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Dramatic Increase in Patients Going From Hospitals to Home Care
The number of patients who needed home health care after being discharged from hospitals surged by about 70 percent (2.3 million to 4 million) from 1997 to 2008.
3D mammogram newest weapon against breast cancer
Important breast cancer detection method, mammograms, gets a 3D upgrade; Doctors get to "look through" tissue
Electrified dental implants
Infections on dental implants are dreaded. There is a great risk that the jawbone will recede as a result. Researchers have now developed a method that could effectively eliminate the...
Down's syndrome test breakthrough 'on the horizon'
A less risky non-invasive procedure based on maternal DNA to diagnose Down syndrome could be generally available to pregnant women by 2013, a Cyprus researcher said Tuesday.
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers armed with kitchen safety tool
For sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cooking tasks can be both difficult and dangerous. However, a new assistive technology invented by a student offers a safe way for people to...
Defining an Illness Is Fodder for Debate
For an ailment with no known cause and subjective symptoms, definitions differ, and so do diagnoses.
Doctor Shortage, Rising Costs, Makes Quality Cancer Care Difficult
A shortage of oncologists and rising costs of chemotherapy and radiation therapies and imaging tests, are making delivering quality cancer care increasingly difficult, according to a new review by researchers...
Avoid risking children's health during home energy retrofits, renovations, experts urge
Home energy retrofits and renovations help fight climate change and can create healthier homes but greater training and caution during the process are needed to avoid the release of asbestos,...
New role for an old molecule: Protecting the brain from epileptic seizures
The aftermath of an epileptic seizure has some mysterious characters, including the molecule putrescine. In new research on tadpoles, which share similar brain chemistry with humans, putrescine emerges as a...
Leicester leads on heart attack genetic link discovery
The largest-ever study of its type into coronary heart disease, involving scientists from the University of Leicester, has uncovered 13 new genes that increase risk of heart attacks...
The connection between a cell's cytoskeleton and its surface receptors
New findings from researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto may shed light on the mechanisms that regulate the organisation of receptors...
Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents, study suggests
Bariatric surgery can result in significant weight loss in severely obese adolescents.
More calls for doctors needed
A study reports that community pharmacists are not making enough medical referrals for patients with chronic cough.
Rwanda looks to vasectomy to tackle population growth
Rwandan domestic worker John Rutaremara plans to sign up for a "no-scalpel" vasectomy as soon as it becomes available in Africa's most densely populated country: he has two children and...
Coconut water: A health drink that's all it's cracked up to be?
A roster of minerals has made it popular among fitness junkies looking for a natural alternative to sports drinks without artificial colors or preservatives. But it's not necessarily right for...
'Fever phobia' may be worse than the fever
Parents shouldn't overreact to fevers in children, pediatricians advise in a new report.A thermometer is the only piece of medical technology in most homes, so it's natural for parents to...
E. coli outbreak prompts hazelnut recall
People in Alberta and elsewhere in Canada are being warned about possible E. coli contamination of imported in-shell hazelnuts.
Growing lifespan shows no sign of slowing, but don't expect immortality
People have been living longer since 1800, but experts believe new illnesses will slow lifespan risesEvery day the lifespan of the average British citizen increases by between five and six hours. That means...
Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the...
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My Turn: A teen with cancer chooses to grab opportunities
The high school junior's life was turned upside down. But she was determined to not fall into depression.My life drastically changed two weeks into my junior year of high school,...
The debate over prostate cancer tests
It would seem all men should have PSA checks to detect cancer. But the medical community is divided. Some, even the scientist who discovered PSA, see more harm than good.Men...
Depression on Blackpool's Golden Mile - video
Blackpool has the highest uptake of anti-depression medication in the UK. So why are people there so down? And why are prescription drugs being used so much?Helen CarterRichard Sprenger
Idea Gets a Toehold: Nails Hold Clue to Lung Cancer Risk
Level of nicotine in your toenails may indicate cancer risk.
N.B. special care homes need review: Ombudsman
New Brunswick's Ombudsman has renewed his call for more reviews of special care homes in the province.
U-M Experts Available to Discuss Sudden Sports Death
While the cause of death of the Fennville, Mich. high school basketball player is unknown, an inherited heart condition makes the top of the list for possible causes. U-M...
Targeting diabetes: New agents track onset of disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researchers have received a prestigious grant to develop indicator molecules to track the onset of diabetes in patients before the disease develops potentially paving...
Triplets with extremely low birth weight face high risks
Among the smallest preterm infants, those born as triplets are at greater risk than single born infants or twins of dying or developing a disability before their second birthday, according...