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Long-term Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk Until 5 Years After Use, Study Finds
Now there is proof for women in Germany, too: If hormone replacement therapy is taken over a period of more than five years, the risk of breast cancer will increase....
The Emerging Role Of Infection In Alzheimer's Disease
A number of chronic diseases are in fact caused by one or more infectious agents. For example, stomach ulcers are caused by Helicobacter pylori, chronic lung disease in newborns and...
More Patients With Drug-coated Cardiac Stents Survive, Avoid Costly Follow-up Procedures
Patients with drug-coated stents are less apt to die, have heart attacks or require extra stents or bypass surgery in the two years following placement of the stent, compared to...
HHS starts new drug, device safety program
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said a new program to analyze medical records should mean quicker identification of safety issues with drugs and medical devices.
Licorice Extract Provides New Treatment Option For Canker Sores
What common oral condition appears as shallow ulcers of different sizes, affects one in five Americans, can be caused by food allergies and hormonal changes, and also can cause severe...
Immune Cells May Induce Gastritis During H. Pylori Infection
Researchers have examined the inflammatory response induced by macrophages that may contribute to the development of gastritis during Helicobacter pylori infection in mice. H. pylori is the causative agent of...
New Discovery May Lead To Early Cancer Detection
Researchers are shining a new ray of hope on patients with pancreatic cancer. They've developed new reagents, or antibodies, that can recognize this often lethal disease. This important discovery may...
Major 'missed' biochemical pathway emerges as important in virtually all cells
A new study by Duke University researchers provides more evidence that the nitric oxide (NO) system in the life of a cell plays a key role in disease, and the...
Gatekeepers are discovered in the human cell 'shredder'
Insulin, a hormone released in large quantities when food is consumed, is reduced by 50% only three to five minutes later. However, if the cell’s internal waste disposal system malfunctions,...
Study finds unique HIV vaccine formula elicits strong immune responses
Today, Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc. (ABL) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report that their unique HIV vaccine formulation was effective in eliciting strong and balanced immune responses...
Premature tooth loss can affect oral health for years to come
The prospect of exchanging a tooth for that coveted reward from the tooth fairy often has kids wiggling teeth with vigor, but what happens when a primary or permanent tooth...
Bangladesh reports 1st human case of H5N1 bird flu
(AP) -- Bangladesh's Health Ministry says the nation's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected.
Probing question: Are print newspapers dying?
It's a morning routine repeated across the country: Before heading off to work, you sit down at the table with a cup of coffee, a bowl of cereal and the...
Inflammation drug may benefit diabetics
BOSTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Researchers in Boston say an anti-inflammatory drug prescribed for arthritis may be beneficial in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
FAA bans smoking cessation drug Chantix
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration banned Chantix, a smoking cessation drug, from the list of medications pilots and air-traffic controllers can use.
Noninvasive Device For GERD, Obesity Developed
A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders -- gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity has recently been developed. Typically, operations for GERD or obesity are performed using...
High-school Girls Who Consider Themselves Attractive Are More Likely To Be Targets For Bullying
High school females who viewed themselves as attractive had a 35 percent higher risk of being indirectly victimized. This includes being involved in emotionally damaging scenarios such as receiving hurtful...
No Link Found Between Antidepressants And Birth Defects, According To New Study
Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers found that antidepressants had no effect on...
Faculty Design Clinical Trial Study for Drug Aimed at Slowing Memory Loss
Faculty at the University of North Carolina Wilmington have played a key role in designing, analyzing and interpreting a national clinical trial study of a new drug that may help...
Common virus blamed for 5 infant deaths, CDC says
(AP) -- A common virus traditionally viewed as mild killed at least five U.S. infants last year, government health officials said Thursday.
Gear Test | Blister Remedies: Physical Culture | At Trail’s End, There’s Nothing Like Happy Feet
Despite improvements in socks and shoes, blisters remain a sports injury that won’t go away.
Oocyte-specific gene mutations cause premature ovarian failure
Mutations in a gene called FIGLA cause premature ovarian failure in at least a percentage of women who suffer from the disorder, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in...
Stabilizing cancer-fighting p53 can also shield a metastasis-promoter
Efforts to protect the tumor-suppressor p53 could just as easily shelter a mutant version of the protein, causing cancer cells to thrive and spread rather than die, according to research...
Sports-related knee injuries more severe in girls than boys: study
When it comes to playing sports, the knee injuries that boys and girls sustain are very different, suggests new research. Boys suffer more injuries overall, but in girls, the injuries...
'Virtual bike' improves safety
Researchers unveil a motorcycle simulator to study rider behaviour and improve road safety.
Tiny barcodes could aid diagnosis
Scientists have developed fluorescent barcodes , known as nanostrings, that could revolutionise both clinical diagnoses and research.
No closing of ICUs, health minister says
A consultant's report on intensive-care units in Nova Scotia concludes the current system is unsustainable, but the health minister says that doesn't mean hospitals will lose their ICUs.
Pioneering face surgeon, 42, is found dead
Co-founder of charity Facing the world who pioneered reconstructive surgery for children with facial disfigurement