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Quality Of Life Predicts Cancer Survival, Study Finds
Head and neck cancer patients who reported lower physical quality of life were more likely to die from their disease, according to a new study. The findings could mean that...
Quest For Better Treatment For Effects Of Menopause
During menopause, lack of estrogens increases the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases. Menopause is a natural period in the aging process of a woman. On ceasing the ovary function, the...
FDA panel favors Glaxo, Ligand blood drug
(AP) -- Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a blood-clotting drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Ligand Pharmaceuticals is effective for short-term use, despite reservations by FDA scientists.
Brazil says yes to stem cell research — again
Brazil has voted by a narrow margin to uphold legislation for research on embryonic stem cells.
Baking soda ingredient could find early cancers, study says
Bicarbonate, the key ingredient in baking soda, could eventually be used to find cancerous tumours earlier on MRI, say UK researchers.
New Breathing Exercises Help Manage Asthma
A presentation that demonstrates breathing exercises designed to help reduce the use of asthma inhalers is today available to the general public for free from the Cooperative Research Centre for...
Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Naproxen May Be Equally Effective At Reducing Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
Different types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin, appear to be equally effective in lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to the largest study of...
Could Amyloid Deposits Have Potential As Nanomaterials?
Amyloid deposits in tissues and organs are linked to a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type II diabetes, and prion diseases such as BSE. However, amyloids are not just...
New Vegetarian Food With Several Health Benefits
A new vegetarian food that boosts the uptake of iron and offers a good set of proteins. The food, called tempe, is moreover a whole-grain product with high folate content....
Erectile dysfunction supplement recalled
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Viril-Ity-Powder-brand erectile dysfunction supplement tablets.
Microbial stowaways: Are ships spreading disease?
Ships are inadvertently carrying trillions of stowaways in the water held in their ballast tanks. When the water is pumped out, invasive species could be released into new environments. Disease-causing...
New Vaccine Approach Prevents, Reverses Diabetes In Lab Study
Microspheres carrying targeted nucleic acid molecules fabricated in the laboratory have been shown to prevent and even reverse new-onset cases of type 1 diabetes in animal models. Currently,scientists are conducting...
Sedentary High School Girls Are At Significant Risk For Future Osteoporosis
Significant numbers of female high school athletes and non-athletes suffer from one or more components of the female athlete triad, a combination of three conditions that can lead to cardiovascular...
Medication Shows Promise For Patients With Severe Chronic Constipation
A new medication appears to offer significant relief to patients with severe chronic constipation while minimizing the likelihood of cardiac-related side effects. Constipation is a common medical problem, affecting about...
Stretching exercises may cut pre-eclampsia risk in pregnancy
Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a...
Drug labeling aimed at pregnant women may change
(AP) -- Doctors may soon get a new way to tell which medications are safe for women to use during pregnancy and when they breastfeed.
Dyslexia 'cure' company closes UK offices
Parents left unsure whether their children's treatment will be completed or the cost refunded
Keeping the rhythm of life in sync
Beyond symbolically holding our feelings of love and compassion, the heart is a very efficient pump with a steady beat that provides the rhythm of life. Abnormal rhythm in the...
Life, but not as we know it?
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science journal reports.
When your memories can no longer be trusted
You went to a wedding yesterday. The service was beautiful, the food and drink flowed and there was dancing all night. But people tell you that you are in hospital,...
Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work
Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck - the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince - are not inevitable. They result...
Molecule stops, prevents colitis symptoms
BOSTON, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered a sugar molecule produced by a bacterium in a person's gut that can mitigate colitis symptoms in...
Genetic testing for everyone
Private companies are starting to test customers' DNA for gene variants linked to an increased risk of conditions such as obesity or Alzheimer's disease. Helen Pearson looks at whether knowledge...
A new way to look at lung cancer and tobacco carcinogens
Two types of cancer-causing agents in cigarettes—a nicotine-derived chemical and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the main culprits in lung cancer. Exposure to tobacco smoke - both mainstream and...
Key allergy gene discovered
Researchers have found a gene that is involved in allergic disorders, such as asthma, findings that could provide the first step to new treatments.
Passion fruit extract eases asthma
A passion fruit extract developed in New Zealand can significantly reduce the severity of wheezing and coughing in asthma patients, a study has revealed.
Varied breakfasts boost mental health
Adding fruit to cereal could be the key to a teenager's happiness, according to new research that found varied breakfasts improve adolescent mental health.
Flu pandemic medical help left in the waiting room
GPs are not an integral part of Australian influenza planning, despite the important role they will play in limiting deaths in the event of a pandemic hitting the country, according...