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Rogue DNA is linked to ovarian cancerA GENETIC defect uniquely linked to ovarian cancer has been found for the first time.
Scotsman Monday, August 03, 2009Scientists discover how to knit severed spinal cords back togetherSCIENTISTS have taken a major step towards helping people paralysed by spinal injuries by reconnecting the severed nerves of rats with broken backs.
Scotsman Monday, August 03, 2009Sex without a condom is good for you, says professorHAVING sex without a condom is good for your mental health,
according to controversial research conducted by a leading Scottish psychologist.
Scotsman Monday, August 03, 2009Scientists find new strain of HIVGorillas are identified for the first time as a source of HIV after tests in Paris on an infected woman from Cameroon.
BBC Monday, August 03, 2009Black kids aren't getting enough vitamin D, study saysToo much television and too little milk means that black children are not getting enough of vitamin D, a new study says. Known as the “sunshine vitamin” because it can also be obtained through sun exposure, Vitamin D can stave off rickets, improve bone health, and possibly prevent colds, heart disease and diabetes. In the 1930s, when the U.S. started putting Vitamin D into milk, rickets -- a softening of bones that can lead to deformities -- was thought to have been eradicated. But doctors around the country recently have started seeing a spate of cases in African American and Muslim communities. “We wanted to see how big a problem Vitamin D deficiency is,” says Michal Melamed of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. [More]
Scientific American Monday, August 03, 2009Studies Find Low Vitamin D Levels, Risk of Diseases in ChildrenMillions of U.S. children have disturbingly low Vitamin D levels, possibly increasing their risk for bone problems, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments,
according to two new studies that provide the first national assessment of the crucial nutrient in young Americans.
Washington Post Monday, August 03, 2009Laxative habit needs a doctor's helpI have had severe constipation for years. I've been using cascara sagrada for a daily bowel movement. I read that this herb was banned in 2002 as the Food and Drug Administration wasn't sure it was safe. Is it safe or not? I have tried fiber, stool softeners, you name it. Cascara sagrada is the only thing that works for me. My doctor thinks I should take something different.
LA Times Monday, August 03, 2009Treating depression can be hit or missDoctors have more than 20 medications to choose from. But finding the right one is a process of trial and error. George Porter, a 47-year-old engineering librarian from La Caņada Flintridge, first became depressed after his father's heart attack nearly seven years ago. The married father of two was overcome with sadness that wouldn't go away and lost pleasure in activities he'd once enjoyed. "I'd been a voracious reader all my life, and I found it almost impossible to get through a book," he said. He often began sobbing uncontrollably.
LA Times Monday, August 03, 2009Millions of US children low in vitamin D(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Seven out of 10 US children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease,
according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Eurekalert.org Monday, August 03, 2009New national study finds increase in P.E. class-related injuries(Nationwide Children's Hospital) A recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, found that the number of P.E.-related injuries to elementary, middle and high school students in the United States increased 150 percent between 1997 and 2007.
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