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Williams attacks cancer commissioner's 'disdain' during testimony
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams lashed out Friday at the judge running the province's breast cancer inquiry.
CDC: Salmonella-tainted tomato illnesses reach 228
(AP) -- The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food...
Fat mass and obesity assoicated genes increased risk of disease in Mexican-Americans
A study from the University of Southern California suggests people of Mexican-American descent who have genetic variants of fat gene FTO and Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) had higher triglyceride and...
FDA orders boxed warning for Regranex
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the addition of a boxed warning for Regranex (becaplermin) because of an increased risk of cancer...
Cancer incidence and mortality in young people decreases with increasing deprivation
Results of research into the associations between cancer and socio-economic deprivation and affluence have shown that, in contrast to cancers in older people, the numbers of new cases and deaths...
Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis
(AP) -- When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president...
New PET Scanning Probe Will Allowing Monitoring Of The Immune System
Researchers have modified a common chemotherapy drug to create a new probe for Positron Emission Tomography, an advance that will allow them to model and measure the immune system in...
Caution on stem cell therapy
A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell - a discovery that complicates prospects for using the versatile cells to replace damaged tissue as...
Fake patients test Vermont medical students
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- The patient talked a mile a minute, hopped off the exam table, paced around and poked through the cupboards when the medical students entered the exam...
Pregnancy linked to forgetfullness
A study may have found the reason that women are supposedly more forgetful when pregnant, after discovering that a hormone linked to Alzheimer's spikes during pregnancy.
Heart risk higher for Indigenous
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a 30 per cent higher chance of developing heart disease than non-Indigenous Australians, a study has found.
Doctors fail to report income
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 8 (UPI) -- Three researchers at Harvard University in Massachusetts are suspected of failing to report a large portion of their income to the university,...
Breast cancer screening saves lives
A program offering free mammograms to screen for breast cancer is still saving lives, detecting almost a third of all new breast cancer cases diagnosed in Australia.
Health Care Providers Urged To Address The Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes And Sleep Apnea By International Diabetes Federation
The International Diabetes Federation has warned that recent research demonstrates that type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are closely related, and that both disorders have significant implications on public...
Gene Therapy Involving Antibiotics May Help Patients With Usher Syndrome
A new approach to treating vision loss caused by Type 1 Usher syndrome (USH1), the most common condition affecting both sight and hearing, has been developed. Preliminary results using a...
Genes May Determine Which Smoking Cessation Treatment Works Best
Kicking the habit may soon become easier for the nation's 45 million smokers. For the first time, researchers have identified patterns of genes that appear to influence how well individuals...
New Method Of Managing Risk In Pregnancy Leads To Healthier Newborns, Better Outcomes For Moms
Researchers have found an alternative method for obstetric care that leads not only to healthier newborns, but better outcomes for moms as well. The method maximizes the chance for vaginal...
Substance In Red Wine, Resveratrol, Found To Keep Hearts Young
How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? The answer to the so-called "French paradox" may...
Stink bomb gas to give stroke victims new hope
Scientists use hydrogen sulphide to put patients into 'suspended animation'
Dominican Republic: HIV/AIDS 'higher in rural areas'
A health survey reveals that HIV/AIDS in rural Dominican areas is four times higher than the national average.
Cardiac devices and advanced heart failure: Are we selecting the wrong patients?
Patients with advanced heart failure may be receiving implantable cardiac devices that do not help them because they are too ill to benefit from the treatment, a Saint Louis University...
Higher co-payments reduce use of antidepressants
As they struggle to contain skyrocketing medication costs, health plans across the U.S. have responded by implementing multi-tiered formularies requiring higher copayments for 'non-preferred' medications. New research from Brandeis University...
Scottish island cleared of rats
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 7 (UPI) -- Clearing a small island in the Scottish Hebrides of rats took three years and cost 50 pounds ($100) per rat.
Lead Leaching And Faucet Corrosion In PVC Home Plumbing
Scientists in Virginia are reporting that home plumbing systems constructed with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipes may be more susceptible to leaching of lead and copper into drinking water than...
Keeping Beer Fresher
Scientists in Venezuela are reporting an advance in the centuries-old effort to preserve the fresh taste that beer drinkers value more than any other characteristic of that popular beverage. Their...
Vigorous Exercise Can Help Seniors Avoid Disability
Healthy seniors who are physically active and exercise for more than 60 minutes each week can lessen their chances of disability as they age, finds a new long-term study. "This...
WHO target met on providing HIV drugs in developing world - two years late
Target to get 3 million people on treatment finally achieved, although much work still to be done
Beneficial Bacteria Help Control Produce Pathogen
A new food safety treatment could increase the effectiveness of conventional produce sanitization methods. Microbiologists developed and tested the method, which pits beneficial bacteria against potentially harmful ones. The beneficial...