Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2010 12:06 - 0 Comments

Hispanics hit hard by flu shot delays

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Disparities in flu vaccination rates based on race, ethnicity, and age grow even larger in years when the vaccine supply is limited or delayed. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2010 11:14 - 2 Comments

Gene mutation linked to deadly lymphoma

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The discovery of a gene mutation that drives a form of lymphoma that’s often difficult to treat suggests a new route for therapy. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 13, 2010 16:22 - 2 Comments

Kids can’t escape second-hand smoke

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Children living in apartments are exposed to second-hand smoke even when no one smokes inside their own unit. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 6, 2010 16:09 - 1 Comment

This stands between you and pandemic

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Eggs—hundreds of millions of them—have to be available to make flu vaccines happen each year. But a new study with bacteria suggests there may be a way to skip the eggs. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2010 17:28 - 0 Comments

More teens taking high-risk meds

U. ROCHESTER (US) — The rate at which doctors prescribe controlled medications to teens has nearly doubled in the past 14 years—despite the fact that drug misuse is highest among young adults. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 24, 2010 10:44 - 1 Comment

Teeth should be thankful for cranberry

U. ROCHESTER (US) — You won’t be the only one feasting this Thanksgiving. Harmful bacteria await their own holiday meal, launching one of the biggest assaults of the year on your teeth. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2010 11:40 - 3 Comments

Cheers! A few drinks protect the heart

U. ROCHESTER (US) — A well-known molecule, called Notch, may be why moderate drinking lowers the risk of heart disease, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2010 12:19 - 0 Comments

Hypertension in kids linked to learning

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Children who have hypertension are four times more likely to have learning disabilities than children with normal blood pressure. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2010 11:54 - 0 Comments

Boring brain cells lead double life

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in the creation and elimination of synapses. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments

For elderly, any fall is a bad fall

U. ROCHESTER (US) — While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly individuals. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2010 9:47 - 1 Comment

Low vitamin D may raise cancer risk

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Two new vitamin D studies suggest intriguing ties between a deficiency of D and breast and colon cancer, particularly among African Americans. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 18, 2010 13:18 - 0 Comments

Hike payback to increase flu shots?

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Increasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 13, 2010 14:12 - 2 Comments

Lifestyle can ease breast cancer risk

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and drinking less alcohol lowers breast cancer risk for women with, and without, a family history of the disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 1, 2010 11:35 - 1 Comment

Skinny on soda: It makes kids fat

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Empty calories, like those in soda and fruit juice with little to no nutritional value, now make up about 40 percent of the energy consumed by children in the United States. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2010 9:32 - 0 Comments

Protein makes HIV less sticky

U. ROCHESTER (US) — A protein best known for the troubles it poses in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is being exploited in semen as a way to stop HIV. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 13:23 - 7 Comments

Video games speed up reaction time

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2010 8:48 - 1 Comment

Old drug puts up a fight against lung bug

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A drug to treat inflammation plays a surprising role reducing the level of infection caused by an opportunistic bug that is deadly for AIDS and cancer patients and others with weakened immune systems. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 20, 2010 16:43 - 0 Comments

Early flaw brings on muscular dystrophy

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Nearly two decades after they identified the specific genetic flaw that causes a common type of muscular dystrophy, scientists believe they have figured out how that flaw brings about the disease. (more…)

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