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1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drinks, CDC Says
1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
15 Million in U.S. Have COPD, a Lung Disease
2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard
5 Million 'Test Tube' Babies Born to Date
5 Steps Would Lower Preemie Rates in Richest Countries: Study
A Woman's Guide to Beating Heart Disease
About High Blood Pressure
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Adoption Can Boost Quality of Life for Infertile Couples, Study Finds
After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again
Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope
Alcohol and Pregnancy
All About Blood Pressure Medication
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Amniocentesis Procedure
Anatomy and Function of the Coronary Arteries
Anatomy and Function of the Heart Valves
Anatomy: Fetus in Utero
Ancient Genome Appears to Have Links to Modern Humans
Anger Can Raise Cholesterol Levels
Animal Study Ties Common Chemical to Reproductive Problems
Antibiotics Don't Ease Coughs in Kids With Common Cold: Study
Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Affect Babies' Language Development
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes in Pregnancy
Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
Aspirin Quiz
Asthma and Pregnancy
Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
Autosomal Recessive Inheritance
Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study
Babies of Heavy Moms Grow Slower: Study
Baby Blues: Mood Swings or More Serious?
Back Pain in Pregnancy
Beans a Boon for People With Diabetes, Study Finds
Before Undergoing Genetic Testing for Cancer
Being There: Advice for Expectant Dads
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Beyond Cholesterol
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Bigger Babies Have Bigger Brains as Teens: Study
Binge Drinking Common Among U.S. Women, Girls: CDC
Birth Statistics
Blacks Less Likely to Stick to High Blood Pressure Diet: Study
Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?'
Blood Clots During Pregnancy More Likely After IVF, Study Says
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Pressure Quiz
Blood Test Might Help Guide Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Might Spot High-Risk Breast Cancer Genes
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
BPA Exposure Impacts Pregnant Women's Thyroids, Study Suggests
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study
Brain Changes Found in Small Study of Former NFL Players
Brain Develops Longer in Womb for Humans Than Chimps
Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study
Brains of Fetuses 'Build a Bridge' Between Regions, Images Show
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause
Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Bacteria Types: Study
Breast-Milk Compound May Shield Babies From HIV
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Calculating a Due Date
Calculating Calories and Fat Grams
Can a Parent's Job Raise Odds for Birth Defects in Baby?
Cancer Chemotherapy Tied to Slight Rise in Risk for Leukemia
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Sarcoma
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
Care and Management of Multiple Pregnancy
Caring for the Mother: Physically and Emotionally
Catheter Ablation
CDC Panel: All Pregnant Women Should Get Whooping Cough Shot
Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Cervical Disease Treatment Not Linked to Premature Birth Risk
Cesarean Delivery
Cesarean Doesn't Mean Forever
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Children and Cholesterol
Children of Older Parents With Cancer May Be at Risk, Too
Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study
Cholesterol in the Blood
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Screening
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Chronic Cough Responds to Epilepsy Drug, Study Finds
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Colon Cancer Gene Database May Assist Research Efforts
Colon, Rectal Cancers Seem to Be Same Disease
Colorful Fruits, Vegetables May Be Key to Cancer-Fighting Diet
Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say
Common Blood Pressure Drugs Might Lower Dementia Risk
Common Discomforts During Pregnancy
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
Common Tests During Pregnancy
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Complications of Multiple Pregnancy
Complications of Pregnancy
Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
Condoms Don't Diminish Sexual Pleasure, Study Finds
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Consistent Criteria for Sports Concussion Might Aid Diagnosis
Continued Use of ADHD Drugs May Reduce Criminal Behavior, Study Says
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coping with Miscarriage
Coronary Artery Disease and Angioplasty Quiz
Coronary Artery Disease Assessment
Coronary Heart Disease
Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Chocolate's Antioxidants Boost Brain Function?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Gene Doping Be Part of Future Olympics?
Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?
Could Internet Addiction Be Genetic?
Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?
Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?
Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Daily Aspirin May Help Those at Risk for Recurrent Blood Clots
Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Debate Heats Up Over Screening Athletes for Sickle Cell Trait
Deep Belly Fat Could Weaken Men's Bones, Study Suggests
Depression Could Shorten Cancer Survival, Study Suggests
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Description of Genes
Description of Genetics
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Diet and Cardiovascular Disease
Dinner-Table Turkeys Differ Greatly From Their Ancestors
DNA May Explain Why Women Have More Rheumatoid Arthritis
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
DNA Testing For Cancer Genetic Susceptibility Genes
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug Shows Promise Against Fragile X Syndrome, Possibly Autism
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Drugs and Pregnancy Quiz
Drugs to Prevent Alzheimer's to Be Tested in Large Trial
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Electrocardiogram (EKG) / Stress Test / Holter Monitor
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Emotions and Heart Health
Environmental 'Gene-Swapping' May Play Part in Antibiotic Resistance
Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Exercise During Pregnancy
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise Your Way to a Healthy Pregnancy
Ex-NFL Players at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's, ALS: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
Exposure to Smog in Early Pregnancy Linked to Complications
Ex-President George H.W. Bush Remains Hospitalized
External and Internal Heart Rate Monitoring of the Fetus
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Fainting Might Run in Families, Twin Study Finds
Fainting Spells Often Tied to Too Many Meds at Once: Study
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Features of Inherited Cancers
Fertility Treatments May Raise Risk for Birth Defects: Study
Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Fetal Ultrasound
Fewer Children for Women After Ectopic Pregnancy: Study
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
First Trimester Fatigue
First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says
Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors
Flu Still at Epidemic Levels: CDC
Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Fluoroscopy Procedure
Folic Acid for a Healthy Baby
Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For More Babies, Birth Comes Too Soon
For People With Lung Disease, Colds Are Worse With School Kids Around
For Some Children, Autism Symptoms May Fade With Age
For Your Heart's Sake, Lower Your Cholesterol
'Fragile X Syndrome' Researchers Boost Social Skills in Mice
Free Birth Control May Curb Abortions: Study
Fresh Blood as Good as Older Blood for Preemie Transfusions: Study
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Gene Boosts Tomato's Color, But May Make It Less Tasty
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Be Tied to Both Smoking and ADHD, Study Suggests
Gene Might Predict Brain Tumors' Aggressiveness
Gene Mutation Changed Cheetah's Spots to Stripes
Gene Mutation Linked to Facial, Skull Abnormalities
Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues
Gene Study Yields New Clues to Breast Cancer
Gene Study Yields New Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
Gene Ups Pancreatitis Risk in Men Who Drink Heavily
Genes Changes Seen in Alzheimer's Can Be Found in Infancy: Study
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Genes Linked to Autism Seem to Have Strong Tendency to Mutate
Genes Linked to Effectiveness of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Genes Linked to Retardation Not Inherited, Study Suggests
Genes May Be Key for Patients With Multiple Colon Polyps
Genes May Determine Aspirin's Effect on Advanced Colon Cancer
Genes May Influence Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Policies
Genes May Influence Impotence After Prostate Radiation
Genes of Africa's Khoe-San Peoples Give Clues to Human Evolution
Genetic Disorder Test for Newborns May Speed Up Diagnoses
Genetic Research Sheds Light on Jewish Diaspora
Genetic Services for Cancer Diagnosis: When, Where, How
Genetic Studies Give Clues to Tourette Syndrome, OCD
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes, Poverty Linked to ADHD
Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Glossary - Cardiovascular Diseases
Glossary - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Good 'First-Time' Sex May Set Stage for Future Enjoyment
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe for Expectant Moms, Offspring: Study
Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
Head Injury Plus Herbicide Exposure May Triple Parkinson's Risk
Headaches in Early Pregnancy
Health Issues Add to Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Says
Health Tip: Don't Neglect Oral Hygiene During Pregnancy
Health Tip: A Few 'Don'ts' During Pregnancy
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Bring Baby Back to a Safe Home
Health Tip: Exercising After Baby is Born
Health Tip: Feet That Hurt
Health Tip: Get Some Rest After Giving Birth
Health Tip: Handling Food During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Help Keep Your Baby's Crib Safe
Health Tip: Is Your Pregnancy Higher Risk?
