IMAGE: Examples of the types of graphic warning labels used in the RAND study. These labels are required in more than 100 nations and use of them in the US has… view more Credit: RAND Corp. Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages may deter some adults from purchasing tobacco products, but the strategy is…
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(Boston)—Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health have developed and evaluated a fast, accurate and cost-effective approach to assessing the carcinogenicity of chemicals—that is, whether exposure to a chemical increases a person’s long-term cancer risk. As a result, they have generated one of the largest toxicogenomics datasets to date, and have…
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In a radical departure from established treatment protocols, Dr. Mark Basik, a surgical oncologist at Segal Cancer Centre at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and senior investigator at the Lady Davis Institute, is leading an international effort that will lead to a clinical trial to forego surgery in breast cancer patients who show no signs…
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IMAGE: This heat map shows single-cell RNA sequencing data from eight types of tissue-resident T cells found in tissues collected from people with eosinophilic esophagitis. T8 cells are not found in… view more Credit: Cincinnati Children’s CINCINNATI—An eight-year hunt for the cells that drive the extreme childhood food allergy eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has identified a potential…
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A study from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, sought to examine possible health disparities in the treatment of lung cancer within the Asian community in the U.S. In this study, rates of recommended care for non-small cell lung cancer were compared among patients in the Asian community. The authors concluded that…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers — or who try to hide feelings of annoyance — may be at risk for heavier drinking after work, according to researchers. A team of researchers at Penn State and the University at Buffalo studied the drinking habits…
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In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent out an urgent public alert about a deadly bacteria, resistant to virtually every known antibiotic, that sickened more than a dozen Americans who had elective surgery at Grand View Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico. But when similar outbreaks take place at hospitals on American soil, the…
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CreditEmon Hassan for The New York Times CreditEmon Hassan for The New York Times Macaron or macaroon? Ladurée, the French confection company credited with the invention of the filled macaron, has come up with a new variation: chocolate-dipped. The company isn’t the first with this macaron treatment, but these are delicately wrapped in milk or…
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Here’s a very complete Haggadah, the book that contains the texts for the Passover Seder, with the passages in English, Hebrew and transliteration. There are also sections adapted for children. And since the Seder is a meal, you’ll need recipes. There are 11 of them, not so traditional, for a Sephardic haroseth with dried fruit;…
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