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Studies: Pneumonia is misdiagnosed on patient readmissions
Patients were misdiagnosed with pneumonia at an alarming rate when they were readmitted to the hospital shortly after a previous hospitalisation for the same illness, according to two Henry Ford...
Economic Scene: Proving Innovation in Medicare
A proposal to rein in Medicare spending would allow coverage of treatments for three years to prove that they work better than cheaper treatments.
Vital Signs: Surgical Errors Continue Despite Protocols
Though hospitals must follow a standard set of procedures, researchers found “catastrophic events” like a chest tube being put into the wrong lung, a healthy ovary being removed and the...
Cataract surgery saves lives, dollars by reducing auto crashes
Cataract surgery not only improves vision and quality of life for older people, but is also apparently a way to reduce the number of car crashes. The research will be...
Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals inadequate
The strategies used to assess the environmental risks posed by pharmaceuticals are not enough to protect natural microbial communities, reveals a researcher from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) who is...
Genetic test to predict early menopause
The first research from the Breakthrough Generations Study could lead to a test to predict a woman's reproductive lifespan. The findings, published today in Human Molecular Genetics, could have considerable...
Older women with normal T-scores may not need bone mineral density screening for 10 years
Since 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis and has suggested that a 2-year screening interval might...
Preventive medication, behavior management skills help combat frequent migraines
The combination of preventive medication and behavioral changes offered significant relief for 77 percent of the individuals enrolled in a study aimed at combating frequent, disabling migraine headaches, according to...
Baby born from embryo frozen 19 years
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A healthy baby born in Norfok, Va., in May from an embryo cryopreserved for 19 years is raising questions about leftover life forms,...
Yale University researchers find key genetic trigger of depression
Yale University researchers have found a gene that seems to be a key contributor to the onset of depression and is a promising target for a new class of antidepressants,...
The collagen drinks that promise to fight the ageing process
Chinese women are drinking collagen to gain 'skin as soft as a baby's'Age may be respected in China, but wrinkles are definitely not – fighting the process is a boom industry. According to Euromonitor,...
FDA approves Botox to treat chronic migraines
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Allergan Inc's anti-wrinkle injection Botox to treat chronic migraines.
Science is the Dumbest Religion!
Sunday is god-mocking day, so here's some good old fashioned mockery for you, courtesy of Edward CurrentHave they really found the missing link? Or are Darwinianists just blindly worshipping roadkill...
Here's another explanation for the obesity epidemic: Body size misperception
Researchers have identified another cause of the American obesity epidemic – too many of us don’t realize that we’re overweight.
First clinical trial begins for stem cell therapy
The first of several spine injury patients is undergoing treatment, which has helped rodents regain the ability to walk and run. Doctors' hopes are high.Researchers announced Monday that they had...
Video: Caffeine Good for the Brain?
Jean Carper, author of "100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's," tells Katie Couric about the ways in which caffeine can serve to help in the fight against...
Video: Mutated E-Coli Turned Deadly Superbug
A new and deadlier version of E-Coli with a supergene that makes it extremely hard to treat is spreading around the world. Not many cases have been diagnosed, but as...
Discovery has potential to boost anti-breast cancer drug tamoxifen's effectiveness
Scientists in the UK have found a potential new way of boosting the effectiveness of the anti-breast cancer drug, tamoxifen. The work could open the door to new treatments for...
In pursuit of diseases that have no name
The US National Institutes of Health are using pioneering genetic techniques to diagnose mystery illnesses that afflict the lives of untold thousands. Robin McKie reportsDeGalynn Wade graduated as a lawyer in 1998 and...
News Analysis: When Drugs Cause Problems They Should Prevent
The difficulty is in assessing the safety of drugs that will be taken for decades, when the trials last a few years.
Newly identified virus may cause pediatric diarrhea
Klassevirus, a new member of the picornavirus family, has recently been discovered in human stool and more specifically linked with pediatric diarrhea.
New treatment may protect against pneumonia
Intranasal administration of the protein flagellin may activate innate immunity and protect against acute pneumonia, say researchers from France.
For Those Of You Who Think Pre-Packaged Salads Are Still Too Much Work ...
Chiquita Brands has announced that following years of intensive research and investment, FreshRinse(TM) technology is ready to go. Yes, for those of you who can't be bothered to wash even...
The Daily Mail cancer story that torpedoes itself in paragraph 19
Studies of newspaper readers show that a late caveat is not enoughYou will be familiar with the Daily Mail's ongoing project to divide all the inanimate objects in the world into ones...
UK 'sunflower seed' exhibit closed as health risk
By JILL LAWLESS 2010-10-15T13:58:35Z LONDON (AP) -- An art exhibition involving 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds has been closed...
Professor discovers genetic basis for hair loss
"Physician, heal thyself." That oft-quoted proverb describes the ground-breaking effort by Columbia professor Angela Christiano to discover the cause of the second most common form of hair loss after male-pattern...
Golden Rice may be a golden opportunity
Golden Rice produces beta-carotene, which the human body processes into Vitamin A. Deficiency of the vitamin is a major cause of blindness and death in developing countries.
It’s in the Blood: New Hope for Detecting Schizophrenia
A test, called VeriPsych, looks for biomarkers of schizophrenia in a person's blood, and is the first such diagnostic test meant to assist psychiatrists in confirming the diagnosis of...