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New Yorkers uneasy over organ-harvesting ambulance project
An ambulance rushes to the scene of an accident and the paramedics prepare to assist the victim. Behind them another ambulance rolls up, its paramedics ready to intervene if the...
Protein Found To Promote Antibiotic Resistance In A Common Food-borne Pathogen
Researchers have identified a novel factor that promotes the development of antibiotic resistance in a bacterial pathogen. The study explains that Mfd, a protein involved in DNA transcription and repair,...
Improving Brain Function In Rats Following A Stroke
Researchers have now shown that rats transplanted with cells isolated from human nasal polyps have improved brain function following a stroke compared with rats not transplanted with these cells.
Public health guide wrong to say parents can sleep with babies: Quebec coroner
Young parents are being misled about the dangers of sleeping with their infants, said the Quebec coroner's office in a new report on the deaths of two babies in 2007.
Ontario's smog causes 9,500 deaths per year, medical association says
Data from the Ontario Medical Association says that smog causes a worsening in respiratory and cardiac illnesses and contributes to earlier mortality as a result.
Effects of meningitis C jab may wear off
One in five 11 -13 year olds appear to have low antibodies against meningitis C after being immunised as young children, suggests an Oxford University study published in the British...
New drug to stop tuberculosis epidemic
Researchers at the University of Manchester are developing a new drug against tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest human infectious diseases, which is now threatening to reach epidemic proportions once...
Modified Surgical Technique Further Reduces Lung Surgery Pain
A simple variation in a surgical technique to reduce acute and chronic pain following lung surgery further reduces pain and helps return patients to normal activity quicker than the previous...
New guidelines for treating resistant hypertension
Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may...
Clinical trials in Africa receive funding boost
A new funding announcement means that African scientists will be able to mastermind their own medical research projects.
Should medical researchers share their results with the volunteers in their studies?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans volunteer to take part in medical research studies, from simple health surveys to detailed analyses of their DNA or tests of experimental medicines.
Adult Stem Cell Findings Offer New Hope For Parkinson's Cure
New research provides evidence that a cure for Parkinson's disease could lie just inside the nose of patients themselves. Adult stem cells harvested from the noses of Parkinson's patients gave...
Vitamins Help Prevent Vision Loss From AMD -- If Used Correctly
A study of individuals with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) found that nearly 40 percent of those likely to benefit from specific vitamin/mineral supplements were either not taking the supplements or...
New technology enhances therapeutic potential of cord blood stem cells
A CD26 Inhibitor increases the efficiency and responsiveness of umbilical cord blood for bone marrow transplants and may improve care for blood cancer patients according to research from Rush University...
Eagle wounded by poacher gets new beak
More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name — with the help of volunteers.
Laser Technique Fights Cancer With Light
When Sammie Bush mentioned to his doctor that he sometimes felt something in the back of his throat, he didn't expect to learn that he had cancer or that he...
Niacin's Role In Maintaining Good Cholesterol
A research team has uncovered the likely target of niacin in the liver, which should provide a clearer picture of how this vitamin helps maintain adequate HDL-cholesterol levels in the...
Another new wrinkle in treating skin aging
Topical applications of a naturally occurring fat molecule have the potential to slow down skin aging, whether through natural causes or damage, researchers report. read more
New guidance on patient consent lacks substance, says expert
Proposals to overhaul the approach to obtaining patient consent lack detail, contain advice that is non-specific, and might prevent doctors from making major changes to their practice warns an editorial...
Cycling saves health costs
According to a recent report, Australian cyclists help the government save $227 million each year, by avoiding the health costs of not getting enough exercise.
New Treatment Combination Safe For Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Treating pancreatic cancer with a combination of chemotherapy, biotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery is safe and may be beneficial for patients, according to a new study. In the preliminary...
Finding the source: Cells that initiate a common infant tumor identified
Infantile hemangiomas, exemplified by the strawberry-like patches that appear on the skin of infants soon after birth, are benign tumors that develop in 5%-10% of Caucasian infants and usually disappear...
New nightclub guidelines to reduce drug deaths
10-point checklist designed to decide whether person needs to be taken to hospital immediately
New research shows promise in treating cancer-related anorexia
A new study by Rudolph M. Navari, director of the University of Notre Dame`s Walther Cancer Center, reveals that a novel combination of two drugs shows great promise in treating...
New MRI to debut in African nation of Malawi; will save lives, advance malaria research
Michigan State University physician Terrie Taylor studies cerebral malaria in Malawi where the vast majority of malaria patients are children. And, in order to get a closer look at the...
Videos offer tips on reducing breast-cancer risk
Using certain plastics and cosmetics may increase the risk of breast cancer, according to emerging scientific research cited by Cornell investigators. Drinking from hard-plastic water bottles and using such personal-care...
S. African health minister: HIV rates declining
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof...
Men unaware of health problems
A preliminary study has found that many men have health problems that could be shortening their life expectancy, but few are aware of them.