Hearing loss is a common condition in the U.S. An estimated 17 percent of adults, or 36 million, report having some hearing impairment, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Much of that impairment is age-related. Slowing the deafness that comes with age may be as simple as listening to music
UVA radiation may lead to DNA damage in human melanocyte cells, which can lead to developing melanoma, according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Melanocytes are skins cells containing compounds that darken the skin in order to protect against extreme light exposure. Previous studies have found that if these cells
Why should you be concerned about digestive disease? Because colon cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 109,000 new cases of colon cancer and 41,000 new cases of rectal cancer each year in the United States. Combined, they will cause
Tests used to identify and protect against food allergies may lead to misdiagnoses, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. A team of researchers examined medical articles that was published from 1988 to 2009, and found that not one publication had given a clear definition of what a food
New research has found a subset of eczema patients who are at risk for serious viral infections, opening new ways for health practitioners to approach the treatment and control of the condition which can have serious qualify-of-life implications. Researchers from the National Jewish Medical and Research Center and colleagues from other institutions have found such
Consider being overweight or regularly consuming a moderate amount of alcohol, and try to envision how each situation impacts liver health. If you imagined that alcohol affects the health of your liver more, as many healthcare professionals assumed, you might be wrong. According to new research, being overweight impacts liver health more than moderate wine-drinking.
Tests of the wastewater in seven unnamed municipalities in the U.S. have turned up quantities of several illegal drugs, scientists say. The quantities of illicit substances, which are excreted through drug users urine, could potentially be used to determine how many people use the drugs in a particular area, Web MD reports. Researchers at Oregon
Although decriminalization in some states has affected the legal stature of cannabis, Spanish researchers say daily use may be a predicate for schizophrenia or other psychological disorders. The study found that half of the subjects, who otherwise led normal lives and were not otherwise predisposed to the disorders, had developed a psychosis, and two-thirds of
A new study has found that the caffeine in coffee may help protect against developing diabetes, according to the findings that were published in this months American Chemical Societys Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Previous studies using animals have proven that consuming coffee could lower the risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The Obama administration should look closely into how to incorporate complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into healthcare reform efforts, according to an editorial in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. A new model for healthcare should include evidence-based methods of prevention, chiropractic and CAM, writes Daniel Redwood, associate professor at Cleveland Chiropractic College. This