The real red hot chili peppers
(HealthDay)—Variety is often called the spice of life. Now it turns out that an actual spice—chili peppers—may be the key to a longer one.
May 17, 2017
0
0
Archive: 17/05/2017
FDA, CDC warn certain lead tests may produce too-low results
U.S. health agencies on Wednesday warned that certain blood tests for lead poisoning may give results lower than the actual level of lead.
May 17, 2017
Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly
Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely across hospital referral regions, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.
May 17, 2017
A third of high school students ride with drivers who have been drinking
One in three high school students reports riding with a driver who has been drinking, while nearly one in five was in a car where the driver had consumed marijuana, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
May 17, 2017
New way of preventing pneumococcal brain invasion
An international team of researchers, led from Karolinska Institutet, has identified two receptors on the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that can be blocked and thereby prevent pneumococci from entering the brain. ...
May 17, 2017
Researchers identify changes in lung cells following infections
When people develop a respiratory infection, recovery from their illness leaves behind an immunological memory that influences how they will respond to later infections.
May 17, 2017
DAWN results show reduction in disability from stroke up to 24 hours of onset
Results from the DAWN stroke trial presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) provide compelling evidence that selected patients suffering a major ischemic stroke recovered significantly better with mechanical ...
May 17, 2017
