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Long-term health and social outcomes for neuroblastoma survivors
Survivors of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma are eight times more likely to have chronic health conditions, less likely to be married, and more likely to have lower incomes than their...
Pregnant women front of line for swine flu vaccine
(AP) -- Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a...
Reprogrammed Role For The Androgen Receptor
The androgen receptor -- a protein ignition switch for prostate cancer cell growth and division -- is a master of adaptability. When drug therapy deprives the receptor of androgen hormones,...
Race bias tied to prostate cancer variance
NEW ORLEANS, July 29 (UPI) -- A lack of doctor trust, access and continuity are to blame for black U.S. men having a 55 percent higher rate of prostate...
Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weight
Paediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes also predisposes children to having a lower birth weight. The finding...
Economic Scene: Health Care Reform and the Unpopular T-Word
Taxing health care may be the surest way to slow its growth, but members of Congress are not eager to do so.
HIV Uses Autophagy For Its Own Means
Not satisfied with simply thwarting its host's defensive maneuvers, HIV actually twists one to its advantage, based on new findings. Researchers suggest that autophagy -- a stress response process --...
Weight Loss Improves Mood In Depressed People, New Research Shows
After a six-month behavioral weight loss program, depressed patients not only lost 8 percent of their initial weight but also reported significant improvements in their symptoms of depression, as well...
Endoscopic Surgery As Effective Open Surgery For Nasal Cancer
Researchers have shown that endoscopic surgery is a valid treatment option for treating esthesioneuroblastoma (cancer of the nasal cavity), in addition to traditional open surgery and nonsurgical treatments.
Yawn Alert For Weary Drivers
A new system that can tell when you are yawning and could prevent road traffic accidents.
High-fat, high-sugar foods alter brain receptors
Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being...
Teasing apart T helper cells
The cytokine IL-9 promotes a multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice, according to a new study by Nowak et al. published online on July 13th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine....
Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing
Bacterial infection is a major health threat to patients with severe burns and other kinds of serious wounds such as traumatic bone fractures. Recent studies have identified an important new...
Anemia Increases Risk Of Death In The Very Elderly
Anemia in very elderly people aged 85 and older appears to be associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study.
Molecule Plays Early Role In Nonsmoking Lung Cancer
A new study suggests that a molecule called miR-21 is important in the development of lung cancer in never-smokers and in smokers. Lung tumors from never-smokers with mutations in a...
Genetic Testing May Be Valuable In Treating Colorectal Cancer
A new cost-effectiveness study has determined that so-called pretreatment pharmacogenetic testing is only beneficial if dose-reduced treatment is shown to be nearly as effective as the full dose. If the...
Remarriage doesn't stem health declines
Losing a spouse to divorce or death can have a lingering impact on health even after remarriage, a new study suggests.
Researchers develop potentially safer general anesthetic
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a new general anesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients....
Blood flow in Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have discovered that the enzyme, endothelin converting enzyme-2 (ECE-2), may cause the decrease in blood flow in the brain seen in Alzheimer's disease and contribute to progression of the...
Cancer's distinctive pattern of gene expression could aid early screening and prevention
Distinctive patterns of genes turned off - or left on - in healthy versus cancerous cells could enable early screening for many common cancers and maybe help avoid them, Medical...
Researchers capture bacterial infection on film
Researchers have developed a new technique that allows them to make a movie of bacteria infecting their living host. Whilst most studies of bacterial infection are done after the death...
Lawmakers Seek to Curb Drug Commercials
Critics say the ads take advantage of hypochondriacs, lead people to pressure doctors for prescriptions, overstate benefits and understate risks.
Colon capsule endoscopy diagnoses 64 percent of total polyps detected by conventional colonoscopy
Capsule endoscopy for exploring the colon in a minimally invasive manner diagnoses 64% of all lesions located by means of conventional colonoscopy. According to a study published in The New...
Disease Markers That Will Aid Arthritis Research
A combination of biochemical and MRI markers will allow improved measurement of osteoarthritis progression. The biomarkers will be useful for the design and interpretation of trials of new disease modifying...
Daily Potassium Citrate Wards Off Kidney Stones In Seizure Patients On High-fat Diet
Children on the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures can prevent the excruciatingly painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of...
Labs escape outbreak prosecution
The animal health labs at the centre of last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak will not face legal action.
How a healthcare overhaul could affect you
Lawmakers are considering options and costs for currently insured and uninsured Americans. ...
More Evidence In Favor Of Healthy Lifestyle In Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease
As the ESC Congress 2009 draws ever closer, the evidence in favor of a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of cardiovascular disease grows ever stronger.