News tagged with medical experts
Sleeping pills owe half their benefits to placebo effect, study finds
Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect, according to a major new study published in the British Medical Journal.
Medications
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Bioethicist challenges Bachmann on vaccine claim
(AP) -- A prominent bioethicist has offered $10,000 to charity if Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can prove her claim that a vaccination caused mental retardation.
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Sep 16, 2011 |
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Increase in RDA for vitamin C could help reduce heart disease, stroke, cancer
The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report, because medical experts insist on evaluating this natural, but critical nutrient ...
Health
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Indian women dumped in field after sterilisations
Scores of women were dumped unconscious in a field after a mass sterilisation in eastern India because there was no room in hospital for them to recuperate, medical officials said Thursday.
Health
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Grieving husband pushes bill for unproven remedies
(AP)—After the best-selling Irish novelist Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer in 2011, her husband was so devastated he often went to her grave to have breakfast.
Other
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Benefits of aspirin more modest than previously believed
(Medical Xpress) -- People without a history of cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack or stroke) are unlikely to benefit from a regular dose of aspirin, given the associated risk of internal bleeding. ...
Medications
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Killer disease in Cambodia stumps experts
It's not bird flu or SARS, and nor does it appear to be contagious, but little more is known about a mysterious disease that has killed dozens of Cambodian children, some within 24 hours of being hospitalised.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 08, 2012 |
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Australian alarm over child asylum-seeker suicide bid
Asylum-seekers as young as nine have attempted suicide in Australian immigration lock-ups, the top medical body said Monday, as it slammed detention of youngsters as akin to "child abuse".
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 26, 2011 |
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FDA approves first 4-in-1 flu vaccine
Federal health officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional layer of protection against the influenza virus that affects millions each year.
Medications
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Foundation releases second list of medical 'don'ts' for America's doctors
Doctors should avoid 90 medical procedures that are performed regularly but often cost too much or do little good, according to a new list of expert recommendations.
Health
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Appendix removal: Huge sticker shock in study
What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator - or a house.
Health
Apr 23, 2012 |
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What's the secret to living past 110?
Is there some secret that lets a human live past the age of 110? A research team collaborating with the University of Tokyo is betting it's in their genes.
Genetics
Jun 12, 2012 |
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