Mind and Body - Page 736

November 20, 2014

Last-Ditch Method at Fighting Intestinal Superbug

A superbug named C-diff is on the rise, a germ that so ravages some people's intestines that repeated tries of the strongest, most expensive antibiotic can't conquer their disabling diarrhea

November 20, 2014

Scientists: Asthma Sufferers Often Have Garden Mold Growing on Lungs

A common garden mold that causes an allergic reaction in asthmatics might actually be growing in sufferers’ lungs, British scientists claimed

November 20, 2014

Poverty Equals Obesity? Study Bucks Common Wisdom

Women who are poor are much more likely to be obese but men are not, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday in a report that contradicts some common perceptions

November 20, 2014

Man Has Pearl Removed From Ear After 41 Years

A 46-year-old Athens, Ga., man suffering from bronchitis went to the emergency room for respiratory relief, only to come home with a pearl, which doctors pulled out of his ear

November 20, 2014

Brain Scans Predict Which Dyslexics Will Read

Sophisticated brain scans accurately predicted which teens with dyslexia would learn to read within three years, a finding that could lead to better ways to treat the common learning disability

November 20, 2014

New Gene Variation Predicts Response to Plavix

German scientists have found a new genetic basis for why some patients respond better to the anti-clotting medicine Plavix, which could be used to test people before they get the world's second-biggest drug

November 20, 2014

Too Fat? Study Fingers One "Thrifty Gene" Suspect

Looking beyond obvious causes of obesity like overeating, scientists said on Wednesday they may have found a gene that also plays a role, one that helped our ancestors survive famines

November 20, 2014

FDA Approves Use of Merck's Gardasil for Prevention of Anal Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Merck & Co. Inc.'s (MRK) vaccine Gardasil to prevent anal cancer related to human papillomavirus in young people

November 20, 2014

Better HIV Screening Worthwhile in U.S., Study Finds

Expanding screening for the AIDS virus to include every American at least once and the highest-risk people once a year could prevent more than 80,000 infections over the next 20 years

November 20, 2014

FDA Uncovers More Problems at J&J Fort Washington Plant

U.S. inspectors are still uncovering a host of problems at a Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plant that was the source of a major recall of dozens of popular children's medications earlier this year