Health Tip: Manage Diabetes During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Protect Against Flu During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Protect Against Food Poisoning During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Soothing Morning Sickness
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Taking Medications During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Treating a Chronic Cough
Health Tip: Understanding Morning Sickness
Health Tip: Use Caution Before Giving Cough Medicine to Kids
Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt When Pregnant
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Pregnancy Quiz
Heart Attack
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attack Treatment Options
Heart Attacks and Women
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Prevention Quiz
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Disease Risk Quiz
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heart Health Quiz
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows
Heart Valve Diseases
Heavy Coffee Intake May Affect Fertility Treatments: Study
Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy Linked to Host of Problems in Children
Helmets Do Save Lives on the Slopes, Research Shows
Helping Sleeping Moms-to-Be Breathe Easier May Benefit Baby
Helping the Heart Through Cardiac Rehab
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
Herceptin May Carry Higher Heart Risks for Women Than Thought
Here's What Keeps Rudolph's 'Nose So Bright'
High Blood Pressure Can Damage Kidneys
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble
High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
High Blood Pressure May Protect Some Frail Elderly: Study
High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Young Adults: Study
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
HIV-Like Virus Arose in Primates Millions of Years Ago, Scientists Say
Hockey Rule Changes Could Cut Player Aggression, Injuries
Holidays Spell Trouble for Folks Unaware They're Diabetic
Home Page - Cardiovascular Diseases
Home Page - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Honey a Sweet Treatment for Kids' Night-Time Cough
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormones During Pregnancy
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hospitals Should Test More Teen Girls for Pregnancy, Study Suggests
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
How Genes Cause Cancer
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How to Manage Prehypertension
HPV Shot Doesn't Encourage Sexual Activity in Girls: Study
Human Intellect Backsliding From Lack of Evolutionary Pressure: Study
Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy
Illegal Drug Use and Pregnancy
Impact Tests Show Bike Helmets Protect Kids in Crashes
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?
Is Perfect Pitch Genetic?
Is 'Sex Addiction' Real? Some Experts Say So
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
IUD Might Ease Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Study Suggests
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids Born Even a Little Early Have Lower School Scores: Study
Labor and Delivery
Language Barrier Blocks Epidural Use in Childbirth: Study
Late-Preterm Babies Needing ICU Catch Up With Other Preemies: Study
Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA
Learning to Live with Heart Disease
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Lifestyle Affects Outcome of Peripheral Artery Procedure: Study
Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Loss of Key Blood Cell Gene Tied to Anemia, Animal Research Suggests
'Love Hormone' May Aid Women's Recovery After Childbirth
Low Blood Pressure Quiz
Low Vitamin D in Early Pregnancy Tied to Lower Birth Weight
Low Wages Linked to Raised Risk for High Blood Pressure
Lucky Dogs Get Shot at Diabetes Cure
Lupus May Be Linked to Serious Pregnancy Complication
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Heart
Managing Hemorrhoids and Varicose Veins in Pregnancy
Managing Prehypertension Without Drugs
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many Women Victims of 'Contraceptive Sabotage,' Experts Say
Marijuana Use Rising Among High School Seniors: Report
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Married Women More Likely to Have Positive Pregnancies: Study
Measuring Brain Plaques May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Risk
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Medical Conditions and Pregnancy
Medical Treatment for Obesity
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medication Management Tips
Medications and Pregnancy
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC)
Melatonin May Improve Sleep for People on Blood-Pressure Meds
Metabolic Syndrome
Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Military Women Exposed to Combat After Childbirth Face Depression
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower IQ in Child
Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding
Mom's Pot Use Doubles Risk of 'Preemie' Birth: Study
Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk, Study Suggests
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Have High Blood Pressure Under Control: Survey
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Genes Linked to Osteoarthritis Identified
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Pregnant Women on Blood Pressure Drugs: Study
More Proof Cranberry Juice Thwarts Infection
More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC
More Than Half of Severe Mental Disability Cases Not Inherited: Study
More Than Just the Baby Blues
More U.S. Women Turning to Long-Acting Contraceptives: CDC
Morning Sickness
Mosquitoes Can Become Desensitized to DEET
Most Coughs Don't Respond to Antibiotics, Study Confirms
Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight
Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Mother-to-Be's Pollen Exposure May Boost Asthma Risk in Baby
Multifactorial Inheritance
Multiple Abortions May Raise Risk of Preemie Birth Later
Multiple Births Quiz
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Multiple Pregnancy
Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Resting
Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Stress
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly 50 Million Couples Worldwide Report Infertility
Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
New Clues to How Alcohol May Boost Cancer Risk
New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Diabetes Guidelines May Lower Patient Medical Bills
New DNA Test Shows Promise for Spotting Colon Cancer
New DNA-Based Blood Test May Spot Signs of Cancer
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Gene Mutations Tied to Schizophrenia
New Gene Test Predicts Whose Mouth Lesions Might Be Cancerous
New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
No Truth to Candidate's Claim That Rape Hinders Pregnancy, Experts Say
Nonalcoholic Red Wine Might Help Lower Blood Pressure
Nutrition During Pregnancy
Ob/Gyn Group Urges Docs to Help Prevent 'Octomom'-Type Multiple Births
OB/GYNs Endorse Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obese Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Older Dads May Raise Risk for Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids
Older Moms, Healthy Babies
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
Online Resources
Online Resources - Cardiovascular Diseases
Online Resources - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study
Other Colorectal Cancer Syndromes
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Overview of Multiple Pregnancy
Overview of Obesity
Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Oxygen Deprivation in the Womb May Raise ADHD Risk
Oxygen Treatment May Improve the Odds for Extreme Preemies
Pain Level After Car Crash Could Depend on Your Genes, Studies Say
Pap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds
Parents May Be Taking Concussion Symptoms Too Lightly: Survey
Parents of Severely Disabled Kids Say They Enrich Their Lives
Parents-to-Be Must Communicate
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Pelvic Ultrasound
People May Skip Generic Pills if Color Differs From Brand-Name Drug
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging
Plan and Prepare for Pregnancy
Planning a Pregnancy
Plastics Chemical BPA Found in Fetal Livers
Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risk
Poor Sleep May Make High Blood Pressure Worse
Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan)
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postpartum Thyroiditis
Pot Psychosis May Be Gene-Related
Pregnancy and Heartburn
Pregnancy and Oral Health
Pregnancy and Posture
Pregnancy and Skin Changes
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Cerebral Bleeding in Some Women
Pregnancy Overview
Pregnant Mothers' Gut Changes May Support Fetal Growth
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WASHINGTON—The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is offering military recruitment centers free copies of its Vegetarian Starter Kit, after a recent report said America's national security is threatened because too many potential recruits are too overweight to enlist.
"It is not too late for the overweight young people showing up at your recruiting stations," PCRM nutrition education director Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., writes in a letter to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Instead of turning away a quarter of your potential recruits because they are too heavy, why not arm them with information on how to improve their health? Then schedule them for a return visit at a later date."
A study by Mission: Readiness, an organization made up of retired generals, admirals, and other senior members of the U.S. Armed Forces, found that more than 27 percent of Americans ages 17 to 24 are too overweight to enroll in the military. Being overweight or obese is the leading medical reason why hopeful candidates are turned down by military recruiting centers, the study revealed.
PCRM has designed a special edition of its Vegetarian Starter Kit for distribution at military recruitment centers. The kit's cover depicts an overweight man clutching a cheeseburger and eyeing a trimmer, fitter reflection of himself, apple in hand, and dressed in a military uniform. It offers an easy, three-step way to go vegetarian, as well as advice on topics like achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, changing regular meals into low-fat vegetarian meals, and the new four food groups.
Another study released this month by researchers at Cornell University says obesity costs the military billions of dollars in job absenteeism and health care spending, and has been linked to poor performance.
The benefits of a vegetarian diet are well-documented: Switching to a plant-based diet speeds up weight loss and lowers cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar, among other health benefits.
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Originally posted 02/01/2014 12:00PM
His football days might be behind him, but for his 39th birthday, which happens to fall on Super Bowl Sunday, Donald Driver has one thing to prove: that his physique will still be sexy as ever.
Originally posted 08/22/2013 02:05PM
Helping a son prepare for his high school sports team is a proud moment for any father. But when Gilles Marini's teenage son decided to join the football team, there was just one problem: His father had "no clue" how the game was played.
"I have no idea about [American] football, no clue!" Marini, 37, told PEOPLE with a laugh while attending Wednesday's Los Angeles premiere of The World's End with son Georges.
"For me, I'm like, 'I want to play 45 minutes straight like soccer,' but it doesn't work that way, and I'm learning a little bit more, but he would beat me, big time."
Originally posted 05/23/2012 02:05PM
When he first joined the season 14 cast of Dancing with the Stars, Donald Driver had two goals in mind.
"I was determined to win, and not get voted off first," Driver told PEOPLE shortly after he accomplished the first goal on Tuesday's big finale.
Though Driver, 37, is thrilled about taking home the mirror-ball trophy, making his family proud makes success even sweeter.
