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Building a Bionic Pancreas A device that tracks blood sugar and automatically administers insulin and glucagon could take some pressure off Type 1 diabetes patients and their parents
Health Source: Smithsonian
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Thursday, Apr 09, 2015, 8:08am Rating: | Views: 1290 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015, 10:52am Rating: | Views: 1186 | Comments: 0
Life expectancy falls for older UK women Campaigners point finger at austerity as Public Health England report shows first decline across all age groups in nearly two decades
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015, 10:52am Rating: | Views: 1188 | Comments: 0
University And Biotech Firm Team Up On Colorblindness Therapy Six years ago, husband-and-wife scientists used gene therapy to cure colorblindness in monkeys. Now they're trying to make it work for the millions of people with faulty color vision.
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1349 | Comments: 0
First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin One twin will spend the year in space, the other on the ground. Monitoring their health could let us tease apart the effects of space flight from genetics
Space Source: New Scientist
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1386 | Comments: 0
9/11 firefighters hit by autoimmune diseases Emergency crews who spent months clearing up after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have higher rates of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
Health Source: New Scientist
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1358 | Comments: 0
Genetics Source: New Scientist
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1436 | Comments: 0
Can parental training improve the course of autism? A new study is the first rigorous test of a controversial idea: that the everyday interactions between caregiver and child can change the way autism develops
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1348 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2015, 8:35am Rating: | Views: 1366 | Comments: 0
Why There's A Big Battle Brewing Over The Lean Meat In Your Diet Should the government recommend lean meat as part of a healthy diet? That's emerged as a political flashpoint. The panel working on federal guidelines says the evidence on lean meat is muddled.
Health Source: NPR
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Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, 7:39am Rating: | Views: 1424 | Comments: 0
Quality-Testing Legal Marijuana: Strong But Not Always Clean Early efforts to test legal marijuana are finding that it's got lots of buzzworthy THC. But it can also have fungus, chemical residue and bacteria. What that means for health and safety isn't clear.
Health Source: NPR
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Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, 7:39am Rating: | Views: 1317 | Comments: 0
Why Is Insulin So Expensive In The U.S.? The hormone that controls blood sugar among diabetics is one of the oldest medicines used today. But more than 90 years after its discovery, a low-cost version is no longer available in the U.S.
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 19, 2015, 7:50am Rating: | Views: 1254 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015, 11:47am Rating: | Views: 1221 | Comments: 0
Genetics study seeks South Asian health clues in East London Pakistani and Bangladeshi people in London's least healthy boroughs are being asked to provide spit samples and health records to researchers hoping to find genetic clues to why they are disproportionately affected by certain diseases.
Genetics Source: Reuters
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Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 7:56am Rating: | Views: 1172 | Comments: 0
Companies selling cannabis-infused products warned by FDA on health claims Manufacturers of cannabis-infused products promoted as having health benefits for both people and pets have received warning letters their claims were untested and must be modified, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
Health Source: Reuters
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Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 7:56am Rating: | Views: 1217 | Comments: 0
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am Rating: | Views: 1166 | Comments: 0
Results Of Many Clinical Trials Not Being Reported Federal law requires publicly-funded medical researchers to promptly report the results of many experimental treatments. But few are doing so, a review shows, and patients may be hurt.
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am Rating: | Views: 1177 | Comments: 0
Health Source: NPR
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Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015, 11:04am Rating: | Views: 1172 | Comments: 0
We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business Research shows that only 1 in 5 five people takes a break and leaves his desk to eat. Most workers are simply eating at their desks. But creativity can take a big hit without a change of scenery.
Health Source: NPR
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Friday, Mar 06, 2015, 9:10am Rating: | Views: 1231 | Comments: 0
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am Rating: | Views: 1126 | Comments: 0
People With Eczema Are Itching For Better Health Care Just a rash? Not if you have eczema. People with eczema often have a hard time finding appropriate health care and are apt to miss work dealing with the chronic skin problem, a study finds.
Health Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am Rating: | Views: 1159 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Thursday, Mar 05, 2015, 9:05am Rating: | Views: 1257 | Comments: 0
Fat? Sick? Blame Your Grandparents’ Bad Habits Toward the end of World War II, the Nazis blocked all food and fuel supplies to the Netherlands, leading to famine. Many babies born during this famine suffered long-term effects, including a higher incidence of a variety of conditions such as heart disease, obesity, glucose intolerance, and obstructed airways.
Health Source: Wired
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Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am Rating: | Views: 1134 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am Rating: | Views: 1126 | Comments: 0
Can Family Secrets Make You Sick? Few doctors — and few patients — realize just how profoundly early abuse, neglect and other childhood traumas can damage an adult's physical health.
Psychology Source: NPR
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