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Surgery Remains An Option For Advanced Lung Cancer
Oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery. Now a major study has found that surgery can significantly prolong survival without...
Soy cuts stroke risk
Eating just 50 grams of soy products a week can dramatically reduce the risk of stroke, new research has revealed.
Clinical Trials To Test 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Candidates Set
Scientists in a network of medical research institutions across the United States are set to begin a series of clinical trials to gather critical data about influenza vaccines, including two...
New lab test helps predict kidney damage
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients in intensive care. A new laboratory test called urine neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) helps predict if patients will develop...
Emphysema severity directly linked to coal dust exposure
Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)...
Protein excreted in urine may be help in diagnosing kidney disease caused by HIV
New data collected at Columbia University Medical Centre and by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine are helping researchers understand the extent to which a certain protein - NGAL -...
Even healthy lungs labour at acceptable ozone levels
Ozone exposure, even at levels deemed safe by current clean air standards, can have a significant and negative effect on lung function, according to researchers at the University of California...
Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients
Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in...
Researchers create first targeted knockout rats using zinc finger nuclease technology
Scientists from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Sangamo Biosciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. and INSERM today announced the creation of the first genetically modified mammals...
From Mass.: Health care reform 'dos and don'ts'
(AP) -- Three years into its experiment with near-universal health care, Massachusetts has some "dos and don'ts" for the nation as it grapples with the best way to cover...
HIV Infection And Chronic Drinking Have A Synergistic, Damaging Effect On The Brain
At least half of clinic patients with the human immunodeficiency virus report they also drink heavily. Findings show that co-existing HIV infection and chronic alcoholism synergistically damage brain function. Specifically,...
Copper Can Help In The Battle Against Influenza A H1N1, Says Scientist
A leading microbiologist says his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza A H1N1 virus.
Ottawa fights ragweed from root to allergy
Ragweed is under attack in Ottawa-Gatineau now that a Gatineau councillor has declared a weekend war on the plant and an Ottawa research centre is trying out a new drug...
Treatment plans would help patients, researcher says
About 40 per cent of Canadians with at least one chronic health condition said they didn't make a treatment plan with their doctor, according to a report released Thursday.
Always use car seats for young children, police urge after accident
An accident that seriously injured a four-year-old girl in Quebec City should act as a reminder to adults to always use a car seat when transporting children, said Quebec City...
Free flu shot promised for Albertans
Health officials will be offering a free flu vaccine this October to all Albertans six months and older.
Testing trauma cases for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients
Heavy drinking often leads to trauma, and can also complicate subsequent assessment and patient care. New findings show that testing for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients, even if...
Serious Illness on an Airliner: What To Do
To help pilots decide whether to land for a medical emergency or safely proceed to the destination, flight attendants can send a sick passenger's vital signs data to a doctor-staffed...
Tamiflu approved for Canadian babies
Canadian infants under one year of age who are sick with flu may receive the antiviral drug Tamiflu, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Thursday under new swine flu pandemic guidelines.
Understanding hair biology could pave way for treating disorder
A change in the way we process lipids could mean relief for those who suffer from cicatricial alopecia, or scarring hair loss.
Cheap shots †typhoid vaccine shows broad coverage
A new trial suggests that a shot confers immunity across age groups for three years.
Bone from blood: Circulating cells form bone outside the normal skeleton, Penn study finds
PHILADELPHIA ?The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body's connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton.
Britain starts swine flu hotline
Britain's National Health Service opened a swine flu pandemic hotline Thursday for people to call if they believe they are showing symptoms and need to get antiviral drugs.
Rapid tests monitor HIV patients' health
Tests providing fast, inexpensive ways to assess whether HIV/AIDS patients need treatment made their debut this week.
Stripping leukaemia-initiating cells of their 'invisibility cloak'
Two new studies reveal a way to increase the body's appetite for gobbling up the cancer stem cells responsible for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a form of cancer with a...
Scientists discover key event in prostate cancer progression
A study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reveals how late-stage, hormone-independent prostate tumors gain the ability to grow without need...
Colon bug assailed by fecal transplant
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 23 (UPI) -- Some Oklahoma City doctors have begun giving fecal transplants to combat possibly deadly superbugs found in patients' colons, hospital officials say.
Islamic Countries Take Swine Flu Precautions for Hajj
Also, human trials on H1N1 vaccine to start, worries about countries hoarding vaccine, and other influenza news The Hajj, a journey to Mecca that retraces the steps of Mohammed, is one of...