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Antibiotic Resistance: Blame It on Lifesaving Malaria Drug? [News]
A new study shows that overuse of a drug used to prevent and treat malaria may be contributing to growing antibiotic resistance. Researchers report in the journal PLoS ONE that...
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy: Effects Remain Unknown
During hysterectomy operations, surgeons often remove a woman's ovaries as well as her uterus. Cochrane researchers now say there is no evidence that removing the ovaries provides any additional benefit...
Paradoxical Relationship Discovered Between Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever And Its Carrier Mosquitoes
Scientists have shown a negative correlation between dengue hemorrhagic fever and the density of the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the virus. The study explains how current efforts to reduce the...
Improved Culture System For Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Researchers have developed the first tissue culture of normal, human liver cells that can model infection with the hepatitis C virus and provide a realistic environment to evaluate possible treatments....
Caesarean Section: No Consensus On Best Technique
Despite the routine delivery of babies by caesarean section, there is no consensus among medical practitioners on which is the best operating method to use. In a systematic review published...
Senior pathologist testifies at cancer inquiry
A senior pathologist at a St. John's lab says no one officially told him that breast cancer testing problems had been uncovered at Eastern Health.
Chronic Fatigue Patients Benefit From Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent systematic review carried out by Cochrane researchers.
Type 2 Diabetes: Culturally-tailored Education Can Improve Blood Sugar Control
Using community-based health advocates, delivering information within same-gender groups or adapting dietary and lifestyle advice to fit a particular community's likely diet can help people with type 2 diabetes control...
Booster Vaccination May Help With Possible Future Avian Influenza Pandemic
New evidence suggests that a booster vaccination against H5N1 avian influenza given years after initial vaccination with a different strain may prove useful in controlling a potential future pandemic.
Genetic Cause Of Innate Resistance To HIV/AIDS
Some people may be naturally resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. New results bring us closer to a genetic explanation. Two genes are involved in an...
Foot Pain? Custom-made Insoles Offer Relief
Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can reduce foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and highly arched feet, a new systematic review shows.
After Emergency Room Visit, Many Patients In A Fog
Every year, more than 115 million patients enter emergency rooms at hospitals around the nation. And more than three-quarters of them leave with an impression of what happened -- or...
Turning On Hormone Tap Could Aid Osteoporosis Fight
A potential new drug that "opens the taps" for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth -- and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers.
Oxygen Therapy Might Ease Pain Of Migraine, Cluster Headaches
Two types of oxygen therapy could some help for adults who suffer from disabling migraine and cluster headaches. Reviewers concluded that hyperbaric treatment might give some relief for migraine headache...
Asthma and other allergies tied to absence of specialized cells
When it comes to allergies, both the problem and the solution are found within us. Our immune systems respond to foreign substances with an arsenal of cells. Some are programmed...
After Ankle Surgery: Mobilize With Care
People recover faster after surgery for ankle fracture if they are given a cast or splint that can be removed to let them exercise the ankle, than if their foot...
Vitamin A Pushes Breast Cancer To Form Blood Vessel Cells
Researchers have discovered that vitamin A, when applied to breast cancer cells, turns on genes that can push stem cells embedded in a tumor to morph into endothelial cells. These...
New Approach Sheds Light On Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
Researchers shed light on the effects of circadian disruption on breast cancer, obesity, sleep disorders and other health problems. Growing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and...
Study: Sick bees lose their buzz
Bumblebees lose a bit of their buzz when ill, and like humans, have a tougher time doing daily tasks until they recover, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Scientist think they've found HIV weakness
HOUSTON, July 16 (UPI) -- HIV researchers at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston said they think they've found the chink in armor of the virus...
Ouch! Taking a shot at plague
Endangered black-footed ferrets, like children, aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague in South...
Pathologists association releases new guidelines, calls for more funding
The Canadian Association of Pathologists released new guidelines for breast cancer testing Wednesday, a plan that calls for pathology test results to be verified by an external, independent laboratory.
Using magenetic nanoparticles to combat cancer
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body....
Organ Transplantation Linked To Cancer Risk: Mechansim Exposed
Researchers have determined a novel mechanism through which organ transplantation often leads to cancer, and their findings suggest that targeted therapies may reduce or prevent that risk.
Combating urinary schistosomiasis: Both metrifonate and praziquantel can be used
In 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped recommending metrifonate for treating urinary schistosomiasis because the drug did not appear to be as effective as the treatment of choice, praziquantel....
Childhood diarrhea: Treat with zinc over 6 months of age
Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO)...
E. coli linked to beef now reported in 5 states
(AP) -- An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Teachers become nurses as schools get squeezed
During the past two school years, teacher Julia Keyse had to enforce an unusual rule in her kindergarten and first-grade classroom: No interrupting while she pricked Caylee's finger to check...