The Common “Everyday” Drug Responsible for Acute Liver Damage
According to the FDA, acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol and numerous over-the-counter drugs – was the leading cause of acute liver failure...
How Stress Influences Disease: Study Targets Inflammation as the Culprit
Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases....
Intake of Fish Fats Improves Effectiveness of Antidepressants
Up to 42 percent of all treated cases of depression do not respond to antidepressants. While the reasons for this have been a mystery,...
Early Contact with Dogs Linked to Lower Risk of Asthma
A team of Swedish scientists have used national register information in more than one million Swedish children to study the association of early life...
Transfusing Blood From Young, Under-30s Humans Into Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients in the US will be given transfusions of young people's blood as part of a promising new treatment that’s nowhere near as...
Popular OTC Cold and Flu Medicine Doesn’t Work, Scientists Call on...
The market for over-the-counter cold medicines is worth $8 billion annually, with a hefty portion spent on drugs marketed as decongestants. But according to...
Insomnia Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Failure
People with insomnia appear to be at increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the link. The study,...
Fortifying Condiments to Overcome Widespread Micronutrient Deficiencies
Two University of Illinois scientists are contributing to World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to fortify condiments and seasonings for use in countries with widespread...
Salt Isn’t as Bad For You as The Government Says –...
To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, the World Health Organization recommends we consume no more than 2000 mg of sodium a...
Having a Heart Attack? Ask for Some Sugar: Emergency Treatment Cuts...
Paramedics can reduce your chances of having a cardiac arrest or dying by 50 percent by immediately administering a mixture of glucose, insulin and...
New Study: Fruit Consumption Cuts Heart Disease Risk by 40 Percent
Daily fruit consumption cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 40%, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology...
Sabotage as Therapy: Aiming Lupus Antibodies at Vulnerable Cancer Cells
Yale Cancer Center researchers may have discovered a new way of harnessing lupus antibodies to sabotage cancer cells made vulnerable by deficient DNA repair....
