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Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated ...





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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President ...


Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.


Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.


Team-based care involving a pharmacist improves blood pressure control

Medicine & Health / Health

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Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, ...


Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: WHO

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An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday.


Sebelius: Mammograms still vital in saving lives (AP)

Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation ...


To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.


Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine

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A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit ...


CDC Confirms Four New Cases of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-Resistant H1N1

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the request of infectious disease experts at Duke University Medical Center have confirmed this week that isolates from four patients with H1N1 influenza ...



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