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There's Still Time To Cut The Risk Of Climate Catastrophe, Study Shows
A new analysis of climate risk shows that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. It also shows that quick, global emissions reductions...
'Micro Shuttle' Drug Delivery Could Mean An End To Regular Dosing
Scientists have developed micrometer-sized capsules to safely deliver drugs inside living cells. In the future, this technique could allow full courses of prescription drugs to be effectively "shrink-wrapped" and buried...
New Approach To Targeting The Hidden Reservoir Of HIV
The drugs used to treat individuals infected with HIV-1 keep the virus under control but do not eliminate it from the body, some remains hidden in immune cells known as...
Cholesterol necessary for brain development
A derivative of cholesterol is necessary for the formation of brain cells, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The results, which are published in the...
Over 65s Should Take High Dose Vitamin D To Prevent Falls, Say Researchers
A daily supplement of vitamin D at a dose of 700-1000 IU reduces the risk of falling among older people by 19 percent according to a new study. But a...
Drug duo may reduce heart attacks and strokes
A combination of cholesterol and blood pressure medicine can cut the incidence of attacks by up to 60%, a report says. But how to keep patients taking their dosages? An inexpensive combination of...
Smoking cessation drug's link to depression countered
A newer smoking cessation drug is not linked to an increased risk of self-harm or depression, a British study suggests.
Scientists find new way to classify gastric cancers
An international team of scientists has discovered a new way to classify stomach cancers, and researchers say it may be an important step toward designing more effective treatments and improving...
Keeping hepatitis C virus at bay after a liver transplant
One of the most common reasons for needing a liver transplant is liver failure or liver cancer caused by liver cell infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, in nearly...
Link between male diabetics with allergies and kidney disease - nothing to sneeze at
For men with type 2 diabetes, a cell type linked to allergic inflammation is closely linked to a key indicator of diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy), suggests a study in the...
Researchers incorporate multisite geriatric clerkship
As the population ages, it is imperative that medical students are prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their speciality. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that...
New White House Fellows survey: Leaders are less trusting, less cynical
Contemporary leaders are less trusting, but also less cynical, than those in top positions nearly four decades ago, according to a new comprehensive survey of White House Fellows -- a...
Topical treatment for quantum dots?
Singlet oxygen release suggests cancer therapy use for dopamine-bound nanoparticles
Screening genes from clones – fast
A high throughput genetic screening method could lead to personalised treatment for genetic diseases, claim Swedish scientists
Great expectations: today's babies are likely to live to 100, doctors predict
• Authors see no lifespan limit in developed nations • 'Severe challenge' posed for western welfare states
Obituary: John Wild
Influential surgeon who pioneered clinical scanning procedures
Risk Of Abnormally Slow Heart Rate Twice As High In Those Taking Drugs To Slow Alzheimer's
People taking one of several drugs commonly prescribed to treat Alzheimer's disease are more likely to be hospitalized for a potentially serious condition called bradycardia than patients not taking these...
Half-million low-income elderly affected by sweeping cuts to state safety net
An 81-year-old San Francisco woman with dementia, little money and an equally aged caregiver sister who is suffering from cancer. A 72-year-old Riverside woman with Alzheimer's who...
The Health Care Monologues
Can Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman play about health care bring other voices to the debate?
Republicans Call Health Legislation a Tax Increase
Seizing on a new line of attack, Republican leaders say the proposed health care overhaul is a vehicle for a barrage of hidden and not-so-hidden tax increases.
A Rule on Eye Treatment Is Likely to Cost Millions
Curtailing the use of Avastin, a cancer drug, as a treatment for retinal diseases may force doctors to use a more expensive alternative. .
Half of addicts quit after 6 months of treatment
(AP) -- About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England's treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says.
'Low condom use' among young HIV-infected Haitians
Although 87.5 per cent of young HIV-infected Haitians know how to prevent disease spread, their behaviour is frequently risky, says a study.
Emergency Departments Do Not Provide Timely Care for All Patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study, Yale University researchers document a disturbing lack of consistency among U.S. hospitals in how quickly they treat patients in emergency rooms. Furthermore, some hospitals...
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Legalized euthanasia threatens care for terminally ill: doctors
The legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada could reduce the level of care available to those with terminal illnesses, two Ottawa doctors warn.
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Doctor and Patient: When the Doctor Is Distressed
Ignoring the stress of medical training can lead to errors and doctors leaving the profession.