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Parasite Growth Hormone Pushes Human Cells To Liver Cancer
Scientists have found that the human liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) contributes to the development of bile duct (liver) cancer by secreting granulin, a growth hormone that is known to cause...
Researchers Report Benefits Of New Standard Treatment Study For Rare Pediatric Brain Cancer
Researchers are addressing the treatment of a rare pediatric brain tumor. New findings suggest a new standard protocol could improve survival nearly two-fold for pediatric patients with choroid plexus tumors.
Increased levels of Muellerian-inhibiting substance could mean greater breast cancer risk
Women with increased levels of Muellerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to...
Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas
According to new research from the Monell Centre and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing...
Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus not cost-effective
Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is known to be a cause of cervical cancer. Current guidelines prioritise HPV vaccination of pre-adolescent girls,...
Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care
A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons...
Cancer drug is no different in effectiveness as gold standard treatment for macular degeneration
Investigators from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the VA Boston Healthcare System have shown, at 6 months in a small group of patients, that there is no difference...
Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue
One hundred years ago, Kikunae Ikeda discovered the flavour-giving properties of glutamate, a non essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such...
Patients Who Received Donated Pacemakers Survive Without Complications, Study Suggests
The argument for pacemaker reuse has been debated for decades. But the idea is gaining ground as experts report promising results of providing donated pacemakers to underserved nations. A series...
New US law helps ill students keep health coverage
(AP) -- A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from...
Although More Older Women Receive Breast-conserving Therapy, Gaps In Treatment Exist
According to a new study, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older women with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer, there are still significant...
Affordable cholera vaccine closer to reality
An affordable cholera vaccine candidate that meets WHO standards has shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials.
Cooling benefits cardiac arrest patients
VIENNA, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Cooling a patient's body after cardiac arrest could lessen brain damage and improve the chances for survival, researchers in Vienna said.
Patient Money: It’s Time for the Annual Task of Choosing Your Insurance Plan
Co-payments are likely to rise next year, and many employers will cut costs by trimming benefits, raising deductibles and checking the eligibility of dependents.
Unions Criticize Safety Board Again
Investigation: Panel's report on 2008 oleum release lacks teeth, unions say.
Figuring Out The Heads Or Tails Decision In Regeneration
Wounds trigger regeneration in planaria, a flatworm commonly studied for its regenerative capabilities. Until now, no molecular connection between wounding and the onset of regeneration of an entire head or...
N.B. premier uses YouTube to spread swine flu warning
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham is turning to YouTube to raise public awareness of ways to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus.
St. John's hyperbaric chamber closure frustrates patient
The head of Eastern Health planned to meet Friday with a patient who fears she will lose her bladder because she can't get treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.
Calif. doc who hailed herbal cancer cure arrested
(AP) -- Dr. Christine Daniel promised to her patients what many considered the improbable - the chance to cure cancer through an herbal treatment.
Tanked-up teens: Cheap alcohol strongly linked to harmful underage drinking in the UK
Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied the drinking habits of 9833 15-16 year olds in the North West of England, finding that excessively low cost...
Transplanted Liver Cells Hold Hope for Treating Inherited Diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mike Gibson, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University, has spent most of his professional life trying to better understand genetic metabolic disorders that...
Protective role for copper in Alzheimer's disease
Two articles in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease by Dr Chris Exley, Reader in Bioinorganic Chemistry in the Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and...
US, other nations stop counting pandemic flu cases
ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40...
Generation B: In a Changing Era, a Reminder of AIDS
One baby boomer is working and marching with a new group of activisits, and feeling like a grandpa.
Susceptible to Swine Flu but Skipping Inoculations
Only about one-fifth of children ages 5 to 17 received the shots last year, though that is expected to change this flu season.
Beck and Limbaugh weigh in on swine flu
The media commentators Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have begun campaigning against the swine flu vaccine program.
Toronto probes salmonella link in death
Toronto Public Health has shut down a Chinese restaurant it suspects might be at the centre of a salmonella outbreak.
Treatment can allow birth despite dangerous disorder
It's a decision that an expecting mother should never have to make: Abort your unborn child and save your own life or deliver the baby and face possible death a...