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Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from c

Study: 1 in 10 adults in China have diabetes, nearing U.S. rate
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images Patients eat lunch at a weight reduction clinic in Tianjin in northern China. The nation faces a

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US study: Breast-feeding varies by race, place
By MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer | ATLANTA (AP) - A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surpri

Britney Spears moves in mom
| Britney Spears' mother has reportedly moved in with her. | The 'Toxic' hitmaker - who is still under the conservatorship of her father Jamie Spears - is said to have as

More food aid for Pa. seniors, with a hitch
| By Alfred Lubrano | INQUIRER STAFF WRITER | In some rare good news for the poor, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is more than doubling the emergency food supply spec

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Mixed evidence on acupuncture for irritable bowels

The research on whether acupuncture helps ease irritable bowel syndrome has so far been a mixed bag, according to a new review of past clinical trials.
The Power of Peppermint

At the mention of peppermint, candy canes and ice cream comes to mind. But did you know that peppermint is also an age-old herbal medicine that has been used to treat a wide range of abdominal woes?
U.S. launches study into youth sports concussions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government launched on Monday a sweeping study of rising sports-related concussions among the youth, amid concerns that the injuries may have contributed to the suicides of professional football players.
High gold price increases mercury use in mining -UN

OSLO (Reuters) - High gold prices are driving up the use of toxic mercury in small-scale mining in developing nations, spreading a poison that can cause brain damage in children thousands of miles away, a U.N. study showed on Thursday.
NFL's Seau had brain disease from head blows -report

NFL linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide last year, had a debilitating brain disease, likely from 20 years of blows to the head, ABC News and ESPN reported on Thursday, citing researchers and his family as sources.
Heart attack pattern shifted after Katrina

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks are usually most common on weekdays and mornings, especially Mondays, but new data analysis shows that pattern reversed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Racial gaps in access to robotic prostate surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting the robotic technique represents better care.



