Antioxidants Might Help Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Eating a diet high in antioxidants such as selenium and vitamins C and E may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer...
UN officials urge action to ‘turn the tide’ on global HIV/AIDS epidemic
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé addresses the opening of the 2012 International AIDS...
NIH scientists identify likely predictors of hepatitis C severity
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified several factors in people infected with the hepatitis C virus that may predict whether the unusually rapid progression of disease from initial infection to severe liver conditions, such...
'Toe-Walking' More Common in Kids With Mental Woes: Study
As many as one in 20 children may predominantly walk on their toes in early childhood. Youngsters who have developmental delays or...
U.S. National Institutes of Health to test maraviroc-based drug regimens for HIV prevention
Scientists are launching the first clinical trial to test whether drug regimens containing maraviroc, a medication currently approved to treat HIV infection, are also safe and tolerable when taken once daily by HIV-uninfected individuals at increased...
HPV Might Raise Risk of Form of Skin Cancer
Trampolines and Tragedy: Liability When Bouncing Fun Leads to Injury
In a nation concerned with childhood obesity, it may seem surprising that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) would issue a caution on the use of a popular and fun form of exercise for children. Yet, this knowledgeable body of children's health...
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announces state health care innovation initiative
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a new opportunity made possible by the Affordable Care Act to help states design and test improvements to their health care systems that would bolster health care quality...
Beware of the Potato Salad: Preventing Foodborne Illness in Summer
Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergy
Giving children and adolescents with egg allergy small but increasing daily doses of egg white powder holds the possibility of developing into a way to enable some of them to eat egg-containing foods without having allergic reactions, according to a...
