Health & Medicine

  1. Humans

    Medicare changes threaten access to radiation therapy

    Oncologists worry that proposed Medicare cuts could result in dramatically reduced access to radiation therapy, even for non-Medicare patients.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Mice with mutation feel the burn

    Instead of becoming obese, mice with a mutation in an immune gene burn off the fat they eat.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    From three to four chambers

    Scientists identify gene that may shape the heart.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Obesity surgery’s benefits extend to next generation

    Children born to women who have undergone weight-loss surgery are healthier than children born to moms who are severely obese, a study shows.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Probiotics: Better off dead?

    Treating the gut to microbial therapy doesn't necessarily require using live bacteria.

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    Vitamin D may be heart protective

    Vitamin D limits arterial plaque buildup in people with diabetes, early tests suggest.

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    Herbal supplementation can be an empty gesture

    Chemical analyses show some botanical extracts contain little of the plant material they were supposed to possess.

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  8. Humans

    Nostril rivalry

    Like the eyes and ears, each nostril vies for the brain’s attention, a new study suggests.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Docs writing fewer scripts

    The number of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections has declined since the mid-1990s, a new study shows.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Better BBQ through chemistry

    Food chemists reveal their secrets to juicier, tastier barbecue.

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    Using estrogen to combat persistent breast cancer

    Estrogen therapy stymies breast cancer in some patients who have exhausted their other options, a new study finds.

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    Worm-inspired superglue

    Researchers create a material that may one day be used to paste together bones in the body.

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