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Chemo drug shortage may start impacting patients
New Brunswick physicians may come under increased pressure on how they treat patients if a drug shortage continues much longer, according to a cancer specialist.
Acne-treating antibiotic cuts catheter infections in dialysis patients
A minocycline-EDTA solution prevents bacterial infections in the catheters of dialysis patients. A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial compared minocycline-EDTA with heparin as catheter solutions. Catheter-related infections present major challenges in...
Metformin and exercise combination less effective for glucose control
Researchers looking at the effects of metformin and exercise in Type 2 diabetes patients found that a combination of these modalities didn't lower glucose control as much as hoped. Surprisingly,...
Metabolic syndrome may cause kidney disease
Metabolic syndrome comprises a group of medical disorders that increase people's risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature death when they occur together. A patient is diagnosed with the...
Doctors, Nurses Often Use Holistic Medicine for Themselves
U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to a new study. CAM includes diverse...
A Burglar Mystery: The Chemistry Of A Metabolic Disease
A home invader was masked, gloved and meticulous enough to vacuum and scrub the victim's apartment so as not to leave any hair or skin cells for forensic analysis. The...
Mother's BMI linked to fatter babies
Babies of mothers with a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) are fatter and have more fat in their liver, a study has found.
Yale defends procedures after student death
US health and safety watchdog accuses university of safety violations
Family blames doctor for Victoria baby's stillbirth
The grandmother of a woman whose baby died during birth at Victoria General Hospital is disputing claims a shortage of anesthesiolgists is to blame for the death.
US drug supplies run short, endangering patients
Monika McBride has acute myeloid leukemia, a life-threatening blood cancer that requires six months of intensive chemotherapy. Three days before her third treatment, however, a nurse called to cancel her...
Micro-organisms are 'invisible' to the immune system
That micro-organisms have a great capacity to vary their surface structure is well known. It is one of the reasons why it is so difficult to develop vaccines against HIV...
Americans face barriers to health care beyond cost
Cost is only one barrier to getting timely medical care, a new study finds. Just getting to the doctor, making appointments and taking time off from work or other responsibilities...
Vaccinations aren't just for kids, expert says
A new school year means more than new clothes, new books and a new grade level it also means new shots for millions of public school children.
Research shows older Australians overprescribed psychotropic drugs
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Queensland researchers have called for urgent action following a study that reveals older Australians are being over prescribed psychotropic drugs, resulting in serious safety and...
Former players sue NFL over concussions
Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind.
Slain caregiver unaware of danger, family says
Alberta mental health worker Valerie Wolski never would have agreed to care for the mentally disabled man later accused of killing her if she had known how dangerous he was,...
Medical and surgical treatments equally effective for common inflammatory condition of the eye, study finds
Patients with uveitis, the fifth leading cause of vision loss in the United States, treated with either systemic anti-inflammatory medicine or with a time-release implant surgically placed inside the eye...
Expert: Cancer rates show it's time for a global asbestos ban
The use of asbestos building materials in developing countries results in millions of preventable cancer cases, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health epidemiologist reports in the...
Less-toxic chemo improves outlook for advanced bladder cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- New data from the University of Rochester Medical Center confirms that an easier, two-drug chemotherapy regimen given to bladder cancer patients prior to surgery shrinks locally advanced...
Ecstasy could treat cancer: researchers
Researchers in Britain revealed Friday they are exploring whether the nightclubbers' drug ecstasy could be effective in treating blood cancers.
Vietnam on alert as common virus kills 81 children
(AP) -- Vietnam's prime minister has put the country on alert as an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease continues to surge, killing 81 children and sickening more...
Study finds coronary calcium beats C-reactive protein for predicting heart attack and stroke risk
The presence of calcium in coronary arteries is a much better predictor of heart attack and stroke than C-reactive protein among people with normal levels of LDL cholesterol, according to...
Single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening associated with reduced colorectal cancer
A single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening between the ages of 55-64 years is associated with a lower level of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, according to a new study.
Kidney drugs hampered by high blood phosphate; Lowering phosphate levels could help prevent kidney failure, study suggests
High blood phosphate levels can set chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on a rapid path to kidney failure, according to a new study. To make matters worse, phosphate appears to...
Increased celiac disease prevalence in women with unexplained infertility
A recent study demonstrated increased rates of celiac disease in women who present with unexplained infertility. The study evaluated 191 female patients presenting with infertility. Each participant underwent serologic screening...
MDA telethon will feature new hosts, shorter show
The conspicuous absence of comedian Jerry Lewis will not be the only change at the Muscular Dystrophy Association's telethon on Labour Day weekend.
Execution on amid death drug row
The US state of Virginia is set to execute a convicted murderer by a lethal injection over strident objections from the drug's manufacturer.
Flood closes Lachine emergency room
Ambulances are being re-routed from the emergency room of the French hospital centre's Lachine campus because of a flood.