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How 'Hidden Mutations' Contribute To HIV Drug Resistance
One of the major reasons that treatment for HIV/AIDS often doesn't work as well as it should is resistance to the drugs involved. Now, scientists have determined how mutations hidden...
McCain Skin Spot Is Not Cancerous
A biopsy removed from the right cheek of John McCain revealed no evidence of skin cancer, an official at the Mayo Clinic said Tuesday.
Cell changes may help Lou Gehrig's research
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Using a new technique to reprogram cells, scientists are growing neurons from people with Lou Gehrig's disease, a possible first step in understanding...
Drinking In Excess Associated With Increased Risk For Metabolic Syndrome
Those who drink in excess of the US Dietary Guidelines (i.e., men who usually drink more than two drinks per day or women who usually drink more than one drink...
UCLA imaging study suggests Alzheimer's drug may help mild memory loss
Alzheimer's disease is the end result of gradual, progressive brain aging. Positron emission technology (PET) scans of patients' brains typically reveal a decreased rate of metabolism, a hallmark of the...
Robotic surgery extends benefits to bladder cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center...
Accelerated Bone Turnover Remains After Weight Loss
When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. In a new...
Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Women
Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, appear to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according...
Symbiotic Microbes Induce Profound Genetic Changes In Their Hosts
Though bacteria are everywhere -- from the air we breathe and the food we eat to our guts and skin -- the vast majority are innocuous or even beneficial, and...
The tiny tree-shrew that could drink the average human "under the table"
A tiny tree-shrew that lives on alcoholic nectar could - pound for pound - drink the average human under the table.
Fishy diet may protect against clogged arteries
Mexico City (Reuters) - A diet rich in oily fish, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, may be why middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries than...
Sharp Rise In Skin Infections In U.S., MRSA Suspected
A national analysis of U.S. physician office and emergency department records shows that the types of skin infections caused by community-acquired MRSA doubled in the eight-year study period, with the...
Current Exercise Recommendations May Not Be Sufficient For Overweight Women To Sustain Weight Loss
In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent...
Researchers Analyze How New Anti-MRSA Antibiotics Function
Researchers provide important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major global health threat that kills approximately 20,000 people in the U.S....
Deaths From Combining Rx Drugs, Street Drugs And/Or Alcohol Skyrocket By More Than 3,000 Percent
Asking patients to monitor their own medications can be fatal, as exemplified by the recent death of actor Heath Ledger.
European Drug Watchdog Supports New Pill by Bayer
Bayer’s experimental anticoagulant Xarelto, its biggest new drug hope, has been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency.
Weight Drives the Young to Adult Pills, Data Says
A growing number of children are taking drugs for a wide range of chronic conditions related to childhood obesity.
Study: Cell more controlling than thought
BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Harvard Medical School researchers in Massachusetts say they learned something that may lead to understanding diseases: Cells are control freaks.
Eating disorder risk, sports anxiety tied
DENVER, July 28 (UPI) -- Female athletes and exercisers tend to exhibit eating disorder symptoms more often than those who don't exercise as regularly, U.S. researchers said.
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Mapping Disease Data, Collaboratively
Embarking on a trip to Zimbabwe? You might want to check HealthMap.org, a site that tracks disease pathogens on an international scale, first. A detailed and easy-to-use map designed for...
FDA warns against eating lobster liver
(AP) -- The government warned consumers Monday not to eat the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying it may be contaminated with a toxin.
A Cure For World’s Deadliest Disease?
Though it may seem like merely a yearly inconvenience to most, the flu in fact kills around 36,000 Americans annually and costs the country between $71 and $167 billion dollars;...
Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men
(AP) -- New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought.
NIH Official: HIV Vaccine Research "Swimming in the Dark" [News]
On July 17, a high-ranking official at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) pulled the plug on a hotly anticipated clinical trial for a government-funded vaccine to combat human...
Doctor injecting patients with stem cells
TORONTO, July 28 (UPI) -- At least four Canadians have gone to India seeking cures through the unsanctioned injection of fresh stem cells into their bodies, medical officials...
Isotope crisis shows need for better balance, communication: report
Avoiding a situation like the Chalk River shutdown and the subsequent shortage of medical isotopes requires a better balance between public safety and the health of patients, says a report...
Spike in salmonella cases concerns B.C. health officials
A spike in salmonella cases in the Vancouver area has health officials concerned.