One in every five HIV positive Amercans is not aware he/she is infected, and only 49% of those who know they are infected receive ongoing medical care and treatment, says a new Vital Signs report issued by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). There are nearly 1…
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Findings of an article published Online First in The Lancet show that an analysis of dried blood spots from around 35,000 babies in Austria has demonstrated that lysosomal storage disorders are more common than previously thought, even though they remain rare. The finding raises questions in terms of potential screening practicality and its related cost…
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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, used diffusion tensor imaging, an advanced type of MRI-based imaging technique, as well as cognitive tests, to assess brain function in amateur football players…
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US teens are eating less than the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables, according to the latest report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was published on 25 November…
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This week, two investigations being published in peer-reviewed journals, examine worldwide vaccination policies. In addition the studies use worldwide vaccination provision data that until now had not been available. The first one, published in Vaccine, reveals that even though influenza vaccine provision has increased, worldwide levels remain low and the speed of growth is […]
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A simple non-invasive scan may be able to spot a common curable cause of high blood pressure just as well as the current method, which relies on a difficult and invasive blood test…
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Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which tissue that normally develops into a fetus instead becomes an abnormal growth in the uterus. Even though there is no embryo, the growth triggers symptoms of pregnancy. Women with high, although decreasing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations can be treated with chemotherapy six months following […]
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Using genetic techniques, investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College have managed to successfully repaired cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the investigation of cleft palate and cleft lip. This novel breakthrough might reveal how to prevent or treat the condition in humans. Cleft lip and cleft palate are one of the […]
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According to recent data, depression may have more severe consequences than previously thought. Compared to people who are not depressed, those with a mood disorder could be two times as likely to suffer a heart attack. To date, this process has not been clearly understood…
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Malaria currently infects over 225 million people globally, accounting for almost 800,000 deaths per year according to the World Health Organization. An international team of scientists has now achieved a breakthrough in the fight against malaria…
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