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Rotavirus vaccine not associated with increased risk of intestinal disorder in US infants

Although some data have suggested a possible increased risk of intussusception (when a portion of the small or large intestine slides forward into itself, like a telescope) after administration of the pentavalent rotavirus ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First-trimester induced abortion not associated with increased risk of psychiatric readmission

First-time first-trimester induced abortion is not associated with an increased risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities among women with a history of a treated mental disorder, according to a report in the February ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness

PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers quantify the damage of alcohol by timing and exposure during pregnancy

Prenatal exposure to alcohol is associated with a spectrum of abnormalities, referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Physical features of the more serious Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) include smooth philtrum, thin ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New indicator may help identify patients with increased risk from throat cancer

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gestational diabetes, low socioeconomic status linked with increased risk of ADHD in offspring

Children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socioeconomic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD, according to a report published Online ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseases

Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coral reefs in warming seas

Disease outbreaks are often associated with hot weather. Because many bacteria typically multiply more rapidly in warmer conditions, it's a commonly held notion that warm-weather outbreaks are a straightforward consequence ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Diabetes and obesity increase risk for breast cancer development

Having diabetes or being obese after age 60 significantly increases the risk for developing breast cancer, a Swedish study has revealed. Data also showed that high blood lipids were less common in patients when diagnosed ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Risk of second cancer in cancer survivors mainly confined to the same cancer type as the first

Cancer survivors have more than double the risk of a second primary cancer of the same type, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), whereas the risk of a second primary cancer of ano ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Groupon's shares fall below IPO price in 3 weeks

Groupon Inc.'s stock fell below its initial public offering price for the first time Wednesday as investors reassess the challenges facing the still-unprofitable online deals company in a shaky economy.

Technology / Business

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBD patients face increased skin cancer risk

Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have an increased risk of skin cancer, which is intensified by the use of immunosuppressant medications , according to two new studies in Gastroenterology, the of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study links excessive amounts of vitamin D to onset of atrial fibrillation

While previous studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, new research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute shows that too much vitamin D can lead to the onset ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

No extraordinary effects from microwave and mobile phone heating

The effect of microwave heating and cell phone radiation on sample material is no different than a temperature increase, according to scientists from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 14 | with audio podcast