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Gabrielle Giffords stands, tries to speak, husband says
Mark Kelly says his wife has been able to take a couple of steps with assistance from hospital aides. He says plans are progressing to move Giffords to a rehabilitation...
Baby-led weaning is feasible but could cause nutritional problems for minority of infants
Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition. However baby-led...
Pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine effective in 2009-10 flu season
One dose of the pandemic flu vaccines used in seven European countries conferred good protection against pandemic H1N1 influenza in the 2009-10 season, especially in people aged less than 65...
Teen Diets High in Added Sugar Can Raise Heart Disease Risk
Teens who consume a lot of added sugar and sweeteners in their food and drinks increase their chances of developing heart disease in adulthood.
AUDIO: Silent dental drill soothes patients
The CBC's As It Happens interviews Dr. Brian Millar, a British dentist who has invented a dental drill that doesn't make any noise, to the delight of nervous patients.
Researchers show how Alzheimer's plaques lead to loss of nitric oxide in brain
A researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has discovered that the deadly plaques of Alzheimer's disease...
For non-whites, geography plays key role in colon cancer screening
New research from UC Davis Cancer Centre has found that whether a person gets screened for colon cancer often depends on where they live in addition to their race or...
Research identifies drug target for prion diseases, 'mad cow'
Scientists at the University of Kentucky have discovered that plasminogen, a protein used by the body to break up blood clots, speeds up the progress of prion diseases such as...
New hope in fight against Huntington's disease
Hope for new ways of treating devastating neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease has been raised by a trans-Atlantic team of researchers thanks to the use of cutting-edge genetic techniques...
An earlier start on diagnosing breast, prostate cancers
Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, researchers are working to identify a variety of "biomarkers" that might provide earlier warnings of the presence of breast and...
Researchers create 'scoring system' for PTEN mutation testing
Researchers have discovered a method for more precise identification of individuals who should undergo testing for genetic mutations of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN, which associates with a variety of...
Early investigations promising for detecting metastatic breast cancer cells
Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize. An image...
Social class and changes in mortality from liver cirrhosis over the 20th Century
A paper describing a dramatic change during the 20th century in England and Wales in the association between social class and mortality from liver cirrhosis features in Alcohol and Alcoholism....
Single cell studies identify coactivator role in fat cell maturation
All fat cells are not the same a fact that has implications in the understanding and treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, said researchers from Baylor College of...
Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle
A Spanish study has challenged the long-held belief that people in the Mediterranean all enjoy more healthy diets and lifestyles, after discovering alarmingly high cardiovascular risk factors similar to those...
Lab-on-a-chip developed for fast, inexpensive blood tests: Smartphone app next
While most blood tests require shipping a vial of blood to a laboratory for analysis and waiting several days for the results, a new device invented by a team of...
From dusty punch cards, new insights into link between cholesterol and heart disease
A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the study's participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the...
Dr. Louise Reiss, Who Helped Ban Atomic Testing, Dies at 90
Dr. Reiss used baby teeth to show that radioactive fallout was getting into the food supply and working its way into human bones and teeth.
Igloo-Shaped 'Poo-Gloos' Eat Sewage, Can Save Millions
Inexpensive igloo-shaped, pollution-eating devices nicknamed "Poo-Gloos" can clean up sewage just as effectively as multimillion-dollar treatment facilities for towns outgrowing their waste-treatment lagoons, according to a new study.
Viruses Are Your Friends! (Sometimes)
As luck would have it, I came down with a pretty bad case of the flu a couple days ago (courtesy of our little friends the Orthomyxoviridae). It wasn't exactly...
Dot Earth: Young Activists Seek Roles on Energy, Climate
Young people seek meaningful ways to foster human progress without environmental regrets.
From doctor's ordeal, a different view of Somalia
(AP) -- Dr. Hawa Abdi has treated sick and wounded Somalis since 1983, through famine and civil war. But it only took one day for Islamist rebels to wreck...
Reality of antimicrobial therapy ‘different from theory’
Researchers say that the antimicrobial therapy recommended by the WHO following an earthquake is not necessarily effective on the ground.
Extra Weight in Babies Can Be A Perilous Subject
Doctors are becoming concerned about the baby fat that can follow infants into childhood.
Meat nutritional guidance in black and white
Beginning in 2012, dozens of popular cuts of raw meat will have "nutrition facts" labels listing total calories, calories from fat, total grams of fat and grams of saturated fat....
Mindfulness therapy offered in various forms
Mindfulness therapy comes in different forms. Patients can receive it through group therapy or one-on-one sessions with a therapist. Some practitioners use CDs or books, such as "The Mindful Way...
New rules may increase patients on home dialysis
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- People undergoing dialysis have to go to a clinic three times a week and get hooked up to a machine for hours...
In Wider War in Afghanistan, Survival Rate of Wounded Rises
More helicopters, heavily armored vehicles and emphasis on the use of tourniquets have helped to save troops.