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New Vaccine Proven Effective Against Genital And Oral Herpes Viruses

An unconventional take on vaccine design has been shown to protect mice against HSV-1 and HSV-2, the two most common forms of herpes that cause cold sores and genital ulcers, respectively. Above: TEM micrograph of a herpes simplex virus | Credit: CDC/Dr. Erskine Palmer Researchers led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher William Jacobs…

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Huge Meta-Study Finds Homeopathy Ineffective in Health Treatment

An analysis of over 225 medical studies and 1,800 scientific papers has found that homeopathy is ineffective as a health treatment. Its authors urge that “people who choose homeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject or delay treatments.” The study, carried out by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council—along with an…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Study: Booze Consumption Changes Dramatically Over A Person’s Lifetime

A recently published analysis combined data from nine studies to create the “life course trajectories of alcohol consumption” for folks in the UK. The study marks the first attempt at estimating, from longitudinal data, how our drinking habits change with age. The results of the study, which was led by University College London epidemiologist Annie…

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More Americans Get Food Poisoning From Fruits And Veggies Than From Meat

Are you doing the environmentally responsible thing and trying to eat more produce and less meat? Hey, good on you! Pat yourself on the back. Now brace yourself for some bad news. Vox reports: …a new CDC report from the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration looked at data on US outbreaks between 2008 and 2012.…

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How Apple’s ResearchKit Could Actually Help Improve Health Care

Our sister site Lifehacker does a deep dive into how Apple’s new ResearchKit project—leveraging user data for medical research—will help the broken health care system. Despite the security concerns. Read on:

Health Meg Neal

How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

Each state determines its own workers’ compensation benefits, which means workers in neighboring states can end up with dramatically different compensation for identical injuries. At the time of their accidents, Jeremy Lewis was 27, Josh Potter 25. The men lived within 75 miles of each other. Both were married with two children about the same…

Health Michael Grabell and Howard Berkes - ProPublica and NPR

The Ebola Outbreak Has Had Devastating Consequences For Maternal Health

In Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the Ebola outbreak is having a horrifying impact on pregnant women, regardless of whether they have Ebola. Above: The Médecins Sans Frontières Ebola treatment centre in Freetown, Sierra Leon, where, in January, medical aid workers opened a clinic specializing in care for pregnant women with Ebola | Photo Credit:…

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How Does the FDA Regulate Mobile Medical Apps?

Last month, the FDA released new guidance regarding the regulation of mobile medical apps, to replace its earlier version from 2011. Since that time, the amount of health and medical apps on the market has exploded, with the release of Apple’s Health app with iOS 8 cementing mobile health as ‘a thing’. Needless to say,…

Health Lindsay Kobayashi - PLoS Blogs

How To Meditate (And Get The Most Benefit Out Of It)

Neuroscientists and psychologists keep discovering more health benefits from mindfulness meditation. And luckily, it’s a simple practice, that virtually anyone can do. But how do you get started, and how do you get the most rewards from the practice? Here’s our quick and easy guide to meditating. Mindfulness meditation, or focused attention, turns out to…

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This Treadmill Test Can Predict Your Odds Of Surviving Another Decade

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have devised a simple treadmill test and formula to calculate your odds of surviving the next ten years, and it goes like this: FIT Treadmill Score = %MPHR + 12 (METS) – 4 (age) + 43 (if female). Here’s how it works and what it means to your health. “The…

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UPDATED: Holy Shit, This Weight Loss Supplement Has Prozac In It

The FDA just issued a warning not to use the weight-loss supplement Oxy ELITE Pro Super Thermogenic — because it contains fluoxetine, also known as Prozac. Not a drug humans should be taking unaware, and one that can cause serious side effects, including suicidal thoughts and seizures. From the report: FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that…

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Everything You Need To Know About The New, More Effective HPV Vaccine

A recently approved vaccine called Gardasil 9 protects against more strains of HPV and HPV-related cancers than any vaccine currently available. But who should get it? And how did it get so much better? Here’s a complete rundown on the state of the art in HPV-cancer prevention. Image Credit: Getty In June 2006, the U.S.…

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What Men Really Need To Know About Testosterone Replacement Therapy

One of the fastest growing areas in pharmacology today is testosterone supplementation in men. But while low-T is a genuine problem for some men, it’s not as prevalent as you may think – and the treatment is not without its risks. Here’s what men need to know about testosterone replacement therapy, and why it should…

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Depriving Infants Of Peanut Products May Have Been A Colossal Mistake

For years, parents have been told to withhold peanuts from their children until the age of three, to prevent the onset of dangerous peanut allergies. A landmark study is now throwing this conventional wisdom on its head, instead suggesting that most peanut allergies can be staved off by introducing peanuts to children early. The prevalence…

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These Mice on a Treadmill Show Weight Loss Drugs in Action

Cheap, effective and—above all—safe weight loss drugs could help ease the obesity epidemic. These mice demonstrate how a new weight loss jab called morpholino works, as they scuttle along a treadmill. Images using infrared as they exercise, the different colors reveal how much energy different parts of creatures are using—red means a lot. On the…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Lawmaker Asks If Women Can Swallow Camera… For Gynecological Exams

During a debate over abortion legislation Monday between Idaho lawmakers, Republican state representative Vito Barbieri asked whether it would be possible for a woman to swallow a small camera, so that doctors might perform a remote gynecological examination (presumably, à la capsule endoscopy). Above: Vito Barbieri | Credit: Matt Cilley/AP According to the Associated Press,…

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The World Health Organization Urges Switch To “Smart” Syringes By 2020

By using the same syringe to give injections to multiple people, health practitioners around the world are significantly driving the spread of many deadly infectious diseases. In an effort to deal with this problem, the WHO is pushing for syringes that cannot be used more than once — and they want this worldwide switch to…

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Are We Doomed to Get Rashes from Our Fitness Trackers?

Constant 24/7 fitness tracking can have itchy, scratchy consequences. Those would be wrist rashes, as Fitbit users have been learning. But rashes aren’t just a Fitbit problem—any wristband can leave you red, thanks to some basic biology. There may be no miracle cure for this malady of the quantified self. Our skin has the thankless…

Health Sarah Zhang

Caffeine Is Amazing And Terrible And Maybe Secretly Ruining Your Sleep

Are caffeinated beverages like coffee magical for fighting the symptoms of sleepiness, or are they evil for interfering with sleep and triggering symptoms commonly associated with anxiety disorders? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes! https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-coffee-is-both-the-best-and-the-worst-bevera-5861402 Photo Credit: Susanne Nilsson | CC BY-SA 2.0 At Boing Boing, Murray Carpenter has written a sweeping…

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Meet The New Face Of Marlboro: Jeff The Diseased Lung In A Cowboy Hat

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver reports on Philip Morris International’s unsavory habit of suing countries over laws requiring health warnings on cigarette packaging, while proposing a compromise that preserves Big Tobacco’s marketing goals while protecting public health: Meet Jeff, the Diseased Lung In A Cowboy Hat. Oliver’s proposed mascot is a humorous coda to…

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New Vaccine Proven Effective Against Genital And Oral Herpes Viruses

Huge Meta-Study Finds Homeopathy Ineffective in Health Treatment

Study: Booze Consumption Changes Dramatically Over A Person’s Lifetime

More Americans Get Food Poisoning From Fruits And Veggies Than From Meat

How Apple’s ResearchKit Could Actually Help Improve Health Care

How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

The Ebola Outbreak Has Had Devastating Consequences For Maternal Health

How Does the FDA Regulate Mobile Medical Apps?

How To Meditate (And Get The Most Benefit Out Of It)

This Treadmill Test Can Predict Your Odds Of Surviving Another Decade

UPDATED: Holy Shit, This Weight Loss Supplement Has Prozac In It

Everything You Need To Know About The New, More Effective HPV Vaccine

What Men Really Need To Know About Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Depriving Infants Of Peanut Products May Have Been A Colossal Mistake

These Mice on a Treadmill Show Weight Loss Drugs in Action

Lawmaker Asks If Women Can Swallow Camera… For Gynecological Exams

The World Health Organization Urges Switch To “Smart” Syringes By 2020

Are We Doomed to Get Rashes from Our Fitness Trackers?

Caffeine Is Amazing And Terrible And Maybe Secretly Ruining Your Sleep

Meet The New Face Of Marlboro: Jeff The Diseased Lung In A Cowboy Hat

AirPods Pro 3 Still at Their Lowest Price While Apple Gradually Pulls Back Amazon’s Spring Sale Offers

With Fire TV Stick 4K Max at 42% Off, Amazon’s Streaming Device Deals Build Momentum in the Spring Sale

The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

No More Cheese Grater: The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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Health

New Vaccine Proven Effective Against Genital And Oral Herpes Viruses

Huge Meta-Study Finds Homeopathy Ineffective in Health Treatment

Study: Booze Consumption Changes Dramatically Over A Person’s Lifetime

More Americans Get Food Poisoning From Fruits And Veggies Than From Meat

How Apple’s ResearchKit Could Actually Help Improve Health Care

How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

The Ebola Outbreak Has Had Devastating Consequences For Maternal Health

How Does the FDA Regulate Mobile Medical Apps?

How To Meditate (And Get The Most Benefit Out Of It)

This Treadmill Test Can Predict Your Odds Of Surviving Another Decade

UPDATED: Holy Shit, This Weight Loss Supplement Has Prozac In It

Everything You Need To Know About The New, More Effective HPV Vaccine

What Men Really Need To Know About Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Depriving Infants Of Peanut Products May Have Been A Colossal Mistake

These Mice on a Treadmill Show Weight Loss Drugs in Action

Lawmaker Asks If Women Can Swallow Camera… For Gynecological Exams

The World Health Organization Urges Switch To “Smart” Syringes By 2020

Are We Doomed to Get Rashes from Our Fitness Trackers?

Caffeine Is Amazing And Terrible And Maybe Secretly Ruining Your Sleep

Meet The New Face Of Marlboro: Jeff The Diseased Lung In A Cowboy Hat

AirPods Pro 3 Still at Their Lowest Price While Apple Gradually Pulls Back Amazon’s Spring Sale Offers

With Fire TV Stick 4K Max at 42% Off, Amazon’s Streaming Device Deals Build Momentum in the Spring Sale

The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

No More Cheese Grater: The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!