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Many ALS Patients Have High Quality Of Life, Studies Find
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis experience an astonishingly high quality of life. This disease leads to progressive muscular weakness and the clinical course is always fatal. In spite of the...
Mental And Physical Exercise Improves Genetic Mental Impairment In Rett Syndrome
Australian scientists have shown that mental and physical exercise can improve coordination and movement problems in Rett syndrome, a devastating genetic brain development disorder that primarily affects females.
Common Cooking Spice Found In Curry Shows Promise In Combating Diabetes And Obesity
Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays...
Settlement to Ease Drug Costs for Some on Medicare
The Bush administration promised on Thursday to provide new protections for low-income Medicare beneficiaries to ensure they can get prescription drugs promptly, at minimal cost.
'Feeling Fat' Is Worse Than Being It, German Study Finds
The quality of life of adolescents who think they are too fat is worse than for adolescents who really are obese. This was a result of the all Germany Health...
Sexually Transmitted Disease, Urinary Tract Infections May Be Bad Combination For Birth Defect
Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease and urinary tract infection just before or during early pregnancy were four times more likely to have babies with gastroschisis --...
Intimate Examinations Should Not Be Performed Without Consent, Editorial Argues
Intimate examinations, performed by medical students on anesthetised patients, are often carried out without adequate consent from patients, but this violates their basic human rights and should not be allowed,...
Mayo researchers discover how measles virus spreads (in its host)
Measles, one of the most common contagious diseases, has been thought to enter the body through the surface of airways and lungs, like many other major viruses. Now, Mayo Clinic...
Elderly's restless nights helped by ancient martial art
Study shows that tai chi chih promotes healthier sleep in older adults More than half of all older adults complain about having difficulties sleeping. Most don't bother seeking treatment....
Warning for teens: Teeth and jewelry don't mix
Skin piercings might be the rage among teens, but researchers from Tel Aviv University have found good reasons to think twice about piercing one's tongue or lip.
Identification of 5 genes involved in the metastasis of breast tumors to the lung
The identification of five genes involve in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung is the principal finding of a scientific team made up of two bodies from the...
Could new discovery about a shape-shifting protein lead to a mighty 'morpheein' bacteria fighter?
A small molecule that locks an essential enzyme in an inactive form could one day form the basis of a new class of unbeatable, species-specific antibiotics, according to researchers at...
New drug trial for serious blister disease
It's itchy, very painful and potentially fatal but a new clinical trial by University of Nottingham scientists is hoping to give sufferers of a rare skin condition a safe and...
Changes in local health care markets affect national patient safety project
A national patient safety initiative involving major corporate employers and employer health care coalitions may set common goals, but success relies greatly on regional health care players and local market...
Opioids And Cannabinoids Influence Mobility Of Spermatozoids
There are opioid and cannabinoid receptors in human sperm and these influence the mobility of spermatozoid. This research opens the door to more effective treatment of fertility problems.
Va. man sheds 80 pounds eating at McDonald's
(AP) -- A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's.
PTB testing method for finger ring dosemeters has proven its effectiveness
Finger ring dosemeters are used at diverse workplaces having ionizing radiation, e.g. in medicine and industry, in order to check whether the effective dose limt values are adhered to. The...
WHO says China needs mental health care
(AP) -- China faces growing demand for mental health care in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake, which killed at least 70,000 people and left millions homeless, the...
Study: Treating Herpes Doesn't Prevent HIV
Doctors have long suspected people with herpes are at greater risk for HIV, so they thought that treating herpes would reduce HIV risk. A new study finds that assumption may...
Predicting the risk of a common fungal infection after stem cell transplantation
In silico genetic analysis in mice has led to the discovery of a gene affecting susceptibility to a severe fungal infection in transplant recipients. In a study published June...
Government resources urgently needed to reduce childhood injury, say experts
Editorial: Preventing injury in childhood Childhood injury surveillance in the UK is under-resourced and lags behind other European countries, say experts in this week's BMJ, ahead of UK Child...
CDC recommends lead testing on some turf fields
(AP) -- The federal Centers for Disease Control has recommended that some artificial turf athletic fields be tested for lead.
Should Doctors Be 'Selling' Drugs For The Pharmaceutical Industry?
Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or just drug representatives in disguise? According to the article, drug companies will pay influential doctors up to...
Minimally-invasive Weight Loss Surgery Improves Health And Morbidly Obese Teens
Teenagers' obesity-related medical complications improve just six months after laparoscopic gastric banding surgery, according to outcomes data. The study reports that the small group of extremely obese teenagers who received...
Approach enlists immune system to fight leukemia
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Leukemia patients may be able to avoid developing resistance to the drug Gleevec through a mathematical formula that predicts when they should receive an immune-boosting vaccine, researchers...
Technique Used In Human Ankle Injuries Modified To Treat Dogs' Knees
A common sports injury in human knees is even more common in dogs. Each year, more than one million dogs suffer from cranial cruciate ligament deficiency, which is comparable to...
Ultrasonic Instruments Associated With Improved Outcomes For Some Surgical Procedures
Using ultrasonic surgical instruments is associated with more favorable outcomes when compared with conventional instruments for some procedures, according to a meta-analysis of 51 previously published studies.
Toward Designing Medications To Enhance Innate Immunity: A Single VSOP Can Do 'Proton' Magic
Researchers found that a single protein of VSOP, Voltage Sensor Only Protein/Hv1, can carry protons even without making a multimeric complex. This finding may help to design new medications for...