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Critically ill ICU patients lose almost all of their gut microbes and the ones left aren’t good

Ralph Turchiano

September 25, 2014

Public Release: 23-Sep-2014 Researchers at the University of Chicago have shown that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful...

Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identified

Ralph Turchiano

August 28, 2014

Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public Release: 25-Aug-2014 Common gut bacteria prevent sensitization to allergens in a mouse model for peanut allergy, paving the way for probiotic therapies to treat...

Charges for blood tests vary insanely across California hospitals

Ralph Turchiano

August 15, 2014

Medical Ethics

Basic metabolic test ranged from $35 to $7,303 Basic lipid panel ranged from $10 to as much as $10,169 UCSF study highlights difficulty of knowing health...

Fungicide used on farm crops linked to insulin resistance

Ralph Turchiano

August 11, 2014

General Pesticides

29 JUN 2012 A fungicide used on farm crops can induce insulin resistance, a new tissue-culture study finds, providing another piece of evidence linking environmental...

Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk

Ralph Turchiano

August 2, 2014

Disease and Conditions

15 Jun 2012 Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders...

Sleep loss lowers testosterone in healthy young men

Ralph Turchiano

April 1, 2014

Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Public release date: 31-May-2011 Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man’s testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1...

Study adds weight to link between arsenic in drinking water and heart disease

Ralph Turchiano

March 31, 2014

Emerging Contaminants General Pesticides

Arsenic poses far higher health risks than any other known environmental exposure, say Professors Allan Smith and Craig Steinmaus from the University of California, Berkeley,...

Fragmented sleep accelerates cancer growth

Ralph Turchiano

January 27, 2014

Health Technology News

Sleepy immune system tips balance toward tumors Poor-quality sleep marked by frequent awakenings can speed cancer growth, increase tumor aggressiveness and dampen the immune system's...

The original USB stick? 5,500-year-old clay spheres containing Mesopotamian code could be the ‘first ever data storage’ devices

Ralph Turchiano

October 15, 2013

Health Technology News

CT scans and 3D modelling have now shown what is inside these spheres The spheres are hollow and contain geometric shapes named ‘tokens’ The tokens ...

Oral nutritional supplements demonstrate significant health and cost benefits

Ralph Turchiano

August 30, 2013

Ignored - Breakthrough Cures & Treatments

Contact: Kim Modory 847-938-4696 Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Analysis of more than 1 million adult hospital cases revealed 21 percent reduction in length of hospital stay and...

Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking

Ralph Turchiano

August 23, 2013

Emerging Emerging Contaminants General Pesticides

Contact: John Easton john.easton@uchospitals.edu 773-795-5225 University of Chicago Medical Center A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking...

Avril Haines, new CIA #2, ran indie bookstore remembered for ’90s ‘erotica nights’

Ralph Turchiano

June 16, 2013

Health Technology News

EEV: Originally thought the report was a plant. Even though it is not a reflection on her abilities, this story now appears validated. - By...

Is this proof evil killers are born not made? Psychopaths’ brains ‘lack basic wiring that triggers empathy and compassion’

Ralph Turchiano

April 25, 2013

Health Technology News

Psychopathy affects around 20 to 30% of U.S. prison population This compares with just 1% of the general U.S. population Prisoners shown video footage of...

Harvard stripped of quiz championships for cheating

Ralph Turchiano

March 24, 2013

Health Technology News

Harvard University has been stripped of a string of US quiz championship titles after a cheating scandal was uncovered by organisers. Championships awarded to the...

Friend or foe: Babies choose sides early

Ralph Turchiano

March 14, 2013

Health Technology News

Contact: Basil Waugh basil.waugh@ubc.ca 604-822-2048 University of British Columbia Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to University of British Columbia-led study...

Homo virtuous: The evolution of good and evil

Ralph Turchiano

November 15, 2012

Health Technology News

15 November 2012 by Kate Douglas Magazine issue 2890. For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain and Human Evolution Topic Guides Might the...

Rich people don’t need friends

Ralph Turchiano

October 30, 2012

Health Technology News

2009 study posted for filing Contact: Steve Pogonowski steve.pogonowski@f1000.com Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested...

New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients ( 2010 )

Ralph Turchiano

February 25, 2010January 26, 2014

Lethal or Unintended Side Effects Medical Ethics

Public release date: 22-Feb-2010 Cost $8.1 billion to treat Washington D.C. – Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired...

Comfort food: Chocolate, water reduce pain response to heat

Ralph Turchiano

October 13, 2009January 14, 2014

Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public release date: 13-Oct-2009 People often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain,...

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Critically ill ICU patients lose almost all of their gut microbes and the ones left aren’t good

Critically ill ICU patients lose almost all of their gut microbes and the ones left aren’t good

Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identified

Charges for blood tests vary insanely across California hospitals

Fungicide used on farm crops linked to insulin resistance

Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk

Sleep loss lowers testosterone in healthy young men

Study adds weight to link between arsenic in drinking water and heart disease

Fragmented sleep accelerates cancer growth

The original USB stick? 5,500-year-old clay spheres containing Mesopotamian code could be the ‘first ever data storage’ devices

Oral nutritional supplements demonstrate significant health and cost benefits

Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking

Avril Haines, new CIA #2, ran indie bookstore remembered for ’90s ‘erotica nights’

Is this proof evil killers are born not made? Psychopaths’ brains ‘lack basic wiring that triggers empathy and compassion’

Harvard stripped of quiz championships for cheating

Friend or foe: Babies choose sides early

Homo virtuous: The evolution of good and evil

Rich people don’t need friends

New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients ( 2010 )

Comfort food: Chocolate, water reduce pain response to heat