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June 2011 - Programs may prevent tooth decay in tots - UF receives $1.25 million to advance clinical research and personalized medicine
January 2011 - UF veterinarians help cat survive 'bobcat fever' parasite - Course correction needed for Alzheimer's therapies, experts warn
July 2010 - Cancer research reports need to include more clinical details, UF researchers say - Recommended blood pressure level differs for heart patients with diabetes
January 2010 - Consumer medication information falls short, UF researchers say - UF professor receives prestigious award from Italian cardiologists
January 2010 - UF surgeons, research biologists create scale to grade shark bite severity - UF to study word-finding problems caused by Alzheimer's disease
January 2010 - UF researchers continue 'extraordinary measures' to tackle Pompe disease - Emeritus professor of veterinary pathology honored with Olafson Medal
January 2010 - UF professor named to Spanish scientific academy - UF appoints founding chair of environmental and global health department
January 2010 - UF conference examines positive link between health research, education - UF Health News Media Advisory
January 2010 - UF study: Prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs don't lead to risky sexual behavior - From crickets to whales, animal calls have something in common
January 2010 - UF gets almost $15 million in federal funds to build research complex to help older adults - New study suggests theory for insect colonies as 'superorganisms'
January 2010 - UF News: UF urologists use robot to shave time off vasectomy reversal, raise sperm counts - UF News: UF professor named to Spanish scientific academy
December 2009 - Florida Trend names UF's Hauswirth top scientist newsmaker of 2009 - Media Advisory: UF to Announce New Dean of the College of Medicine
December 2009 - UF News: Special delivery: UF nursing studeny helps 'Miracle' baby - UF veterinarian receives scholarship for translational research
December 2009 - Small addition to cancer drug may make big difference - UF scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact
November 2009 - UF to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease - Toxicologist receives research foundation professorship
November 2009 - New study measures hookah use among Florida teens - UF names new College Of Public Health and Health Professions dean
November 2009 - UF receives $3 million grant to study type 1 diabetes - UF participating in new recruitment registry for research studies
November 2009 - University of Florida seeking older males for national testosterone therapy trial - Small animal oncology professor named to administrative post
October 2009 - UF receives $12.2 million to establish National Network of Scientists - Phytochemicals in plant-based foods could help battle obesity, disease
October 2009 - UF names new Cancer center Director, Radiation Oncology chair - New hospital's therapeutic design supports healing, green practices
October 2009 - UF Genetics Institute Director named to Federal Biosecurity Panel - Grant to help UF doctors deliver cancer care to needy Floridians
October 2009 - UF Scientists discover new explanation for controversial old patient-care technique - UF Researchers find triggers in cells' transition from colitis to cancer
September 2009 - Socio-cultural, genetic data work together to reveal health disparities - Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in Central and East Africa
September 2009 - Ocala doctors support UF rehabiltation efforts in gratitude for pet's care - Small animal rehabilitation, fitness center accepting new patients
September 2009 - Study of isolated snakes could help shed light on venom composition - UF Study: Tahi Chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
September 2009 - UF Health News: Scientists Cure Color Blindness in Monkeys - UF, FDA to Train Clinicians in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Sciences
August 2009 - Two UF Communication Science departments move forward as one - Two-day shelter medicine conference planned for October
August 2009 - UF Nursing school receives more than $90,000 to expand Doctoral education - UF, Shands recognized for Bone Marrow research, clinical care
August 2009 - UF researcher recognized for innovative vascular discoveries - Scientists link genetic glitches to common childhood cance
August 2009 - UF- Developed Site to Help Improve Physical Fitness in Kids - UF Health News: UF renal transplant program helps surfer catch next
May 2008 - UF Biologists join world experts in experiminet to explore flu origins - UF Health News: Combining exercise with hormone could prevent weight gain
May 2008 - UF Health News: UF researchers to test whether video games improve seniors mental functioning - UF Health News: UF researchers make strides to improve liver surgery
November 2007 - January 2008 - Gene therapy safety trial for childhood blindness under way - UF Health News: UF scientists test the safety of experimental drug for vision loss
October 2007 - UF Health News: Gift of $2 million brings smiles to UF College of Dentistry - UF Health News: Simple reason helps males evolve more quickly
October 2007 - UF study: Even slight cost changes affect SCHIP families - UF Health News: UF researchers track genetic journey of HIV from birth to death
October 2007 - UF Health News: UF researchers test stem cell therapy for heart patients - UF Health News: Regional, language differences affect Hispanics’ health-care experiences
September 2007 - Celebrating 25 Years of Nurse Midwifery - UF-VA partnership expands nursing class size, adds faculty
August 2007 - UF to house pancreas research repository for the study of diabetes - UF experts fashion prosthetic ears for young son of Olympic medalist
August 2007 - UF News: A parent's depression can weigh heavy on children - UF scientists reveal how dietary restriction cleans cells
August 2007 - UF News: New center explores influence of nature versus nurture on genes - UF, French scientists seek test to detect gene doping in athletes
July 2007 - UF News: The future of medicine: Insert chip, cure disease? - UF to lead research on life-threatening fungus
July 2007 - UF News: Molecular detectors may refine cancer treatment - UF psychiatry chairman to serve in NIMH research post
June 2007 - UF News: Outdoor alcohol ads boost kids' urge to drink - UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
June 2007 - UF News: Talcum powder stunts growth of lung tumors - UF study shows Older people with diabetes more apt to suffer depression
December 2006 - UF News: New director appointed to head UF racing laboratory - UF News: PAWS program offers veterinary care, support to seriously ill pet owners
December 2006 - UF News: Mental exercise has long-term benefits for seniors - UF News: History-hunting geneticists can still follow familiar trail
November 2006 - Horse owners can still vaccinate animals against West Nile virus - UF News: Governor, UF open cancer-genetics research complex