"When you win these things, you want to win for your family," Driver said of wife Betina, son Christian, 8, and daughters Christina, 6, and Charity, 8 months. "I wanted to let my kids know and my family know that you can follow your dreams. Whatever your dreams are, follow them, because it's truly special."
Originally posted 05/23/2012 07:55AM
When Donald Driver walked away with the coveted mirror-ball trophy on Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars finale, it wasn't the first time he'd won a big competition. But he says it felt just as good.
"I think it's the same," the football pro told PEOPLE backstage after DWTS, comparing his most recent feat to when his Green Bay Packers team won the Super Bowl in 2011.
"You have great moments [throughout both experiences]."
Originally posted 05/22/2012 11:10PM
This season of Dancing with the Stars – deemed the most competitive yet – has come to an end.
After seemingly endless weeks of grueling rehearsals and memorable performances three couples – Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas; Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd; and William Levy and Cheryl Burke – were left vying for the coveted mirror-ball trophy during two nights of competition.
The couples had 24 hours to put together a final routine for the judges. Those scores, combined with the ones from the night before as well as America's votes (which count for half of the combined score), would determine the winners of Dancing with the Stars. Read on to find out who was crowned the king and queen of the ballroom this season ...
Originally posted 05/22/2012 05:30PM
After landing his first perfect score on Monday night for a high-flying, boot-scooting freestyle, Dancing with the Stars finalist Donald Driver is feeling highly confident going into Tuesday's results show.
"I felt great. I feel like I've reached the goal that we tried to reach for nine weeks. It took week 10 to get a 10, and I'm okay with that," he told PEOPLE after the show. "They say freestyle normally wins this competition. We nailed our freestyle. And we felt like we had the best freestyle out of anybody that was up in this competition."
Driver's partner Peta Murgatroyd says they worked hard to earn that perfection.
Originally posted 05/21/2012 09:40PM
William Levy, Donald Driver and Katherine Jenkins brought their best stuff for the fierce final week of Dancing with the Stars, with the judges lavishing one big score after another.
Only one will win the mirror-ball trophy after Tuesday night's results show. See how they fared Monday night.
Originally posted 05/19/2012 10:00AM
Donald Driver remembers that night when he was a second-grader lying in bed with his older brother Marvin. Their family was gripped by poverty and homelessness, sometimes sleeping in a U-Haul trailer.
"I told my brother, 'This is it. I'm gonna take my family outta this,' " he tells PEOPLE. "I didn't know what it was going to be or how I was going to do it, but that's what I told him. He just laughed and told me to go to sleep."
Three decades later, Driver, 37, is a star wide receiver who played in a Super Bowl for the Green Bay Packers and now competes as a finalist on Dancing with the Stars. He's written children books and has his own foundation.
How did he turn it around?
Originally posted 05/15/2012 10:10PM
Unstoppable all season on Dancing with the Stars, British opera singer Katherine Jenkins and her partner Mark Ballas hadn't flubbed a single dance – until the very end of their salsa on Monday night's semi-finals.
With a total of 56 points out of 60 for the night after their two performances, Jenkins was left with a mild back injury and in last place on the leaderboard. But did the ballroom blunder keep her from making it to the show's finale? Or did voters save the singer and send another frontrunner home? Read on to find out ...
Originally posted 05/15/2012 02:45PM
After an emotional night in the ballroom, Katherine Jenkins, who injured her back during a salsa routine, is getting support from her Dancing with the Stars partner Mark Ballas as well as her competitors.
"She just put her back out," Ballas told PEOPLE after the show. "She can walk so I know there's no bone damage."
In fact, Jenkins, who still managed to score 27 points for the routine, Tweeted later about the injury: "I'm with the Doctor, he says it was a reflectorical spasm in my lower back," she wrote.
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Nicki Minaj Threatens To Knock Out Mariah Carey During "American Idol" Audition Caught On Tape
Nicki Minaj has fighting words for fellow "American Idol" judge Mariah Carey.
Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey both have reputations for having larger than life personalities - so perhaps it's no surprise that the two would clash as judges on "American Idol."
TMZ reports that during "Idol" auditions in Charlotte, North Carolina, Minaj threatened Mariah, saying, "I'm gonna knock you out" to the singer.
Nicki reportedly added, "I told them, I'm not fuckin' putting up with her fuckin' highness over there."
Producers reportedly ended the auditions for the day so that cooler heads could prevail.
