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Anti-HIV Drugs Reduce The Cause Of Some Forms Of Vision Loss
A potential new therapeutic use for anti-HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors in limiting the vision loss that often follows retinal detachment has been suggested by researchers studying the effects...
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...
Science Weekly podcast: homeopathy, placebos, and quackery
Alok Jha and James Randerson are joined by Simon Singh to discuss his new book, Trick or Treatment: Alternative Medicine on Trial. Plus, who will win the world's most...
Charlottetown hospital struck by superbug
Officials at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital are dealing with a rare form of infectious bacteria, vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
Will polyclinics deliver real benefits to patients?
Government proposals to establish polyclinics are intended to reshape NHS services, but will they deliver the more patient centred care they propose, or do they risk becoming an expensive mistake?...
A trial of removing food additives should be considered for hyperactive children
A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week`s BMJ.
What identifies cancer cells causing relapse and metastasis? Not CD133
New data, generated by Shahin Rafii and colleagues, at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, through analysis of human colon cancer cells and mice, have shed doubt on...
Best Bet For Boosting Brawn In Women Is Traditional Strength Training
Women who want to build muscle strength and endurance should choose traditional strength training methods instead of low velocity routines, according to a recent study. The study examined whether low...
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...
Sealife at risk from rapid acidification
Scientists find high acidity in North American Pacific coast that could profoundly effect sealife
New moms tested for HIV infection
LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Hundreds of new mothers in Britain are being tested for the HIV virus after learning the doctor who delivered their babies has the...
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...
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...
Reducing blockage fails to improve access to the bloodstream for kidney dialysis
Reducing early blockages in bloodstream access for kidney failure treatment does not increase the likelihood that the access will function adequately for long-term treatments, according to a study funded by...
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...
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...
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...
'Virtual bike' improves safety
Researchers unveil a motorcycle simulator to study rider behaviour and improve road safety.