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Officials working to link P.E.I. listeriosis to outbreak
Health officials on P.E.I. are trying to determine if a case of listeriosis is linked to a massive recall of products from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto.
Fry-ups raise bowel cancer risk
A breakfast fry-up every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63%, researchers have calculated.
Addiction Treatment Proves Successful In Animal Weight Loss Study
Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same...
Compression Stockings Incorrectly Used In 29 Percent Of Patients
Graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29 percent of the patients and sized incorrectly in 26 percent of the patients according to new research. These stockings play an important...
Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System
Chemical engineers have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus -- regarded by many as nearly impenetrable -- and carrying medication that...
Biodegradable polymers have medical uses
ATLANTA, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. medical engineers say they have developed biodegradable polymers that might help improve treatment of acute inflammatory illnesses.
Primary Care Health Consultations Can Be Cost-effective And May Help Reduce Cardiovascular Risk, Say Doctors
Primary care health consultations can be cost-effective and may help reduce cardiovascular risk, say doctorsNew research published today in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, published by SAGE
Brain Cells Called Astrocytes Undergo Reorganization And May Engulf Attacking T Cells
When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with antiviral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize...
Alcohol Dependence Among Women Is Linked To Delayed Childbearing
Alcohol use can cause reproductive dysfunctions for both teenage and adult females. A new study is the first to examine alcohol's effects on childbearing onset across reproductive development. Findings show...
Researchers discover how rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss
Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings...
Diabetes Transmitted From Parents To Children, New Research Suggests
A new study suggests an unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults, in the United States.
Rainwater tanks pose risk for toddlers
(PhysOrg.com) -- An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children.
New research reports new method to protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's
New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in...
Childhood ear infections may predispose to obesity later in life
Researchers are reporting new evidence of a possible link between a history of moderate to severe middle ear infections in childhood and a tendency to be overweight later in life....
South Asia News in brief: 7–20 August
Indian HIV vaccine passes first trials, US$6.25 million transgenic crop initiative launched, cholera past offers new insights, and more.
Some doctors wary new CMA president will expand private delivery
Some doctors say they're worried that the new president of Canadian Medical Association will extend private delivery of health care. Incoming president Dr. Robert Ouellet runs a private medical imaging...
Health: Alexander technique 'does ease back pain'
Doctors say common health condition can be eased through teaching better posture
Cattle disease model underway
Researchers are developing a Foot and Mouth Disease model, which will be able to predict the effects of interventions such as different control efforts and vaccinations.
Alberta orders 2nd review into newborns' deadly infections
The Alberta government has ordered a second probe of how deadly bacteria infected and killed a newborn baby boy and left another newborn gravely ill late last week.
79 million US adults have medical bill problems or are paying off medical debt
The proportion of working-age Americans who have medical bill problems or who are paying off medical debt climbed from 34 percent to 41 percent between 2005 and 2007, bringing the...
Medicine tailored to your genome, not your race: Venter
Personalised, genome-based health care could help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths caused each year by adverse drug reactions, genetics pioneer Craig Venter said Tuesday.
The Evidence Gap: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise
Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
Med students need prescription practice
Junior doctors need to be taught how to tailor drug dosages and frequency to individual patients in order to reduce prescription errors, research has found.
Are Your Eyes A Window To Diabetes-related Health Issues?
Scientists are carrying out a unique study using the eyes to detect early signs of health problems which could lead to diabetes, and they’re looking for volunteers to help.
FDA tests 'personalized medicine'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Medco Health Solutions is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine how a patient's genes determine reactions to medicine.
Vital Signs: Nutrition: Vitamin D May Play Larger Role in Health
Researchers say they have evidence that even in the general population, having too little of vitamin D appears to be associated with a higher risk of death.
The Doctor’s World: At Meeting on AIDS, Focus Shifts to Long Haul
At the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, there were renewed calls for strong advocacy and financing to sustain gains already made.
Extensively drug-resistant TB 'curable'
About 60 per cent of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured by combining five different drugs, says a study.