Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular death in the first five days of taking azithromycin when compared with another common antibiotic or no...
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) at the University of Edinburgh have discovered an enzyme that corrects the most common mistake in mammalian DNA. The mistake is the inclusion of individual bits of RNA within the DNA sequence...
Fifteen years worth of research has made it clear that chemicals common in cosmetics, household products and medicines are wreaking havoc on our bodies, the European Environment Agency says. In a study published yesterday, the agency warns of "strong evidence" linking these "endocrine disrupting...
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., increased over five-fold...
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report having anxiety or depression. According to findings that appear today, April 30th, in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by...
In the limited time of an office visit, how can a primary care physician make the case to parents that their child should be vaccinated? During National Infant Immunization Week, a Mayo Clinic vaccine expert and a pediatrician offer suggestions for refuting three of the most common myths about...
When a runner has pain, does that mean it's the running that is to blame, or something with their training or form? The latter, according to former Olympian runner, mastermind behind the run-walk-run method of the Galloway Training Program, and author of numerous books including Jeff Galloway...
Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are most strongly associated with premature births and severe birth defects in the United States. The researchers used a new blood test developed by scientists at the National Institute of...
Researchers have determined that bacteria are present in the bladders of some healthy women, which discredits the common belief that normal urine is sterile. These findings were published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology by researchers at Loyola University Chicago...
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have high rates of diagnostic and invasive breast procedures after treatment with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Breast-conserving surgery is the most common treatment for...
A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins researchers have found that more than four in 10 people considered at high risk for hereditary pancreatic cancer have small pancreatic lesions long before they have any symptoms of the deadly disease. Moreover, they report, the frequency of the abnormal...
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I was told that my taste in favorite anime an video game characters was strange. As in the characters I fangirl over and draw a lot apparently, haha idk.
I'm just. Super curious to know if my favorites have anything paticularly in common. O8;; I can't really list many things. Do me a favor, hm...
...their sexuality? I didn't realize I was bi until I was 14. This made me wonder and I know it's probably different for everybody but I was thinking if there are particular ages for each sexuality that tend to come out (Maybe not necessarily to come out, but to realize.)
Maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but when looking at one team's description of their name, it simply said that it was chosen because it's a simple acronym and is sometimes used by teams that like to emphasize the city name. That all makes sense, but why FC? I can't find out.
I need an emergency solution for this problem. The a/c vents in this old building are not insulated and the noise echoes through the entire place. I already talked to a building constructor to set up insulation of the walls but until then I would need a simple fix with stuff I already have. I...
Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence...
Should George Clooney be worried? We just got word that the actor's gal Stacy Keibler may be hanging out this weekend with tiger blood titan Charlie Sheen! So what's...