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Implant mends bones, then dissolves
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Swiss medical scientists say they have developed a metallic glass implant for internal bone mending that would safely biodegrade within the body.
Self monitoring of blood glucose levels helps patients with diabetes
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (October 1, 2009) Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) enables those with diabetes to modify their behavior, adjust their medicine and understand...
Kinsmen give $1.25M for Regina heart lab
Regina General Hospital is $1.25 million closer to building a lab to help people with heart rhythm disorders.
Combination of PET/CT tests can expedite diagnosis of lung cancer in a fast-track setting
Research published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found an effective combination of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (PET/CT) tests to diagnose lung...
Eat Soybeans To Prevent Diseases, New Research Suggests
Soybeans contain high levels of several health-beneficial compounds including tocopherols, which have antioxidant properties. These molecules can be used in the development of functional foods, which have specific health-beneficial properties...
Study Highlights HIV/AIDS Challenge In American Prison System
HIV/AIDS is up to five times more prevalent in American prisons than in the general population. Adherence to treatment programs can be strictly monitored in prison. However, once prisoners are...
Metabolic Syndrome Linked To Liver Disease In Obese Teenaged Boys
Researchers studying a large sample of adolescent American boys have found an association between metabolic syndrome, which is a complication of obesity, and elevated liver enzymes that mark potentially serious...
Securing biological select agents and toxins will require developing a culture of trust
WASHINGTON -- The most effective way to prevent the deliberate misuse of biological select agents and toxins (BSATs) -- agents housed in laboratories across the U.S. considered to potentially pose...
Young adults may outgrow bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, causes severe and unusual shifts in mood and energy, affecting a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. With symptoms often starting in early adulthood, bipolar disorder...
Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands
An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated...
Lack of social interaction affects health outcomes of breast cancer
Social environment can play an important role in the biology of disease, including breast cancer, and lead to significant differences in health outcome, according to results of a study published...
Study outlines strategies to test new payment models for health care
A new RAND Corporation study outlines methods that might be used to test a novel payment system for medical care that would provide doctors, hospitals and other health providers a...
Women fare better than men with metastatic colorectal cancer - are hormones helping?
Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer lived longer than younger men. However, this survival advantage disappeared with age, suggesting a benefit from estrogen or other hormones, according to results of...
Oleocanthal may help prevent, treat Alzheimer's
Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes the...
New Target To Prevent Fatal Flu Lung Complication Identified
New research has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly fatal complication of influenza infection.
McTriage: Hospitals use drive-thrus for swine flu
(AP) -- Fast-food places have them. Banks and pharmacies do, too. Now hospitals are opening drive-thrus and drive-up tent clinics to screen and treat a swelling tide of swine flu...
Fetal heart surgery may prevent full-blown left heart chamber disorder
Surgery performed in fetuses predicted to be born with a syndrome causing severely underdeveloped hearts helped some avoid developing the full-blown disorder and improved heart growth and function, researchers reported...
How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu (AP) -- both the seasonal and the new swine flu - are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them...
SNM urges Congress to support CARE bill
Reston, Va. -- SNM is calling on Congress to support the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (CARE bill), which would ensure that states...
Bearded Vultures 'seen in India'
About 200 Bearded Vultures have been spotted in a remote part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, reports say.
Genes linked to aggressive childhood brain tumours found
Scientists have found strong evidence that two genetic abnormalities are linked to children developing the most common type of brain tumour, according to research published this month in the journal...
Toad venom might become a cancer treatment
HOUSTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found huachansu, a Chinese drug that comes from dried toad venom, had tolerable toxicity levels and may slow cancer progression.
Scientists use nanotech to 'upgrade' TB drugs
A TB medication that harnesses nanotechnology to cut treatment time and eliminate side effects has won a prestigious award.
Training clinicians helps reduce rates of early childhood cavities
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that paediatricians provided with the proper communication, educational and information technology tools and training could reduce the rates of children...
Dabigatran Blood Thinning Drug Is Safer Than Rat Poison - Study
In an article reviewed by Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine, Faculty Members Robert Ruff, Brian Olshansky and Luis Ruilope say the blood-thinner dabigatran is shown to protect against stroke,...
German zookeepers to raise baby rhino
German zookeepers are caring for a baby rhino after deciding to separate it from its mother shortly after birth.
Canadian with H1N1 dies in Hong Kong
A Canadian principal working in Hong Kong has died following an infection with swine flu, according to a media report.
Digital mammography cuts wait times in Moncton
The introduction of digital mammography equipment has sharply reduced the wait times for routine mammograms in Moncton, according to a health authority official.