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Study Links Rise in Mastectomies to M.R.I. Detection
New techniques for detecting breast cancer may be leading more women to have their entire breast removed.
Researchers Pinpoint How Smoking Causes Cancer
Researchers have pinpointed the protein that can lead to genetic changes that cause lung cancer. They discovered the production of a protein, FANCD2, is slowed when lung cells are exposed...
Major Shift In HIV Prevention Priorities Needed, Analysts Urge
According to a new policy analysis the most common HIV prevention strategies -- condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections, vaccine and microbicide research, and abstinence --...
Improving Anxiety Treatment Through The Help Of Brain Imaging: A Potential Future Treatment Strategy
Wouldn't it be nice if our doctors could predict accurately whether we would respond to a particular medication? This question is important because research studies provide information about how groups...
Arthritis Is A Potential Barrier To Physical Activity For Adults With Diabetes
People with diagnosed diabetes are nearly twice as likely to have arthritis, and the inactivity caused by arthritis hinders the successful management of both diseases, according to a new Morbidity...
Previously Unseen Switch Regulates Breast Cancer Response To Estrogen
A tiny modification called methylation on estrogen receptors prolongs the life of these growth-driving molecules in breast cancer cells. Most breast cancers contain estrogen receptors, which enable them to grow...
Cane Use May Reduce Risk Of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
A common, incurable joint disease, osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in elderly people. While nearly any joint can be affected, OA most often strikes the knee, particularly the...
New Link To Schizophrenia Discovered
Neuroscientists have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may participate in...
Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state media
The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state...
6-month Follow-up Diagnostic Mammograms Recommended For Women With Probably Benign Lesions, Study Suggests
Radiologists can, with confidence, recommend a six-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram rather than an immediate biopsy for patients with "probably benign" breast lesions, a new study emphasizes.
Do Antidepressants Enhance Immune Function?
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is an epidemic of global concern. The functioning of natural killer (NK) cells, which are a major element of...
Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer-fighting Therapy, Study Reveals
Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a...
When Statins Aren't Enough: New Trial Drug Points To Better Management Of Coronary Heart Disease
Despite widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, a significant number of cardiac patients continue to suffer heart attacks and stroke. Researchers theorize that high levels of an enzyme found in coronary...
China battles deadly EV-71 virus
More than 15,000 have been infected, and 28 children have died. ...
New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or...
Platypus venom could relieve pain
The dangerous venom found in male platypus spurs could potentially be valuable in pain relief and antibiotic medication, according to research.
Hormone used to treat reperfusion injury
MANHASSET, N.Y., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've used the hormone Ghrelin to block organ injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion, a common surgical problem.
Mechanism of cell death uncovered
Researchers have revealed how proteins are able to puncture a cell's power supply, the mitochnodria, triggering cell death that can prevent tumour growth.
Sonja Van Tichelen on why animal testing is becoming obsolete
Healthcare and cosmetic products no longer need to be tested on animals, says Sonja Van Tichelen, and European law needs updating
Lack Of Motivation In Schizophrenia Linked To Brain Chemical Imbalance
A study of patients with psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia suggests an alternative explanation for why many sufferers lack motivation. In addition to the hallucinations that often characterize schizophrenia, patients...
For Physician Assistant, Empathy Goes Two Ways
John C. Welton, 60, who atrophied from the chest down after contracting polio as a boy, sees to dying patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs
For millions of people with employer health insurance, premiums and co-payments have increased quickly while coverage has become less extensive.
For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End
“Slow medicine,” which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in nursing homes.
Quick Benefit to Smoking Halt, With a Caveat, Study Finds
A study showed major health benefits within five years for women who stop smoking, but also that it takes decades to correct respiratory damage and shed the added risk of...
State Watch for 2 Percent of Doctors
More than 2 percent of all doctors practicing in New York last year landed on the state medical board’s watch list because of problems including substance abuse or their professional...
VIDEO: Bionic Eye Unveiled
Doctors in Australia believe the bionic eye they've created is safer than similar devices developed in other countries.
Meningitis vaccine boosts immune response
HONOLULU, May 8 (UPI) -- Swiss-based Novartis says clinical trials show its new Menveo vaccine is effective in preventing four types of meningitis.
Obituary: Harvey Picker
Obituary: Key player in hospital equipment and healthcare advances