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  Misoprostol vaginal insert significantly reduces time to delivery in labor induction

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 28 Aug 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Misoprostol vaginal insert used for labor induction has significantly reduced time to vaginal delivery compared with dinoprostone vaginal insert, researchers reported at… read more.

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  Infections increase risk of mood disorders

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 27 Aug 2013

  New research shows that every third person who is diagnosed for the first time with a mood disorder has been admitted to hospital with an infection prior to… read more.

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  Mobile health can improve health in remote regions

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 26 Aug 2013

  Mobile health technology has substantial potential for improving access to health care in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical… read more.

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  Facebook boosts organ donor registration

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 23 Aug 2013

  Johns Hopkins researchers see 21-fold increase in a single day.  A social media push boosted the number of people who registered themselves as organ donors 21-fold in a… read more.

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  BPA linked to birth defect in boys

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 22 Aug 2013

  A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results… read more.

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  Questions answered with the pupils of your eyes

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 19 Aug 2013

  Patients who are otherwise completely unable to communicate can answer yes or no questions within seconds with the help of a simple system—consisting of just a laptop and… read more.

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  Camping helps you sleep

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 16 Aug 2013

  If you have trouble going to sleep at night and waking up for work or school in the morning, a week of camping in the great outdoors might… read more.

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  Prolactin reduces arthritis inflammation

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 15 Aug 2013

  Inflammatory joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are the result of cartilage damage and loss. Chondrocytes are the only cells that are found in cartilage and their death… read more.

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  We each live in our own little smell world

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 Aug 2013

  There are some smells we all find revolting. But toward a handful of odors, different people display different sensitivities—some can smell them, while some can’t, or some find… read more.

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  Do antioxidants improve conception?

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 13 Aug 2013

  There is no high quality evidence that antioxidant supplements help to increase a woman’s chances of having a baby, according to the results of a new systematic review.

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  Be happy: Your genes may thank you for it

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 Aug 2013

  But different types of happiness have different effects, UCLA study shows.  A good state of mind — that is, your happiness — affects your genes, scientists say. In… read more.

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  Mandating psychiatry outpatient treatment has impact

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 9 Aug 2013

  Mandating outpatient treatment for certain people with severe mental illness, while controversial, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care, according to a financial… read more.