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Scientists Suspect Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Slow Acute Wound Healing
A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as...
Letter: Soya not the cause of low sperm counts
Letter: The study on which your article is based is incomplete and does not tell the full story
News Bytes of the Week--Cell phones--The new cigarettes? [News]
Cell phones--The new cigarettes?There has been a raging debate over whether cell phones--or more specifically electromagnetic radiation that they emit--up a person's cancer risk. The latest chapter: Ronald Herberman, director...
Victor McKusick, 86, Dies; Medical Genetics Pioneer
Dr. McKusick was a cardiologist who went on to become a founder of medical genetics and helped make the discipline a central part of medicine.
EU food agency finds BPA safe
No risk to newborns from baby bottle chemical linked to cancer
Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti-cancer Drug Sorafenib
Researchers have found that sorafenib (Nexavar) helps patients with advanced liver cancer live about 44 percent longer compared with patients who did not receive the anti-cancer drug. The findings are...
Soy-based foods may lower sperm count
Eating a half serving a day of soy-based foods could be enough to significantly lower a man’s sperm count, U.S. researchers said.
Limiting Fructose May Boost Weight Loss, Researcher Reports
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat...
Emergency Physicians Have Good First Instincts In Diagnosing Heart Attacks
Emergency room doctors are correctly identifying patients who are having a heart attack, even when laboratory tests haven't yet confirmed it.
No justification for denying obese patients knee replacements
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: They benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study published ahead of print...
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
(AP) -- Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the...
Crash Tests Raise Questions About Pickups
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported that several small pickup trucks in the 2008 model year offered dismal protection in side crashes.
Early Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Causes Asthma And Allergy
Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. It is a well known fact that babies...
Exercise Could Be The Heart's Fountain Of Youth
Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited more...
Health: Breastfed babies more receptive to tastes, say food research scientists
Different foods in mother's diet cause subtle shifts in the flavour of breast milk tests show
Hot lead in hunt for salmonella source
It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's...
Study: Drug may prevent alcoholic relapse
PORTLAND, Ore., July 23 (UPI) -- A drug that blocks the feelings of elation associated with drinking may prevent alcoholics from relapsing, U.S. scientists say.
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WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players
The WNBA always seems to crave more attention. Mission accomplished, albeit it without a dunk or fantastic play....
UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts
(AP) -- In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" - for "in case of...
Charlottetown superbug outbreak declared over
Officials at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital have declared the outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria under control.
Mass. officials say West Nile seen earlier
BOSTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Increased numbers of mosquitoes in Massachusetts could mean a greater chance of West Nile virus cases this summer, state health officials said.
MIT Portugal students win entrepreneurship competition
Researchers and students from the MIT Portugal Program hope a new biotechnology they developed will help treat patients with medical complications from abnormal protein breakdown.
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
A gene called ATM suppresses DNA break-induced chromosome translocations, which are present in some cancers and predict the success or failure of therapies for those cancers. The research, described in...
Making patients move requires the right exercise advice
It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In...
Obesity research 'needs a multi-disciplinary approach'
A multi-disciplinary research approach is needed to tackle the obesity pandemic created by changing dietary patterns, researchers say.
Hurricane preparedness survey: Worries about drinking water and medical care
Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows...
Want a reason to love your lower belly fat? It's rich in stem cells
Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of...