Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report
The government's latest report card on food poisoning is out, and it has some good news: a drop in illnesses from salmonella.
Apr 17, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
US autism estimate rises to one in 68 children (Update)
The U.S. government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years.
Mar 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital infections kill 200 daily in US
People who are hospitalized in the United States risk acquiring healthcare-associated infections, which kill 75,000 patients per year, US health authorities said Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2014
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Distance from designated VA liver transplant center linked with greater risk of death
Veterans with liver disease who live more than 100 miles from a Veterans Administration hospital that offers liver transplants are only half as likely to be placed on the liver transplant waitlist to receive a new organ compared ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity: Not just what you eat—Research shows fat mass in cells expands with disuse
Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, ...
Mar 20, 2014
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Health
Keep your heart healthy
(HealthDay)—Here's the bad news: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and 49 percent of adults have at least one risk factor for the disease. But the good news is that there are a number of ...
Mar 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Boxer asks CDC to look into paralysis cases
(AP)—Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to initiate a formal investigation into what has caused polio-like paralysis in about 20 children in California over the past 18 ...
Feb 27, 2014
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Health
Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21 (Update 2)
Two Western states with some of America's lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21.
Feb 21, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
JAMA study shows medication to treat agitation for Alzheimer's disease shows mixed results
The results of a Journal of the American Medical Association study offer a glimmer of hope to families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the University of Rochester, Johns Hopkins University, ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers hone in on Alzheimer's disease
Researchers studying peptides using the Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have found new ways to elucidate the creation of the toxic oligomers ...
Feb 18, 2014
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