Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 23 March 2012

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Friday 23 March 2012

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Many people take a low dose of aspirin every day to lower their risk of a further heart attack or stroke, or if they have a high risk of either. While the anticipated benefit is a lower chance of vascular disease, taking... [read article]

IBM Watson Computer To Assist Oncologists

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Watson, the IBM computer that gained fame by beating human contestants on the US television game show Jeopardy! in February 2011, is to play a new role in helping oncologists diagnose and treat cancer... [read article]

Anxiety Makes Brain Poor At Math For Some Children

Written by Rupert Shepherd B.Sc

A study from the Stanford University School of Medicine is published this week in Psychological Science showing that children who experience difficulty with math exhibit an altered brain function from anxiety... [read article]

Combating Childhood Obesity, The Budget Case - Rep. Ron Kind and Donna Katen-Bahensky

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Returning Veterans

Predicting Chemo Side Effects - Understanding Individual Genetic Variations

Plerixafor Improves Acute Myeloid Leukemia Chemo Efficacy

Sudden Hearing Loss - First National Guidelines Published

Potential Combination Therapy For Esophageal Cancer

Experts Challenge FDA Over Approval For New Dose Of Alzheimer's Drug

Dengue Virus - Targeting Enzymes and Lipids

Joint Pain Common Among Obese People

New Heart Attack Predicting Blood Test Developed

High Body Mass Index : Low Cognitive Performance

Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness Discovered

TB Rate Lowest Since 1953, USA

Other Medical and Health News for 23 March*

In The Age Of Information, Physicians Are Still The Most Trusted Source For Parents Of Children With Cancer

New Research Shows That Holding A Gun Makes You Think Others Are Too

Identification Of Gene Expression Abnormalities In Autism

Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Stress Management

In States That Allow Conjugal Visitation, Sexual Offenses Between Inmates Occur Less Frequently

Maternal-Fetal Interactions And A Successful Pregnancy

Paramedics Can Play A Key Role In Speedy Care For Heart Attack Patients

The Oral Health Care Workforce: Multipronged Research On Dental Therapy

Affordable Care Act's Patients' Bill Of Rights: Nearly All States Have Taken Action

Symptoms Of Treatment-Induced Menopause In Breast Cancer Patients Eased By Non-Drug Treatments

5 Years Later, Radiotherapy For DCIS Still Protects Against Recurrence

Workshop Aims To Reduce Mortality In Childbirth For Malian Mothers

First National Survey Of OB-GYN Sex History Screening Practices Confirms Narrow Focus

Structure Of 'Magic Mint' Receptor Solved

Improved Understanding Of COPD

Bisphosphonates May Have Protective Effect On Endometrial Cancer

Predicting Future Disease Patterns In Dementia Years Before They Occur Using Computer Model Of Prion-Like Spread

Video Capture And Other Automated Systems Lead To Reduction In Medical Errors

New Mechanism Revealed For How The Cerebellum Extracts Signal From Noise

Those Without A Sense Of Smell Suffer Enhanced Social Insecurity

Hope For New Prostate Cancer Treatments

Powerful Immunosupressant Cells Obtained From Cheek Tissue Could Be Key To Immune System Disease

Medical Staff Confuse Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Is It Breast Cancer, Or Not?

New Strain Of Whooping Cough Causing Concern

Vast Geographic Variation In Hip Fracture Risk Revealed By New Study

Brain Imaging Studies Suggest That Alzheimer's Disease Spreads Through Linked Nerve Cells

New Drug Use Consequences Test For Primary Care Physicians Validated By Researchers

Reliable Evidence For Links Between Social Status And Heart Disease In Humans Unlikely To Be Provided By Studies In Monkeys

Discovery Of New Functions Of Brain Regions That Are Responsible For Seeing Movement

Circulating Tumour Cells Predict Chances Of Survival And Can Help Target Breast Cancer Treatment

More Effective Pain Killers And Anti-Addiction Medicines Likely Following Discovery Of Atomic Structure Of Molecule That Binds To Opioids In The Brain

Potential To Predict And Detect Breast Cancer With The Help Of 'Obscurins' In Breast Tissue

Study Of Selenium Metabolism

Anesthesia And Unconsciousness: NIST Findings Awaken Age-Old Question

Differences Revealed In Brain Function For Children With Math Anxiety

New Evidence Of Cancer-Causing Agent Present In Gaseous Phase Of Cigarette Smoke

Stress-Induced Cortisol Facilitates Threat-Related Decision Making Among Police Officers

Second Hand Smoke Exposure Affects Majority Of Fourth Graders

Some Breast Cancer Patients Spared Chemotherapy By New Genomic Test

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