Health & Medicine..

Posted July 19, 2013:

• Gene Mutation in Dogs Offers Clues for Neural Tube Defects in Humans


• Nighttime Heat Waves Quadruple in Pacific Northwest


• New Functions for Autoimmune Disease 'Risk' Gene Identified


• Genetic Key to Conquering Cholera


• New Plan of Attack in Cancer Fight: Two-Drug Combination, Under Certain Circumstances, Can Eliminate Disease


• Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy Affects Learning and Memory Function in Offspring?


• Is Sexual Addiction the Real Deal?


• Nondrinkers May Have Higher Mortality Risk Than Light Drinkers, but Reasons for Abstaining Make a Big Difference


• Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Widespread in Hudson River, Study Finds


• Eczema May Play a Key Role in the Development of Food Allergy in Infants, Study Suggests


• Missed Diagnoses and Drug Errors Make Up Bulk of Primary Care Malpractice Claims


• 'Worrying' Rise in Alcohol Deaths Among Young Women in England and Scotland


• Tuberculosis Genomes Recovered from 200-Year-Old Hungarian Mummy


• It's Not Just the Heat, It's the Ozone: Hidden Heat Wave Dangers Exposed


• More Versatile Approach to Creating Stem Cells Discovered


• Deadliest Cancers May Respond to New Drug Treatment Strategy


• Want Kids to Eat Healthier? Don’t Tell Them, Show Them