November 2006 - UF News: With exercise, elders can improve weakened physical abilities - UF News: Women with chest pain risk serious complications even in absence of blockages
November 2006 - UF News: Drug exposure before birth could affect kids' decision-making skills - UF News: Gov. Bush to speak at Cancer and Genetics Research Complex grand opening Nov. 15
October 2006 - UF News: Whooping cough rates higher in states where vaccination exemptions easily obtained - UF News: Researchers explore medicine in the final frontier
October 2006 - UF researchers familiar with Nobel winner's work - Tiny Tampa Bay fish key to evolution of immune system
September 2006 - UF News: Florida boy is state's first to get new mechanical heart device designed for children - UF News: One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
September 2006 - UF study shows leptin could combat type 2 diabetes - UF News: Boy undergoes rare surgery to correct life-threatening disease
sAugust 2006 - UF News: Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers - UF News: Vaccine combination leads to fevers, more ER visits for babies
August 2006 - UF News: New study will explore advanced pacemaker techniques in canine heart patients - UF reaches milestone in building a Gator Nation of pharmacist
August 2006 - UF News: Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells - UF News: UF study shows how cigarette smoke blocks cell repair
August 2006 - UF News: Former Ohio State dean to lead College of Veterinary Medicine - UF News: Kids with OCD bullied more than others, study shows
July 2006 - UF News: Study pinpoints how genetic glitch could keep some people from feeling full - UF News: Back to school means getting back to sleep
July 2006 - UF News: New test could keep babies from contracting deadly infections - UF scientists test improved gene therapy method for hereditary heart conditions
July 2006 - UF and state officials to discuss new Brain Tumor Center - UF scientists discover evolutionary origin of fins, limbs
July 2006 - UF researchers question effectiveness of decongestant - UF to begin master's program in public health nursing
July 2006 - UF study sheds light on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes - UF scientists reverse muscle contractions in mouse model of muscular dystrophy
June 2006 - New UF tool measures heart implant patients' anxiety - UF News: Medium is the message for stem cells in search of identities
June 2006 - UF News: Elders with anemia face increased health risks - UF News: Tisher to step down as medical dean next year
May 2006 - UF News: Hurricanes' latent hazards tracked by poison centers - UF News: Taking evolution's temperature: Researchers pinpoint the energy it takes to make a species
May 2006 - UF scientists restore sight to chickens with blinding disease - The Fifth Annual Medicaid Research Conference 2006
May 2006 - University of Florida earns national recognition in distance education - UF News: Don't ask, might not think to tell: Communication key to preventing risky drug interactions
May 2006 - UF News: Elders' ability to walk predicts future health outcomes - UF News: Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage
May 2006 - 47-Year Old Palm Beach Gardens man has vision restored and gets a second chance at life - Trial Drug Shows Significant Enhancement in Reversal of Vision Loss in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
March 2006 - UF News: UFVMC trains disaster first responders for large animals - UF News: Prenatal cocaine exposure not linked to bad behavior in kids
March 2006 - UF News: Researchers seek answers to combat TB epidemic - UF News: Researchers use new technique to treat high blood pressure, kidney damage
March 2006 - UF News: Mega-partnership lands biotech training grant - UF News: Sodas and energy drinks can supply a surprising caffeine jolt
March 2006 - UF News: Some heart patients vulnerable to mental stress - UF to offer free, online support groups for Alzheimer's caregivers
February 2006 - UF scientists reveal ancient origin of vertebrate skeleton - UF News: Ancient DNA helps UF researchers unearth potential hemophilia therapy
February 2006 - UF scientists trace origin of shark's electric sense - UF News: Leading autism experts to discuss clinical, research developments
February 2006 - UF News: Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack - UF News: Human, animal doctors report success in dog's open heart surgery
December 2005 - UF News: Cells can live without molecules once considered essential - UF News : Health care quality to be addressed at UF conference
December 2005 - UF News: Scientists find sugar may have a sour side - UF distance education graduates identify missing persons in their homeland
December 2005 - MicroRNA may have fail-safe role in limb development - UF to establish emergency medicine residency in Gainesville
November 2005 - UF's McKnight projects combat memory maladies -Tiny cellular structure plays big role in mammalian gene regulation
November 2005 - Surgery professor named president-elect of prestigious group - Scientists closer to new cancer detection method
November 2005 - UF nursing researcher receives NIH funding - UF scientists say stem cells may trigger bone cancer
November 2005 - Gene at heart of bad outcomes in high blood pressure patients - Multiple-birth babies, boys have higher risk of defects
October 2005 - New UF center at heart of care for congenital cardiac conditions - UF News: Surgery professor named president-elect of prestigious group
October 2005 - UF News: CT scan can spare some head and neck cancer patients surgery - UF researchers awarded $13.5 million to study stroke rehabilitation
September 2005 - UF News: Researchers kill resistant bugs one bandage at a time - College of Pharmacy holding 21st Annual Open House
September 2005 - UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses - UF News : Scavenger cells could be key to treating HIV-related dementia
August 2005 - UF News: Scientists get look at genes' defensive playbook - UF News: Anthrax stops body from fighting back, study shows
August 2005 - UF News: Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys - UF News: Statement issued by Lynn J. Romrell, Ph.D., Executive Director, Anatomical Board of the State of Florida
July 2005 - UF News: Genetic links could unlock clues to leading cause of blindness - UF News: Legendary medical school dean dies
July 2005 - UF researchers test drug that could cut orthodontic treatment time in half - UF News: For advance directives, a picture's worth a thousand words
June 2005 - UF News: Manatee eyes could be window to health status - UF News: Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths
June 2005 - UF News: Heart rate changes tied to depression in women - UF News: Deadly aortic disease difficult for doctors to detect
June 2005 - UF News: Quickly matching the drug with the bug saves lives - UF News: Researchers create way to generate brain cells in lab
