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New mom diagnosed with flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth msnbc.com GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC — An Upstate, SC mom is in critical, but stable condition after her husband said she was diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth to twins. Lana Kuykendall was discharged Thursday evening from Emory ... South Carolina woman 'very ill, but stable' with rare infectionCNN South Carolina woman battles flesh-eating bacterial diseaseReuters Just after birth of twins, SC mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria ...Washington Post USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times all 395 news articles »

AFP

Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol' New York Times The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went. Now, a new study that makes use of ... Raising HDL Levels May Not Lower Heart Attack RiskWebMD 'Good' Cholesterol May Not Be That GoodMedPage Today 'Good' cholesterol may not actually be that goodFox News CBS News -Boston Globe all 110 news articles »

Daily Mail

This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages ... UC Los Angeles [Correction: Paragraph 5 of this release was changed from an earlier version to reflect that the study focused on fructose generally, not specifically on high-fructose corn syrup; that high-fructose corn syrup is not necessarily "six times sweeter" ... Sugar Makes You Stupid, But Omega-3s Will Smarten You Back UpForbes Fructose makes rats dumber. What sugars should we avoid?Los Angeles Times Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warnAFP Fox News -New York Daily News all 193 news articles »

Daily Rounds: Stem Cell Drug; Childbirth Checklist; Equity-Driven Dentistry ... WBUR A stem-cell based drug gets approval in Canada (The New York Times) – In a boost for the field of regenerative medicine, a small biotechnology company has received regulatory approval in Canada for what it says is the first manufactured drug based on ... A Stem-Cell-Based Drug Gets Approval in CanadaNew York Times Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapyReuters Osiris Wins Canadian Approval for First Stem-Cell TherapyBusinessWeek CBS News all 47 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Coffee drinkers may live longer Bend Bulletin By AP After years of waffling research on coffee and health — even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease — a study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter. Coffee linked to lower risk of deathLos Angeles Times Study suggests lower risk of death for coffee loversReuters Coffee May Help Drinkers Live Longer, US Study SuggestsBloomberg Fox News -CBS News -msnbc.com all 729 news articles »

msnbc.com

Breast cancer study reveals 'substantial genetic diversity' Los Angeles Times A new study of the protein-coding genes in 100 breast cancer tumors revealed vast differences among the cancers and highlights how complicated the disease really is, researchers said Wednesday. “A sobering perspective on the complexity and diversity of ... Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancerChicago Tribune Genetic Mapping Offers Better Understanding of Breast CancerNewsmax Health Mutations 'storm' may drive cancerThe Press Association all 63 news articles »

New York Daily News

New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice ... Judge Gustin Reichbach of Brooklyn admits he smokes marijuana to ease ...New York Daily News Apex Court Judge Wants Marijuana to be legalizedTopNews United States A Judge's Plea for PotNew York Times Tucson Weekly all 49 news articles »

Zee News

Study Links Popular Antibiotic With Heart Death KAKE A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine linked the antibiotic azithromycin with rare cases of heart death. "Many medications have side effects and there's quite a long list that goes with each one," said Dr. Michael Palomino, ... Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden DeathNew York Times Common antibiotic boosts death risk: studyAFP Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac DeathMedPage Today U.S. News & World Report -Times of India -Forbes all 144 news articles »

Updated News

Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery Reuters By Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds. Researchers found that of 222 young athletes who suffered a ... Sex, age may affect concussion recoveryToronto Sun Girls take longer to heal from concussionsFuturity: Research News Young Female Athletes at Greater Risk for ConcussionsEmpowHer all 37 news articles »

Moneycontrol.com

FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix iVillage Entertainment THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved generic versions of the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel), making the widely used medication more affordable for those patients who need it. Mylan Pharma launches generic anti-stroke tabletsThe Hindu FDA approves sales of generic versions of blood thinner by multiple companiesWashington Post Mylan's generic version of blood-thinner Plavix gets FDA approvalPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog) The Associated Press -Reuters all 239 news articles »