Health News: Page 14

This is page 14 of the health news archives.

Study Links Infection to Dangerous Blood Clots in Veins and Lungs (April 3, 2012): A University of Michigan study has found that adults who get infections of any kind - such as urinary, skin, or respiratory tract infections - are nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for a dangerous blood clot in their deep veins or lungs.

Twins and Triplets on the Rise: 1 in 30 Babies Born in U.S. is a Twin (April 2, 2012): Birth of twins and triplets are on the rise.

Scientific Journals Plan to Publish Controversial Bird Flu Research After NSABB Reverses Previous Decision (April 1, 2012): NPR reports that researchers now plan to publish research that explains how they created strains of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the lab that can infect ferrets and become transmissibile in ferrets.

Study: Caffeine, Amphetamines Make Slacker Rats Work Harder, But Make Worker Rats Lazier (March 30, 2012): Researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted a study on rats using caffeine and amphetamines.

Human Presence Adds 37 Million Bacteria an Hour to the Air of a Room (March 29, 2012): Yale University engineers have found that a person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air for every hour they are in the room.

Electronic Skin Patches Monitor Health Wirelessly (March 28, 2012): People will one day wear electronic skin patches, resembling tattoos, that diagnose health problems or deliver treatments.

Popcorn is the Perfect Snack Food, Packed With Antioxidants and Whole Grains (March 27, 2012): Scientists have found that popcorn can be a very healthy snack.

Team Flies a 45 Foot, 800 Pound Paper Airplane as Part of Challenge to Encourage Kids to be Engineers (March 23, 2012): The Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona successfully flew a 45-foot paper airplane designed by engineers.

Scientists Discover Fruit Flies Get Kidney Stones (March 23, 2012): A team of researchers from Mayo Clinic and the University of Glasgow have found that fruit flies also get kidney stones.

FDA Approves First Generic Version of Boniva to Treat Osteoporosis (March 22, 2012): The FDA has announced approval of the first generic version of Boniva (ibandronate) tablets.

Surge in Liver Disease Deaths Reported in England (March 21, 2012): BBC News is reporting a surger in deaths from liver disease.

Mysterious Nodding Disease Outbreak Devastating Families in Northern Uganda (March 20, 2012): CNN reports that a mysterious disease, named nodding disease, is afflicting children in Ugana.

Researchers Say Fecal Transplantation is Effective New Treatment Option for Clostridium Difficile (March 14, 2012): A new study, published here in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, says fecal transplantation through colonoscopy is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

Prolonged Space Travel Linked to Brain and Eye Abnormalities (March 14, 2012): Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities.

German Researchers Claim Heartbeats Reveal Personality Traits (March 12, 2012): German researchers from Freie Universitat Berlin say personality traits are revealed in people's heartbeat signatures.

Study Finds Tonsils Can Make T Cells (March 5, 2012): Researchers at Ohio State University have found that T lymphocytes, or T cells, can also develop in human tonsils.

Researchers Easily Able to Mislead Preschoolers Using Pointing Gesture (February 29, 2012): Researchers at the University of Virginia found they were able to easily mislead preschoolers by using a pointing gesture.

Self-inflicted Blinding Linked to Untreated Psychosis Say Researchers (February 27, 2012): Researchers reveal in the British Journal of Ophthalmology that the self-inflicted removal of one or both eyes is caused by untreated psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia, and not sexual guilt.

Researchers Find Some Bacteria Attack With Spring Loaded Poison Molecular Daggers (February 27, 2012): Bacteria have evolved novel ways to secrete proteins into the fluid around them or into other cells.

Study Finds People Who Fear Spiders Perceive Them as Larger Than They Actually Are (February 24, 2012): A new study, published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, found that people who fear spiders see the spiders as larger than they actually are.

FDA to Investigate Safety of Inhalable Caffeine (February 20, 2012): The FDA is going to investigate inhalable caffeine to determine whether or not it is safe for consumers.

Video: Killer T Cell Attacks a Cancer Cell (February 16, 2012): Alex Ritter, a PhD student at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, recorded this video of a killer T cell of the immune system attacking a cancer cell using an Olympus microscope.

Future Contraception May Involve Zapping Testicles With Ultrasound (January 29, 2012): A new form of contraception available in the future could involve your testicles with a blast of ultrasound.

Edible Microchips Alert Doctors if Patients Take Incorrect Dosage (January 19, 2012): The Independent reports that edible microchips that track dosage will be available in British pharmacies by the end of the year.

X Prize and Qualcomm Launch $10 Million Prize for Creation of Star Trek Tricorder (January 12, 2012): The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm Foundation have launched the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, which carries a $10 million prize.







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