Archive: 07/04/2016

Stimulant, banned from sports, found in dietary supplements in US

(HealthDay)—A stimulant banned from competitive sports has been found in more than a dozen dietary supplements marketed for "burning" body fat.

Apr 7, 2016

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Short gap between pregnancies tied to higher autism risk?

(HealthDay)—Spacing pregnancies in close succession may increase the risk of autism in children, a large new research review suggests.

Apr 7, 2016

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Too much sitting may shorten your life, study suggests

(HealthDay)—Get off your duff: A new study finds that sitting less may extend your life.

Apr 7, 2016

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Research finds that wisdom is a matter of both heart and mind

The fluctuations of your heartbeat may affect your wisdom, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.

Apr 7, 2016

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Traditional skin tests used to predict allergies to antibiotics are useless, researchers say

Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill ...

Apr 7, 2016

Kidneys have an innate clock that affects many metabolic processes in the body

An internal clock within the kidneys plays an important role in maintaining balance within the body, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

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HPV vaccine effective in youth with kidney disease, but less so in those with a kidney transplant

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination stimulates robust and sustained immune responses in girls and young women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis, but less optimal responses to the vaccine were observed ...

Apr 7, 2016