D deficiency, according to a study of more than 31,000 children and adults by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...

Health created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodian deaths tied to common child illness (Update)

(AP) — A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that sparked alarm after a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds early signs of malaria drug resistance in Africa

Africa's deadliest malaria parasite has shown resistance in lab tests to one of the most powerful drugs on the market -- a warning of possible resistance to follow in patients, scientists said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quick-reversal method may be at hand for new blood thinner

(HealthDay) -- Newer blood-thinning drugs sometimes have one drawback: In cases where they trigger bleeding, their effects can be tough to reverse compared to the standard anticoagulant, warfarin.

Medications created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast