How statins cause muscle aches
Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue.
Dec 15, 2025
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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Ticked off over preauthorization: Walk-in patient avoided Lyme disease but not a surprise bill
Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg.
Dec 1, 2025
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Diesel exhaust particles disrupt the function of brain's immune cells, study shows
Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent study led by the University of Eastern Finland. The findings, published in Environment International, ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Focused ultrasound passes first test in treatment of pediatric brain cancer
Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain—can be safely used in children being treated for ...
Nov 19, 2025
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The honey trap: Why honey fraud is a health hazard
Naturally sweet, but potentially hiding a criminal past? This is not the plot of a new crime drama. It is about the jar of honey in your kitchen.
Nov 18, 2025
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Molecular test could allow for more accurate Lyme disease diagnosis
Researchers at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center have developed a way to diagnose Lyme disease earlier and more accurately than traditional testing methods.
Nov 14, 2025
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Family history key to predicting antidepressant response
A new study from Queen Mary University of London shows that a family's experience with certain medicines could help doctors predict how future generations will respond to the same drugs.
Nov 13, 2025
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Cellular protein FGD3 boosts breast cancer chemotherapy and immunotherapy, study finds
A naturally-occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the effectiveness of some anticancer agents, including doxorubicin, one of the most widely used chemotherapies, and a ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Repurposed antibiotic shows promise against central nervous system tuberculosis
Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated that doxycycline, a commonly available and inexpensive antibiotic, can improve survival rates and neurological ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Hidradenitis suppurativa: The painful skin condition that can hide in plain sight
You may not give much thought to your armpits, apart from checking whether they need another swipe of deodorant. But this small, often overlooked patch of skin is one of the body's busiest crossroads. Beneath those folds ...
Nov 6, 2025
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