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Testosterone Replacement Benefits Older Men With Low Testosterone, Studies Suggest
In older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy improves their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to two new studies.
Gesture Computer Interface Device Developed For Surgeons
Researchers have developed a new hand gesture recognition system, tested at a Washington, D.C., hospital, that enables doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures by motioning instead of touching...
Stem cells give old muscles new pep
Old muscle got a shot of youthful vigor in a stem cell experiment by bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, setting the path for research on new treatments for...
Vitamin D Linked To Colon Cancer Survival
Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in the vitamin,...
New Possibilities For Breast Cancer Treatment On The Horizon
The first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography and computed tomography technologies indicate that these scans could significantly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities and lead to...
Scientists urge European lipid research
STRASBOURG, France, June 18 (UPI) -- European scientists say a continentwide focus is needed in lipid research to help tackle such diseases as obesity, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's...
New Study Shows Potential To Treat Or Prevent Viral Cancers
A new study shows that radioimmunotherapy targeting viral antigens offers a novel option to treat -- or even prevent -- many viral cancers by targeting cancer cells expressing viral antigens...
Abortion Drug's Off-label Use May Have Led To Deaths
Scientists suggests that the immunosuppressive effect of the drug misoprostol, if given vaginally rather than orally along with RU-486 to terminate a pregnancy, is likely the reason a small number...
Fed Chief Addresses Health Care and Its Costs
Ben S. Bernanke told Congress that health spending would “rise relentlessly” unless lawmakers overhauled the health care system.
Team discovers new inhibitors of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells
Researchers have discovered a new family of agents that inhibit the growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells. The finding, described today at a meeting of the Endocrine Society, has opened...
Red wine's resveratrol may help battle obesity
Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new...
Racial disparities reduced in injury related mortality
When it comes to injury-related deaths, the gap between black and white American youths is narrowing, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Emergency workers carry out mock rescues in P.E.I. park
An exercise in P.E.I. National Park Saturday near Rustico helped a number of agencies learn to work together in an emergency as they rescued a number of role players from...
Britain to update first aid regulations
LONDON, June 16 (UPI) -- Britain's first aid regulations will soon be revised, with the changes to include replacement of the four-day First Aid at Work program.
Drink and drugs fuel Scottish suicide and homicide rates
Alcohol and drug misuse mean Scots are almost twice as likely to kill or take their own life compared to people living in England and Wales, research published today (Monday,...
Same-day pregnancy test provides valuable guidance to pre-surgery patients
The first trimester of any pregnancy is a precarious time, as about 15 percent of women who know they are pregnant will spontaneously miscarry. This risk increases when pregnant women...
Research finds aging is satisfying
University of Queensland research is turning conventional wisdom on its head when it comes to grumpy old men and women.
Some patients may not need insulin for long-term control of type 2 diabetes
Some patients with type 2 diabetes can control their disease for years yet avoid insulin injections by using multiple classes of oral diabetic medications, a new study found. read more
Expectant Moms Should Wait Out Due Date For Deliveries, Experts Urge
Many parents become anxious toward the end of a pregnancy, when women are sleepless, fatigued and finding it difficult to perform their daily activities. Technology during the past 10 years...
Hunger hormone increases during stress, may have antidepressant effect
New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat. read more
Dangerous drivers defy bans
Drivers who have been banned often continue to drive, posing a serious threat to others with their elevated risk of fatal accidents, according to a study.
Taiwan combats virus as death toll hits seven
Taiwan has barred children aged under five from going to public play areas in a bid to contain the spread of a highly contagious virus that has killed seven so...
Essential Dental Treatment Safe For Pregnant Women, Says New Study
Pregnant women can safely undergo essential dental treatment and receive topical and local anesthetics at 13 to 21 weeks gestation, says a new study.
Allergies: Specific Immunotherapy Works For Many People, Research Suggests
Specific immune therapy works for many people and it is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. When it is green and the flowers have returned, the allergy season has hit its...
Video Game Technology May Help Surgeons Operate On Beating Hearts
To do complex cardiac repairs while the heart is still beating, surgeons need images that show depth -- especially when navigating inside the hearts of children and newborns. Now cardiac...
Study links sleep apnea to memory loss
Got memory problems? If you suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, your brain tissue could be to blame. read more
Better recycled water test developed
A quick method has been developed to examine how safe recycled water really is to drink, by testing for more than one pathogen, as opposed to existing measures.
Indian twins born six weeks apart doing well: report
Twins born in eastern India almost six weeks apart and of the opposite sex are doing well despite low birth weights, doctors said, according to a report Sunday.