Archive: 25/03/2014

Nicotine 'e-liquids' pose serious health threat

(HealthDay)—A potent, liquid form of nicotine poses a serious and potentially deadly threat, but is sold legally in stores across the United States and online. The so-called "e-liquids"—the key ingredients in e-cigarettes—are ...

Mar 25, 2014

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Study suggests people with galanin variant more susceptible to stress-induced depression

(Medical Xpress)—A research team with members from Hungary, Sweden and the U.K. has found a link between a galanin variant and people who develop depression after experiencing a high degree of stress. In their paper published ...

Mar 25, 2014 report

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Birth control rule seems to divide Supreme Court (Update)

The U.S. Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the question of whether companies have religious rights, a case challenging President Barack Obama's health overhaul and its guarantee of birth control in employees' preventive ...

Mar 25, 2014

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Excess weight at one year postpartum increases moms' risk for diabetes, heart problems

'Watch out for weight gain within a year of giving birth to prevent new risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.' That advice for women comes from a study published today in the journal Diabetes Care.

Mar 25, 2014

Electronic medication alerts designed with provider in mind reduce prescribing errors

Changing how medication alerts are presented in electronic medical records resulted in safer prescribing, increased efficiency and reduced workload for health care providers who placed drug orders in a study published online ...

Mar 25, 2014

Canadian traveller tests negative for Ebola (Update)

A traveller who returned to Canada from Liberia with symptoms that initially triggered fears of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus was pronounced clear of the disease Tuesday.

Mar 25, 2014

Group sues NYC, seeks to overturn e-cigarette ban (Update)

A smokers' advocacy group says it has sued New York City seeking to overturn the city's ban on electronic cigarettes.

Mar 25, 2014

Doxorubicin alone or with ifosfamide for treating soft tissue sarcoma?

An EORTC study published in The Lancet Oncology does not support administration of intensified doxorubicin and ifosfamide for palliation of advanced soft tissue sarcoma, unless the objective is to shrink the tumor.

Mar 25, 2014

Replacing insulin through stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skin

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists have shown that by encapsulating immature pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC), and implanting them under ...

Mar 25, 2014

Thanks for the memories: Plant-like photopigment in the eye may play key role in human cognitive brain function

(Medical Xpress)—Light is inextricably intertwined in myriad ways with most life on Earth. In humans, for example, light stimulates alertness and cognition, improving performance and increasing wakefulness. In a recent ...

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Archive: 25/03/2014

Nicotine 'e-liquids' pose serious health threat

Study suggests people with galanin variant more susceptible to stress-induced depression

Birth control rule seems to divide Supreme Court (Update)

Excess weight at one year postpartum increases moms' risk for diabetes, heart problems

Electronic medication alerts designed with provider in mind reduce prescribing errors

Canadian traveller tests negative for Ebola (Update)

Group sues NYC, seeks to overturn e-cigarette ban (Update)

Doxorubicin alone or with ifosfamide for treating soft tissue sarcoma?

Replacing insulin through stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skin

Thanks for the memories: Plant-like photopigment in the eye may play key role in human cognitive brain function

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