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E. Coli Illnesses Prompt Beef Recall
The Agriculture Department is warning that the beef supplied by a Nebraska company may be responsible for at least 40 illnesses.
Discovery Of Gene Mechanism Could Bring About New Ways To Treat Metastatic Cancer
The molecular and biochemical mechanism of action of unique cytokine gene found to induce potent bystander antitumor effects in animal models and in Phase I clinical trials has been identified....
New Discovery A Step Towards Better Diabetes Treatment
New findings shed light on the processes that determine the release of the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin. The discovery is based on the development of image analysis methods that make...
Major rise in Caesarean sections linked to impaired womb function with age
Delaying childbirth has substantially contributed to recent rises in caesarean section rates, according to a paper published this week by scientists at Cambridge University.
'Hibernation-on-demand' Drug Significantly Improves Survival After Extreme Blood Loss
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the administration of minute amounts of inhaled or intravenous hydrogen sulfide -- the molecule that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench --...
Calif's hands-free cell law for drivers in effect
(AP) -- Millions of California motorists have had to put down their cell phones or risk a ticket as a new law takes effect requiring hands-free devices for those...
Toys And Technology For Rehabilitation In Cerebral Palsy Patients
What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
Penn animal study identifies new DNA weapon against avian flu
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against...
Best treatment for MS may depend on disease subtype
Animal studies by University of Michigan scientists suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different...
Sunburn alert: UVB does more damage to DNA than UVA
As bombs burst in air this July 4, chances are that sunburn will be the red glare that most folks see – and feel. But unfortunately, even when there is...
Effects of healing touch therapy being studied
Often, a gentle hand on your shoulder when you're upset is all it takes to ease your mind and calm your nerves.
Really?: The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning
Food poisoning typically spikes this time of year, and mayonnaise always attracts suspicion.
Personal Health: For Botox Users, a Few Words of Caution
As the number of uses for Botox grows, it is no surprise that reports of unwanted effects are growing, too.
Medical Helicopter Crashes Stir Concern
The last two months have been one of the deadliest periods in the history of the fast-growing industry of medical helicopters.
Vital Signs: Prognosis: Low-Tech Clues to Future Illness
Minor neurological weaknesses may offer doctors an opportunity to see which older patients are at higher risk of illness and begin treatment, researchers have found.
Myriad Genetics Stops Work on Alzheimer’s Drug
Flurizan, a drug developed by Myriad Genetics to treat Alzheimer’s disease, failed in a closely watched late-stage clinical trial, dealing another blow to efforts to combat the illness.
Well: Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly
Vision, hearing, sexual function — you name it, diabetes harms it.
Can children have strokes?
Childhood stroke is at least as common as brain tumours in children and may be as common as all childhood cancer but the condition is under-recognised by both the public...
Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find
Saturday can be the worst enemy for our waistlines, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They found that study subjects on strict diet and...
Sleep problems associated with menopause vary among ethnic groups
Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause...
Sanitation 'crucial' for tackling water-borne disease
A new WHO report concludes that effective and affordable methods for tackling sanitation are essential to control water-borne diseases.
Mushrooms the Hidden Superfood
A load of antioxidants, nutrients and vitamins are available in the produce aisle from white and brown fungi, commonly known as mushrooms. Mushrooms are low in calories, cholesterol and sodium,...
Taking action against hospital acquired infection
Patients enter hospitals every day for a variety of reasons but usually without the thought of developing a new health problem. Yet every year thousands of hospitalized Americans acquire infections...
What works to prevent HIV among heterosexual African-Americans?
Behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting heterosexual African Americans that are proven to work require several key characteristics, according to UCSF researchers.
Smokers suffer more back pain
Smokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of...
FDA OKs generic risperidone
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's approved the first generic versions of Risperdal tablets for certain psychiatric disorders.
Family therapy helps ADHD
A study has found that family centered therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, combined with taking medication, helps more than medication alone.
Obesity linked to anxiety and depression
Research has found that obesity is associated with certain anxiety disorders, and also with depression - though this doesn't indicate that one causes the other.