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Major Health Care Challenges Persist for D.C. Children Despite High Rates of Health Insurance Coverage
Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's...
Scientists grow living 'heart patch'
DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. bioengineers say they have successfully mimicked the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab study.
New mobile lab allows MSU researchers to study air quality, health effects
A new mobile air research laboratory will help a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University professor better understand the damaging health effects of air pollution and why...
Genes signal late-stage laryngeal cancer, poorer outcome
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumour-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards...
Genetic effects of radiation
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future...
More women under 40 choosing double mastectomy to prevent recurrence of cancer
Women with breast cancer who are under the age of 40 and who have women surgeons are more likely to opt to have their healthy breasts removed to prevent recurrence,...
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Scientists decode entire genome of metastatic breast cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in history, BC Cancer Agency scientists in British Columbia, Canada have decoded all of the three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a...
Study may lead to improved insulin cells
OTTAWA, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Canadian medical researchers say they are using genetic engineering to improve insulin-producing beta cells for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
African American Lung Cancer Patients May Have Different Response To New Cancer-fighting Drugs
Clinical research has found that African Americans with a common form of lung cancer have a lower frequency of drug-sensitizing genetic mutations, which may impact response to new cancer-fighting drugs....
Strategy For Mismatched Stem Cell Transplants Triggers Protection Against Graft-vs.-host Disease
A technique being tested in stem cell transplants from imperfectly matched donors has revealed an unforeseen response that can suppress graft-versus-host disease. The previously unrecognized specificity of regulatory T cells...
Retired Iqaluit minister billed for medical home stay
Some people in Iqaluit are outraged that the Nunavut government billed a longtime resident nearly $17,000 for staying at a medical boarding home in Ottawa, on the basis that he...
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Scientists seek to manage dopamine's good and bad sides
The good, the bad and the ugly: That's a quick summary of the effects of dopamine, a natural brain chemical that's linked to pleasure, addiction and disease.
Prostate Tumors Can Change the Function of Immune Cells in Mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that prostate tumors in mice can cause immune cells known as CD8+ T cells to change their function from cells that have antitumor activity to...
Hunters: Don?t let buck fever be a heart hazard
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year during hunting season, some hunters fall prey to heart attack. Dr. Paula Miller, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains what...
2009 Chemistry Nobel Honors Work on Ribosomes
Trio of researchers helped decipher critical piece of cellular machinery [Read more]
Prof Warns of Risks on Social Network Sites
(PhysOrg.com) -- The data that can be easily extracted from people`s online social networking activities could be either a blessing or a curse, says a UT Dallas researcher.
New Cellular Therapy for HIV in World's First Engineered T Cell Receptor Trial
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Adaptimmune Limited and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, today announced the approval of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and...
Gap found between patient knowledge and behavior when responding to cardiac symptoms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heart patients who receive specific instructions about how to respond to chest pain or heart attack symptoms still don`t seek immediate care, according to a new study published...
Insomnia drugs could lead to sleepwalking
Health Canada is informing consumers and health professionals of changes to the labelling information of prescription sleep aid medications.
Walking back to happiness
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique exercise programme which has been proven to help women living with depression has been unveiled by researchers from The University of Nottingham.
Unomedical recalls some resuscitators
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of certain Unomedical Inc. single-patient use manual pulmonary resuscitators.
Flu shot campaign on track: Aglukkaq
Canada remains on track to start offering the swine flu vaccine early in November as planned, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Wednesday.
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 24 September–7 October 2009
Africa defeating sleeping sickness, Kenyan research gets financial boost, African leaders plan alliance for malaria control, and more.
Study finds how the body handles histones
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida State University medical scientist says his discovery about how the body manages proteins called histones might lead to new cancer therapies.
Kurtsystems "Equine Training System" Means Faster Steeds, Fewer Injuries
A horse trots along a dirt road in Turkey, encased by the Kurtsystems Car equine training system. What may look like a complex horse-drawn carriage is actually a high-tech way...
Exercise lowers stroke risk
A recent study has confirmed that moderate exercise reduces the risk of having a stroke, especially for elderly people.