Sweden confirms swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy
Saturday, 30 March 2013 The swine flu vaccine Pandemrix has a direct link to causing narcolepsy, especially among the younger people who were vaccinated, a new Swedish study revealed on…
Biological computer that ‘lives’ inside the body comes one step closer as scientists make transistor out of DNA and RNA
Finding could lead to new biodegradable devices based on living cells that are capable of detecting changes in the environment Steve Connor Thursday, 28 March 2013 Scientists believe they are…
Brain scans might predict future criminal behavior
Contact: Kent Kiehl kkiehl@mrn.org 505-925-4516 Duke University Low anterior cingulate activity linked to repeat offenses ALBUQUERQUE, NM and DURHAM, NC--A new study conducted by The Mind Research Network in Albuquerque,…
Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the…
C. diff infection risk rises with antihistamine use to treat stomach acid, Mayo Clinic finds
Contact: Robert Nellis newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a…
Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans
Contact: Enrique Rivero erivero@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2273 University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Individuals who had taken a type of drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes showed abnormalities…
Wastewater injection spurred biggest earthquake yet, says study / 5.7 earthquake
Contact: Kevin Krajick kkrajick@ei.columbia.edu 212-854-9729 The Earth Institute at Columbia University 2011 Oklahoma temblor came amid increased manmade seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to…
Experts find link between low doses of vitamin D and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Supplements may reduce these risks Research: Association between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis…
Higher soy intake prior to lung cancer diagnosis linked to longer survival in women
Contact: Nicole Racadag nicole.racadag@asco.org 571-483-1354 American Society of Clinical Oncology In this News Digest: Summary of a study being published online March 25, 2013 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology,…
Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the…
The first caffeine-‘addicted’ bacteria
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that — literally.…
C. diff infection risk rises with antihistamine use to treat stomach acid, Mayo Clinic finds
Contact: Robert Nellis newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a…
Pesticide combination affects bees’ ability to learn
Contact: Rob Dawson Rob.Dawson@bbsrc.ac.uk 01-793-413-204 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of…
Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans
Contact: Enrique Rivero erivero@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2273 University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Individuals who had taken a type of drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes showed abnormalities…
More than HALF of U.S. rivers are too polluted to support life as shocking report reveals scale of water contamination
Pollution is due to fertiliser use and over-development Harmful levels of toxic mercury in fish from U.S. rivers By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:27 EST, 27 March 2013 | UPDATED:…
Money was already fleeing Cyprus while president fumbled bailout/ Bank of Cyprus — have units in London which remained open throughout the week and placed no limits on withdrawals
Annika Breidthardt, Luke Baker and Michele Kambas, Reuters | 13/03/26 | Last Updated: 13/03/26 1:26 PM ET More from Reuters Getty ImagesPeople withdraw money from Bank of Cyprus ATM's while…
Fruit flies fed organic diets are healthier than flies fed nonorganic diets, study finds
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Margaret Allen Fruit flies raised on diets based on organic foods performed better on a variety of health tests, including fertility and longevity [youtube…
EU in “denial” that sick economy costs lives, health experts say
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:01 GMT Reuters * Financial crisis takes heavy toll on health, experts say * Austerity drive blamed for shredding social safety nets * Iceland shows alternative…
Vial containing strain of potentially deadly virus missing from Texas laboratory
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 | UPDATED: 18:20 EST, 24 March 2013 A small vial containing a potentially harmful strain of virus has gone…
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