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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...
Depression And Diabetes: Fellow Travelers, Researchers Say
Researchers have long known that type 2 diabetes and depression often go hand in hand. However, it's been unclear which condition develops first in patients who end up with both....
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...
Illnesses improve with excess weight loss
NEW YORK, June 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say gastric band patients losing less than half of their excess weight within a year of surgery experience dramatically improved...
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...
Herpes may trigger unusual form of diabetes: study
LONDON (Reuters) - A common herpes virus might trigger an unusual form of type 2 diabetes found in sub-Saharan Africa that is characterized by rapid onset of disease, French researchers...
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.
'Hazardous Drinking' May Be A New 'Check Stop' On The Way To Alcohol Dependence
Current diagnostic guides divide alcohol-use disorders into two categories: alcohol abuse/harmful use and alcohol dependence. Some researchers and clinicians believe this is insufficient, that there should be a third, preceding...
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...
Edmonton-area dentist tests positive for hepatitis B
Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of an Edmonton-area dentist after he tested positive for the hepatitis B virus, Capital Health said Tuesday.
AMA takes no action on tobacco bill challenge
CHICAGO (AP) -- Is menthol a flavor that should be banned from cigarettes? That's a tricky question, according to the American Medical Association whose members on Tuesday found themselves opposing...
Inherited melanoma risk: What you do know does help you
When people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactively—much like those who have...
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...
Syphilis study yields important findings
ATLANTA, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying syphilis bacteria say they have found genetic variations that could have significant clinical and epidemiological importance.
Eat (Chocolate), Drink (Coffee) and be Merry
Stumped at the café? Go for a mocha. According to new research, the tasty beverage provides a double-whammy of health benefits: chocolate may slow cancer growth, and java could help...
New weight loss diet recommends high-carb and protein big breakfast
Researchers have found a possible way to overcome the common problem of dieters eventually abandoning their diet and regaining the weight they lost. Eat a big breakfast packed with carbohydrates...
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.
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 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...