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Mar 14 2012 by Alan Weston, Liverpool Echo
THE London bar where a Liverpool FC fan was stabbed to death the night before the Carling Cup final has had its licence suspended.
Alex Jarmay, 26, of Bromborough, Wirral, had travelled down to the capital with his brother Luke, 22.
They were out together in Camden, north London, when they were attacked.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene late on the evening of February 25 and found Alex Jarmay suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem found he died from a single stab wound to his chest.
The stabbing happened outside Bar Uno, in Inverness Street, Camden.
Alex's brother Luke also suffered injuries in the incident and needed stitches for a wound.
Police requested the suspension of the licence pending a full review by the local authority Camden Council.
This is scheduled to take place on March 27.
The pub will only re-open if the hearing decides to renew the licence.
Alex was a former pupil of Wirral Grammar School for Boys.
His family said the transport distribution worker only got a seat on a fans' coach at the last minute to watch Liverpool FC at Wembley.
Distraught relatives remembered him as a "gentle giant" and devoted uncle.


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If cactii is the plural of cactus, would Jim Backus' family be collectively known as the "Backii family"?
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If the plural of mouse is mice, why isn't my neighborhood comprised of several hice?
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In Wisconsin, a surveyor must be licensed in order to perform property surveys. This encompasses any surveying which includes describing, monumenting, and locating existing or creating new boundaries. The expertise needed includes not only technical competency but also knowledge of contemporary and historic legal principles, strong communication skills, and good problem solving skills.
Each state has its own surveying licensure requirements but most require a combination of education and experience. Although in some states, Wisconsin included, it is still possible to obtain licensure based on only on experience, few surveyors enter the profession that way due to the time necessary and breadth of knowledge needed.
Registration requirements are defined in Wis Stat 443.06 Registration Requirements for Land Surveyors with specific details given in Wis Admin A-E 6 Land Surveyor Registration.
A summary of licensing methods in Wisconsin are:
(A) There are two different methods to become licensed based on education and experience:
Education Method 1, Bachelors Degree:
In a accredited four year Land Surveying program, or,
In a accredited four year Civil Engineering program which includes at least 24 credits in Surveying.
And two years of experience
Education Method 2, Associate Degree:
In Land Surveying, or,
In a related degree which includes at least of 12 credits in Surveying.
And four years of experience.
(B) To become licensed based only on experience requires ten years of experience.
Not just any surveying experience counts toward licensure. Since land surveying concerns property boundaries most of the qualifying experience must be in that area. Specific practice areas are defined in Wis Admin A-E 6.03.
All methods of licensure also require written examination. There are two exams, each eight hours long:
Fundamentals of Land Surveying (FLS)
Principles and Practice of Surveying (PLS) - National and State sections
The exams emphasize the broad knowledge base, technical and legal, needed by the new surveyor.
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Another method to gain Wisconsin licensure is through reciprocity. This is the process whereby a license is granted based on an existing license from a different jurisdiction. For example, a professional surveyor in Michigan could apply for a Wisconsin license.
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Because the reciprocal license is based on another, should the original one be suspended (through expiration or penalty) so is the reciprocal one.


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Amanita muscaria (fly agaric)
One of the most iconic and distinctive of British fungi, fly agaric, with its red cap and white spots, is renowned for its toxicity and hallucinogenic properties.
Species information
- Scientific name: Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.
- Common name(s): fly agaric, fly mushroom
- Synonym(s): Agaricus imperialis, Agaricus nobilis, Amanitaria muscaria
- Conservation status: Not considered to be of conservation concern. Widespread, and frequent to common throughout its range.
- Habitat: In woodland, or beside isolated trees. Ectomycorrhizal (forming a relationship with tree roots) especially with species of Betula (birch) and Pinus (pine), and occasionally with other tree species.
- Key uses: Religious and recreational uses related to its hallucinogenic properties. Insect pest control. Medicinal uses. Forms a food source for some fly larvae.
- Known hazards: Contains small amounts of the toxin muscarine, which causes sweat-inducing poisoning. Also contains the alkaloids muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscazone, causing psychotropic poisoning, which may be severe in some cases, although deaths are very rare.
