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Eye Drops Could Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss among older people in the U.S., and there is no treatment for the condition. Now, researchers say they have found a...
Immune system discovery could lead to vaccine to prevent mono, some cancers
Development of a vaccine against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has taken a step forward with the Canadian discovery of how EBV infection evades detection by the immune system.
Salmonella Outbreak: 5 Tips for Cooking Chicken Safely
While the current salmonella outbreak may have people concerned about eating chicken, experts point out that raw meat products always carry risk.
Improving cord blood transplants
They began with a discovery in zebrafish in 2007, and now researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have published initial results of a Phase Ib human clinical trial of a therapeutic...
Philadelphia Children's Hospital Bans Dietary Supplements
A children's hospital in Philadelphia has become the first in the U.S. to ban most dietary supplements from its list of approved medications. Hospital staff will also discourage patients from...
Environmental Pathway of Antibiotic Resistance: Where Will It Lead Us?
What can be done on farms to limit the spread of antibiotic resistant genes?
Public health does not 'lose out' when merged with medicaid programs
State public health departments do not necessarily lose funding when merged with larger Medicaid programs, according to a just-released study.
'Peanut butter' test can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers find
A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.
Medical journal de-bunks controversial MS therapy
A new study published this week in The Lancet has disproved the theory that Multiple Sclerosis could be caused by blocked neck veins.
Explaining why infections in newborns link to later behavior problems
Researchers exploring the link between newborn infections and later behavior and movement problems have found that inflammation in the brain keeps cells from accessing iron that they need to perform...
New urine test could diagnose eye disease
You might not think to look to a urine test to diagnose an eye disease. But a new study says it can link what is in a patient's urine to...
Expanding flu vaccination policies to include children could reduce infections and mortality
The current influenza (flu) vaccination policy in England and Wales should be expanded to target 5 to 16-year-olds in order to further reduce the number of deaths from flu, according...
Blood vessel cells can repair, regenerate organs
Damaged or diseased organs may someday be healed with an injection of blood vessel cells, eliminating the need for donated organs and transplants.
Clinical Trial Outcomes Are More Complete In Unpublished Reports
Grey literature in medicine has some valuable insight, according to a new paper. The authors say that clinical trial outcomes are more complete in unpublished reports than in publicly available...
Promising New Research Earns Salk Scientist Career Development Award
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has given Salk scientist Mark Huising a five-year, $750,000 Career Development Award for his proposed study on how a novel network of receptors in...
Calling in sick, from America to Zimbabwe
Susan is a highly productive employee but is absent more often than her co-workers. She has decided to take a me-day because she believes that her absence will not affect...
Sumatran tiger undergoes surgery at US zoo
A Sumatran tiger underwent surgery at the Sacramento Zoo on Tuesday to remove obstructions caused by stones in its urinary tract.
FYI: Does Stress Make You Hungry?
Pizza Maureenpr/Getty Images Much of what scientists know about stress eating comes from cramming animals into Plexiglas tubes. When researchers subject lab rats to this particular discomfort for several hours every day, the...
From slowdown to shutdown: US leadership in biomedical research takes a blow, says ASCB
A senior researcher who can't get an answer from a shutdown NIH about a proposed clinical trial on a neurodegenerative disease, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who fears that a generation...
When More Medicine Isn't Always Better: Penn Study Shows the High Costs of Unnecessary Radiation Treatments for Terminal Cancer Patients
For cancer patients dealing with the pain of tumors that have spread to their bones, doctors typically recommend radiation as a palliative therapy. But as in many areas of medicine,...
A Good Enough Malaria Vaccine?
Product shows modest efficacy in older children, could spare millions from suffering
TB probe widens in Vegas after mom, baby deaths
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Health officials urged tuberculosis testing for hundreds of babies, family members and staff who were at a Las Vegas neonatal intensive care...
Unaccompanied Teens Often Unable to Get Needed Vaccines
Healthcare providers say that older teens often go to the doctor without a parent who can provide consent for needed vaccinations, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent...
Osteoarthritis and You: Mayo Clinic Experts Offer Tips for Prevention, Coping
Most everyone is bound to get osteoarthritis -- if they live long enough. That old saying among arthritis experts is backed up by the numbers. The painful and often debilitating...
Jersey Shore University Medical Center & Bayshore Community Hospital Among 2013-2014 Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital, members of Meridian Health, are included in the 2013-2014 Best Hospitals metro area rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Breast cancer rates stable among active component service women
Crude incidence rates of breast cancer among U.S. female active component service members have fluctuated slightly over the past 12 years, but have remained relatively stable, according to a new...
Women suffer most from urinary tract infections, men more likely to be hospitalized
While women are far more likely to suffer urinary tract infections, men are more prone to be hospitalized for treatment. The first-of-its-kind research for the most common bacterial infection in...
Norovirus vaccine shows early progress
Individuals immunized against Norwalk virus and another norovirus experienced less vomiting and diarrhea than those who didn't receive shots.