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The New England Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. It is also the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.

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Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 32

Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened ...


Mosquitoes deliver malaria 'vaccine' through bites

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

In a daring experiment in Europe, scientists used mosquitoes as flying needles to deliver a "vaccine" of live malaria parasites through their bites. The results were astounding: Everyone in the vaccine group acquired immunity ...


Laughter remains good medicine

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The connection between the body, mind and spirit has been the subject of conventional scientific inquiry for some 20 years. The notion that psychosocial and societal considerations have a role in maintaining health and preventing ...


Joslin study identifies 'good' energy burning fat in lean adults

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children. Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises ...


Study: Cigarette smoking does not affect everyone in same way

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cigarette smoking induced COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a disease that results in severe breathing difficulty. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it is the fourth leading killer worldwide. However ...


Vision researchers see unexpected gain a year into blindness trial

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered that even in adults born with extremely impaired sight, the brain can rewire itself to recognize sections of the retina that have been restored by gene therapy.


BUSM researcher solves mystery of 9-month-old

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets ...


Mountaineers measure lowest human blood oxygen levels on record

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The lowest ever levels of oxygen in humans have been reported in climbers on an expedition led by UCL (University College London) doctors. The world-first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the top of Mount ...


Childhood anxiety disorders can and should be treated

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist ...


Study: Radio waves erase pre-cancer cells in esophagus

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Heat generated by radio waves erases most pre-cancerous cells associated with chronic acid reflux, providing an alternative to surgery or the current wait-and-see approach.


Study: Cleaner air adds 5 months to US life span

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and approximately five months ...


Heart-healthy, low-cal diets promote weight loss regardless of fat, protein and carb content

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Heart-healthy diets that reduce calorie intake—regardless of differing proportions of fat, protein, or carbohydrate—can help overweight and obese adults achieve and maintain weight loss, according to a study funded by the ...


Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers (AP)

Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in ...


Review: Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

(AP) -- Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often fudged, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents ...


Focal therapy and prostate cancer

Focal therapy and prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCL researcher Hashim Uddin Ahmed is conducting a series of world-first trials into an alternative form of treatment for prostate cancer.