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New colorectal cancer screening combination increases detection by 10 percent
The combination of sigmoidoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects advanced proximal (right-sided) tumors better than either test alone, according to a new study. African Americans, the elderly and women...
Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life
Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy aging than reducing calories, new research suggests.
Nicotine levels higher in children exposed to secondhand smoke in the home
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative's efforts for a home smoking ban, according...
Soy peptide lunasin has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties
Two new studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the...
Widowed facing higher mortality risk
Married people in the United States are living longer these days, but the widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, according to new research.
H1N1 activity waxes, wanes: WHO
It's too early to say if H1N1 activity is peaking in the northern hemisphere, a flu expert with the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Neonatal feeding milestones crucial
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have defined the feeding milestones that lead to an infant's transition to oral feeding, based on gestational age.
Smokeless tobacco called 'moist snuff' is contaminated with harmful substances
A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff - placed between lip and gum - has led scientists in Minnesota to urge the tobacco industry...
Ecstasy use may lead to sleep apnea
Repeated use of the drug popularly known as 'ecstasy' significantly raises the risk of developing sleep apnea in otherwise healthy young adults with no other known risk factors for the...
Treatments for asthma and pre-term labour may increase risk of autism in developing foetus
Commonly prescribed beta 2 adrenergic agonist drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labour may increase the incidence of autism-spectrum disorders, psychiatric pathology, cognitive...
Patients can safely skip pre-surgery stress tests and beta blockers
Physicians should 'throttle back' from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before non-cardiac surgeries, according to a report by the University of Michigan released online this...
US approves 'ethical' stem cells
US regulators approve 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for use in federally funded scientific research.
Young adults who exercise get higher IQ
Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and...
Role of evidence based medicine in clinical decision-making addressed by ACP in testimony
The controversy over recent breast cancer screening guidelines offers an opportunity to engage individual patients in an informed discussion of the importance of evidence-based clinical efficacy assessments in contributing to...
Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows
Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure...
Brandeis studies evaluate visionary approach to improving eyesight
Joseph Balboni loves sports. An avid tennis player and golfer, as well as baseball fan, the 46-year-old insurance agent became increasingly frustrated over time as his eyesight dimmed due to...
Simulated car crashes involving pregnant women
Although states are not required to report fetal deaths in accident data, between 300 and 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents each year. This accident fatality rate is about...
New guidelines for treating complicated skin and soft tissue infections
New evidence-based recommendations developed by the Surgical Infection Society to guide physicians in the diagnosis and management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have been published in Surgical Infections.
Vital Signs: Risks: Leaving ‘Stroke Belt’ but Not the Dangers
A study suggested that the risk for the disease might be established early in life.
Report shows CIMT may improve arm use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a potentially effective form of intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, but more research is needed, according to a new systematic review published in...
PSA value at 2 years post-treatment can predict long-term survival in prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) are less likely to...
Rural America Surprisingly Prosperous, Study Finds
Much of rural America is prosperous says a study that used criteria such as unemployment to evaluate community success
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 19 November–2 December 2009
Disease-resistant rodents could aid health research, insight into the Anopheles mosquito, Botswana brings back DDT, and more.
B.C. backtracks on eye treatment fees
CBC News has learned the B.C. government is restructuring a controversial program that overpaid doctors millions of dollars to treat eye patients with an unapproved drug.
NOV-002 Breast Cancer Cure story for the holidays
Lady Cured of Breast Cancer made the Miami ABC Channel 7 News yesterday! Here is a link please click "watch this video": http://www.wsvn.com/features/article/medicalreorts/MI137669/ Novelos has 46 patients in a Phase II FDA approved...
Why a short run is better than a long walk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published...
Scientific Group Evaluates Risks to Environment, Health, Food Safety, Climate and National Security
Society for Risk Analysis convenes in Baltimore, Maryland on December 7-9.
More family doctors needed: report
Two medical groups say Canada should aim to ensure 95 per cent of people in every community have a family doctor by 2012.