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Detecting Down Syndrome: New Test Diagnoses Disease in Utero

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

Moms-to-be may soon have a method of detecting Down syndrome before birth, thanks to a new genetic test that could be safer, faster and more cost-effective than existing ...

Miscarriage, Birth Defects Linked with Cell Division Problem

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

Researchers have pinpointed a feature in the egg cell division process that plays a part in the chromosomal defects that cause miscarriage and birth defects, a new study ...

Newborn Genetic Test Catches Rare Diseases Earlier

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

A new technology can diagnose rare genetic disorders in critically ill newborns within a few days, rather than the weeks that are needed with current methods, researchers say. ...

Tooth Resins May Expose Kids to BPA

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

Plastic water bottles and canned foods aren’t the only items that might expose kids to bisphenol A (BPA). Certain resins applied to children’s teeth to protect them from ...

The Healthy Geezer: Will I Get a Staph Infection If I Have Surgery?

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

This Week’s Question: I have to go into the hospital for surgery soon and I’m more afraid of a staph infection than I am about the operation. Should ...

Fish Oil Won’t Slow Alzheimer’s, Study Finds

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

An ingredient in fish oil doesn’t slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new clinical trial. Alzheimer’s disease patients who took docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ...

Deaths from Most Cancers Drop: Report

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

Cancer death rates have continued to decline in both men and women in recent years, according to a new report. Between 2004 and 2008, cancer death rates decreased ...

Staph Bacteria Prefer Humans to Animals

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

The bacteria that cause staph infections seem to prefer chomping on human blood than on the blood of other animals. A new study finds that tiny differences in ...

EPA Hits 99¢ Stores with Largest Pesticide Fine Ever

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

After illegally-labeled household products containing pesticides were found on the shelves of 99¢ Only Stores, a federal judge has ordered the retail chain to pay $409,490 in penalties. ...

In Kidney Donation, ‘Presumed Consent’ Policy May Reduce Living Donors

By Mark Schweizer

6 days ago

Policies that presume people will donate their organs upon their death unless they specify otherwise — also known as presumed consent — may have the unwanted side effect ...

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Detecting Down Syndrome: New Test Diagnoses Disease in Utero

Miscarriage, Birth Defects Linked with Cell Division Problem

Newborn Genetic Test Catches Rare Diseases Earlier

Tooth Resins May Expose Kids to BPA

The Healthy Geezer: Will I Get a Staph Infection If I Have Surgery?

Fish Oil Won’t Slow Alzheimer’s, Study Finds

Deaths from Most Cancers Drop: Report

Staph Bacteria Prefer Humans to Animals

EPA Hits 99¢ Stores with Largest Pesticide Fine Ever

In Kidney Donation, ‘Presumed Consent’ Policy May Reduce Living Donors

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