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Diabetes cocktail recommended for Type 2
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (UPI) -- A leading U.S. diabetes researcher said patients with Type 2 diabetes should be treated from the start with a powerful drug cocktail.
Improving Drug Design: Chemist Learn To Make Left Or Right Versions Of Synthetic Drug Molecules
A chemist has apparently solved a long-standing frustration in creating certain synthetic molecules that make up drugs, which could lead to better drugs with fewer side effects. Like human hands,...
Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market
(AP) -- Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market Saturday after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said.
MRI Useful And Reliable In Surgical Planning Of Patients With Rectal Cancer
3T MRI can accurately stage, and help surgeons plan sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer, according to a recent study.
How To Lose Weight Without Losing Bone
A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss -- and the evidence is in...
Alltel customers worry about Verizon deal
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' deal to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion was applauded by investors and should mean a greater range of choices for Alltel subscribers, but some...
New Insights Into Role Of Breastfeeding In Preventing Infant Death, HIV Infection
Two studies offer insights into preventing early death and HIV infection among breastfeeding infants of mothers with HIV in resource poor countries.
Diet drug linked to British deaths
LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- Britain's drug regulator said the anti-obestity drug rimonabant, marketed as Acomplia, has been linked to the deaths of five patients, including one suicide.
Growing Bone the Easy Way
Vitamins may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers at Imperial College have developed a new type of glass that dissolves harmlessly in the body and promotes calcium growth....
Primary care visits reduce hospital utilization among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that primary care visits reduce hospital utilization among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. The recently published study appears...
Researchers determine risk factors for infection after liver transplantation
Nearly 9 percent of patients who recently underwent liver transplantation suffered a subsequent surgical site infection (SSI). Risk factors included having had biliary-enteric anastomosis (choledocho-jejunal or hepatic-jejunal reconstruction), previous liver...
Researchers Invited to Johns Hopkins Autoimmunity Day Via Web
Autoimmune disease researchers worldwide are invited to access via Webcast, at no charge, the Johns Hopkins 10th Annual Autoimmunity Day scheduled for Friday, June 13, 2008.
Initiating drinking at younger age heightens women's risk for alcohol dependence
Women born after 1944 began drinking alcohol at younger ages than their elders, and that appears to have put them at greater risk for alcoholism, according to researchers at Washington...
How best to treat chronic pain? The jury is still out
How best to alleviate chronic pain, a leading cause of disability and employee absenteeism, continues to perplex both patients and their doctors.
Mercury fillings pose health risks, FDA warns
Mercury in dental amalgams may pose health risks to children, fetuses and pregnant women, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning.
Road Traffic Deaths In China Have Soared Almost 100 Percent In 20 Years
The number of road traffic deaths in China has soared almost 100 percent in two decades, reveals a study published in the journal Injury Prevention.
Indonesia hushes up bird flu deaths
(AP) -- A 15-year-old girl died of bird flu last month, becoming Indonesia's 109th victim, but the government decided to keep the news quiet. It is part of a...
Extended infant antiretroviral prophylaxis reduces HIV risk during breastfeeding
In many resource-poor countries, infants born to mothers with HIV receive a single dose of nevirapine (NVP) and a one-week dose of zidovudine (ZDV) to prevent transmission of HIV from...
Communities to get $300 million to tackle health
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In Memphis, black Medicare beneficiaries are nearly six times as likely as whites to have a leg amputated, a complication stemming from vascular disease and diabetes....
UK Medics Solve Ancient Riddle Of 'Finger Clubbing'
A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been explained by researchers at the University of Leeds. The phenomenon of "finger clubbing", a deformity...
Doctors, Engineers To Study Bombs, Brains
Bombproof vehicle maker Force Protection and the Medical University of South Carolina form new center to better understand bomb-related brain trauma.
Privacy chiefs seek better online protection for kids
Canada's privacy watchdogs are warning young people to protect their personal information online - and they are urging governments to help them.
Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 percent in breast imaging of low-risk women
Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study.
FDA reviewing arthritis drugs for cancer link
(AP) -- Federal regulators are investigating whether a group of best-selling arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough Corp. and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters.
British bird flu outbreak 'highly pathogenic': officials
An outbreak of the H7 strain of bird flu at a farm in central England is "highly pathogenic," officials said Wednesday.
Overuse of Flip-flops Can Lead to Orthopedic Problems
Auburn University researchers have found that wearing thong-style flip-flops can result in sore feet, ankles and legs. The research team, led by biomechanics doctoral student Justin Shroyer, presented its findings...
Banned inside, smokers puff away outside Regina hospital
Smoking is banned in Saskatchewan hospitals, but it's sometimes a different story outside.
Non-whites receive harsher sentences for inflicted traumatic brain injury of children
Non-white defendants are nearly twice as likely to receive harsher prison sentences than white defendants in North Carolina criminal cases stemming from inflicted traumatic brain injury of young children.