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Plans for cutting emissions could also benefit health
Global leaders target health benefits in advance of Copenhagen meeting.
Beta-blockers can have helpful, or harmful, effect on heart
In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.
Medical imaging technique identifies very common condition in women that often goes undiagnosed
In women with lower urinary tract symptoms, a medical imaging technique called dynamic MRI allows clinicians to diagnose pelvic organ prolapse -- a condition that often goes undiagnosed on static...
Rare Darwin Drafts Go Online
Darwin Manuscripts Project will place Darwin's scientific manuscripts and notes online.
Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third
Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers....
Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire...
ESC to give talks on diabetes in 3 cities in China
As a result of successful events organised last year, a second Joint Scientific Forum, organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for the Study of...
Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease
Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), researchers led by Daniel Chasman at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in...
Radiology procedure may help increase long-term survival in patients with severe liver cancer
In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolisation (TACE) followed by a liver transplant may significantly increase...
Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified
Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma...
Chest ultrasound as useful as chest CT in the eval of paediatric patients with complicated pneumonia
Chest ultrasound can serve as a viable alternative to chest CT in the evaluation of paediatric patients with complicated pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion (a build-up of fluid between the lung...
Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular ageing
Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular ageing as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University...
Simple blood test could reduce repeat breast MRI scans in premenopausal women with irregular periods
A simple blood test corresponding to the follicular phase (days 3-14) of a normal menstrual cycle can aid in optimal scheduling of breast MRI exams in premenopausal women with irregular...
Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression
RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) -- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role...
Galileo’s 2 missing fingers and a tooth found
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon...
Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade
Amid concerns over an aging stockpile, federal advisers have concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation’s nuclear arms ensure their destructiveness for decades to come.
CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US
(AP) -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings next week makes it hard to predict...
Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a...
How to Take a Gorilla's Blood Pressure: Very Carefully
For the first time, researchers have obtained blood pressure readings from a gorilla while it was awake.
Weight gain in pregnancy guides updated
Health Canada is formally replacing its guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy to match new U.S. recommendations.
More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come
Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.
Breathe easy for cancer diagnosis
A painless breath test can identify trace gases emitted by malignant cells
Ont. health units seek ways to shorten flu shot lines
Public health officials across Ontario have put on their creative thinking caps and come up with some very high tech, innovative ways to try to shorten lineups for the H1N1...
Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, Harvard researchers say
The increased computerization in U.S. hospitals hasn't made them cheaper or more efficient, Harvard researchers say, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks.
Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved
(AP) -- Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere,...
Giraffes own 'supercharged' heart
Giraffes use a small, powerful, supercharged heart to pump blood up the neck to the head, new research reveals.
How HIV gives antibodies the slip
New structural studies may help vaccine designers hit HIV where it hurts
Sir John Crofton, Pioneer in TB Cure, Dies at 97
The clinician showed that three antibiotics could be safely combined to provide a cure, providing the template for later combination therapies for cancer and AIDS.