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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...
Cellular pathway linked to cancer
ROME, July 26 (UPI) -- Researchers at New York University Medical Center have identified a pathway for the development of cancer that suggests new ways of treatment.
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...
Researchers unravel key mechanism of cellular damage in aging and disease
Researchers have taken a first snapshot of how a class of highly reactive molecules inflicts cellular damage as part of aging, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer's...
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.
Pathology neglected, underpaid in 1990s, cancer inquiry told
The physician who launched a breast cancer testing program in St. John's more than a decade ago told an inquiry that pathology was treated dismally during that era.
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.
Hyperactive immune resistance brings blindness in old age
Age-dependent macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the western industrialised nations. Hereditary changes in the regulation of the immune system influence the risk of contracting AMD....
Prevailing theory of aging challenged in Stanford worm study
Age may not be rust after all. Specific genetic instructions drive aging in worms, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their discovery contradicts the prevailing theory that...
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Psychiatrists wrote 29% of new orders, followed by GPs and primary care docs, survey finds
Protecting the brain from spiral of damage
Blows to the head from sports, falls, car accidents and war can cause damage inside the skull and a dizzying array of confusing symptoms that can be invisible to the...
Report warns of Southern AIDS ‘crisis’
AIDS specialists are calling for a fundamental rethinking of AIDS policy after a new study showed HIV and AIDS rising dramatically in the South even as they drop everywhere else...
Rural car crash causes identified
A five year study of rural and remote road safety found that speed, alcohol, and off road driving need to be managed better if serious crashes are to be avoided.
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.
Killings turn focus on San Francisco sanctuary law
Road rage killings put San Francisco's liberal politics to the test, setting off a debate over its sanctuary law that shields undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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...
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.
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.