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Australia could have almost 100,000 fewer smokers if the price of a single cigarette increased by just two cents, an Australian study has found. The study published in the American Journal of Public H...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released results of a study suggesting that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to human. The study was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Avian influenza A H7 viruses are fairly common in birds, but rarely infect humans.

About 26% of New York City's adult residents in 2004 had the virus that causes genital herpes, compared with 19% of adults nationwide, according to a study recently released by the city Department of health and Mental Hygiene, the New York Post reports (Mangan, New York Post, 6/10). The study, published this month in the journal

Extended treatment with the antiretroviral drug nevirapine in conjunction with the standard therapy might reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission, according to a study published Wednesday in the New ...

A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 12 issue of the journal Neuron, has important implications for both neuroscience and economics and may even explain why you are reluctant to sell your iPod.People tend to prefer the items they own when compared to similar items that they do not own.

Researchers at Tufts University School of medicine and Tufts Medical Center have found that Smad proteins regulate microRNA (miRNA) processing. Understanding the role of Smad proteins enables researchers to investigate abnormal miRNA processing which is a contributing factor in development of cardiovascular disorders and cancer. The study was published online in Nature.

A study published this week in the Archives of Internal medicine found an association between low levels of vitamin D and heart attacks in men. Vitamin D is best known...

Rising sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have offset the decline in cigarette sales by 30 percent in the United States, according to a new study published Wednesday. Cigarette sales declined 18 ...

Physician-researchers from the Virginia commonwealth university Massey cancer Center home to one of the nation's leading cancer palliative care programs -- published a case study in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) exploring the role of chemotherapy given in the last phases of life to cancer patients in the United States.

Mayo Clinic research suggests unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. This lower health status often includes greater instances of self-assessed feelings of depression. The results of the study were recently published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. They suggest that primary care physicians should take a proactive role in addressing health concerns of single women.