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Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
Childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Obesity has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. during the past 20 years and obesity in...
Mechanism Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain Uncovered
Researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease,...
Groundbreaking Methodology For Identify Cancerous Cells
Recognizing the distinction between healthy and cancerous cells has traditionally been up to the eye of highly-trained cytologists and pathologists. While the majority of the resulting diagnoses are accurate, new...
New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. Newly published determine how many of the key proteins within our blood are under genetic...
Quarantined train arrives in Toronto, passengers relieved
A train that had been the subject of a medical emergency after one passenger was found dead and several others fell ill has arrived in Toronto with officials saying there...
Surgery options for enlarged prostate
Surgery, sometimes, is needed to treat an enlarged prostate. That technology, too, is changing.
Conflicting studies on saw palmetto's effect on prostate
Extract of saw palmetto, the Serenoa repens plant, has long been promoted as a way to prevent the prostate from growing large.
Probiotics: business of bacteria
Probiotic products claim to improve digestion and boost immunity with microorganisms. And sales are up -- way up. ...
Margaret Drabble: The beginning of life should not be a subject for crude polemic
Margaret Drabble: Forty years ago legalised abortion was a triumph, but is it time to rethink the rights of the unborn?
Cancer patients priced out of prescriptions - charity
Claim that 800,000 have missed treatment as charges generated £430m for Treasury last year
How pools of blood trials could save lives
Ben Goldacre: In the United States last week the papers went crazy: artificial blood products cause a 30% increase in deaths
Criticism of natural health products Bill C-51 mounts
Bill C-51, which would lead to more regulatory scrutiny of natural health products sold in Canada, is drawing some criticism.
Edmonton doctor loses medical licence
An Edmonton doctor has been stripped of his medical licence after the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta found him guilty of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and...
Calgary response to botched 911 dispatch 'appropriate'
The City of Calgary's response to a 911 call from an internet phone that was initially routed to another city 'were timely and completely appropriate,' says a city review of...
Phoney drugs a growing threat in developing countries: report
A huge increase in counterfeit drugs in the U.S. is posing a serious threat to public safety, especially in developing countries, medical journal The Lancet says.
Cholera: Disease of disaster
In the days after Cyclone Nargis sent a wall of seawater through Burma's low-lying Irrawaddy Delta in May 2008, the threat of disease became a major concern for survivors. The...
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
(AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely...
Diet High In Saturated Fat Contributes To Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure, Study Suggests
Men who consumed high saturated fat diets (HSF) were younger and had higher BMIs at diagnosis than men with who consumed low saturated fat diets (LSF). Saturated fats were most...
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
(AP) -- Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said.
Take the Bite Out of Backyard Living
Backyard safety isn't just bike helmets and safe play structures, but protecting kids, pets and adults from diseases like West Nile Virus and EEE. The best and most proven effective...
NYC ambulance would preserve bodies
NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- New York is considering equipping a new ambulance to preserve bodies until families can be contacted about possible organ donation.
A Real-life 'I Am Legend?' Researcher Champions Development Of 'Reovirus' As Potential Treatment For Cancer
A virologists and cancer biologists was on his way to the American Association of Cancer Research in San Diego recently when he decided to check out the in-flight movie I...
Williams lashes cancer inquiry for 'inquisitorial methods'
Premier Danny Williams has expressed sharp words over how the breast cancer inquiry that his government struck a year ago is performing.
Early abortions considered for GP clinics
BRITAIN, England, May 8 (UPI) -- The British government said it is considering allowing early-stage abortions in health centers and doctors' offices.
Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer....
Diagnostic test targets tumor source
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors.
Asthma Inhaler Misuse Widespread Among Anti-social Teens
Nearly one out of four teens who use an asthma inhaler say their intent is to get high. Findings from a new study identified high levels of asthma inhaler misuse...
Elderly In Long-term Care Setting Suffer Depression More Than Those Cared For At Home
Elderly in a long-term care setting are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants and to self-report depression compared to those in a home-health care setting, according to a study. The...