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Traditional Chinese medicine found to ease symptoms of acid reflux

Acupuncture, a staple in traditional Chinese medicine, continues to gain popularity in the U.S. as more Americans try this ancient practice to relieve pain. A survey published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine showed that about 14 million Americans have

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When medicine makes patients sicker

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite the jackhammerlike rhythm of a mechanical ventilator, Alicia Moreno had dozed off in a chair by her 1-year-old’s hospital bed, when a doctor woke her with some bad news: The common stool softener her son,

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    Sugar’s sick secrets: How industry forces have manipulated science to downplay the harm

    On average, Americans eat about 17 teaspoons of added sugars every day. That adds up to a whopping 57 pounds a year. Credit: UCSF Walk into
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    US law poses dilemma for dying vets seeking lethal drugs – ABC News

    Suffering from heart problems, Bob Sloan told his children he wants to use California's new law allowing life-ending drugs for the terminally ill when his disease
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    ‘Pharma Bro’ gets 7 years in prison in securities fraud case

    The smirk wiped off his face, a crying Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud Friday in a hard fall for
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    Drug-free methods to protecting kidney function

    When people think of life-threatening diseases, the first thing that comes to mind is either heart disease or cancer. While both remain to be the leading
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    VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how the body stores excess energy, according to evolutionary
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    Researchers correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX, a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome

    Led by Dr. Donald Kohn and Katelyn Masiuk, the researchers engineered a ‘viral vector’ that would turn on the FoxP3 gene only in regulatory T cells
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    Researchers discover new binding partner for amyloid precursor protein

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers has discovered a new binding partner for amyloid precursor protein (APP)—a neurotransmitter called GABABR1a. In their paper
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    FDA chief wants more mail inspectors to stem opioid influx – ABC News

    The head of the Food and Drug Administration wants to more than double the number of packages his agency inspects for illicit drugs, an effort to

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    How procrastinators and doers differ genetically

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    Some people tend to postpone actions. In women, this trait is associated with a genetic predisposition toward a higher level of dopamine in the brain. This Read More »
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    First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system

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    Damaged peripheral nerves can regenerate after an injury, for example, following a forearm fracture. Axons, the long projections of neurons that transmit stimuli or signals to Read More »
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    Focus on ovarian cancer surgical volume may not be best metric

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    Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes, according to a study Read More »
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    Annual mammography screenings aren't the best option for female survivors of some childhood cancers

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    Female survivors of childhood cancers who have been treated with thoracic radiation, such as survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL), have a higher risk of developing breast Read More »
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    Nurse combatting the 'Angelina effect' through new decision aid

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    Crystal Chu has grown accustomed to her patients’ sometimes-impulsive responses after they’re diagnosed with cancer in a single breast. “Cut them both off,” women often say Read More »
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