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New Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis Leaves 50 Percent Of Recent Onset Patients Symptom-free Within 36 Weeks
At least 50 percent of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission within 36 weeks when following a systematic approach of step-up DMARD treatment in combination with tight control, according...
Blood Substitute's Effectiveness And Safety Addressed In Large Clinical Trial
A blood substitute's effectiveness and safety was addressed in a large Phase III clinical trial by academic and industry researchers.
Research finds cane toad vulnerabilities
Researchers have found strategies that could reduce cane toad populations, such as releasing a fear pheromone or attacking bacteria that helps the toad.
Aged care residents needing more care
According to a recent report, aged care residents need more care than they did a decade ago - residents tend to stay longer and more of them require high-level care.
Cancer-killing viruses influence tumor blood-vessel growth
Viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells offer a promising strategy for treating incurable brain tumors such as glioblastoma, but the body's natural defenses often eliminate the viruses before they...
New research shows room for improvement in health news
Research into the news reporting of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Australia, has revealed that much of the information the public receives through the media is inaccurate or incomplete.
Tamoxifen might be effective in the treatment of Leishmania amazonensis infections
Researchers from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, have shown the efficacy of an alternative drug against Leishmania amazonensis, one of the species that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in South America....
Smoking cuts life span by nearly five years: study
Smoking cigarettes has the same effect as cutting the life span by close to five years, according to a mortality risk chart released Tuesday in the US Journal of the...
Anti-estrogen drug therapy reduces risk of invasive breast cancer in older women
New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. ...
'Addicted' cells provide early cancer diagnosis
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have detected subtle changes that may make the bowel more vulnerable to the development of tumours.
Vital Signs: Nutrition: Mediterranean Diet May Cut Diabetes Risk
Patients who adhered more strictly to the Mediterranean diet reduced their relative risk of diabetes by 83 percent, a new study found.
Vital Signs: Regimens: Wine May Help Keep Liver Healthy
A glass of wine a day may reduce the risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Global Update: Direct Advice Has Direct Effects on Improving Neonatal Survival
A new study shows that home visits by even lightly trained health workers can make huge differences in infant survival.
Spread of Tuberculosis Seen Slowing Progress on AIDS
Tuberculosis and AIDS are now epidemic in many areas of the world, and the two infectious diseases must be addressed together, said United Nations officials.
Vital Signs: Outcomes: Tooth Loss Tied to Pregnancy
A new study suggests that the more babies a woman has, the more likely she is to lose teeth.
Cases: Showing the Patient the Door, Permanently
The physician-patient contract gives a doctor the right to dismiss a patient, but could I fire a patient because I didn’t like his mother?
Opposition to Menthol Cigarettes Grows
Seven former health secretaries protested menthol’s special treatment in a tobacco bill pending in Congress.
Oscar Ratnoff, 91, Expert on Blood Clots, Is Dead
Dr. Ratnoff’s insightful research into how the blood coagulates helped reveal the “waterfall” biochemical response involved in the body’s reaction to wounds and trauma.
Skin Deep: Zapping Teenage Torment
Removing hair, like getting braces, is making the transition from vanity to necessity for increasingly more parents and their girls and boys.
A City Where Hospitals Are as Ill as the Patients
Since a large hospital closed last summer, thousands of people in South Los Angeles have scrambled for care.
F.D.A. Reviews Arthritis Drugs for Links to Cancer
Regulators are investigating whether a group of arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters.
More People Undergoing Colonoscopy in New York
The number of New York City residents 50 and older who have undergone a colonoscopy has risen by about 50 percent in five years, city officials announced on Thursday.
Quick Responses To Influenza Outbreaks Reduces Illness And Death
Influenza outbreaks were shorter and resulted in fewer cases and fewer deaths at long-term care facilities that started residents on preventive antiviral medications within five days of the first case,...
FDA official says baby bottles with bisphenol A safe
(AP) -- Plastic baby bottles and water bottles are safe, a federal health official said Tuesday, seeking to ease public concerns about the health hazards of a chemical used...
St. John's wort does not appear effective for treating ADHD in children and teens
Children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were treated with the herb St. John's wort did not have any greater improvement in ADHD symptoms compared to those who received...
CDC: Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries
(AP) -- More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational...
We know toddlers can't count, but they are good at statistics
Toddlers can't count. And, to be honest, statistics is the one field of math that has never really clicked for me. But there is mounting evidence that children and adults...
Milan clinic probed for alleged needless surgery
MILAN, Italy (AP) -- Police have arrested 13 doctors from a clinic in Milan who investigators suspect performed needless and sometimes fatal operations to make more money....