EU tests show 1 in 20 beef meals tainted with horse (Update 3)
Thousands of DNA tests on European beef products have revealed extensive food fraud across the European Union, with almost one in 20 meals marketed as beef likely to be tainted with horse, the European Commission said Tuesday.
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4.4 mmol/L is optimal fasting glucose cutoff for GDM screening
(HealthDay)—A fasting plasma glucose value of 4.4 mmol/L is the optimal cut point for determining which pregnant Chinese women need a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test offered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation, ...
Diabetes
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Are pricey computer-aided mammograms worth it?
(HealthDay)—Adding computer-aided detection to mammograms finds more early, noninvasive cancers and helps detect invasive cancers at earlier stages, according to a large new study. But the jury's still ...
Cancer
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Urine test identifies babies at most risk of necrotizing enterocolitis
Abnormal gut bacteria in premature babies can be found days before the onset of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) finds new research in BioMed Central's open access journal Microbiome. Babies who later went on to develop NEC ha ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Study questions value of PSA test for older men
(HealthDay)—Only one-third of men over age 65 who receive an abnormal result from their PSA test actually undergo prostate biopsy to look for disease, a new study finds.
Cancer
Apr 15, 2013 |
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'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 ...
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Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters
Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels.
Medications
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Sleep apnoea patients more likely to report nodding at the wheel and fail driving simulator tests
People with sleep apnoea are more likely to fail a driving simulator test and report nodding whilst driving, according to new research.
Sleep apnea
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Scientists discover gene mutation that causes children to be born without spleen
The spleen is rarely noticed, until it is missing. In children born without this organ, that doesn't happen until they become sick with life-threatening bacterial infections. An international team of researchers led by scientists ...
Genetics
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Dane cleared of crimes, said to have 'sexsomnia'
(AP)—A Danish man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia."
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 10, 2013 |
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New cutting-edge cell research will lead to safer medical experiments on humans
In almost 90 per cent of cases, novel drugs tested on humans by pharmaceutical companies do not work as intended and must be scrapped. Often the drugs do not work, while at worst, test subjects die. New research from the ...
Medical research
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Feelings of power can diffuse effects of negative stereotypes, study says
(Medical Xpress)—New research from social psychologists at Indiana University Bloomington suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative stereotypes.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2013 |
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'Unknown' neurological disorder often incorrectly diagnosed
The very serious hereditary disease HDLS was discovered in 1984 in Sweden. Many HDLS patients are still incorrectly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, MS or Parkinson's disease, but researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 10, 2013 |
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SAfrica: H7N1 bird flu found in ostrich farm
(AP)—South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Genomics may help ID organisms in outbreaks of serious infectious disease
Researchers have been able to reconstruct the genome sequence of an outbreak strain of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) using metagenomics (the direct sequencing of DNA extracted from microbiologically complex sample ...
Genetics
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