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Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress of a harrowing, near-fatal drug mix-up in which his newborn twins were administered 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood thinner.

Under the subject, antioxidants on the internet, I came across one type called the most powerful antioxidant in the world.  After clicking on the link, my curiosity led me to try to see how it differed from all the other antioxidants on the market today.
This food supplement consists of a combination of grape seed, bilberry, […]

May 8 — Reduced activity of an important gene during fetal development appears to increase vulnerability to type 2 diabetes later in life, new research suggests.
Intrauterine growth retardation , which causes low birth weight in newborns, has been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes and other diseases when a child grows up.
And […]

Breathing slowly while listening to mellow music for half an hour daily may ease mild high blood pressure (mild hypertension), an Italian study shows.

Genetic fingerprinting can find the best embryo in a batch, upping the odds of success for single-implant in vitro fertilization.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor took her family’s private battle with Alzheimer’s disease public as she urged Congress to speed research and aid to fight the coming epidemic of the mind-destroying illness.

A new study suggests the biggest benefit comes from regular exercise from the ages of 12-through-22. Dr. Emily Senay discussed the research, on The Early Show.

Yesterday H. Con. Res. 342 was introduced by Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) opposing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to restrict Estriol (a form of Estrogen), a compounded hormone preparation used by women to alleviate the symptoms of menopause. The action was taken after the FDA sent letters to […]

It’s wrong to assume that fatigue or memory loss is an inevitable sign of aging. They also are common symptoms of an underactive thyroid — a condition that generally responds to treatment, according to the May issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
The thyroid gland, in the neck just below the Adam’s apple, plays a significant […]

Humans and fruitflies - those pesky little creatures that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit - share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to maintain their energy balance when starved for food, reports a team of researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Their findings, published in the […]

A gut hormone that causes people to eat more does so by making food appear more desirable, suggests a new report in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. In a brain imaging study of individuals, the researchers found that reward centers respond more strongly to pictures of food in subjects […]

Medical specialists from around the country will gather this week to discuss the latest research in obstetrics and gynecology, and menopause and estrogen therapy will be among the information presented.
“Estrogen therapy continues to be the gold standard for the management of hot flashes, the most common physical sign of menopause,” said […]

The Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance Programs
At a time when pay-for-performance programs are proliferating, this study finds that while such programs may succeed in improving clinical outcomes and increasing physician income, they also change the nature of patient consultations and the way doctors and nurses work together. In-depth interviews with 41 family physicians and nurses working […]

The American Diabetes Association (ADA), a world leader in diabetes research, information, and advocacy and Conference Archives, Inc. (CAI) is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization’s (WHO) HINARI Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) is now delivering the ADA’s event knowledge to participating institutions via Ekatius™, CAI’s new online platform for meeting and conference […]

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.
Researchers were able to examine the immune cells from isolated insulin-making structures in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans. They caught the immune […]