May 2005 - UF News: Prenatal cocaine exposure exerts subtle effects on schoolchildren - UF study finds some people with oral pain wait too long before seeking help
April 2005 - Cellular communications breakdown identified in inherited brain disorder - Florida veterinarians become first in U.S. to perform electric shock treatment to correct heart abnormality in horses
April 2005 - New Web site provides information on grapefruit-drug interactions - GatorSHADE program goes from Swamp to Cyberspace
March 2005 - Live oral bacteria found in arterial plaque - Autistic kids benefit from dads' involvement
March 2005 - Police alcohol checks put sales to teens on ice - Cure no quick fix for cancer survivors on long road to recovery
February 2005 - UF will talk about the Women's Health Initiative - University of Florida College of Nursing to implement new Clinical Nurse Leader track beginning in summer 2005 - Culture clash: Kids with chronic illness face difficult transition to adult care
February 2005 - UF researchers map bacterial proteins that cause tooth loss - Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
January 2005 - Autism experts to convene at UF - Beer-drinking rats count calories better than many people, UF researchers say
January 2005 - Good breeding means good planning: UF launches small animal reproduction service - Military metaphors upset some cancer patients, UF doctors say
November 2004 - UF source available to comment on medicinal marijuana use - New fetal heart monitor could give better health picture during labor, say UF researchers
November 2004 - Stem cell scientist named new director of UF's McKnight Brain Institute - UF cardiologists develop heart disease risk score for women with chest pain
October 2004 - UF researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury- UF researcher unearths reports of serial murder by children - UF researchers show mice live longer when they slim down after gene therapy
September 2004 - Driven to help horses: UF launches new mobile equine diagnostic program - UF scientists combine experimental therapies to fight gene disorders
September 2004 - UF researchers find lack of physical fitness poses weighty problems for heart health - Group forms to test new cancer drugs in children
August 2004 - Sea turtle health may benefit from new database of blood values - UF audiologists sound alarm for awareness of motorcycle noise risk
August 2004 - UF, Harvard researchers put a finger on understanding how limbs develop - UF researchers screen relatives in hunt for type 1 diabetes risk factors
August 2004 - UF develops screening tool to prevent wrong patients from receiving Parkinson's surgery - UF researchers discover racial disparities in oral cancer treatment and survival
July 2004 - UF College of Medicine researchers report link between overeating,obesity and addiction - UF College of Pharmacy teams with Tufts University School of Medicine to advance research and education of food and drug interactions
June 2004 - UF scientists correct muscle disorder in mice by delivering gene therapy to the womb - UF expert: for some physicians, alcohol and drugs are prescription for addiction
June 2004 - Multimillion dollar grant funds UF gene therapy research - UF vascular surgeon wins $1 million award to study scarring in veinbypass grafts
June 2004 - UF researchers detect blood vessel dysfunction linked to heart disease in children with diabetes - Human simulator may help future veterinarians save animal lives
May 2004 - UF researchers pinpoint unlikely ally in cancer fight - UF's Mark Atkinson strives to pilot diabetes research to perfect landing
April 2004 - UF researchers contributed to FDA decision to regulate pancreatic enzymes - UF, Harvard researchers study possibility of using gene therapy to fight rheumatoid arthritis
April 2004 - UF researchers: Equine influenza virus likely involved in recent respiratory disease outbreak in racing greyhounds - UF scientists show adult blood stem cells can transform into brain cells in people
April 2004 - UF researchers garner NIH grants to study fibromyalgia - UF researchers restore spatial deficits caused by stroke in rats
April 2004 - UF researchers have used a common gel to successfully deliver gene therapy to the diaphragm muscle of mice - International breast cancer experts convene to discuss state of diagnosis and treatment
March 2004 - UF researchers say consumers should know the facts before buying tooth-whitening product - UF stem cell researchers successfully treat diabetes in mice by coaxing cells to change
March 2004 - Study shows St. John's wort may compromise cancer drug's ability to prevent relapse - UF researchers explore why patients' pain recall may be more than total
March 2004 - UF researchers link World Trade Center attack to rise in heart arrhythmias in Florida patients- UF College of Nursing faculty member named as Emerging Star in Health Disparities Research by Howard University - UF scientists find immune system cells fight cancer's return, predict outcome soon after stem cell transplant
February 2004 - Former UF veterinary intensive care unit patient is barrel racing champion - UF experts say little-used procedure could help identify male bladder cancer patients at risk of recurrence
February 2004 - 2 million gift enables UF to establish epilepsy research center - UF researchers probe epliepsy drug's effect on scars
February 2004 - UF College of Pharmacy with local drugstore to provide free asthma assessment service - UF cardiologists garner federal funds to study stress and the heart
January 2004 - UF researchers find nerve cell receptors for sensing cold may be more than skin deep - UF scientists find enzyme protects cells during gene therapy
January 2004 - Air-conditioned football pads developed by UF scientists could help players stay cool - UF scientist recognized for innovations in brain injury research
January 2004 - UF study suggests dieters shouldn't give up - slimming hormone waits to be unleashed - Scientist's device to improve breathlessness is focus of innovative UF program
December 2003 - High blood pressure may prevent diabetes - Scientists have significantly delayed growth of cancerous human tumors
October 2003 - Take-out coffie more invigorating - Roving cells might help doctors predict heart & kidney problems
September 2003: Studying rats may have hit a new way to deliver genes to kidneys - How Doctors may make fewer mistakes
August 2003 - UF Drug Center: May I help you? - Too much spousal attention causes pain - A University of Florida nursing researcher is examining whether stress and pain management techniques can prevent work-related injuries and improve the overall health
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Visual test linked to high IQ
USA TODAY
Optical illusions have a storied history in neuroscience, pointing out insights into how the brain works. A visual tests now finds impaired abilities to see large motions in high-IQ folks. Rochester. A simple visual task that measures the brain's unconscious ability ..

