Archive: 30/12/2015

New embryo analysis technique helps screen out genetic problems prior to IVF

(MedicalXpress)—A new technique developed by a team of researchers affiliated with a number of facilities in China allows medical practitioners involved in IVF treatment to more easily weed out embryos with genetic defects ...

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Flu virus in pigs shows worrisome pandemic profile, study finds

Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping ...

Dec 30, 2015

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Study strengthens evidence for Mycoplasma genitalium as STI

(HealthDay)—Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is prevalent in more than 1 percent of the sexually-experienced British population, with no infections detected in those reporting no previous sexual experience, according to a study ...

Dec 30, 2015

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Early first cancer in BRCA1/2 ups risk in opposite breast

(HealthDay)—BRCA1/2 mutation carriers have increased risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC), with age at first diagnosis a significant predictor of CBC risk, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in the Journal ...

Dec 30, 2015

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Painkillers often gateway to heroin for US teens: survey

(HealthDay)—Three-quarters of U.S. high school students who use heroin first tried narcotic painkillers, a new survey reveals.

Dec 30, 2015

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Researchers: Retract study that claimed nitroglycerin might boost bone density

(HealthDay)—Some authors of a published study that claimed the heart medicine nitroglycerin might boost bone density in older women have asked that the study be retracted, saying the lead researcher falsified data in the ...

Dec 30, 2015

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Diabetic kidney damage may start earlier than thought

(HealthDay)—Kidney damage from diabetes may begin much sooner than previously thought, according to a new study.

Dec 30, 2015

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Eating potatoes on a regular basis may up risk of T2DM

(HealthDay)—Greater potato consumption is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Diabetes Care.

Dec 30, 2015

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Holidays present hard road for recovering drug addicts

The holidays can be a tough time for addicts in their first year of recovery. Kylee Moriarty's family should know.

Dec 30, 2015

Eating when we are not hungry is bad for our health

With the wide availability of convenient foods engineered for maximum tastiness— such as potato chips, chocolates, and bacon double cheeseburgers— in the modern food environment and with widespread advertising, the contemporary ...

Dec 30, 2015

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