F.D.A. Says Source of Tainted Tomatoes May Stay a Mystery

The Food and Drug Administration may never be able to pinpoint the origin of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have sickened hundreds of people, an agency official said Wednesday.

Blood Pressure Levels In Childhood Track Into Adulthood

High blood pressure in childhood is associated with higher blood pressure or hypertension in adulthood, according to a new study.

Mouse model of bone cancer is developed

BOSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have created a new mouse model of osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer and one of...

Anti-booze drug helps pathological gamblers

A drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers – it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior, according to a...

How Montezuma gets his revenge

Every year, about 500 million people worldwide are infected with the parasite that causes dysentery, a global medical burden that among infectious diseases is second only to malaria. read more

Jari Love's 'Get Ripped!' DVD exercise series doubles up on workouts to burn fat

AMA president speaks of pancreatic cancer struggle

CHICAGO (AP) -- As a doctor, Ron Davis knew what it meant when he got a diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer earlier this year....

Robot takes the pain and guesswork out of knee and hip replacements

Treatment revolution for 160,000 patients developed in Britain

Fat Mass And Obesity-associated Genes Increase Risk Of Disease In Mexican-Americans

A new study suggests people of Mexican-American descent who have genetic variants of fat gene FTO and Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) had higher triglyceride and lower HDL levels.

Breakthrough In Understanding Tumor Immune Therapy: Induction Of Tumor Dormancy Instead Of Killing

Researchers have uncovered an entirely new understanding on how the immune system may control tumor development. Until now it is strongly believed that the immune system controls growth of tumors...

Mutation Related To ADHD Drug Metabolism Discovered

Researchers have discovered a gene mutation directly involved in the metabolism of the most common and perhaps most known medication used to treat ADHD, methylphenidate (MPH), or Ritalin. The discovery...

Engineer Develops Detergent To Promote Peripheral Nerve Healing

A detergent solution that treats donor nerve grafts to circumvent an immune rejection response has been used to create acellular nerve grafts now used successfully in hospitals around the country....

What's wrong with selling kidneys?

A regulated system of compensation for living donors may be the solution to the growing shortage of kidneys for transplantation, writes Arthur Matas, Professor of Surgery at the University of...

Risk-of-death Charts By Age And Gender Updated

Researchers have updated charts that show an American's risk of dying from a given cause over the next ten years, based on age, sex and smoking status. At all ages,...

Combining Radiation And Surgery Significantly Improves Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients

Adding radiation therapy to surgery significantly improves overall survival in patients diagnosed with node-positive head and neck cancer when compared to treating with surgery alone, according to a study in...

South African court bans trials of vitamin treatments for Aids

Team of scientists and doctors, including former Mbeki adviser, banned from conducting unauthorised trials in townships

Letter: Injustices in HIV care are closer to home

Letter: Injustices in providing HIV treatment are far closer than the UK government would like to admit

Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutes

(AP) -- Researchers at MIT believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes. For years, doctors have struggled to get some TB...

Foot cancer on rise

LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- Flip-flops and sandals may put wearers at risk of developing skin cancer on their feet, doctors in Britain warn.

Computers as safe as medical experts for prescribing blood thinning drugs

The largest ever study into the administration of blood thinning drugs, principally Warfarin, has concluded that dosages calculated by computer are at least as safe and reliable as those provided...

Weight gain in children has no association with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

An analysis of 12 recent studies indicate that there is virtually no link between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and teens. The meta-analysis is...

Overcoming Drug Resistance—Nanoparticles Trigger Built-In Cell-Death Signal

One of the most vexing problems in treating cancer is the propensity of tumors to develop resistance to a wide range of anticancer drugs. Over 70 percent of ovarian cancer...

Doctor to study Manitoba Marathon's effects on runners' hearts

A Winnipeg doctor is taking advantage of this weekend's Manitoba Marathon to embark on a unique study of the hearts of runners of the 42.2-kilometre event.

Joint Distraction Promotes Structural Repair In Patients With Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

Joint distraction (the use of a surgical frame around a degenerated joint to strengthen and promote repair) promotes cartilage repair in severe end stage osteoarthritis of the knee. Almost complete...

China to award blood donors 'medals for life', says WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - China has improved the safety of its blood supply by drawing in more volunteer donors, some of whom will be awarded Olympics-inspired "medals for life," the World...

Oily Fish Can Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis, But Smoking And Psychosocial Stress Increase Its Risk

New data show that intake of oily fish is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, whereas psychosocial work stress and smoking can increase the risk of developing...

1 patient's account of becoming a live kidney donor

Annabel Ferriman, an editor at the BMJ, gives a frank first person account of her journey through the "protracted" and sometimes "frustrating" process of becoming a live kidney donor to...

Less hype and more research needed into new 'superbug,' say experts

Recent tabloid hype over the "newly emerging superbug", Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, is misplaced, say experts in this week's issue of the BMJ.