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Connection between depression and osteoporosis detailed by Hebrew University researchers
Research carried out among thousands of people has shown a clear connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures.
Women with asthma feel worse
Women with asthma are more anxious, find it harder to sleep and are more tired during the day than their male counterparts, but nevertheless tend to be better at following...
Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities
On November 13, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the New York Academy of Sciences will host a symposium to address the complex issues surrounding water and...
Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients
(Washington, DC) Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith...
Hearing loss in chemo kids has genetic link
A chemotherapy drug may cause hearing loss in some childhood cancer patients depending on their genetic makeup, researchers in B.C. have found.
The world's most common operation
As many as 10 million people around the world suffer from cataracts. Thomas Kohnen of the Goethe University in Frankfurt and his coauthors discuss cataract surgery with the implantation of...
St. Jude and UF Proton Therapy Institute to begin proton therapy clinical trial
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute have formed a collaboration to provide proton therapy for St. Jude patients. The announcement follows the approval...
AIDS is leading cause of death, disease for women
(AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and...
Plasma-in-a-bag for sterilizing devices
The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, numerous ways of...
Nano bubble gum for enhancing drug delivery in gut
Of the many characteristic traits a drug can have, one of the most desirable is the ability for a drug to be swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream through the...
Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria
Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut...
Kenya hopeful it can eliminate malaria
Kenya believes it can eliminate malaria by 2017 but admits that there is a long road of funding and capacity building ahead.
UCI embryonic stem cell therapy restores walking ability in rats with neck injuries
The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries – a...
European Urology: Male factor infertility associated with comorbidities
The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a...
For young boys with cancer, testicular tissue banking may be option to preserve fertility
For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news—treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.
Three IVF Attempts Double Chances
Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle -- where women are offered three...
Mayo researchers find robotic repair for vaginal prolapse has significant benefits
New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse (http://www.mayoclinic.org/pelvic-organ-prolapse/) dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at...
CSHL study shows that some malignant tumors can be shut down after all
Oncologists have had their hands tied because more than half of all human cancers have mutations that disable a protein called p53. As a critical anti-cancer watchdog, p53 masterminds several...
Yoga boosts heart health
Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming...
What is high blood pressure?
If your reading is consistently 140 over 90, or higher, over a number of weeks you probably have high blood pressure. Your blood pressure may also be high if just...
Deepening the search for clues to rheumatoid arthritis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The gnawing pain of rheumatoid arthritis is a signal that the body`s immune system has hit the wrong target: its own cartilage and bone.
Immune memory lapse revealed
Researchers have discovered a critical 'memory' circuit in the immune system that, when faulty, can result in people suffering repeated infections.
Young tennis players who play only 1 sport are more prone to injuries
Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.
Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence
A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of...
Warning of extra heart dangers from mixing cocaine and alcohol
A third chemical – cocaethylene – builds up in the liver over a number of years among those who mix the two drugs. And this is now having major health consequences"I first...
Complementary medicine: safety tips
Caution, always a wise course, applies to complementary medicine as well. It's unlikely that Americans will lose their love affair with complementary medicine, so the best thing to do is to make...
Low Turnout at City Clinics for Free Swine Flu Vaccine
The small number of people who showed up to be vaccinated at New York schools could be attributed to wariness about the new vaccine or a lack of knowledge about...
For Opponents of Abortion, a Victory in Health Care Vote
Lobbying by Roman Catholic priests helped push a block on using federal subsidies for insurance covering elective abortions.