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Latest Diabetes Figures Paint Grim Global Picture
New data shows that a staggering 285 million people worldwide have diabetes. The latest figures from the IDF Diabetes Atlas indicate that people in low and middle-income countries are bearing...
Swine flu pediatric deaths in US rise to 95
(AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since...
Research indicates vegetable juice can be an easy, enjoyable way to increase daily intake
Decades of studies have documented the link between eating a diet rich in vegetables and multiple health benefits, yet nearly eight out of 10 people worldwide fall short of the...
Major swine flu outbreak at US Air Force Academy, unique opportunity to study virus behavior
With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the...
Crime-Fighting Leech Fingers Perp
Police in Australia say a blood-engorged leech, through DNA testing, led them to a man responsible for the robbery eight years ago of a 71-year-old woman.Video
Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach
Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach in primary-care settings.
Accelerated Bone Growth May Be An Indicator Of Hypertension In Children
Children whose bones are "older" than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a new study. As a result, the investigators suggest that markers...
Psychiatric Disorders And Sexual Trauma Are Associated With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations...
P.E.I. turning to mail for colorectal screening
Following a disappointing pilot project screening for colorectal cancer earlier this year, P.E.I. is moving to expand the project.
New Kidney Stone Treatment Would Nudge Rather Than Blast
Researchers are developing a new technique to move kidney stones with low-intensity ultrasound waves
FDA OK's pediatric seasonal flu vaccine
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the seasonal influenza vaccine Fluarix for use in children ages 3 years to 17...
Changing smell of plants announces fungus attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomato plants under attack from the Botrytis fungus give off an aromatic substance that can be measured in greenhouses. This is the result of research performed by Roel...
AFFiRiS AG: Encouraging Results from Phase I Studies of Two Alzheimer's Candidate Vaccines Trigger EUR 10 Mio. Milestone Payment
Vienna, 20. October 2009: AFFiRiS AG today announced that the primary endpoints have been met for the Phase I clinical studies of its two Alzheimer's vaccines AD01 and AD02, which...
Illness often undiscovered and undertreated among the uninsured
A new study shows uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses like diabetes or high cholesterol often go undiagnosed and undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even...
Chiropractors cause controversy
For those with the finances to try to silence their critics, this has been a week of spectacular own goals. Trafigura has loudly advertised the report on the dumping of toxic waste...
Obituary: Walter Blyth
My father, Dr Walter Blyth, who has died aged 87, made a significant contribution to immunology and microbiological research during his career as lecturer in mycology and bacteriology at Edinburgh University. His work...
Coming soon: the bionic pensioners
Generation set to live to 100 will benefit from from £50m bio-technology research project
Screening trial promises new development in IVF treatment
The first babies have been born to a pioneering IVF technique that boosts a woman's chances of getting pregnant by screening her embryos for genetic defects.
Doctor who treated octuplets mom ejected from Society of Reproductive Medicine
A spokesman for the professional group said Monday that Dr. Michael Kamrava exhibited a 'pattern of behavior that is detrimental to our field.' The group has also tightened implantation guidelines. The Beverly Hills...
Key To How Bacteria Clear Mercury Pollution Revealed
Mercury's persistent and toxic presence in the environment has flummoxed scientists for years in the quest to find ways to mitigate the dangers posed by the buildup of its most...
Basic Medicare Premium to Rise 15% Next Year
The increase means that monthly premiums would top $100 for the first time — a stark indication of the rise in costs that is driving the health care reform debate.
Flu Surveillance Boosts Control, Treatment Options
Tracking and understanding the patterns of H1N1's spread is crucial to keeping a big-picture look at the disease. Says one expert, "Back in 1918 and 1919 when we had the...
Women With Diabetes At Increased Risk For Irregular Heart Rhythm
Diabetes increases by 26 percent the likelihood that women will develop atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and chronic fatigue.
Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care
The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists in...
Stem cell transplants stalled blindness in rats
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Somers' new target: conventional cancer treatment
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...
Moderate weight loss helps reduce risk of osteoarthritis in the knee
(PhysOrg.com) -- Here`s another good reason to lose even a moderate amount of weight: it could reduce your risk of developing osteoarthritis in your knees.
Centralized Review Process Markedly Expedites Approval of Cancer Clinical Trials
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) for cancer clinical trials that was created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in 2001...