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Almonds: Better for you than you think
NORWICH, England, July 1 (UPI) -- A British study suggests almonds, as well as being a vitamin and mineral source, might present other health benefits, such as producing...
First Pharmaceutical Drug To Improve Survival Amongst Patients With Advanced Hepatocarcinoma
New research has shown that Sorafenib, an orally administered pharmaceutical medicine, results in patients with primary hepatocarcinomas to live 40 percent more on average compared to those not taking the...
Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging In The Elderly, Animal Study Suggests
Researchers have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old mice. The findings suggest that...
10 Percent Of Healthy People In Study Had Injury From 'Silent Strokes'
MRIs on healthy Framingham offspring found that about 10 percent had experienced a silent stroke. Silent stroke -- silent cerebral infarction -- is a risk factor for stroke and dementia.
Facebook Concepts Indicate Brains Of Alzheimer's Patients Aren't As Networked, Stanford Study Shows
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used concepts borrowed from the popular social networking site to analyze the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. They found that patients'...
US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak
(AP) -- As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is...
Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke
Patients hospitalized for sudden hearing loss were more likely to suffer a later stroke than some other patients. The findings haven't been duplicated in other research and should be interpreted...
Safer, More Efficient Medication For Hepatitis B Treatment Found
Patients with hepatitis B who did not respond to lamivudine therapy had a better virological response after switching to entecavir for a year.
McGill researchers overcome chemotherapy resistance in the lab
Researchers from McGill University's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a compound that reduces resistance to chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer. Their results were published in the June issue of...
Higher Temperatures Helped New Strain Of West Nile Virus Spread
Higher temperatures helped a new strain of West Nile virus invade and spread across North America. Researchers found that the new strain is more efficiently transmitted than the older strain,...
Romanian girl can have abortion, panel rules
An inter-ministerial panel in Romania ruled Friday that an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after allegedly being raped by her uncle can have an abortion.
Report calls for more foreign-trained doctors to be licensed in Ontario
There's another push to get more internationally trained doctors practising in Ontario.
Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Liver Cancer Risk
A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase in the blood were...
Australia's treasury chief takes 'wombat leave'
Australia's treasury secretary takes time out to care for hairy-nosed wombats, sparking questions from some opposition politicians.
Many biopsy samples sent for retesting were unacceptable: pathologist
The Toronto pathologist who redid nearly 1,000 breast cancer tests from the troubled labs of Eastern Health in 2005 told the Cameron inquiry in St. John's Thursday that he had...
New cholera outbreaks in Vietnam: health official
Vietnam is experiencing new outbreaks of cholera, the health ministry said Friday, despite efforts since last year to eradicate the dangerous bacterial disease.
Identification Of A Tumor Suppressor Gene Associated With Patient Outcome In Neuroblastoma
Expression of the CHD5 gene is frequently down-regulated in neuroblastomas, and patients whose tumors lacked CHD5 expression were more likely to have shorter event-free and overall survival compared with patients...
Battling Pigeons With Technology
The Brits are murdering pigeons. Unable to prevent the pests from pooping on the stuffy spectators and sweater-vested tennis players at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (aka Wimbledon),...
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Review finds pathologist's rate of errors within average
A review of hundreds of cases of a Winnipeg pathologist is complete, and errors were found in 42 cases - two requiring further treatment, but that number is considered within...
Knee injury avoidable with training
The risk of a common serious knee injury can be reduced in sport if athletes modify the way they move when changing direction, according to a study.
Reserving Tamiflu for workers in case of pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fears of bird flu are slumping and so have sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay an...
Heat patches recalled due to skin irritation
A manufacturer of heat therapy patches used to relieve muscle pain is recalling certain of its products after some consumers reported skin irritation and burns.
Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance'
Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.
Space tight at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital is no longer diverting patients from its emergency department, but beds are still scarce.
Winnipeg man at centre of end-of-life controversy dies
An elderly Manitoba patient at the centre of a debate over whether doctors have the right to end a life died of natural causes Tuesday.
Breastfeeding consultants resign to protest formula training
Two lactation consultants have resigned from Burnaby General Hospital because they're concerned that hospital employees are being influenced by an infant formula company.
Smoking to be banned on Regina hospital property
Smokers on a break could soon need to take a hike well beyond the doors of Regina's hospitals.