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Novelties: In Cancer Treatment, New DNA Tools
With new tools and tests on the market, doctors are now better prepared to sort through the genetic flaws that cause cells to become cancerous.
Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
The battle to raise awareness has been won. So why aren’t more lives being saved?
13 killed, 65 injured in latest riot to rock Mexico prisons; gang of inmates blamed
MEXICO CITY — Thirteen people were killed and 65 injured in a prison riot Saturday in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, local officials said.A fight broke out...
The Problem With How We Treat Bipolar Disorder
The doctors could address my symptoms. But they didn’t much care about my vanishing sense of self.
Challenges faced by adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
New research focuses on the difficulties of transitioning to adulthood while dealing with the long-term and late effects of cancer and its treatment.
Intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Intermittent fasting is all the rage, but scientific evidence showing how such regimes affect human health is not always clear cut. Now a scientific review suggests that fasting diets may...
Doctors' Stethoscopes - Should They Hang To The Left Or Right?
Would one normally expect a health-professional’s stethoscope to hang more predominantly to their left, or their right? And if there is a bias, what conclusions may be drawn? In 2007,...
Physicists, biologists unite to expose how cancer spreads
A multi-institutional study has found that cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant cells.
We didn't kill Rita MacNeil, says health authority
Beloved Canadian singer Rita MacNeil did not die from a hospital-acquired infection, the Cape Breton District Health Authority says in response to an article published in the Globe and Mail...
Largest Current Study Of AIDS Vaccine Shut Down Because It Doesn't Work
HIV Virus C. Goldsmith / CDCIn fact, patients injected with the vaccine actually developed HIV more often than those who were given a placebo. Eep. The largest current study of a potential...
The New Old Age Blog: Diabetes Advice for the Elderly: Relax
Diabetes care is a complicated, compromised business in elderly patients.
Question Mark: Why Do I Have Gout?
If you end up with an attack of gout, prepare yourself for a round of blame the victim.
Democratic Senators Tell White House of Concerns About Health Care Law Rollout
Some lawmakers worry that they could pay a political price if the introduction of the law was messy or if premiums went up significantly.
Cancer Physicians Attack High Drug Costs
More than 100 influential cancer specialists argued in a journal that some drug prices are unsustainable and perhaps even immoral.
Hitting 'reset' in protein synthesis restores myelination: Suggests new treatment for misfolded protein diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Alzheimer's
Neuroscientists show how turning down synthesis of a protein improves nerve, muscle function in a common neuropathy. A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is on the...
Cardio could hold key to cancer cure
Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma.
Fluoride removal hasn't generated complaints, city says
The Windsor Utilities Commission says there have been no complaints from the public since fluoride disappeared from Windsor's drinking water.
Flu and bacteria: Better prognosis for this potentially fatal combination
Scientists have provided insights into how much harm bacteria can cause to the lung of people having the flu. The results could prompt the development of alternative treatments for flu-related...
CISPA: Cybersecurity bill stumbles in Senate
Controversial cybersecurity finds little support in the Senate and will most likely meet its end
National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain
Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In a new study, researchers found a...
VIDEO: Rio's new test for early leprosy
The Brazilian government is to try out a new test to help diagnose the early stages of leprosy
Compounding pharmacies to be federally inspected under U.S. bill
Large specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year in the U.S. would be subject to federal safety inspections and manufacturing standards
George Jones, legendary country singer, dies at 81
Country music legend George Jones has died in Nashville, Tenn., his representative confirmed in a statement on Friday. He was 81.Jones had been in the midst of a year-long goodbye...
Is kidney disease written on your face?
Researchers at King’s College London’s Dental Institute have shown that people with a certain kind of kidney disease have characteristic facial features that may reflect the genetic mutation they...
Hookah smoking delivers carcinogens and carbon monoxide
Along with nicotine, user gets toxic substances from water pipes
Successful weight loss maintenance using Second Life
36% of Americans are considered obese. And plenty of roadblocks exist to successfully keeping weight off once it’s lost. In a new study released in the May/June 2013 issue of...
New research shows inequalities in progression to postgraduate study in the UK
In a study commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), researchers from the University of York have highlighted potentially worrying inequalities in transition to postgraduate degrees.
The Serpent's Promise: The Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones – review
Updating the Bible in line with modern science makes as much sense as writing Prozac into HamletYou've always thought of the Bible as an early science text. You'd like now to compare...