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Sleep Apnea Therapy Improves Golf Game
A new study finds that golfers with obstructive sleep apnea who received nasal positive airway pressure for their disorder improved their daytime sleepiness scores and lowered their golf handicap by...
MRSA Strain Linked To High Death Rates
A strain of MRSA that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin used...
World's Largest Malaria Vaccine Trial Now Underway In Seven African Countries
A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania....
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, Yale researchers find
Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a...
Intervals between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment displays a health care disparity
Research published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that intervals between lung cancer suspicion, diagnosis and treatment may be attributed to health care...
Commentary warns of unexpected consequences of proton pump inhibitor use in reflux disease
Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for reflux diseases. Physicians are warned to monitor...
Bacteria 'Launch A Shield' To Resist Attack
Bacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses. Studying these interactions could lead to new ways of...
Chronically Ill May Be Happier If They Give Up Hope
Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, new research shows.
More insurers are paying for alternative remedies
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a...
$39B needed to cut child pneumonia deaths: UN
It would take $39 billion US to save the lives of 5.3 million children who will otherwise die of pneumonia by 2015, the United Nations said Monday.
Can charcoal fight heart disease in kidney patients?
Charcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American Society...
Cataract surgery helps AMD patients; steroid improves DME; online eye health forum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--- This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) reports on a national study that finds cataract surgery is likely to benefit p
Ineffective monotherapies common in high-burden malarious countries
(November 2, 2009; Nairobi) ACTwatch, a research project led by PSI, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, released evidence today that indicates that artemisini
How MicroRNAs Suppress Tumor Metastasis
Metastases are responsible for over 90 percent of cancer deaths. In a new study, researchers lend molecular insight into how microRNAs suppress tumor metastasis.
Pain Thresholds Linked To Inflammation And Sleep Problems In Arthritis Patients
Despite recent advances in anti-inflammatory therapy, many rheumatoid arthritis patients continue to suffer from pain. Researchers have found that inflammation is associated with heightened pain sensitivity at joint sites, whereas...
Genetic Variation Of Enzyme Linked With Outcomes For Women Receiving Tamoxifen
Among women with early stage breast cancer, genetic variation of a certain enzyme appears to be associated with clinical outcomes for women treated with tamoxifen, according to a new study.
Renal Cancer: Protein Triggers A Snowball Effect
If a certain protein is missing in kidney cells, fatal cell division errors arise, which can finally lead to genetically unstable cells and to renal cancer. Researchers have tracked down...
Help Your Kidneys: Pass On Salt And Diet Soda
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two new articles.
Simple Questionaire Can Identify Patients At High Risk For Lung Cancer, Study Suggests
A new study confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer. Initiated in 2001, the current study confirmed 18 cases of...
Ukraine calls for help fighting swine flue
Ukraine made an urgent appeal to world powers for help battling swine flu on Sunday, after 60 people died from respiratory problems in a week.
Extending treatment after liver transplant may benefit patients with hepatitis C recurrence
Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low...
The Science of Magic: Not Just Hocus-Pocus
Neuroscientists and Magicians Are Studying How Sleight of Hand Affects the Brain, and Its Potential to Diagnose Autism
What Causes Blood Cells To Deform, And How Does Deformation Affect Blood Flow?
Physicists investigate the forces that deform red blood cells into asymmetric slipper shapes, and strive to learn how the deformation is important in blood flow and various blood flow-related diseases.
Chewing Gum Can Reduce Calorie Intake, Increase Energy Expenditure, Nutritionist Finds
A nutrition professor studying the effects of chewing sugar-free gum on weight management has found that it can help to reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure.
Fish Oil May Protect Against Stroke From Ruptured Carotid Artery Plaques
Unstable carotid artery plaques -- those in danger of rupturing and leading to a stroke -- contain more inflammation and significantly less omega-3 fatty acids than asymptomatic plaques, according to...
Alternatively Spliced Tissue Factor Identified As Promising New Biomarker For Aggressive Cancers
A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to...
Zuma Rallies S. Africa to Fight AIDS
President Jacob Zuma acknowledged the viral cause of AIDS and the role of antiretroviral drugs in treatment, saying knowledge would overcome “denialism.”
House calls as cost-saver in health care reform?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott....