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New Science in Skin Care Available to Consumers

2012-02-05T00:01:12Z

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Prolastil.com Prolastil Skin Cream and Eye Serum Scientific Update The products, marketed under the name , Prolastil E-50 work by increasing the amount of elastin in the skin. The main cause of both wrinkles and facial sagging is the...

'A little too much drink' warning

2012-02-05T00:01:12Z

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Vaccine Myths - Doctors Try To Dispel Them

2012-02-05T00:01:12Z

A Missouri State Medical Association, led by two Saint Louis University pediatricians, aims to raise awareness about the importance of getting children vaccinated and change the way in which doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines. The campaign is the focus point of Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, and Anthony Scalzo, M.D...

NHS Will Have To Be Re-Reformed Within Five Years, UK

2012-02-05T00:01:12Z

In five years the NHS will require another reform, caution the editors of three leading healthcare publications. In addition, they request a public debate regarding the NHS's future to "salvage some good" from the government's "damaging" reforms. According to a second BMJ report discarding the Health and Social Care Bill, now would save more than Â£1 billion in 2013...

An Explanation For Why The Brain May Become More Reluctant To Function As We Grow Older

2012-02-04T00:17:01Z

New findings, led by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, reveal a novel mechanism through which the brain may become more reluctant to function as we grow older. It is not fully understood why the brain's cognitive functions such as memory and speech decline as we age...

[Special Feature] 2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: Informational Posters & Graphics

2012-02-04T00:17:01Z

<i>Science</i> and the National Science Foundation announce the winner, an honorable mention, and the "People's Choice" in the Informational Posters & Graphics category in the 2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.

Raw Milk From Pa. Farm Sickens 35

2012-02-04T00:17:01Z

Unpasteurized milk can contain harmful bacteria, FDA warns.

Recall of hard-cooked eggs includes Washington state

2012-02-04T00:17:01Z

Washington is among the states affected by a Minnesota company's recall of hard-cooked eggs.

Shedding Light On Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Gene Mutation Linked To Accumulation Of Fat, Other Lipids In Liver

2012-02-03T00:12:08Z

A team of scientists from the University of Utah and the University of California at San Francisco has discovered that the mutation of a gene encoding a ketone body transporter triggers accumulation of fat and other lipids in the livers of zebrafish. This discovery, published in the Feb. 1, 2012, issue of Genes & Development, reveals that transport of ketone bodies out of the liver is a critical step in energy metabolism during fasting. It also provides a new approach for studying the development of fatty liver disease in humans...

POTASSIUM CHLORIDEsolution [Qualitest Pharmaceuticals]

2012-02-03T00:12:08Z

Updated Date: Feb 1, 2012 EST

Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables

2012-02-03T00:12:08Z

[This Week in Medicine] February 4–10, 2012

2012-02-03T00:12:08Z

Leading influenza researchers have agreed to a voluntary 60-day pause on controversial research involving mutant H5N1 virus strains that are transmissible in mammals. In an announcement on Jan 20, the scientists said the hiatus will allow time for governments, organisations, and the scientific community to discuss potential safety concerns.