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Alternative colorectal cancer drug found
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found a compound that effectively treats colorectal cancer but with fewer side effects than with a commonly...
Gene Mutation Improves Leukemia Drug's Effect, Study Shows
Gene mutations that make cells cancerous can sometimes also make them more sensitive to chemotherapy. People with acute myeloid leukemia whose leukemic cells have mutations in the RAS gene are...
New Method Drastically Reduces Wait Time For New Teeth Implant
A new odontological technique manages to reduce from six months to two weeks the wait time to implant new teeth. It is possible thanks to the use of the growth...
People With Lower Incomes, Lower Education Levels Have Higher Death Rates After Heart Attacks
Researchers have long suspected that socioeconomic factors like education level and income also might affect survival rates following heart attack. Researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes...
Claims Linking Health Problems And The Strength Of Cannabis May Be Exaggerated
Claims that a large increase in the strength of cannabis over the last decade is driving the occurrence of mental health and other problems for users are not borne out...
Even best efforts can't prevent all heart attacks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tim Russert was a good patient, taking medications for his heart disease and exercising, his doctor said. He had no chest pains and he passed an...
U.S. firm hopes to end need for vitamin B12 shots
Capsules could some day replace intramuscular injections for people with vitamin B12 deficiency, a U.S. company says.
Researchers seek to focus attention upon the distributors of human growth hormone
A great deal of attention has been paid to the use of growth hormone (hGH) by elite athletes and a few vocal entertainers. But underlying this tip of the iceberg...
FDA warns about fraudulent cancer treatments
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they...
Hypertension treatment effective in reversing vascular damage
A hypertension medication called olmesartan medoxomil is effective in reversing the narrowing of the arteries that occurs in patients with high blood pressure, according to a new study.
Adopt TB approach to tackle chronic diseases
Non-communicable disease treatment has a lot to learn from tuberculosis control programmes, say Anthony D. Harries and colleagues.
Is it time to revisit the current protein recommendations?
Current protein recommendations were established with the goal of preventing deficiency, but newer research indicates that many adults may benefit from eating more than the minimum requirement. These findings are...
Socio-demographic factors influence costs of back pain
It is well-known that back pain belongs to the most frequent health problems in the industrial nations and, it is also well-known that it is the cause of considerable costs...
Wavelets crunch through doctors' day long struggle to diagnose brain tumors
Today if doctors devote a full day to analysis and expert thought, they may be able to provide just half a dozen patients with a diagnosis of the precise type...
Significant Efficacy Of Travelers' Diarrhea Vaccine Shown
Researchers have found that patients given a travelers' diarrhea vaccine were significantly less likely to suffer from clinically significant diarrhea than those who received placebo, according to a new study....
Who Cares What Gas Costs?
Eco-friendly alternative-fuel cars may one day put you on the road to freedom from that concern, reports Hattie Kauffman
Refinery emissions have had 'neutral' effect on residents' health: study
A 1999 study of an upgrade and expansion to the Irving Oil refinery accurately determined there would be no change to public health risks, says the New Brunswick Health Department.
New Therapy For Early Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Researchers carried out a cost-effectiveness analysis of both different modalities of veno-venous hemofiltration in the early stage and non-hemofiltration, for severe acute pancreatitis in China. They have concluded that short-term...
New Weapon For Attacking Tumor Invasion And Metastasis
Scientists have determined that AMD3100, originally developed in acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment, could markedly inhibit spreading of colorectal cancer cells by blocking a new pair of ligands and its...
Promising Chinese Herbal Targets Identified For Acute Pancreatitis
Researchers have determined the genetic treatment mechanism of Chaiqinchengqi decoction, which is a basic Chinese herbal compound commonly used in the treatment of acute pancreatitis. It can upregulate sarco/endoplasmic reticulum...
Learning From The Dead: What Facial Muscles Can Tell Us About Emotion
Laugh and the world laughs with you, but wrinkle your nose and you could find yourself on your own. A scientist who examined the facial muscles in cadavers has found...
Opinion: Your money or your health?
What is so good about organic milk as opposed to conventional milk? And why is raw milk illegal? Helen Lobato examines some of the excuses that she believes keep us...
Cannabis 'can harm foetal brain'
Smoking cannabis while pregnant could harm the developing brain in the womb, researchers in Scotland claim.
AP to meet with blogging group to form guidelines
(AP) -- The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a bloggers' group to help form guidelines under...
Really?: The Claim: A Spicy Meal Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep
An old wives’ tale has it that a little kick to the palate before bed can lead to fitful sleep, if not nightmares.
Personal Health: Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death Sentence
For a small but growing number of patients, once-fatal cancer has become a chronic disease.
Report Faults F.D.A. Action for Safe Food
The Food and Drug Administration has failed to carry out much of its own plan to protect the nation’s food supply, Congressional investigators say in a report.
Officials Find Expired Items at Drugstores in New York
One in four pharmacies across the state were found to be carrying expired items — including milk, eggs, infant formula and common medications.