Health News

Infant immunization rates 'are stable or increasing'

Date: Aug-29-2014
Data from the 2013 National Immunization Survey shows that the 'vast majority' of parents are following vaccination recommendations for their infant children.

HIV cure failure in Mississippi baby 'the beginning of a new chapter'

Date: Aug-29-2014
Last month, we reported that HIV had returned in a child believed to have been cured of the infection. Although disappointing, researchers say a lot can be learned from the case.

High salt intake may heighten MS symptoms

Date: Aug-29-2014
A new study finds that MS patients consuming moderate to high intakes of salt are four times as likely to have worse symptoms than those patients consuming less salt per day.

Tomato-rich diet lowers prostate cancer risks

Date: Aug-28-2014
Lycopene, an antioxidant abundant in tomatoes, could reduce cancer risks for men who consume over 10 portions a week, according to a new study.

Scientists reverse emotions associated with memories in mice

Date: Aug-28-2014
By tagging cells in the hippocampus and amygdala with a light-sensitive protein, researchers claim they have been able to alter the emotional associations of memories in mice.

Parental attentiveness to infant babbling 'speeds up language development'

Date: Aug-28-2014
Infants whose parents are attentive to their babbling sounds are likely to demonstrate greater advances in language development, according to a new study.

Sound waves separate tumor and blood cells

Date: Aug-28-2014
Tilted sound waves effectively separate different cell types without labeling or altering them, offering a new way to sort cells for research, disease diagnosis and drug testing.

Danish scientists uncover clue to Listeria's toughness

Date: Aug-28-2014
A Danish study finds that special RNA molecules help Listeria produce just enough proteins to invade and infect cells but not quite enough to be visible to the immune system.

Salt consumption higher in low socioeconomic groups in the UK

Date: Aug-28-2014
The first study to assess social inequalities following a national salt reduction program in the UK reveals that people from lower socioeconomic groups consume more salt.

Hip fracture surgery reduces lifetime health costs by more than $65,000 per patient

Date: Aug-28-2014
A new study finds that hip fracture surgery is 'extremely successful' in returning patients to active lives and provides 'significant societal benefit and value.'