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Meningitis B type vaccine available soon

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in Chile have successfully tested a vaccine against meningococcus B, a strain of bacteria that causes meningococcal diseases, including one of the commonest forms of meningitis, a disease in ...

Medications created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

British pharmacy chain announces roll-out of new smart pills loaded with microchip

(Medical Xpress) -- A new pharmaceutical program that many Britons might find literally hard to swallow, has been announced. Pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy has partnered with American technology firm Proteus ...

Medications created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Study offers clues as to why teens are more susceptible to addiction and mental illness

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Moghaddam Laboratory, led by biochemist Bita Moghaddam have found after studying rat brains that minor differences in activity levels in certain brain parts, between adults and teen ...

Neuroscience created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Blood test for human form of mad cow disease developed

(Medical Xpress) -- Mad cow disease is serious business in the U.K., the human form, known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob after Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt and Alfons Maria Jakob (CJD), who independently first described its existence ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Men with deep voice may be lacking in sperm: study

(Medical Xpress) -- Women look for tall, dark and handsome. Those chiseled features and that deep sexy voice have gained the attention of women for generations. However, a new study published in PLoS ONE shows ...

Other created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (8) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Study shows girls believe HPV vaccine protects from other STDs

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine shows that almost a quarter of girls surveyed believe that the HPV vaccine will also help prevent other STDs. ...

Health created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

New e-cigarettes affect users' airways

(Medical Xpress) -- E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are promoted as a safer alternative to smoking. However, a new study published in the journal Chest, shows that these e-cigarettes cause immediate change ...

Health created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (10) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report

Gestures improve language learning

(Medical Xpress) -- Learning a new language usually requires written and spoken instructions but a new study shows that the use of word-specific gestures may aid in the learning process and help students better retain new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Herbal drug reduces the effects of alcohol

(Medical Xpress) -- Alcohol consumption can lead to those dreaded hangovers and even alcohol dependence. However, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found a natural ingredient in the ...

Neuroscience created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Chiropractic treatment and exercise superior to drugs for neck pain: study

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine shows that when it comes to neck pain, visiting a chiropractor or performing regular neck exercises reduces neck pain better than p ...

Other created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Scanadu developing a Medical Tricorder

(Medical Xpress) -- Do you remember the scenes from your favorite Star Trek episode where Dr. McCoy simple waves his scanner across an injured patient to diagnose the problem? Well, that technology may not ...

Medical research created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Milk consumption in adolescence may increase prostate cancer risk

(Medical Xpress) -- While people have been told for years about the importance of milk in a diet for children, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology says that milk consumption in large quantities in ado ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

A new cat in adulthood can up your allergy risk

(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, getting a cat for the first time as an adult can nearly double your chances of developing allergies to the ...

Health created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

The pros and cons of Helicobacter pylori

(Medical Xpress) -- The debate over the bacteria Helicobacter pylori continues as a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that people carrying H. pylori have a reduced risk of diarrhea from other bacterial ...

Medical research created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Researchers trace origins of malaria parasite from African slave trade to South America

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study done using DNA analysis and partly undertaken by the University of California, Irvine, has found evidence to support the premise that malaria was brought to South America via the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report