Men with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to suffer from fatal heart attack than those with normal levels of Vitamin D.
Eat food that is rich with vitamin D and get some sun exposure (ask you doctor how much sun) because new research shows that low vitamin D levels are linked with heart [...]
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Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy – a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel. Although BK channels have been linked to a rare, familial form of epilepsy, their involvement in other types of seizure disorders has never been demonstrated. [...]
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Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have found that a defect in the beta cells that make and release insulin has implications for the failure of these cells and the development of type 2 diabetes.
In a study presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s 68th Scientific Sessions, a team led by Rohit N. [...]
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The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a major pathogen has led to more complications and longer hospital stays for children with acute bone infections, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
Acute osteomyelitis, a bone infection that predominantly occurs in children, is usually caused by the staph bacteria. Treatment has traditionally been straightforward because [...]
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Four New Jersey residents have tested positive for the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul that has been linked to tainted tomatoes and caused an outbreak that has sickened more than 600 people in 34 states and the District of Columbia, state Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard announced today.
The four New Jersey cases include two [...]
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