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• Eight million lives saved since Surgeon General's tobacco warning 50 years ago
• Link found between intimate partner violence and termination of pregnancy
• Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes in India
• On-demand vaccines possible with engineered nanoparticles
• When germs attack: Lens into molecular dance
• Cold weather increases chances of carbon monoxide poisoning; toxicologist offers advice
• Stem cells on road to specialization
• Several forms of vitamin E protect against memory disorders, study says
• Cancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop
• Green spaces deliver lasting mental health benefits
• Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men
• Personal health record associated with improved medication adherence
• One in, one out: How people put a limit on their social networks
• Simplified lung cancer prevention, screening guidelines
• Overuse injuries, burnout in youth sports can have long-term effects
• Study explaining parasite gene expression could help fight toxoplasmosis, malaria
• Residual activity 'hot spots' in brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients

Eight million lives saved since Surgeon General's tobacco warning 50 years ago Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:55 PM PST A new study estimates that 8 million lives have been saved in the United States as a result of anti-smoking measures that began 50 years ago this month with the groundbreaking report from the Surgeon General outlining the deadly consequences of tobacco use.

Link found between intimate partner violence and termination of pregnancy Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:53 PM PST Intimate partner violence in women (sometimes referred to as domestic violence) is linked to termination of pregnancy, according to a new study. The study also found that intimate partner violence was linked to a women's partner not knowing about the termination of pregnancy.

Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes in India Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:53 PM PST A sugar-sweetened beverage tax could help mitigate the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes rates in India among both urban and rural populations, according to a new study.

On-demand vaccines possible with engineered nanoparticles Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:43 AM PST Engineers hope a new type of vaccine they have shown to work in mice will one day make it cheaper and easy to manufacture on-demand vaccines for humans. Immunizations could be administered within minutes where and when a disease is breaking out.

When germs attack: Lens into molecular dance Posted: 07 Jan 2014 08:25 AM PST Researchers have zoomed in on what is going on at the molecular level when the body recognizes and defends against an attack of pathogens, and the findings, they say, could influence how drugs are developed to treat autoimmune diseases.

Cold weather increases chances of carbon monoxide poisoning; toxicologist offers advice Posted: 07 Jan 2014 08:25 AM PST Temperatures in the next few days are predicted to be the coldest of the winter so far, and people using space heaters to get some extra warmth into their living and working spaces need to be aware of a potential "silent killer" inside their homes and offices — carbon monoxide (CO).

Stem cells on road to specialization Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST Scientists have gained new insight into how both early embryonic cells and embryonic stem cells are directed into becoming specialized cell types, like pancreatic and liver cells.

Several forms of vitamin E protect against memory disorders, study says Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST Elderly people with high serum vitamin E levels are less likely to suffer from memory disorders than their peers with lower levels, according to a study published recently. According to the researchers, various forms of vitamin E seem to play a role in memory processes.

Cancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST An American Cancer Society report finds steady declines in cancer death rates for the past two decades add up to a 20 percent drop in the overall risk of dying from cancer over that time period. Progress has been most rapid for middle-aged black men. Nevertheless, black men still have the highest cancer incidence and death rates among all ethnicities in the US.

Green spaces deliver lasting mental health benefits Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:33 AM PST Green space in towns and cities could lead to significant and sustained improvements in mental health, finds a new study. Analyzing data that followed people over a five year period, the research has found that moving to a greener area not only improves people's mental health, but that the effect continues long after they have moved.

Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:33 AM PST A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. A research team found signs of accelerated aging in a group of African-American men who reported experiencing high levels of racial discrimination and who had internalized anti-black attitudes. Findings from the study are the first to link racism-related factors and shortened telomere length.

Personal health record associated with improved medication adherence Posted: 06 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST Patients with diabetes who used an online patient portal to refill medications increased their medication adherence and improved their cholesterol levels, according to a new study.

One in, one out: How people put a limit on their social networks Posted: 06 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST A new study has shown that people still put most of their efforts into communicating with small numbers of close friends or family, often operating unconscious one-in, one-out policies so that communication patterns remain the same even when friendships change.

Simplified lung cancer prevention, screening guidelines Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:40 AM PST Alarmingly, more than 200,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and nearly 160,000 people will die of the disease. In fact, lung cancer takes more lives each year than colorectal, breast and prostate cancers combined. Experts are committed to reducing these lethal statistics and have developed tools to simplify lung cancer prevention and screening recommendations.

Overuse injuries, burnout in youth sports can have long-term effects Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:51 PM PST As an emphasis on competitive success in youth sports has led to intense training, frequent competition and early single sport specialization, overuse injuries and burnout have become common. Given these concerns, a new clinical report provides guidance to physicians and healthcare professionals who provide care for young athletes.

Study explaining parasite gene expression could help fight toxoplasmosis, malaria Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:56 AM PST A newly identified protein and other proteins it interacts with could become effective targets for new drugs to control the parasite that cause toxoplasmosis, researchers reported.

Residual activity 'hot spots' in brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:33 AM PST Scientists know that vision restoration training can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage, or stroke regain some of their lost visual functions, but they do not understand what factors determine how much visual recovery is achieved.

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