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Mar 12, 2007 10:46 AM CDT

Chemicals Linked to Obesity

In mice, common chemicals trigger fat cells and "feed me" hormones

(Newser) - Chemicals found in everything from baby bottles to cleaning agents might be triggering the obesity epidemic, causing fat cells to grow and multiply out of control. A Centers for Disease Control study suggests that exposure of mice to chemicals like tributyltin—used in fungicides and plastics—increases fat cells, which...

Glowing Wounds Will Signify Infection

Mar 12, 2007 10:11 AM CDT

Glowing Wounds Will Signify Infection

British-designed polymers to be used to identify bacteria in moments

(Newser) - Bacterial infections could be diagnosed in moments with the use of glowing polymers developed by British scientists. The designer molecules are made to identify bacteria, bind to it, and then change shape, causing them to emit light that would give the wound a glow that's discernible to the naked eye...

Is Dick Cheney's Heart the Culprit?

Mar 12, 2007 9:30 AM CDT

Is Dick Cheney's Heart the Culprit?

The VP's "darkening persona" may be linked to ticker troubles

(Newser) - Dick Cheney watchers who've puzzled over the vice president's increasingly rigid, defiant, and tone-deaf behavior are beginning to consider whether could be his heart, literally, that's the culprit. With speculation about the Cheney's "darkening persona" an obsession in the capital, Michele Cottle explores the connection between long-term cardiovascular problems...

Britney: It Was All Postpartum Depression

Mar 11, 2007 1:56 PM CDT

Britney: It Was All Postpartum Depression

Spears, in rehab, isn't copping to substance abuse

(Newser) - Britney Spears is doing time in rehab, but she's not toeing the line on why she's there. Spies at the pricey Promises clinic tell US Weekly that she caved to pressure from her family and manager to check herself in, but she's not copping to a substance abuse problem.

Lung Scans Fail To Cut Deaths

Mar 7, 2007 7:52 AM CST

Lung Scans Fail To Cut Deaths

New study disputes value of CT scans for early detection

(Newser) - CT scans, once hailed as a breakthrough in early detection of lung cancer, fail to save lives, according to research published yesterday. In a study of 3,246 smokers or former smokers, the scans led to the discovery of more tumors—and more surgeries—than in a control group, but...

Tech-Savvy Docs Get More Time With Patients

Mar 6, 2007 11:04 AM CST

Tech-Savvy Docs Get More Time With Patients

New software allows them to run "micropractices"

(Newser) - A growing number of primary care doctors are opting out of hospitals and big medical groups to open up mom 'n' pop doc shops. Key to these "micropractices," reports the Wall Street Journal, is technology that allows doctors to schedule their own appointments, order prescriptions, and process...

Plastic Surgeons
Cut a New Path
Down Under

Mar 6, 2007 8:04 AM CST

Plastic Surgeons Cut a New Path Down Under

Forget breast implants: The frontier in plastic surgery is below the belt

(Newser) - David Matlock, a flamboyant California gynecologist who's been a pioneer in cosmetic surgery aimed at giving women "a youthful, aesthetic look" for their nether regions, has unleashed a host of protégés now improving unsightly genitals all over the country. Despite being uninsured, the procedures are growing in...