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Cause of Hereditary Blindness Potentially Discovered
Hereditary blindness, long a mystery in how or why it occurred, appears to be the result of a gene mutation. Scientists are now gaining a better understanding of the genetic disorder.
From Sexy to Gross
Every day, some 4,000 teenagers smoke their first cigarette. About 1,000 of them will become addicted daily smokers. Their new tobacco addiction will add to the $200 billion burden that smoking costs the United States every year. And with their first puff, these youngsters start the clock ticking toward an unhealthy - and likely fatal future. To combat this disturbing public health menace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring all cigarette packaging to be wrapped in graphic and sometimes disturbing images starting next year.
Saving the Lives of Women in Developing Nations
While it's well known that invasive cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developing nations, many countries don't have the resources for adequate screening programs. Now there's a new model.
200,000 Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated Each Year
Every year tens of thousands of patients seek treatment for cardiac arrest at U.S. hospitals. That number may also be climbing. A study indicates that many of those cases may be preventable.
No Question - It's a Cancer Bull's-eye
Targeted therapy goes after the specific driver of an individual's cancer - a gene, a protein or surrounding tissue. A new drug delivers dramatic results in targeting lung cancer.
USDA Awards Grants to Increase Food Safety
There is always a risk of foodborne illness, but with increased summer cookouts, the rate can be higher than other times of year. Food left out in the sun can spoil and meats not cooked thoroughly can be problematic.
New Heart Valve Replacement Options
Some patients with aortic heart valve problems have long been considered untreatable. For one reason or another they were poor candidates for invasive surgery that requires opening the chest.
IUD's and Implants Deemed Best Birth Control
Did you know that Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) methods, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants are the most effective forms of reversible contraception available? The are also safe for use by almost all women!
Stealth Cancer Fighters
This sounds like something you'd read in a science fiction novel - create a medicine-carrying particle that the body thinks is one of its own. It's a kind of medical stealth technology, and it's here now.
Death Rate Lower for Stroke Patients with Therapy
Following a stroke, many people feel the need to reevaluate their lives, consider life expectations and ponder how it might affect the lifestyle they had lived previously.
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