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Today's health science headlines from the sources selected by our team:
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Is Your Kitchen as Clean as a Restaurant's?
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An online quiz rates your hygiene practices with a letter grade -- and gives you the information you need to keep your food safe from bacteria. An online quiz rates your hygiene practices with a letter grade -- and gives you the information you need to keep your food safe from bacteria.
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Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in U.S.
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Prescription drug use in the U.S. has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report. Prescription drug use in the U.S. has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report.
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Protecting the lungs against 'collateral damage' from the immune system
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A new study shows how our bodies try to minimize potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection. The research may also provide new clues to why cigarette smoke is a significant risk factor for developing diseases of the lung such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
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Scientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong.
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Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
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A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin in 1928, was common practice nearly 2,000 years ago. The study finds that it's likely this prehistoric population was using empirical evidence to develop therapeutic agents.
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Novartis and collaborators discover novel antimalarial drug candidate
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(Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research) Published this week in Science the findings demonstrate that the antimalarial candidate, spiroindolone NITD609, is effective against both strains of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium (P.) falciparum and P. vivax. Through a novel mechanism NITD609 rapidly clears plasmodium in a malaria mouse model and shows pharmacological properties compatible with a once-daily dosing regimen.
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Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet
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(University of Michigan Health System) School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School.
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling
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(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug. 23 court ruling that temporarily bars federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research.
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