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Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life

4 min ago from Science Daily

A new study reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an improved quality of life following their diagnosis.

Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced

4 min ago from Science Daily

Be prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during...

Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition

4 min ago from Science Daily

Researchers have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.

Marker of oxidative stress predicts heart disease outcomes

4 min ago from Science Daily

Researchers have identified a substance in the blood that may be useful in predicting an individual's risk for heart disease. The substance is cystine, an oxidized form of the amino...

New device enables early detection of cancerous skin tumors

4 min ago from Science Daily

Researchers are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren't visible to the naked eye. The OSPI instrument (Optical Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging) revealed new textures of...

Exposure to both traffic, indoor pollutants puts some kids at higher risk for asthma later

4 min ago from Science Daily

New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one or the...

CBC Moncton raises $245K to fight cancer

1 hour ago from CBC: Health

CBC Moncton's ninth annual Tree of Hope radiothon has surpassed its goal, raising a record $245,000 for cancer research and treatment.

Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

3 hours ago from Science Blog

The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain...

P.E.I. outlines reorganization of health care

7 hours ago from CBC: Health

A new medical-care administration body will free up P.E.I.'s Department of Health to focus on policy and strategy, the Health Governance Advisory Council says.

N.L. fumbled lead test results release: mayor

7 hours ago from CBC: Health

The mayor of a central Newfoundland mining community is angry the results of a blood test done on people in his community - where dangerously high levels of lead were...

Going elsewhere for medical care

7 hours ago from CBC: Health

A growing number of Ontarians are heading south of the border for medical care.

Doctor supply outpaces population

7 hours ago from CBC: Health

The number of doctors practising in Canada is increasing at a faster rate than the population, according to a new report released Thursday.

Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO

9 hours ago from CBC: Health

The isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistance in swine flu patients in Britain and the United States likely aren't a sign that the virus is becoming resistant to the antiviral drug, a...

Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents

10 hours ago from Physorg

Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling...

Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals

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(Edmonton, Alberta) Dr. Bernard Thébaud lives in two very different worlds. As a specialist in the Stollery Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, he cares...

"Nazi Twins" a Myth: Mengele Not Behind Brazil Boom?

12 hours ago from National Geographic

Nazi doctor Josef Mengele was likely behind the astonishing number of blonde twins in a remote Brazilian town, recent reports said. But a new study says it was just genetics...

First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed

12 hours ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage.

Ginkgo biloba doesn`t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits

13 hours ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn`t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular...

P.E.I. sole holdout on cancer drug

13 hours ago from CBC: Health

It is unfair that Prince Edward Islanders are the only Canadians that must pay for cancer drug Avastin on their own, says the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada.

Device spells doom for superbugs

18 hours ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Researchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.

Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

20 hours ago from

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and unfailing bactericidal cocktails.

New guidelines for broadcasters on user-generated content

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For the first time guidelines are to be published on how broadcasters around the world can encourage audiences to produce better quality user-generated content and to improve media and information...

New Imagining Technique Could Lead To Better Antibiotics And Cancer Drugs

1 day ago from Science Daily

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs.

Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes

1 day ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

1 day ago from UPI

Atlantis undocks from space station … Avoid kissing, handshakes at Thanksgiving … Intelligence poorly related to brain size … Gene may help drugs fight cancer ... Health/Science news from UPI.

Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life

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A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an improved quality...

Engineers, doctors at UCLA develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease

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A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.

Greater Use of Anti-Infection Vaccine Is Urged in Flu Fight

1 day ago from NY Times Health

Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.