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Amanitaceae
- Genus: Amanita
About this species
Fly agaric was first described by Carl Linnaeus (Swedish botanist and the father of modern taxonomy) in 1753, as Agaricus muscarius, the epithet deriving from the Latin 'musca', or 'fly', apparently referring to its use in parts of Europe as an insecticide, crushed in milk for attracting and killing flies. It is amongst the most iconic of the toadstools, commonly depicted in children's books and on Christmas cards around the world. It is highly distinctive and, at least when fresh and in good condition, can hardly be confused with any other species. Its hallucinogenic properties have been well-known for centuries and the species has a long history of use in religious and shamanistic rituals, especially in Siberia. It is a common and widespread fungus, native to much of the north-temperate world, and an important ectomycorrhizal associate of various broadleaved and coniferous trees. Its fruitbodies are also utilised by a wide variety of flies (Diptera) and by some beetles (Coleoptera) as breeding sites.
Geography & Distribution
Widespread in north-temperate regions, throughout Europe, Iceland, northern Asia - including Siberia and Korea - North Africa, and western North America. Inadvertently introduced with forestry into South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In some places where introduced it is considered a pest species in native forests where it forms mycorrhizas with native trees, including species of Nothofagus, and adversely affects native fungi.
The cap is at first hemispherical, covered by a universal veil which is whitish and somewhat warty, and expands gradually to measure 7-15 cm across. The mature cap is convex to flat, red or scarlet, more rarely orange to orange-red or fading to orange-yellow with age or in wet weather. It is striate (grooved) at the margin, and bears white, fluffy, scale-like patches of the universal veil, which may be lost with age or wash off in wet weather. The gills are free, white or whitish and closely spaced. The stipe (stalk) is 10-18 x 1-2 cm, white, cylindrical, usually slightly felty-scaly, with a well-developed, white or yellow-edged ring or annulus, and a bulbous base bearing scale-like remains of the volva. The spore deposit is white. The spores are broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, smooth, not amyloid (not darkening in iodine), and 8-12 x 6-9 µm in size.
Two named varieties occur in Britain: Amanita muscaria var. aureola which has an orange-yellow cap, and A. muscaria var. formosa, which is a rather rare brown or yellow-brown form with a slightly tinted veil.
Mycorrhizas and host trees
Like most Amanita species, as well as a wide range of other fungi, A. muscaria is ectomycorrhizal, forming an intimate, mutually beneficial relationship with the roots of its host trees. In its native range in the temperate northern hemisphere, its hosts include birches and various conifers, including species of Abies, Cedrus, Picea and Pinus. It has long been established outside its native range in parts of the southern hemisphere, especially in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, and in New Zealand. Here, it has spread from the cultivated pine plantations (Pinus radiata), with which it was apparently originally introduced, to form associations with various other introduced trees, including broad-leaves, conifers and Euclayptus. In New Zealand it has become established with Nothofagus and possibly other trees native to the area, and may aggressively compete with, and oust, native ectomycorrhizal fungi. It is regarded as a pest species in New Zealand.
An older Amanita muscaria showing the veil mostly lost, and colours fading (Image: Paul Cannon)
Fly agaric is well known to contain psychoactive alkaloids, and has a long history of use in Asia and parts of northern Europe for religious and recreational purposes. It has also been identified with 'Soma', a sacred and hallucinogenic ritual drink used for religious purposes in India and Iran from as early as 2000 B.C., and the subject of a Hindu religious hymn, the Rig Veda. The identity of Soma is controversial but is thought by the American author Robert Wasson to be made from A. muscaria. Since medieval times, fly agaric has also reportedly been used to attract and kill flies, and the ibotenic acid it contains is indeed a weak insecticide. According to the British mycologist John Ramsbottom, it was also used in England and Sweden for getting rid of insects. Other anecdotal uses of fly agaric include its use as a treatment for sore throats, and arthritis, and as an analgesic. Fruitbodies also provide an important food source for invertebrates, especially for the larval stages of a range of Diptera (flies), particularly in the families Anthomyiidae, Cecidomyiidae, Heleomyzidae, Mycetophilidae, and some Syrphidae.
Toxicity of fly agaric
Fly agaric is psychoactive and hallucinogenic, containing the alkaloids muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscazone, which react with neurotransmitter receptors in the central nervous system. These cause psychotropic poisoning which may be severe in some cases although deaths are very rare. It also contains small amounts of muscarine, the first toxin to be isolated from a mushroom, and first isolated from this species. This causes sweat-inducing poisoning, stimulating the secretory glands and inducing symptoms which include profuse salivation and sweating. These symptoms can be treated by using atropine but this should not be used in cases of Amanita muscaria poisoning because it increases the activity of muscimol. It should be cautioned that faded specimens of A. muscaria, with orange caps, have sometimes been misidentified as Amanita caesarea (Caesar's mushroom) which is a sought-after edible species found in southern Europe and North Africa. It does not occur in Britain, and is easily distinguished from A. muscaria by its yellow gills and large white volva.