San Francisco Chronicle

US Teen Birth Rates Drop To New Low
Medical News Today
Teen birth rates have dropped significantly, most notably among Hispanic teens, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, the birth rate rate fell by close to one half from ..

BBC News

Universal flu jab 'edges closer'
BBC News
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers. A different seasonal flu jab is produced every year as the virus is a constantly shifting target. This animal study, published ..

Smithsonian

Got an Itch? Mouse Study May Help Explain Why
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- The sensation of itching is hardwired into the nervous system and can be traced back to a small molecule released in the spinal cord, according to a new study in mice. Researchers say this molecule, known as ..

ABC News

A Bitter/Sweet Shift in Cockroach Defenses
New York Times
Everyone knows that cockroaches are the ultimate survivors, with enough evolutionary tricks up their carapaces to have thrived for 350 million years and to have completely adapted to the human species. Enlarge This Image ..

AFP

Polish Man Gets Lifesaving Face Transplant
ABC News
Patients usually have to wait several years before undergoing face transplant surgery, but after a work accident left a 33-year-old Polish man mauled and at risk for life-threatening infections, doctors needed to act fast. The man, identified only as Grzegorz, got ..

Sky News Australia

US Teen Birth Rate Plummets: Report
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Teen birth rates in the United States are dropping sharply, especially among Hispanic teens, according to a new government report. Overall, the rate of birth among teens aged 15 to 19 dropped by nearly one half ..

ABC News

Ala. Mystery Illness May Be Coincidence
ABC News
A mystery illness has sickened seven people in southeastern Alabama, killing two of them, according to the state Health Department, but it's not clear whether the patients – or their symptoms – are connected. "At this time, there is no epidemiological link ..

Medscape

NLST Reveals Details of First Round of Lung Cancer Screening
Medscape
More detailed information about the initial round of screening by the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which found that screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) was superior to chest x-ray in reducing deaths from lung cancer, has been ..

AFP

Cornoavirus responsible for 44 cases, 22 deaths, UN says
CTV News
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization says there are now 22 deaths worldwide out of 44 lab-confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. WHO officials have reported another fatal case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS, ..

Medscape

Gene Sequencing Reveals Feet Have Greatest Fungal Diversity
Medscape
Human feet are fungal forests, the most diverse fungal ecosystem on the body, with some 80 separate genera represented, according to results from the first study of fungal diversity on healthy human skin. Keisha Findley, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, National ..

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Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to US approval
Reuters
By Toni Clarke. WASHINGTON | Wed May 22, 2013 9:02pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower ..

AFP

SAP in autism recruitment drive
BBC News
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology. The firm said that by 2020, 1% of its global workforce of 65,000 employees would be people with autism

Philly.com

Doctors use 3-D printer to custom-design implant for baby
USA TODAY
Researchers at the University of Michigan have used a 3-D printer to create a custom-made, life-saving implant for baby boy, they report in a letter in 'The New England Journal of Medicine.' Kaiba Gionfriddo had surgery for a disorder that made him stop ..