By SUSAN SELIGER
Who would have thought that popping a pill could help prevent falls in the elderly? According to a new report on fall prevention, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, vitamin D, of all things, may help adults age 65 and older stay steady and up
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By JANE E. BRODY
If you live long enough - that is, beyond 50 or 60 - chances are one or more of your joints, probably your knees or hips, will become arthritic. And if pain or stiffness begin to seriously limit your ability to enjoy life and perform routine tasks,
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By BARRY MEIER and KATIE THOMAS
When a pharmacy sells the heartburn drug Zantac, each pill costs about 35 cents. But doctors dispensing it to patients in their offices have charged nearly 10 times that price, or $3.25 a pill.
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By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
For Lisa Hanson, a stay-at-home mother in San Francisco, the alarm that used to rouse her out of sleep most mornings was the sound of her toddler.
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By McTiernan et al
Women who want to lose weight should faithfully keep a food journal, and avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants -- especially at lunch -- suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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By Daniel J. DeNoon
Eye Movements Don't Betray Liars, Study Finds
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By Economic and Social Research Council
Obesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). In a study that combines statistical methods with genetic information, researchers dispel
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By J. P. Sheppard
More patients aged 75 and over should be prescribed drugs to help lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, a study recently published on the British Medical Journal website.
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By Tamarra James-Todd
A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an increased risk of diabetes in women. Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are co
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By Lawrence W. Gray
Scientists have long known that the body rids itself of excess copper and various other minerals by collecting them in the liver and excreting them through the liver's bile. However, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published June 22
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By Veysel Berk
A clever new imaging technique discovered at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals a possible plan of attack for many bacterial diseases, such as cholera, lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients and even chronic sinusitis, that form bi
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By Tsuyoshi Hirota
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes -- a major public health concern in the United States due to
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By Abbott W W and Faisal A A
Millions of people suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon interact with their computers and surroundings using just their eyes, thanks to a new device that costs less than &pou
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By Byung Kook Lim
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure. While their study was conducted i
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By Dagmar Zeithamova
When humans learn, their brains relate new information with past experiences to derive new knowledge, according to psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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By David J. Goldberg
Sildenafil, also known as the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, may give a boost to underdeveloped hearts in children and young adults with congenital heart defects. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia report that sildenafil sig
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By Dartmouth College
At a time when obesity has become epidemic in American society, Dartmouth scientists have found that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans may be able to predict weight gain. In a study published April 18, 2012, in The Journal of&
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By Theodore J. Cicero
A change in the formula of the frequently abused prescription painkiller OxyContin has many abusers switching to a drug that is potentially more dangerous, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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By Emil deGoma
Until recently, it seemed well-established that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the "good cholesterol." However there are many unanswered questions on whether raising someone's HDL can prevent coronary heart disease, and on whether or no
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By Brigham & Women's Hospital
Is anxiety related to premature aging? A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows that a common form of anxiety, known as phobic anxiety, was associated with shorter telomeres in middle-aged and older women. The study sug
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