Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 26 March 2012

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Monday 26 March 2012

Childhood Exposure To Germs May Help Immunity

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

A new study of mice supports the idea that exposure to germs in childhood helps develop the immune system and thereby prevent allergies and other immune-related diseases such as asthma and colitis later on in life... [read article]

Gene Explains Why Flu Can Be Serious

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

People with a rare variant of a gene that codes for an anti-viral protein are more likely to end up in hospital seriously ill when they get the flu than others who carry other variants, according to new research led by the... [read article]

Bariatric Surgery For Severe Diabetes Type 2 Beats Standard Therapy

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Patients with severe type 2 diabetes who undergo bariatric surgery have considerably better outcomes than those on standard medical treatment for the chronic disease, researchers from Italy and the USA reported in NEJM (New... [read article]

Vorapaxar Reduced Cardiovascular Events But Increased Bleeding In Large Trial

Other Medical and Health News for 26 March*

Discovery Of Biomarkers For Autism Could Lead To Diagnostic Test

Cancer Cells Deterred By 'Bed-Of-Nails' Breast Implant

New Test Might Facilitate Diagnosis And Drug Development For Alzheimer's Disease

Risk, Best Treatment May Be Guided By Newly Identification Acute Myeloid Leukemia Gene Mutations

Following Sinus Surgery, Non-Narcotic Pain Medication Found To Be Safe And Effective

Extra Help For Smokers Trying To Quit

Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's Disease May Be Compounded By Brain Insulin Resistance

Safe, Minimally Invasive Treatment For Ruptured Aneurysm

Reducing Lung Cancer Deaths Using Lower Dosage CT-Guided Lung Biopsy Protocol

Mitigating Symptoms, Improving Quality Of Life Of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

'Significant' Symptom Relief Reported In MS Patients By Interventional Radiologists

Potential Breakthrough To Treat Men's Enlarged Prostate

Regenerative Medicine, 'Noodle Gels' And 'Spaghetti Highways'

A Snack With Even Higher Antioxidant Levels Than Fruits And Vegetables

New Cancer Test Enlists Microbe In Pond Scum

Triclosan Preserves Arson Evidence

Coronary Stenting Very Effective For Some 90-Year-Old Heart Attack Patients

Gene That Can Transform Mild Influenza To A Life-Threatening Disease

The Time Is Ripe For Salmonella

Blood Clots May Be Triggered By Dental Plaque Bacteria

Beating Superbugs At Their Own Game

Early Exposure To Germs Is A Good Thing

Somatic Stem Cells Obtained From Skin Cells For First Time Ever

New Mechanism Of Prostate Cancer Cell Metabolism Identified

Unhealthy Behaviors More Prevalent In Survivors Of Multiple Cancers, Study Shows

Teen Girls' Self-Esteem May Not Be Helped By Weight Loss

Mutations Detected Within A Brain Tumor Using Non-Invasive Imaging

Alcohol Intake And Cognitive Functioning

Liver Cancer Patients Less Likely To Die On Wait List Than Candidates Without Carcinomas

Sense Of Smell Boosted By Anxiety

Osteoarthritis Pain Alleviated By Antidepressant

A Greater Ability To Process Information Draws People With Autism To IT

Researchers Compare The Genome Of 2 Parasites To Explain Differences In Host Range And Transmission Strategy

Predicting Chemotherapy Side Effects Through Understanding Of Individual Genetic Variation

Beta Cell Stress Could Trigger The Development Of Type1 Diabetes

Improved Understanding Of Memory Formation Leads To New Insight Into Disorders Like Schizophrenia And PTSD

International Health Study Finds Danes Top For Healthy Eating

Return Of Results To Participants In Genomics Research - Consensus Guidelines

Could Our Genes Be Making Us Fat?

Cancer Cells Reprogrammed With Low Doses Of Epigenetic Drugs

Testosterone May Play A Role In Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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