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Young adults allowed to stay on parents' health insurance have improved access to care

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that laws permitting children to stay on their parents' health insurance through age 26 result in improved access to health care compared to states without those ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Cancer rate 4 times higher in children with juvenile arthritis

New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease. Findings now available in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal publis ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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With climate change, today's '100-year floods' may happen every three to 20 years: research

Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of the eastern United States, leaving widespread wreckage in its wake. The Category 3 storm whipped up water levels, generating storm surges ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created 13 hours ago | popularity 3.3 / 5 (16) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Tenofovir, leading HIV medication, linked with risk of kidney damage

(Medical Xpress) -- Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases over ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created 12 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Larger belly linked to memory problems in people with HIV

A larger waistline may be linked to an increased risk of decreased mental functioning in people infected with the AIDS virus HIV, according to research published in the February 14, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Practice makes perfect, but not when it comes to decisions about risk

People aren't always good at making informed decisions that involve risk, but a new study shows that even when we know the likelihood of certain outcomes based on statistical evidence or our own experiences, we still make ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 7 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weighing the difference: Switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales

Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.

Medicine & Health / Health

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New book examines impact of US tobacco industry

Most research that focuses on tobacco examines health risks associated with smoking, says Peter Benson, PhD, a sociocultural anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis.

Medicine & Health / Health

created 6 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Blood from periodontal disease can be used to screen for diabetes

Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c, an important gauge of a patient's diabetes status, an NYU nursing-dental research team has found. Hemoglobin A1c ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Georgia Tech develops computational algorithm to assist in cancer treatments

High-throughput DNA sequencing technologies are leading to a revolution in how clinicians diagnose and treat cancer. The molecular profiles of individual tumors are beginning to be used in the design of chemotherapeutic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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