'Good' cholesterol may not always be good for health
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Elevated levels of "good" cholesterol may not be good for everyone, according to a large study conducted in the United States and Europe. Researchers in the international trial found a somewhat rare genetic mutation turns on its head the generally accepted idea that HDL-C, or "good" cholesterol, helps to protect against heart disease. Generally, HDL-C helps remove cholesterol from arteries, but a mutation to SCARB1 prevents it from doing so, disrupting the body's a..>> view originalBrazil's mothers left to raise microcephaly babies alone
CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil Ianka Barbosa was 7 months pregnant when she found out her child had microcephaly. Before the baby was even born, the father had gone. Barbosa, 18, blames the break-up on her baby's abnormally small head and brain damage that doctors link to the Zika virus she contracted during pregnancy."I think, for him, it was my fault the baby has microcephaly," said Barbosa, wearing a blue dress and cradling tiny two-week old Sophia in a cramped bare brick house where she now lives ..>> view originalChildishness Being Misdiagnosed For ADHD, Study
Childishness Being Misdiagnosed For ADHD, Study After comparing the youngest children in a grade to the oldest children in the same grade, researchers discovered that kids born in August were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and/or receive ADHD medication than their older, September-born counterparts. By Christine Hsu | Mar 11, 2016 04:10 PM EST After comparing the youngest children in a grade to the oldest children in the same grade, researchers discovered that kids born i..>> view originalBirth of a Sibling Could Mean a Healthier Body Weight for the First-Born
Younger siblings can be annoying, but a new study suggests they may be good for your health. In the longitudinal study that tracked nearly 700 children across the U.S., researchers found that kids who did not have a sibling by the time they were in ...>> view originalFDA OKs Crizotinib (Xalkori) for ROS-1-Mutated Lung Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the use of crizotinib (Xalkori, Pfizer) to patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors harbor a ROS-1 gene mutation. Crizotinib is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for patients with ROS-1-positive NSCLC. "Lung cancer is difficult to treat, in part because patients have different mutations, some of which are rare," said Richard Pazdur, MD, director in the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in ..>> view originalObama Health Law Missed 2015 Enrollment Target
Last year's final enrollment numbers under President Barack Obama's health care law fell just short of a target the administration had set, the government reported Friday. The numbers are important because the insurance markets created by the president's 2010 health care law face challenges building and maintaining enrollment. The marketplaces offer subsidized private insurance to people who don't have access to job-based coverage. The report from the Health and Human Services Department sa..>> view originalCornell Study Finds Raising The Vaping Age Actually Increases Teen Smoking
4938804Raising the vaping age actually leads to an increase in teen smoking, according to a new study from Cornell University. Published in Preventative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found an 11.7 percent increase in teen cigarette use after states introduced new age restrictions for e-cigarettes between 2007 and 2013. Legislators across the country are bringing bills to statehouses to raise the vaping age in line with the smoking age to a new high of 21 in some states. Poli..>> view originalHeroin Epidemic Vexes Senate Election Campaigns
On the campaign trail around Ohio, between touting his own record and the state’s economic rebound, Sen. Rob Portman has begun asking his audience a new question: How many of them have family members, friends or coworkers who have been affected by drugs? At one event two weeks ago, a fundraiser for the Greene County Republican Party, more than half of the well-to-do audience from the Dayton area raised their hands. “If this isn’t at epidemic levels, I don’t know what is,” the Ohio Republican sa..>> view original
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