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Man Clinically Dead For 40 Minutes Brought Back To Life
An Australian man dead for 40 minutes after going into cardiac arrest was brought back to life thanks to a new breakthrough resuscitation method. The [...]
‘Existential Dread’ Responds To Tylenol, Says Study That Involves Watching David Lynch Videos
“Existential dread” can be treated with acetaminophen, a popular over-the-counter medicine often sold under the brand name Tylenol. Hey, I[...]
Birth Control Pills Recalled In Canada
Birth control pills are being recalled in Canada over concerns that a batch contained two weeks of placebo sugar pills. The pills were manufactured by[...]
New H7N9 Bird Flu Death Toll Rising
The H7N9 bird flu death toll has risen to five, according to updates both from the World Health Organization and the Chinese state-run media. However,[...]
Universal Flu Vaccine Coming Within 10 Years?
The race is on for a universal flu vaccine — a single vaccine that could provide broad protection against a wide variety of influenza A flu stra[...]
New H7N9 Bird Flu Strain Now Linked To Four More Cases
The H7N9 bird flu virus has infected four more critically ill patients in China, all in the eastern province of Jiangsu. The frightening news comes fa[...]
Nicotine Gum, Patches Can Remove Warning Labels
Over-the-counter (OTC) nicotine gum and nicotine patches will no longer be required to carry a warning label even though they do contain some small am[...]
Chicken Pox Vaccine Safe, Effective, Long-Lasting Says 14-Year Study
The chicken pox vaccine, more formally known as the varicella vaccine, was FDA licensed in the US in 1995. Kaiser Permanente Northern California has n[...]
Pancreatic Cancer Could Be Found With New Blood Test
Pancreatic cancer is usually found too late to save the patient, so the race has been underway to find better blood tests to detect the sneaky and gen[...]
HIV Immunity From Turning Off One Gene
HIV immunity might be a step closer. A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has stopped the deadly virus that [...]
Diabetes Drug Metformin Slows Aging But…
Diabetes drug Metformin is one of the most affordable and widely prescribed prescription drugs available for the treatment of diabetes type 2. Could i[...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine For Diabetes Works, New Study
A Chinese medicine that combines prescription diabetes medication Glibenclamide with traditional herbs may offer a lower risk of episodes of hypoglyce[...]
Hepatitis C Drug And Vaccine Show Promise
Hepatitis C, a viral disease that slowly destroys the liver, has been effectively treated in a small study by an experimental drug, miravirsen, accord[...]
Baldness, Prostate Cancer Link Confirmed In African-Americans
The link between early baldness and prostate cancer got a closer look in a study of over 500 African-American men published online today in the journa[...]
Popular Parkinson’s Drug Affects Decision-Making
Levodopa, the most popular drug for Parkinson’s disease (PD), improved the decision-making ability of healthy people over age 70 by making it ea[...]
Vehicle Exhaust As Bad For Kids As Second-Hand Smoke
Vehicle exhaust may trigger 14 percent of asthma cases and 15 percent of asthma symptoms in children. That’s the conclusion from a study of 10 E[...]
Hip Replacement May Help You Live Longer
Hip replacement can make it easier for people with severe arthritis pain to move around, but maybe it can help them live longer too. A study presented[...]
Too Much Salt Consumed By 186 of 187 Countries
Eating too much salt isn’t just for Americans anymore. A staggering percentage of the world’s population, representing 186 out of 187 nati[...]
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Non-Invasive Newborn Baby Brain Monitor Designed
A new, non-invasive baby brain monitoring technique has been designed by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini and a team of researchers from Massachusetts Ge[...]
Depression Caused By Failure To Communicate Between Brain Cells
Depression is a tough enemy, but why is it so difficult to treat? According to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which w[...]
Two Strains Of MRSA Here To Stay
Two competing strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), often better known as antibiotic-resistant bacteria or antibiotic-resista[...]
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Alzheimer’s Drug Approval Process Should Be Easier, Says FDA
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) represents a large and growing public health crisis that demands a fast-tracked response to developing new drugs. Two d[...]
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