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One-year post-heart attack angina studied
DENVER, June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. cardiologists have discovered nearly 1-in-5 patients experiences chest pain one year after suffering a heart attack.
New assays may reduce live animal testing
WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. regulatory agencies say they've approved two new assaying methods that are expected to reduce live animal testing for ocular safety products.
Severe Retinal Hemorrhaging Is Linked To Severe Motor Vehicle Crashes
The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the...
Potential Role Of Fish-based Fatty Acids In Resolving, Preventing Asthma
In an ongoing effort to determine the anti-inflammatory value of diets rich in some types of fish, scientists studying asthma and allergic reactions have found that a molecule produced by...
Certain Anticancer Agents Could Be Harmful To Patients With Heart Disease
A set of promising new anticancer agents could have unforeseen risks in individuals with heart disease, suggests research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The anticancer drugs...
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General Anesthesia: Sleep During Surgery, Wake up in Pain [News]
Researchers studying the effects of general anesthesia recently made a startling discovery: the drugs used to knock out patients during surgery may lead to increased pain when they wake up....
Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Death From Cardiovascular, All Causes
Individuals with lower blood levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk of death overall and from cardiovascular causes, according to a new report.
Pigs Prefer Three Square Meals A Day
Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions. New research shows that while pigs in the wild spend much time searching...
Lack of cervical cancer screening 'putting women at risk'
Women in developing countries are not regularly screened for cervical cancer, putting them at greater risk from the disease, finds a study.
Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
(AP) -- The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for...
Crucial factors in lymphoma development and survival discovered
Experiments with new mouse model suggest therapeutic targets Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center have discovered an important factor in the development of B-cell lymphomas, one of...
Potential Key To Better Drugs To Fight Toxoplasmosis Parasite Discovered
Researchers can now help explain how the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis transforms into a cyst form that resists drugs and the body's immune system, yet can emerge from its dormant...
Subtle Nervous System Abnormalities Appear To Predict Risk Of Death In Older Individuals
Subtle but clinically detectable neurological abnormalities, such as reduced reflexes and an unstable posture, may be associated with the risk of death and stroke in otherwise healthy older adults, according...
Vital Signs: Prognosis: Diabetes and Depression Track Each Other
A recent study suggests a new level of complexity in the relationship between diabetes and depression.
Vital Signs: Safety: Deaths Soar After Repeal of Helmet Law
Researchers who studied deaths and injuries after a helmet law was repealed say that decision had lethal, and expensive, consequences.
Vital Signs: Nutrition: Chinese Ingredient Said to Help the Heart
A new study suggests that Chinese red yeast rice reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks in people who have already had one.
Bob Chaundy talks to Sally Hurst about the trauma of losing her leg to cancer
Sally Hurst lost her leg to cancer at the age of 27, and is suing her GP for failing to spot it sooner. Bob Chaundy discovers the traumas she faced
Why Is This Stroke Drug So Dangerous?
Researchers shed light on how tPA causes a life-threatening side effect--and how it might be fixed
Study: Higher interstate speed limit proves safe for Indiana
Researchers at Purdue University have determined that raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 on Interstate 65 in Indiana has not increased the probability of fatalities or severe injuries.
Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
Blacks and Hispanics appear less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than whites because of socioeconomic, health care access and language barriers, according to a report in the June 23...
Australian ads target kids more freely
Advertising aimed at children is regulated less in Australia than most of several other OECD countries compared in a study, suggesting a link to high childhood obesity.
Baby crocs start chatting even before they hatch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, perhaps signaling that it is time to be born, French researchers reported...
Feature: Mending broken hearts naturally
Using a soluble synthetic scaffold, researchers are pioneering a way to build replacement body parts, reports Julian Cribb.
US Pharmacopeia announces revised heparin monographs and reference standards
Standards updated in response to public health threat associated with blood-thinning drug's adulteration with over-sulfated chondroitin The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention announces that revised monographs for heparin sodium and...
Math Could Help Cure Leukemia
In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia may be cured of the disease with an optimally timed cancer vaccine,...
Protecting Yourself From Nasty Superbugs: Suggestions From Mayo Clinic
Superbugs -- bacteria that are resistant to many commonly used antibiotics -- can seem scary. Antibiotic resistance means illnesses last longer, and the risk of complications and death increases. Many...
Infant Play Drives Chimpanzee Respiratory Disease Cycles
The signature boom-bust cycling of childhood respiratory diseases was long attributed to environmental cycling. However, the effect of school holidays on rates of social contact amongst children is increasingly seen...