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Fish, nuts and olive oil may cut risk of age-related blindness

A diet of fish, nuts and olive oil, as well as moving away from trans fats, can help lower the risk of a common eye disorder, two separate studies reported this week. The studies both found that adding omega...

Trial raises questions about how acupuncture works

Acupuncture appears more effective than usual treatment for chronic low-back pain but poking patients gently with toothpicks to simulate the needle treatment also achieved the same effect, according to study published Monday by the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...

'Digital disease detection' for novel swine flu

Internet and social-media tools are playing great roles in the real-time monitoring and global response to the novel swine flu that has so far struck 25 countries and claimed 44 lives. Researchers from the Informatics Program at...

Gates Foundation fund allocation: to whom do they answer?

A new study of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation described its reach and power as the largest private grant-making foundation in the world but also raised questions about the transparency and accountability of the process.All key...

New studies give clinical description of swine flu

The New England Journal of Medicine published Thursday two reports of recent transmissions of swine influenza viruses in humans as the World Health Organization said the pandemic has breached the 2,000 mark.Twenty-three countries have confirmed the outbreak...

Current swine flu measures no evidence for implementation

The Lancet published Tuesday an editorial, which criticized current measures to contain the swine flu (now referred to as influenza A(H1N1)) outbreak to have "little, or no, evidence for their implementation."“Panic has ensued in some...

Part 4/5: Retinal changes tell early signs of diabetes

This is the fourth of the five-part series on recent trends in diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Studies discussed here are based on a CME conference jointly presented by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. and the National...

Part 3/5: Effective methods to assess glycemia

This is the third of the five-part series on recent trends in diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Studies discussed here are based on a CME conference jointly presented by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. and the National...

Part 2/5: Insulin strategies need not be complicated

This is the second of the five-part series on recent trends in diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Studies discussed here are based on a CME conference jointly presented by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. and the National...

Part 1/5: Childhood obesity cuts life span by 5 years

This is the first of the five-part series on recent trends in diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Studies discussed here are based on a CME conference jointly presented by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. and the...

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