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Blood Loss Drug Again Found to Increase Death Rates in Surgery Patients
Experts say the anti-bleeding drug, now off the market, likely will never return.
FDA closes contract drug manufacturer
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it obtained a permanent injunction preventing the production of drugs by Scientific Laboratories Inc.
New Role Found For A Cardiac Progenitor Population
In a discovery that could one day lead to an understanding of how to regenerate damaged heart tissue, researchers have found that parent cells involved in embryonic development of the...
Common Bacteria Activating Natural Killer T Cells May Cause Autoimmune Liver Disease
A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Injecting laboratory mice with...
Most Effective Initial Therapy For HIV-1 Infection Identified
In the largest study of its kind to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs, researchers confirmed that one of the most frequently prescribed triple drug combinations for initial HIV infection is...
Mothers' Depression Linked To Young Children's Injuries
Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new...
Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs
Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead...
Vancouver researchers discover missing link between TB bacteria and humans
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward...
No new treatment required in reviewed cases of Winnipeg pathologist
An external review of a Winnipeg pathologist's work has not uncovered any cases in which a patient required additional treatment, health officials said Wednesday.
Estimated 3.2 Million Burmese Potentially Affected by Cyclone
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College, CUNY have developed geographic risk models, which indicate that as many as 3.2 million people in Burma...
Cigarette Bill Treats Menthol With Leniency
A ban of most flavored cigarettes would exempt menthol cigarettes, popular among African-Americans.
Muscles: More Than an Exercise in Vanity
Bulky isn’t necessarily better when it comes to muscles. What’s important is keeping them fit so they’ll provide power and strength as the body ages.
Waist: Watch Your Girth
Many studies suggest that for both men and women, it’s not how much you weigh that matters most, but where you carry those pounds.
Mouth: Dental Calamities That Can Truly Hurt
Cavities are one thing, but gum disease and oral cancer are dental problems that can have even more serious consequences.
Skin: Applying a Balm to the Years
Dermatologists say there are simple and inexpensive ways to stave off premature aging and its attendant wrinkles and loss of collagen.
Eyes: Care of the Eyes Demands Diligence
Regular exams are essential for uncovering glaucoma and other diseases that may otherwise remain undetected until they cause serious vision problems.
F.D.A. Chief Writes Congress for Money
The Food and Drug commissioner has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure that imported foods, drugs and medical devices are safe.
Michael Sokolove on ‘The Uneven Playing Field’
The author responded to selected readers’ questions and comments about his cover article on girls’ sports injuries.
For the Disabled, Age 18 Brings Difficult Choices
As medical advances have allowed patients who might have died as children to survive into adulthood, the health care system has yet to develop institutions for them.
Rescuers in Desperate Race to Find China Earthquake Survivors [News]
SHANGHAI, China--Rescue workers are using microphones and fiber-optic cable to probe rubble, searching for people trapped in Monday's devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province. Specially trained dogs are being used to...
Research examines factors in delaying or declining total knee replacement surgery
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State`s College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total...
Scientists are building database of bite marks
(AP) -- It has sent innocent men to death row, given defense attorneys fits and splintered the scientific community. For a decade now, attorneys and even some forensic experts...
Doctors told to check up on heart device patients
People with implanted heart devices need closer follow-up care, an international panel of heart specialists recommended Wednesday in the first guidelines for monitoring this rapidly growing group of patients....
Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs
LONDON (Reuters) - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird...
Learning from death
Vishva Dixit's study of cellular demise led to the discovery of a new molecular-signalling mechanism #20; one with implications for inflammation and perhaps much more, reports Melinda Wenner.
MDs, patients stay to side as Williams decries inquiry
Danny Williams maintains his concern for physicians and patients is motivating his criticism of the breast cancer inquiry, although he is not getting much support from either group.
Overworked, unsupported nurses more likely to report drug errors
Nurses who worked in hospitals that were understaffed or had inadequate resources were most likely to report medication mistakes, a new survey finds.
New research helps ostriches orgasm
Scientists have developed a safer method of manually collecting ostrich sperm, a procedure that previously involved significant risk from the powerful males.