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Examining 5 oilsands 'claims' by Daryl Hannah
Actress and activist Darryl Hannah was arrested this week in Washington D.C during a protest against TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. CBC News investigates some of the actress's claims about Canada's...
Impact of clinical and echocardiographic response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
The echocardiographic response (reduction of left ventricular end-systolic volume) evaluated at 6 months follow-up, demonstrated to be a better predictor of long-term mortality than improvement in clinical status in a...
From skin cells to motor neurons
A team of Harvard stem cell researchers has succeeded in reprogramming adult mouse skin cells directly into the type of motor neurons damaged in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), best known...
Children with congenital heart disease at risk from harmful toxins
Babies and toddlers with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of having harmful toxins in their blood, particularly following surgery, according to new research.
Genetics more important to coronary heart disease risk than family lifestyle is, study shows
It has long been known that hereditary factors play a role in coronary heart disease. However, it has been unclear whether the increased risk is transferred through the genes or...
Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers, researchers suggest
Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, suggest researchers in a new analysis.
Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias
Clinicians should aim for comprehensive lipid control using lifestyle as a first step and tailoring treatment to patients with dyslipidaemias, experts urge. Lifestyle interventions, including stopping smoking, improving diet, exercising...
Lower socioeconomic status linked with heart disease despite improvements in other risk factor
People with lower socioeconomic status are much more likely to develop heart disease than those who are wealthier or better educated, according to a recent study.
Rare immune cell is asset and liability in fighting infection
The same trait that makes a rare immune cell invaluable in fighting some infections also can be exploited by other diseases to cause harm, two new studies show.
65 million more obese adults in the US and 11 million more in the UK expected by 2030
The rising prevalence of obesity around the globe places an increasing burden on the health of populations, on health-care systems and on overall economies. Using a simulation model to project...
Drugs Posing as Supplementals May Contain Dangerous Ingredients
Drugs marketed in the guise of supplements may contain dangerous amphetamines, synthetic steroids, laxatives and other prohibited compounds.
Weekend Science: The Physics Of Smoking A Pipe
If you're one of those cultural mullahs who thinks smoking causes lung cancer - even a cigar or a pipe - you can stop reading. This article is not for...
Low-cost cancer detector developed
EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Michigan State University scientists say they are working on a low-cost, hand-held device to help physicians in developing countries detect and diagnose...
Dalhousie Medicine opens Moncton education site
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick introduced the public to its new clinical site in Moncton Friday. Officials hope the new school will keep more medical talent in the province.
Obesity deterrents by governments called for
Taxing sweetened drinks such as pop and limiting junk food ads for children could help curb obesity worldwide, researchers say in a medical journal series.
New Device Monitors Oxygen Levels During Surgery
Medical Imaging: By measuring a proxy for blood flow, surgeons could make more-informed decisions.
Well Blog: Looking at the Risks of Vaccines
Chickenpox vaccine carries some potential for side effects that can crop up years after the shot is administered, but the same problems are far more likely in patients who are...
Risk measurement tool for heart attacks and strokes updated
The number of heart attack and stroke incidents in Europe is likely to reduce with the imminent launch of an update to the HeartScore® application. HeartScore® helps clinicians rapidly estimate...
Medicinal plants used in illegal abortions may help stop lethal bleeding in women after birth, African study suggests
Researchers from Denmark have examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. Several of the plants can be used to stop lethal bleeding after birth.
Nova Scotia looks at advanced home care
The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness says it's looking for alternatives to costly long-term care beds for seniors.
Lack of unstructured play harming kids
Hovering helicopter parents who restrict their kids’ unstructured play may actually harm, rather than help, children according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Play, a scholarly journal...
Uncovering the spread of deadly cancer
For the first time, scientists can see pathways to stop a deadly brain cancer in its tracks. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have imaged individual cancer...
New Bar? Your Alcohol Tolerance May Be Lower, Study Finds
Drinking in the same place might raise your tolerance — but only in that place.
Immunizing at birth is safe and effective against severe pneumococcal disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating children against the pneumococcus at birth is safe and primes the immune system against later infection, according to research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Quebec to review 4,500 more mammogram results
Quebec's College of Physicians is again ordering the re-examination of thousands of mammogram results.
Annual Pap tests not needed, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency says
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is changing its guidelines and says most women should have a cervical screening test, commonly known as a Pap test, only once every three years.
IU math professor uncovers flaws in highly publicized 'obesity is contagious' study
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Indiana University Bloomington mathematician's recently published critique of a highly publicized study on obesity being socially contagious is now also garnering international attention.
Scientists still struggle to identify 9/11 remains
In a laboratory in the center of Manhattan scientists continue to struggle to put names to the remains of victims from the September 11, 2001 attacks, some 40 percent of...