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Urologists Identify Seven Biomarkers That May Help Pinpoint Prostate Cancer Recurrence
A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, researchers have found.
Huntington's Disease: Discovery Will Assist Treatment And Research Into Fatal Brain Disorder
Research using newly developed Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology could soon allow clinicians to confirm Huntington's disease before symptoms appear in people who have the gene for the fatal brain disease.
'Wide health gap' among Mexico regions
The southern states of Mexico have the highest mortality rates and 'poverty diseases', says a WHO study.
Exercise Reduces Hunger In Lean Women But Not Obese Women
Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. Obese women claimed they were less hungry than lean women before...
Is it time to revisit the current protein recommendations?
Current protein recommendations were established with the goal of preventing deficiency, but newer research indicates that many adults may benefit from eating more than the minimum requirement. These findings are...
Better treatments for malaria in pregnancy are needed
Malaria in pregnancy threatens the life of both mother and child, and yet there has been very little research on how best to treat it, say a team of malaria...
New Therapy For Early Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Researchers carried out a cost-effectiveness analysis of both different modalities of veno-venous hemofiltration in the early stage and non-hemofiltration, for severe acute pancreatitis in China. They have concluded that short-term...
Learning From The Dead: What Facial Muscles Can Tell Us About Emotion
Laugh and the world laughs with you, but wrinkle your nose and you could find yourself on your own. A scientist who examined the facial muscles in cadavers has found...
Opinion: Your money or your health?
What is so good about organic milk as opposed to conventional milk? And why is raw milk illegal? Helen Lobato examines some of the excuses that she believes keep us...
Cannabis 'can harm foetal brain'
Smoking cannabis while pregnant could harm the developing brain in the womb, researchers in Scotland claim.
AP to meet with blogging group to form guidelines
(AP) -- The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a bloggers' group to help form guidelines under...
Plasmodium vivax -- challenging the dogma of being 'benign'
Plasmodium. vivax can cause severe malaria associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, show two studies published in PLoS Medicine this week. These findings challenge the current dogma that P. falciparum...
Really?: The Claim: A Spicy Meal Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep
An old wives’ tale has it that a little kick to the palate before bed can lead to fitful sleep, if not nightmares.
Personal Health: Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death Sentence
For a small but growing number of patients, once-fatal cancer has become a chronic disease.
Report Faults F.D.A. Action for Safe Food
The Food and Drug Administration has failed to carry out much of its own plan to protect the nation’s food supply, Congressional investigators say in a report.
Officials Find Expired Items at Drugstores in New York
One in four pharmacies across the state were found to be carrying expired items — including milk, eggs, infant formula and common medications.
Skin Deep: Putting ‘You Look Tired’ to Rest
Treating dark eye circles is a priority with women (and beauty marketers).
Fitness: Counting Steps, Not Votes, on Capitol Hill
Staffers on Capitol Hill are taking part in a pedometer challenge that measures how many steps everyone has taken, and the pedometer readings are starting to rival poll numbers.
Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
A country not known for obesity has undertaken an ambitious campaign to slim down its citizenry.
George E. Moore, 88, Cancer Researcher, Is Dead
In 1954, Mr. Moore and colleagues published a pioneering study of male patients with cancer of the mouth, connecting the use of chewing tobacco with the disease.
Vital Signs: Hazards: Golf Carts Get Around, and Injuries Rise
The number of people hurt in golf carts doubled between 1990 and 2006, a new report suggests.
Vital Signs: Exercise: Link Is Seen Between Crime and Fitness
A new study that looked at the physical characteristics of about 5,000 Arkansas inmates found that most were athletically fit when they entered prison.
Vital Signs: Aging: Cue the Lights and Help Dementia
Researchers who put brighter lights into nursing homes have found that residents with dementia appear to suffer fewer symptoms.
Salmonella Cases in 5 More States
The new cases raise the number of states affected to 28 and the number of people sickened to 277, which is 49 more than last week’s reported number.
A Search for Answers in Russert’s Death
Tim Russert’s sudden death last week at 58 from a heart attack was a sad reminder that heart disease can be silent.
Essay: Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent
I have been hearing physician colleagues voice a level of dissatisfaction with medical practice that is alarming.
Ian Sample reports on studies showing shape and size of gay men's brains
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Drug-resistant bacteria found in pork
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in pigs, pork products and even some veterinarians who work with swine.