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WASHINGTON -- Allopurinol, a widely used treatment for lowering serum urate levels, does not appear to increase risk of kidney deterioration in gout patients with...

Behavioral intervention reduces anxiety, depression among adults impaired by psychological distress

In a study published online by JAMA, Atif Rahman, Ph.D., of the University of Liverpool, England, and colleagues evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent behavioral...

CPR from bystanders associated with better outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatrics

Receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander - compared with not - was associated with better overall and neurologically favorable survival for children and adolescents...

CPR training less common among older adults, who may be at highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest

NEW ORLEANS, LA - More than 350,000 Americans suffer from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) each year. It strikes at work, in the grocery store,...

Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels

Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of Cornell agricultural scientists: Let nature...

GUMC selects global health champion Roger I. Glass as recipient of highest award

Credit: Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2016) -- Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD, with the...

Surgery for back pain reduces problems with sex life-related pain

November 11, 2016 - For patients with degenerative spinal disease, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that interferes with sexual activity, compared to nonsurgical...

Researcher to examine if brain training helps combat memory loss in heart failure patients

INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.5 million grant to an IU School of Nursing researcher for a study that will...

Scientists develop tissue-engineered model of human lung and trachea

Scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed a tissue-engineered model of lung and trachea which contains the diverse cell types present in the human...

Pain sensors specialized for specific sensations

Many pain-sensing nerves in the body are thought to respond to all types of 'painful events', but new UCL research in mice reveals that in...

Pesticide exposures can cause changes in oral microbiome

Washington, DC - November 11, 2016 - Pesticide exposure in farmworkers from agricultural communities is associated with changes in the oral microbiome. This is the...

Crowd workers help robot keep conversation fresh

People can find a hundred ways to say the same thing, which poses a challenge to robots that are expected to keep up their end...

CRF to launch new journal focusing on structural heart disease

NEW YORK - November 11, 2016 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that it will launch a new international journal focusing on the diagnosis...

Immune cells may facilitate tumor growth by forming primitive vascular channels

LA JOLLA, CA - November 11, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggests there may be a...

Before a cure, a crusade to stop lung cancer from spreading