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Doctors see spike in cases of rare polio-like limb paralysis in Canadian kids, following viral infections
TORONTO - Cases of a rare polio-like condition have begun turning up in some Canadian children, following reports of dozens of cases in the U.S. in recent weeks. Known as acute...
21 minutes ago - National Post - 2 articles
A Clinical Vignette-Based Study of Physicians' Adherence to Guidelines for Dental Referrals of Young Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends an oral health risk assessment and referral to a dental home by a child's first birthday. We evaluated the adherence of primary...
29 minutes ago - Academic Pediatrics
Community Health Worker Program Reduced Hospitalizations
Community-based, individualized support improved patients' perception of care and decreased hospitalization rates among low-income patients, a study found. Medscape Medical News
45 minutes ago - Medscape
Coaching improves medication adherence in people with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol
Health Dialog, a leading provider of integrated population health management solutions for health plans, risk-bearing providers and self-insured employers, will release data...
1 hour ago - News Medical
Salmonella strain in Malaysian outbreak identified
The Salmonella strain behind a foodborne outbreak in Malaysia that has killed two people has been identified by authorities. The Malaysian Ministry of Health said the food...
2 hours ago - Food Safety
Dutch Salmonella cases hit record low
Since the beginning of the century, the number of patients with salmonellosis has more than halved, according to a Dutch epidemiological report. There were an estimated 27,440...
2 hours ago - Food Safety
McCain Foods USA expands recall to all products it makes at Colton, CA facility
Details about the recalls by national retailers and multiple manufacturers over common ingredients remain murky but McCain Foods USA Inc. is now recalling all products from its...
2 hours ago - Food Safety
New discovery may lead to better treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Now, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health and...
2 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Map of human liver cells reveals molecular make-up of individual cells
A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by University Health Network Transplant Program and University of Toronto researchers, revealing for the first time...
2 hours ago - News Medical - 3 articles
SLU researcher seeks to find solutions for 'chemo brain' symptoms and side effects of opioids
With a pair of RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., will embark on two new research projects, studying...
3 hours ago - News Medical - 3 articles
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GNC taps Ayurvedic herbs for new botanical joint health solution
GNC says itâs new joint health products will break the market stagnation in this key area within the healthy aging sphere. Called Tamaflex, the products are based on herbal...
Why skinny people die of 'fat' diseases - and fat people can be healthier...
U.S. researchers from the Scripps Research Institute, California, say they've developed a replacement to BMI - a blood test that may provide a more accurate method of...
What is multiple sclerosis? Selma Blair's condition and why it can take...
The 46-year-old actress told fans on Saturday that she has struggled with symptoms for about 15 years - falling, dropping things, foggy memory, and numbness in her left side.
25% of students say they were traumatized by the 2016 election, study says
Researchers surveyed Arizona university students around the time of President Trump's inauguration, and found the average stress score to be on par with that of school shooting...
Pesticide-free organic food lowers your blood cancer risk by 86%
The survey of nearly 70,000 French adults comes amid a flurry of interest in the cancer risks of pesticides, spurred by this summer's Monsanto trial, which found Roundup gave a...
Fast Initial Weight Loss The Secret To Success? Or Do Only Successful People...
There was a lot of buzz last week about a new study that purportedly found that " fast initial weight loss may be key to diabetes prevention ". I say purportedly because the...
UV-treated milk protein may give older adults an immunity boost, study suggests
Studies have linked protein-energy malnutrition to impaired immune function in the elderly, so researchers compared how a novel ultraviolet-treated dairy protein may give older...
Curcumin targets aggressive and lethal forms of cancer while leaving...
The fact that turmeric can help to fight cancer isn't exactly news, but a recently published study underscores its superiority by demonstrating the Asian spice's potential to...
Selma Blair Reveals Recent Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis: "I Have MS and I Am OK"
Image Selma Blair shared in a vulnerable post on Instagram that she was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The 46-year-old actress, who recently celebrated two years...
Adding TCM to Western medication found to improve quality of life for...
A study found that adding traditional Chinese medicine to Western medication can improve the quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure. In China, it is common to...