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Jun 30, 2015

Planned Parenthood: How Ethical Is Fetal Tissue Donation?

Planned Parenthood denies recent allegations that the organization profits from fetal tissue donation. But what exactly is fetal tissue used for in medical research, and what are the ethical issues surrounding its use? This week, an activist group called the Center for Medical Progress posted a video that shows a...

Jun 30, 2015

Viral Soda Infographic: How Does Cola Really Affect the Body?

An infographic that breaks down what happens in your body after you drink one Coke has gone viral, but health experts say some information in the graphic is exaggerated. In addition, while soda is certainly not a healthy food choice, drinking a sugar-sweetened beverage once in a while wouldn't necessarily...

May 31, 2015

Teen Bullying Doubles Adult Risk of Depression

Bullying during adolescence may be responsible for almost a third of cases of depression during adulthood, new research finds. A long-running study of British youth reveals that the people who experienced frequent bullying at age 13 had double the risk of developing clinical depression at age 18, compared with people...

May 31, 2015

1 Pinprick Test Could Detect Hundreds of Viruses

Doctors often don't have a complete picture of their patients' health histories — they only know about past illnesses that a patient remembers and tells them about, and patients may not know whether they've been exposed to certain diseases. But now, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston say...

May 31, 2015

Woman's Tattoos Mistaken for Cancer on Imaging Test

When a California woman with cervical cancer underwent a body image scan, doctors noticed bright areas in her lymph nodes, suggesting her cancer had spread. But it was only after surgery to treat the cancer that they realized the real reason for those bright spots: her tattoos. The 32-year-old woman...

May 31, 2015

Frozen Ovarian Tissue Works a Decade Later: Woman Gives Birth

A 27-year-old woman in Belgium is now a mom after giving birth to a baby more than a decade after her ovarian tissue was removed and frozen, according to a new study. The woman had her ovarian tissue frozen in her early teens, before she underwent a bone marrow transplant...

May 31, 2015

CPR Mobile App System Sends Trained Adults to Rescue

When a person's heart suddenly stops beating, CPR can sometimes save that person's life. But if someone goes into cardiac arrest on the street, CPR might not be an option if no one nearby knows how to do it. Now, researchers hoping to fix this problem have developed a mobile...

May 31, 2015

Should You Take Out a Perfectly Good Prostate?

Dr. David Samadi is chairman of urology and chief of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and a board-certified urologist and oncologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, urologic diseases, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. He developed the Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique...

May 31, 2015

Snacking on Peanuts May Extend Your Life

People who regularly eat peanuts may live longer, a new study from the Netherlands finds. But before you get too excited, peanut butter doesn't count. In the study, people who ate at least a third of an ounce (10 grams) of peanuts or other nuts daily were 23 percent less...

May 31, 2015

Can Chocolate Really Benefit Your Heart?

Chocolate is good for your heart — sort of, maybe. Eating up to 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of chocolate daily is linked with lowered risks of heart disease and stroke, scientists reported today (June 15) in the journal Heart. That amount of chocolate is equal to about 22 Hershey's Kisses,...

May 31, 2015

Skinny Jeans Gave Woman Nerve and Muscle Damage

A woman in Australia who spent long hours squatting while wearing skinny jeans experienced muscle damage in her legs that was so severe it impaired her ability to walk, according to the new report of her case. The woman regained the ability to walk unaided after being treated at a...

May 31, 2015

Too Much Vitamin B12 Linked to Acne

Too much vitamin B12 may promote acne, according to a new study. The study found that, in the presence of vitamin B12, the skin bacteria that are commonly linked to acne start pumping out inflammatory molecules known to promote pimples. In the study, scientists investigated the differences between skin bacteria...

May 31, 2015

Baby's Gaze May Predict Later Hyperactivity

A newborn's gaze may hold clues to how he or she will behave a few years later, new research suggests. In the study, researchers looked at 80 newborns, who were just 1 day to 4 days old, and measured how long the babies focused their gazes on images that were...

May 31, 2015

How Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Could Improve Health

The Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples anywhere in the United States have a right to marry could improve the health of gay, lesbian and bisexual people, experts say. A large body of evidence shows that heterosexual people who are married have better physical and mental health than people who...

May 31, 2015

Toxic Fish Poisons More People Than Thought

An illness called ciguatera poisoning, which is caused by eating certain fish, is more common in Florida than previously believed, a new study finds. Each year, 56 Floridians become ill with this kind of poisoning for every 1 million people in the state, according to the new estimate from researchers...