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Recipes for Health: South Indian Cabbage With Yogurt
A spicy curry dish is enriched with warm yogurt.
"Virgin Birth" Reported for Boa Constrictor
Study Reports Boa Giving Birth to 22 Babies That Don't Have Father
Parental infertility and cerebral palsy in children born spontaneously or after IVF/ICSI
Doctors have known for some time that children born after some fertility treatments are at increased risk of cerebral palsy. However, it was not known whether this risk was due...
Investigation raises concerns about the post-approval surveillance of medical devices
A British Medical Journal investigation raises concerns about the ability of the US Food and Drug Administration to monitor the ongoing safety of medical devices through post-approval surveillance.
Volunteering can benefit those with functional limitations, study finds
Volunteering is known to provide health benefits to the person doing the volunteering. Now, a new study finds that older adults with functional limitations (trouble conducting daily tasks like cooking...
Robotic radiosurgery offers palliative care for hilar lung tumours
Patients report decreased pain and improved breathing following treatment of their hilar tumours with robotic radiosurgery, but researchers say the therapy falls short of improving survival. Still, the study, conducted...
Landis to stand trial in computer hacking case
Judicial officials confirmed Tuesday that American cyclist Floyd Landis and his coach Arnie Baker will stand trial in a hacking case that targeted a French doping lab.
Tamiflu is more effective at relieving flu symptoms than a combination of tamiflu and relenza
In adults with seasonal influenza A virus infection, the combination of the drugs oseltamivir (tamiflu) and zanamivir (relenza) is less effective than oseltamivir monotherapy and not significantly more effective than...
Could 'low risk' pregnancies in the Netherlands be more dangerous for newborn babies?
While the risk remains low the authors are surprised at the results and say 'a critical evaluation of the obstetrical care system in the Netherlands is urgently required.'...
Recipes for Health: Cabbage and Caramelized Onion Tart
It may seem an odd combination of ingredients, but cabbage, onion and Gruyere go together wonderfully in this French tart.
Sask. should cover man's U.S. surgery: ombudsman
A Saskatchewan man who went to the United States for urgent treatment of a brain tumour should have his bill paid by the province, the provincial ombudsman says.
N.Z. urged to go tobacco-free by 2025
New Zealand should severely limit the import and use of tobacco and aim to become a smoke-free nation by 2025, a parliamentary committee recommended Wednesday.
Once Blind, Patient Regains Sight
A microchip was implanted under the retina, allowing this once blind patient to locate various objects.
N.L. unveils new cancer strategy
Newfoundland and Labrador, still stinging from a scandal over botched breast cancer tests, unveiled a new strategy Tuesday for cancer control.
Abortion policy to be reviewed in N.B.
The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission will hold an investigation into the province's controversial abortion policy.
How some brain cells hook up surprises researchers (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role...
Vet med’s big shift to more women, fewer men driven by falling barriers, more female grads
Women now dominate the field of veterinary medicine -- the result of a nearly 40-year trend that is likely to repeat itself in the fields of medicine and...
Bone-anchored implant offers solution for some with hearing loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using a device that conducts sound through bone to give new hope to the hearing impaired who are not...
Infections detected by new dressing
Wounds have to be regularly checked, to make sure any complications in the healing process are detected at an early stage. A new material will make it possible to check...
Getting rid of cattle fever ticks
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed two strategies to ward off cattle fever ticks that are crossing the border from Mexico into the United States. ...
Geriatrician advocates for improvements to primary care to meet the needs of older adults
In an article published in November 3 edition of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns...
New research from Psychological Science
A Spontaneous Self-Reference Effect in Memory: Why Some Birthdays Are Harder to Remember Than Others (http://pss.sagepub.com/content/21/10/1525.abstract) Selin Kesebir and Shigehiro Oishi People may...
Screening: Side Effects From Endoscopic Procedures
Instead of relying on doctors’ reports about adverse events, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston used electronic medical records to track emergency visits and hospital admissions that...
Targeting lung cancer
A small clinical trial of a potential targeted treatment drug has provided powerful evidence that it can halt or reverse the growth of lung tumors characterized by a specific genetic abnormality. In their...
A new Center for Primary Care
Harvard Medical School (HMS) is launching a Center for Primary Care geared toward transforming primary care education, research, and delivery systems. Made possible by a $30 million anonymous gift, the center, which is...
Neuroengineering program is focus
Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have established a joint research and education program thanks to a contribution from the Bertarelli Foundation. The Bertarelli Program in...
Recipes for Health: Smashed Red Potatoes With Cabbage
This dish resembles a traditional Irish colcannon, but with a lighter carbohydrate load.
Libel case intensifies for doctor
A US medical devices company has threatened to step up its libel action against a consultant cardiologist who criticised its clinical trials.