Health Problems 

Doctors group recommends support for transgender children

September 17, 2018 children, Doctors, for, group, recommends, Support, transgender

A doctors group took a stand in support of transgender children Monday, offering advice in what it called “a rapidly

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New blood test detects early stage pancreatic cancer

September 17, 2018 Blood, cancer, detects, early, New, pancreatic, Stage, test

Pancreatic cancer is currently very difficult to detect while it is still resectable. A new blood test developed by researchers

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Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use

September 17, 2018 admissions, and, antibiotic, easy, for, hospital, infections, quick, reduces, test, Use, Viral

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research

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UN agrees global plan to battle TB ahead of first-ever summit

September 14, 2018 agrees, ahead, battle, first-ever, global, of, plan, summit, TB, to, UN

UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world’s number one

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Big data studies scrutinize links between fatty liver disease and how cells make energy

September 14, 2018 and, between, Big, cells, data, disease, energy, fatty, How, links, liver, Make, scrutinize, Studies

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to 40 percent of American adults. Though the condition produces no noticeable symptoms, one

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Brief psychotherapy benefits women caring for children with severe health issues

September 14, 2018 Benefits, Brief, caring, children, for, health, issues, psychotherapy, severe, with, women

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by caring for children with severe chronic health

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Viruses under the microscope

September 14, 2018 microscope, the, under, Viruses

Human herpesviruses such as HHV-6 can remain dormant in cells for many years without being noticed. When reactivated, they can

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Ontario women to get PET scans to help plan treatment in locally advanced cervix cancer

September 14, 2018 Advanced, cancer, cervix, get, help, in, locally, Ontario, PET, plan, scans, to, treatment, women

An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced cervix cancer can

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Financial incentives for cholesterol control may be cost-effective

September 14, 2018 be, Cholesterol, Control, cost-effective, financial, for, incentives, may

A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be

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Breakthrough in schizophrenia identifies importance of immune cells

September 14, 2018 Breakthrough, cells, identifies, Immune, importance, in, of, Schizophrenia

Researchers from NeuRA and UNSW have made a major discovery in schizophrenia research that could open doors to new treatments,

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