Fly agaric at Kew
A young Amanita muscaria, with an unexpanded cap and thick veil (Image: Paul Cannon)
Amanita muscaria is frequent in the Gardens wherever suitable habitat includes its favoured tree partners. Fruiting occurs during autumn, mainly from September to November. The fruitbodies, with their characteristic red, white-spotted caps and white, ringed stem, are quite distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Dried collections of A. muscaria from throughout its range are maintained in the behind-the-scenes Kew Mycology Herbarium. These specimens are made available for study by mycologists from around the world, by appointment.
Other British species
Amanita is a large genus, almost worldwide in distribution, and includes the 'grisettes', which lack a ring on the stem and were once placed in the genus Amanitopsis. At least thirty species occur in Britain, most of them being ectomycorrhizal (forming a relationship with tree roots) and important forest fungi. They include well-known and common species such as the blusher (A. rubescens) and the tawny grisette (A. fulva) as well as the infamous death cap (A. phalloides), which is amongst the most poisonous of all fungi. Some species are scarce and little-known, and five are on the preliminary Red Data List (2006), including A. friabilis and A. vittadinii which are regarded as 'Endangered' and 'Critically Endangered' respectively. Although some Amanita species are regarded as edible, it is wise to avoid the genus from a culinary viewpoint as the various species contain a range of different toxic metabolites. For example, blusher contains haemolytic compounds which may cause break-up of red blood cells, although these compounds are readily denatured by heat so that well-cooked fruitbodies are edible. The toxic alkaloids found in A. muscaria also occur in A. pantherina (panther cap), whereas death cap and its relatives (A. virosa in Britain) contain cyclopeptides, amatoxins and phallotoxins, compounds which are not destroyed by heat and cause severe liver damage leading to death if not treated early.
Useful Links
At Kew:
Kew Wildlife Zone: a teaching resource – Fly agaric
Meet Kew's Mycology Science Team
Learn more about the fungi kingdom
Other recommended sites:
Fungus Records Database of Britain and Ireland
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Amanitaceae.org - for data on taxa of the macrofungal, largely ectomycorrhizal genus Amanita and the family Amanitaceae
References and credits
Chilton, W.S. & Ott, J. (1976). Toxic metabolites of Amanita pantherina, A. cothurnata, A. muscaria and other Amanita species. Lloydia 39: 150 – 157.
Evans, S. (2006). The Red Data List of Threatened British Fungi. Preliminary Assessment. http://www.fieldmycology.net/Download/RDL_of_Threatened_British_Fungi.pdf
Johnston, P.R., Buchanan, P.K., Leathwick, J. & Mortimer, S. (1998). Fungal invaders. Australasian Mycological Newsletter 17: 48-52.
Ramsbottom, J. (1953). Mushrooms and Toadstools. New Naturalist Series. Collins.
Wasson, R.G. (1968). Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York.
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- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Most of the confidences were unsought - frequently I had feigned sleep, preoccupation or a hostile levity...
- Robert Montgomery Bird:
- […] it would really seem as if there was something nomadic in our natures, a principle of levity and restlessness […]
- 1869 Mary Somerville, On Molecular and Microscopic Science 1.1.12:
- Hydrogen ... rises in the air on account of its levity.
- (countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act
- 1665, Daniel Defoe, History of the Plague in London[1]:
- For though it be something wonderful to tell that any should have hearts so hardened, in the midst of such a calamity, as to rob and steal, yet certain it is that all sorts of villainies, and even levities and debaucheries, were then practiced in the town as openly as ever: I will not say quite as frequently, because the number of people were many ways lessened.
- 1872, J. Fenimore Cooper, The Bravo[2]:
- […] or do the people joy less than common in their levities?"
- 1882, H.D. Traill, Sterne[3]:
- His incorrigible levities had probably lost him the countenance of most of his more serious acquaintances […] .
- 1665, Daniel Defoe, History of the Plague in London[1]:
lightness of manner or speech
lack of steadiness — see instability
state or quality of being light
lighthearted or frivolous act


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