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Aging heart can be prevented, say scientists
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan said they have uncovered evidence that shows it may be possible to delay or prevent heart failure in humans.
Surgery Is An Option For Some Patients Hoping To Get A Good Night's Rest, Study Finds
According to new research, a form of surgery called uvopalatopharyngoplasty is effective for treating certain patients who suffer from sleep apnea, one of the most common sleep disorders.
Countries Slow To Use Lifesaving Diarrhea Treatments For Children
Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been...
For Kidney Disease Patients, Staying Active Might Mean Staying Alive
Getting off the couch could lead to a longer life for kidney disease patients, according to a new study. The findings indicate that, as in the general population, exercise has...
Unequal access: Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumours
Hispanic children diagnosed with brain tumours get high-quality treatment at hospitals that specialise in neurosurgery far less often than other children with the same condition, potentially compromising their immediate prognosis...
Liver cells grown from patients' skin cells
Scientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect...
Use of archived specimens in biomarker studies
Researchers propose a more efficient system using archived specimens for the evaluation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers in a new commentary published online 8 October in the Journal of the...
Immune cell entry into the pancreatic islets key to understanding type 1 diabetes origins
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes...
Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases
New findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two...
Scientists take step toward simple and portable tuberculosis tests for developing world
Two billion people worldwide carry the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), and most of them do not even know they are infected. This is because some 90 percent of people...
Shingles raises risk of stroke by 30 percent or more in adults
Adults with shingles were about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke during a one-year follow-up than adults without shingles, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve a form of sudden, rapid ageing of the immune system
Premature ageing of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research scientists from the Maxine...
Heart Regeneration A Step Closer
Calcium is crucial for heart regeneration by cardiac stem cells following cardiovascular problems say scientists in an article to be published in the journal Circulation Research this 9th of October....
Gluten-free Diet Reduces Bone Problems In Children With Celiac Disease, Study Finds
Celiac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterized by life-long intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Although CD can be diagnosed...
No Scientific Link Between Childhood Vaccines And Autism, Review Shows
A new article explores vaccination history, vaccine safety monitoring systems in the US, and the two most publicized theoretical vaccine-related exposures associated with autism -- the vaccine preservative thimerosal and...
Leptin Linked With More Aggressive Thyroid Cancer In Middle Eastern Region
Leptin, a molecule linked with obesity, may play a crucial role in predicting poor prognosis from thyroid cancer, at least in the Middle Eastern region of the world, according to...
New Health Care Scorecard Finds Wide Differences In Access, Quality And Cost Across U.S. States
The cost and quality of health care, as well as access to care and health outcomes, continue to vary widely among states, according to a new study. Across states, health...
Virus linked to chronic fatigue syndrome
Prostate cancer pathogen may be behind the disease once dubbed 'yuppie flu'.
Transcendental meditation reduces stress, improves mental health
Women with breast cancer reduced stress and improved their mental health and emotional well being through the Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a new study published in the current issue...
Hundreds of hospital patients line up for tests after possible infection
Some of the 1,851 patients who had tests administered by a Broward General Medical Center nurse alleged to have knowingly violated infection control protocols will know within two weeks if...
US study: Swine flu's first wave put many in ICUs
A new government study shows that one quarter of Americans who were sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive care, and 7 percent...
EMS delay in man's death preventable: ministry
The Ontario Ministry of Health says there was a preventable delay in the response time by Toronto paramedics to an ailing man who died while waiting for medical attention.
Controversial N.L. health cuts may be reversed
The provincial government is looking for a way to avoid controversial health cuts on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, says the new health minister.
Child Abuse Raises Risk of Illness in Adulthood
(PhysOrg.com) -- Child abuse has had a known association with increased risk for virtually all types of psychological and psychiatric problems - but a new evidence review suggests that...
Doctor and Patient: The Comfort of a Diagnosis
With a diagnosis, the doctor-patient relationship has direction; without one, both patient and physician are unmoored.
H1N1 case at school not dangerous, parents told
School authorities in the greater Montreal region are scrambling to reassure parents about risks associated to a case of the H1N1 virus at an elementary school in Chateauguay.
Ottawa ER swamped amid flu fears
Swine-flu fears are growing and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is seeing "unexpected volumes" of sick and injured kids in its emergency room. Staff are urging parents to be...
Microsoft's Rx for health care
You can pay your phone bill online, but you still need a pen and clipboard to fill out forms at a doctor's office. You can check in for a flight...