A new study purports to link levels of chemical exposures to reduced response levels to bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine in infants. The authors fail to note that simply measuring two chemicals and finding some impairment in some function does not mean that the chemicals caused it.
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Despite improvements in treatment, mortality still remains unacceptably high in patients diagnosed with heart failure (HF). A recent study provides data that show a new drug on the market improves survival by one and a half to two years. It has potential to be the new cornerstone in HF treatment.
In August, Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with melanoma in his liver and brain. These lesions were addressed directly, he was put on Keytruda and now the former president is in remission. But since this new drug costs about $150,000 per year, we ask: Shouldn't we be talking about this?
A recent Huffington Post op-ed by a female MD demanded "the truth" about mammograms, so that women could best help themselves. Well, there's no truth yet: the data continue to be evaluated and medical societies continue to make the best guesses they can. So, women should learn what they can and discuss the options with their physician.
If you've been tracking efforts to combat the Hepatitis C virus, you know that 2015 has been a year full of advances and hope for the future. First, there was FDA's approval of the treatment Viekira Pax, and recently California researchers have unearthed diagnostic gold with their latest screening process.
Gilead researchers say they are unblinding the ongoing drug trial of Zydelig. The reason is that its leukemia drug was working so well, it should be made available to patients in the trial who were receiving standard treatment without the drug.
In 2012 the Center for Food Safety filed a petition with the FDA asking that the agency require that foods produced from genetically engineered (GMO) crops be labelled as such. Finally, the FDA has responded. It said "no."
It is hardly news that Sovaldi and Harvoni, the enormously effective new hepatitis C drugs, are quite costly. This has caused some debate about when it is best to start using them. But, a new study says: "The sooner the better." It is better to treat patients before liver fibrosis is present.
One might think that a publication as venerable as TIME wouldn't run story with a fear-provoking headline that's wrong, misleading and irresponsible. The magazine recently published an article that blatantly misrepresented a study suggesting that milk contributes to Parkinson s disease.
The holy grail of diabetes research has long been finding a way to administer insulin by mouth. And that goal may have been reached by scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara, who have developed a capsule that resists the acidic environment of the stomach.
Your Thanksgiving turkey is a direct descendent of the dinosaur. Scientists have found that the turkey and the chicken have undergone the fewest genetic changes as compared with other birds to their avian ancestor, the dinosaur.
I don't want to be a wet blanket about that Fitbit you got for Christmas is not going to make the difference.
In the film, actor Will Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, who elucidated the cause of early dementia, depression and death among a group of former NFL players: repetitive head trauma from football, known as CTE, and the opposition he had to overcome to publicize it.
More and more Americans are sustaining injuries from collisions caused by distracted walkers. A problem that was once unique to the Galactic Empire as now found its way into our galaxy.
All too often, uninsured patients end up with hospital long stays just to receive weeks of antibiotic treatment. But a new study indicates that self-administering of intravenous antibiotics outside the hospital appears to be an acceptable alternative, a shift that could save lots of money while freeing up hospital beds faster.
The latest edition of the annual "Monitoring the Future" survey shows encouraging trends continuing for youth smoking, substance abuse and alcohol abuse, as well. However, binge drinking remains a problem, and e-cigarettes are increasingly being used for "fun" by youngsters, rather than as an aid to quit smoking.
A recent news report says some companies are making it possible for employees to get tested for genetic markers linked to risks of altered metabolism, obesity, and variations in eating behavior. This is a good thing, right? Well, when you consider possible health benefits and privacy concerns, the answer is yes and no.
A Danish study revealed that Type 2 diabetic women given structured personal care were 30 percent less likely to die of a diabetes-related cause, as compared to women given routine care. Interestingly, this difference appeared to be gender specific, with the structured care having no effect in men.
A Swedish engineer believes electronic devices can someday be used to monitor and treat the body, day in, day out. He foresees a future in which humans are wired up like cars, with sensors that form a similar early-warning system. Meanwhile, there are others also working towards similar goals.
Why does it seem that the more we analyze heath and health behavior, the only result appears to be more confusion? Maybe it's got something to do with those providing the information suspect information, that is. A new ranking of the nation's healthiest cities is very flawed, as its evaluation of New York shows.
Researchers at the University of California have been able to successfully create a liquid blood pressure medication that can be absorbed through the skin, without the requisite skin toxicity. The implications for transdermal drug delivery are multiple and profound.
The belief that people are more likely to commit suicide during the holiday season is nothing more than a myth, and a dangerous one at that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And researchers say those who are vulnerable would be helped if mainstream media stopped perpetuating this falsehood.
Writing at Reason, Ron Bailey dissects some worrying trends and then highlights some insight on cancer which, I am proud to say, came from us.
Restricting salt intake often results in a preference for less salty foods. If the same were true for sugar, restriction might be a means of lowering sugar, and thus calorie intake. Unfortunately, a recent study suggests this won't work for sugar the "sweet spot" doesn't seem to be altered by restricting consumption.
Some claim that vegetarian diets are supposedly better for our health. Thus one might think that adhering to a vegetarian or vegan diet might reduce the risk of death. But that's not what a group of British researchers found when they analyzed the data.
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