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Infants don't eat as well with babysitters
URBANA, Ill., July 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said infants who are fed by caregivers other than their parents are more likely to be exposed to unfavorable feeding...
Understanding Bluetongue Virus: The Way To A Virus' 'Heart' Is Through Its Enzymes
The arrival of bluetongue virus in the UK last year posed a major threat to the economy and the increasing temperatures of our changing climate mean it is here to...
Cancer drug shows promise against graft vs. host disease
A new University of Michigan study in mice suggests that a drug recently approved to fight cancer tumors is also able to reduce the effects of graft-versus-host disease, a common...
Some Drugs Increase Risk Of Falling
Researchers have created a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falling for patients aged 65 and older who take four or more medications on a regular basis.
New Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Within Days In Mouse Models
Scientists report a remarkable improvement in Alzheimer's transgenic mice following treatment with a new drug. The study provides the first demonstration that an ionophore, a compound that transports metal ions...
Hepatitis C virus may need enzyme's help to cause liver disease
A key enzyme may explain how hepatitis C infection causes fatty liver – a buildup of excess fat in the liver, which can lead to life-threatening diseases such as cirrhosis...
HIV prevention researchers to compare common ARV as a pill and vaginal gel in unique study
In battle with an epidemic that has outpaced nearly all efforts to contain it, researchers are turning to strategies centered on the same antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that have been used...
Lower fertility in men linked to obesity
Men wanting to start a family should lose weight, according to doctors behind new study
Proteins Under Pressure
PNNL researchers put a little pressure into proteomics analyses to squeeze a four-hour step into a minute.
Kidney disease linked to lower medication use after heart attack
Patients with kidney disease—especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis—are less likely to receive recommended medications after a heart attack, reports a study in the September 2008 Clinical Journal of...
New Tinnitus Treatment: Potential To Greatly Diminish Ringing In The Ears
A new study has shown potential to markedly improve tinnitus, commonly known as "ringing in the ears." Results of the initial case were published in The Laryngoscope in which a...
Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers
The continued decline of the nursing home — once the mainstay care for the frail elderly — and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic...
Watch your waistline: Fat men have bad sperm
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but to their sperm production....
Hôtel Dieu ER won't take overnight ambulances because of staff crisis
Montreal's Hôtel Dieu Hospital is limiting overnight emergency admissions because of chronic staffing shortages, administrators say.
Depression after stroke: A neglected problem
People who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. As well as the physical...
Researchers uncover benefits of aspirin for treating osteoporosis
Researchers at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry have uncovered the health benefits of aspirin in the fight against osteoporosis. Forty-four million Americans, 68 percent of whom...
Vaccinated infants well-protected against severe pneumococcal infection in Norway
In 2006, a pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenar(R)) was introduced in the childhood vaccination programme in Norway. Two years later, the experiences have been published in the journal Vaccine. The results show...
Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers
Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study...
Fertility Treatments: Researcher Says That ICSI May Be Over-used In Some Countries
New figures on assisted reproduction technology in Europe show that there has been an explosion in the use of ICSI to treat infertility. Researchers believe that some countries may now...
Lab technologists never formally trained, former worker says
Lab technologists at Eastern Health were never given formal training for breast cancer treatment tests, a former employee said Tuesday at the Cameron inquiry.
N.L. dental association desperate for more surgeons
The head of the Newfoundland and Labrador dental association warns that it's only a matter of time before the province's new practising dental surgeon won't be able to cope with...
Antibiotics may cure shyness
A combination of an antibiotic and cognitive-behaviour therapy could be used to help sufferers of social anxiety, according to preliminary research.
Genes decide meat's tenderness
Genetic testing could soon be used to select which livestock will produce the most tender meat, thanks to new Australian research.
Intervention needed for Asian mothers, babies
A major international study involving the University of Adelaide, Australia, has shown that intervention is needed in South-East Asia to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies and...
Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed
Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of...
Viral complementation allows HIV-1 replication without integration, NYU Dental research shows
Weak HIV viruses piggyback onto stronger ones, raising the possibility that the human body may harbor many more HIV viruses capable of replicating and contributing to the development of AIDS...
Pregnancy Alone Is Not Associated With Increased Risk For Mental Disorders
Pregnancy alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of the most prevalent mental disorders, according to a new article. However, post-partum women may have a higher...
Malaria On The Increase In The UK
A huge rise in the numbers of UK residents travelling to malaria endemic areas, combined with a failure to use prevention measures, has significantly increased cases of imported falciparum malaria...