Simple Urine Test for Cervical Cancer Virus
Dread going for a smear test? A simple urine test can pick up the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. Though it's...
Artificial Sweeteners Change Gut Bacteria to Promote Glucose Intolerance and Metabolic...
Artificial sweeteners are promoted to aid weight loss and prevent diabetes. A new study in the journal Nature reveals that artificial sweeteners can actually...
Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up 400 Percent Over Last 10 Years
Poisoning is considered the leading cause of injury death in the United States; both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs account for 90 percent of poisoning...
Schizophrenia Not One, But Eight Genetically Distinct Disorders
New research shows that schizophrenia isn't a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms....
Sleep Loss Linked to Heart Disease, Weight Gain, Hypertension, Diabetes and...
Lack of sleep can make you sick. And while everybody has the occasional restless night, for those who suffer from chronic insomnia – some...
Project Maps Diverse Group of Viruses That Live in Healthy Humans
The same viruses that make us sick can take up residence in and on the human body without provoking a sneeze, cough or other...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Linked to Drug-Induced...
Researchers have discovered that patients with a particular genetic variation are four times more likely to develop pancreatitis if they are prescribed a widely...
Dental, Nutrition Experts Push for Radical Reduction in Sugar Consumption
Sugars in the diet should make up no more than 3% of total energy intake to reduce the significant financial and social burdens of...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Linked to Sex Hormones in Blood
Measuring sex hormone levels in blood may aid in identifying people likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, a heart rhythm disorder that is fatal...
Should We All Take a Bit of Lithium? (New York Times...
The idea of putting a mind-altering drug in the drinking water is the stuff of sci-fi, terrorist plots and totalitarian governments. Considering the outcry...
