Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Coffee not linked to heart arrhythmia

    A large survey of insured people finds no extra hospitalizations in java swillers.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Hormone may be heart-healthy insulin substitute

    A study in mice finds leptin lowers blood sugar without raising cholesterol.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Germs in tobacco are potential source of respiratory infections blamed on smoking

    Tests find hundreds of bacterial species in major cigarette brands.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Chip of tooth tells radiation dose

    A two-milligram dot of tooth enamel serves as a radiation dosimeter.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Carotid procedures test about equally

    Study finds similar stroke risks after surgery or stents.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    U.S. women still have higher stroke incidence than men

    Research suggests possible link to abdominal fat.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Compound might facilitate stroke recovery

    Animal study finds regrowth of brain cells with natural protein fragment.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Coffee associated with lower stroke risk

    Study finds java drinkers 71 percent as likely to have had stroke as nondrinkers.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Cooling stroke patients from the inside out

    A treatment that induces hypothermia proves safe in an early test.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    ‘Ministrokes’ may cause more damage than thought

    A common test given to patients after the passing attacks appears to miss some cognitive impairments.

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  11. Life

    Inflaming dangers of a fat-laden meal

    In overweight people, immune cells embedded in fat are sensitive to high levels of fat in the blood, triggering inflammation that can lead to heart disease and diabetes.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Early disruption of schizophrenia gene causes problems later

    New study may help scientists to understand the sequence of events that can lead to schizophrenia

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