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Robots may someday operate without doctors
DURHAM, N.C., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers say the world is moving closer to the day when robots will perform surgery with minimal or no guidance from...
Women And Heart Attack: Failure To Recognize Symptoms, Failure To Treat Appropriately, Study Finds
The gender gap is alive and well in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to treatment in both heart attack...
Blocked Brain Enzyme Decreases Appetite and Promotes Weight Loss
Imagine being able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body's ability to handle blood sugar levels. That's just what Tony Means, PhD, and his team...
New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis
A University of Leicester researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood – linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the...
Screw worm outbreak in Yemen
An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial...
Hunger hormone helps memory
Blocking a hunger-inducing hormone to help obesity might have unwanted effects.
OHSU psychiatrist to highlight warning signs for school shootings
Oregon Health & Science University psychiatrist Jerald Block, M.D., will present new research on the psychiatric factors that can lead to school shootings. Block`s presentation, which is part of a...
Gut hormone makes food look even yummier
A gut hormone that causes people to eat more does so by making food appear more desirable, suggests a new report in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication...
Scientists find something good about a big bottom
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says
BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - An experiment that went wrong may provide a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a Canadian researcher said on Tuesday.
Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development, treatment
Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate...
Asthma
You're wheezing, you find it a struggle to take in enough oxygen or to catch your breath. You may be one of the estimated 300 million people around the world...
HPV vaccination program raises concerns in B.C.
Girls as young as 11 in B.C. will now be offered a human papilloma virus vaccine for free, Health Minister George Abbott announced Monday.
Study 'proves' Chagas drug efficacy
Researchers say they have the first evidence that the main drug treatment for Chagas disease can completely clear the parasite from hosts.
Why are Broken Bones Lethal to Horses?
Second-place Derby winner was euthanized after bone injuries.
Opinion: Lungfish left high and dry
When partial compliance is as bad as none: the Paradise Dam in Queensland has a fishway for the Australian Lungfish that is all but useless, writes Roger Currie.
Mumps shots resume in Calgary
Calgary's young adults can once again get their mumps shots, the Calgary Health Region announced Monday.
Gatineau hospitals court retired workers to ease staffing shortages
Faced with chronic staffing shortages, hospitals and clinics in Gatineau are trying to lure retired health care professionals back to work for a few hours a week.
Smoke-free laws have no impact on employee turnover
Supporting the argument that smoke-free laws do not damage the hospitality industry, restaurants that ban cigarette smoking haven`t suffered from increased employee turnover, according to a new report published in...
Pandemic flu threat remains substantial, health experts say
GENEVA (AP) -- The world still faces a substantial threat of a flu pandemic and countries need to speed up preparations for a global outbreak, health experts said Tuesday....
MGH researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer
An innovative laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), successfully restores patients` voices without radiotherapy or traditional surgery, which can permanently damage vocal quality. ...
Pilot Study Reinforces Use Of Portable Anteroom HEPA Filtration
Amidst an increase in new tuberculosis cases, researchers have begun investigating the effectiveness of new operating room filtration systems designed to protect staff and patients. According to pilot study findings,...
Cancer patients concerned about potential misdiagnoses
Dozens of Winnipeg cancer patients have called a hotline set up for people concerned about their test results after errors were discovered in the work of a city pathologist.
Veterans chief says there was no-cover up on suicide data
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake says data about the number of veterans attempting suicide were not released because of concerns about its accuracy....
Laugh Your Way To Wellness With Yoga Trend
"Ho ho, ha ha ha," students in a fitness class at the University of Michigan Health System chant repeatedly while clapping their hands and walking around the room. They're just...
TB Strain May Be Linked To Unpasteurized Dairy, Study Suggests
The incidence of a strain of tuberculosis (TB) called Mycobacterium bovis, or M. bovis, associated more often with cattle than humans, is increasing in San Diego and is concentrated mostly...
P.E.I. hospitals plan more open policy on mistakes
Hospital patients on P.E.I. will soon be informed if they've been the victim of a mistake, under a new policy being put together by the Department of Health.