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Infections Are Common in ICUs Half of patients treated in intensive care units around the globe have infections and more than two out of three are treated with antibiotics, according to a new study.

Breastfeeding May Reduce Diabetes Risk Breastfeeding was shown to significantly lower a woman’s risk for developing metabolic syndrome in a study reported today by researchers with Kaiser Permanente.

Men, Women React Differently to Danger When faced with danger, men may be more likely to put up a fight — or run away altogether. Women, on the other hand, may react on a more emotional level, new research suggests.

Cell Phones and Brain Tumors: No Connection? Scientists say they could find no substantial change in the incidence trend of brain tumors among a study group of 60,000 people, five to 10 years after cell phone usage rose sharply in the countries where they lived.

Liver-Targeted Drug Stops Hepatitis C A durable DNA molecule that blocks tiny RNA molecules in the liver safely keeps hepatitis C virus in check, chimp studies find. A human study is under way.

Cat Food Recall Due to Thiamine Deficiency The FDA says two popular cat foods that were voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer have the potential to produce a vitamin deficiency in felines that could make them sick and could even prove fatal.

Breast Ultrasounds Spot More Cancers Adding ultrasound to annual mammograms improves the detection of early-stage breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease, researchers say.

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Get NIH Nod The U.S. NIH has approved the first 13 human embryonic stem cell lines made eligible for research by the Obama administration’s new ethical guidelines.

Obesity Rise Trumps Smoking Decline Over the next decade the health benefits achieved because fewer Americans are smoking will be more than overshadowed by the negative health effects of the unchecked rise in obesity, new research suggests.

Survival Improves Slightly for Advanced Lung Cancer Survival for the advanced stage of the most common form of lung cancer is slightly better than it was 20 years ago, a new study says.