Health Medicine Posted September 13, 2013:

Posted September 13, 2013:

• Diets Low in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids May Be a Problem for Youngsters


• Study Establishes Human Model of Influenza Pathogenesis


• Can Drinking Orange Juice Aid in Cancer Prevention?


• Research Points to Promising Treatment for Macular Degeneration


• Measles Cases on the Rise in US, Experts Encourage Vaccine


• Vaccination Does Not Improve Outcome of Melanomas Patients


• A Clinician's Guide to Managing Moral Distress


• Diet During Pregnancy and Early Life May Affect Children's Behavior and Intelligence


• Simple Textiles Can Be Used With Catalysts to Enable Complex Chemical Reactions


• Surgery Proving Effective With Epilepsy Patients


• Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading


• New Technique in RNA Interference Cuts Time and Cost in Genetic Screens


• Fate of New Genes Cannot Be Predicted


• Molecular Mirror Images Assigned: Safer Drugs Thanks to a New Solution to a 150-Year-Old Chemistry Problem?


• SARS Virus Treatments Could Hold the Key for Treatment of MERS-CoV Outbreak


• Potential New Drug Target for Cystic Fibrosis


• Using Technology to Reduce Hospital Admissions for COPD Patients


• Insulin Plays Role in Mediating Worms' Perceptions and Behaviors

Posted September 12, 2013:

• Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease Facilitates Rheumatoid Arthritis


• Revised Medicaid Policy Could Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Save Millions in Health Costs


• Medicare Policy May Limit Minority Access to Weight-Loss Surgery


• Americans Living Longer, More Healthy Lives


• 30 Percent Lower Risk of Dying for Diabetics With Bypass Surgery


• Link Between Rates of Gun Ownership and Homicides


• Antibiotic Reduction Can Be Achieved Through Low Cost Information Campaigns


• Genes Linked to Being Right Or Left-Handed Identified


• Better Verbal Development During Childhood Linked to Later Drinking and Intoxication


• Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis Can Benefit from 12-Step Programs


• Sober Drinking Knowledge Fails 'in the Moment' of Intoxication


• Older Drinkers May Experience Fewer Hangovers Than Youngsters


• Childhood Obesity May Quadruple High Blood Pressure Risk in Adulthood


• High Blood Pressure Reading in Kids Linked to Triple Risk for Condition as Adults


• Exposure/ritual Prevention Therapy Boosts Antidepressant Treatment of OCD


• Rates of Physical and Sexual Child Abuse Have Declined, but Not Child Neglect


• Simple Steps May Identify Patients That Hold Onto Excess Sodium


• Contribution of Local Animal Populations to Human Salmonella Infections Overstated


• Younger Women With Type 2 Diabetes Face Higher Risk of Heart Disease


• Testing Child’s Urine May Help Doctors Identify Risk for High Blood Pressure


• Radical New View of Health: Stem Cells Are Wired for Cooperation, Down to the DNA


• Molecule That Triggers Septic Shock Identified


• Molecular Structure Reveals How HIV Infects Cells


• Antioxidant Treatment May Help NF1-Linked Behavioral Issues


• Helper Cells Trigger Potent Responses to HIV


• Autism Gene Stunts Neurons, but Growth Can Be Restored


• Alzheimer's Patients Show Striking Individual Differences in Molecular Basis of Disease


• Surprising Role of Critical Brain Protein


• Treat the Fungus Among Us With Nontoxic Medicinal Compound


• Protein Essential for Maintaining Beta Cell Function


• Women Have Higher Rate of Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus


• More Than Just Type 1 or Type 2: Study Points to Different Forms of Diabetes