Monday, October 31st, 2011
Probiotics, or "good bacteria," may help prevent intestinal problems in those who take antibiotics and may also aid patients with diseases such as ulcerative colitis, several new studies show.
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
Federal health officials said Monday that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix did not increase psychiatric problems like depression and suicidal thoughts in two studies, though the findings are not definitive.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Roughly 5 million people in the United States live with heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood around the body effectively. The causes and types of heart failure vary greatly, and treatment must be tailored to each patient. In some cases, doctors will prescribe ...
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Mice fed a diet that included daily walnuts had half the risk of developing breast cancer compared to those on a typical diet, researchers from Marshal University School of Medicine reported in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D. and team set out to determine what impact the inclusion ...
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Sunday, August 28th, 2011
S. Stanley Young, assistant director for bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), and Alan Karr, director at NISS, have published a non-technical article in the September issue of Significance magazine pointing out that medical and other observational studies often produce results that are later shown to be ...
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