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Wartime urologic injuries require different mindset
Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says...
FDA rejects new obesity drug Qnexa
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a marketing request by Vivus for its new obesity treatment called Qnexa, because it considers it a health risk, the California-based biotech...
Eliminating malaria impossible without vaccine
(AP) -- Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions - but medical experts say right...
Not putting the clocks back this weekend would improve health, says expert
Not putting the clocks back this weekend but still putting them forward in the spring would be a simple and effective way to vastly improve our health and well-being, says...
Effects of low testosterone in young type 2 diabetics to be studied
(PhysOrg.com) -- An endocrinologist in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a three-year $400,000 Junior Faculty Award from the American Diabetes Society to study...
Do Antibiotics in Wastewater Pollute Food Crops?
Water Contaminants: Irrigation does not transfer common antibiotics found in treated wastewater to plants.
Quebec GPs tempted by private sector
An increasing number of Quebec family doctors are leaving the public health care system for the private sector, according to new figures from the province's health insurance board.
Scientists seek urgent treatment for fatal sleeping sickness
Urgently-needed new treatment for a parasitic disease is being investigated in research led at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
Olive oil protects liver from oxidative stress, rat study finds
Extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress. Researchers exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to deplete antioxidants and cause oxidative stress, finding that those rats...
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital conducts second phase of landmark Batten study
Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital will lead the next phase of a landmark clinical trial to further assess the safety and preliminary effectiveness of purified human neural...
Bonding with Mom: Why Day Care May Harm Fussy Tots
Daycare may prevent certain children from establishing a healthy relationship with their mothers, a new study suggest.
Sleep apnea conference opens in Calgary
An increasing number of Albertans are suffering from sleep apnea, a condition where sufferers intermittently stop breathing at night, according to experts hosting a conference on the subject beginning Friday...
Canadian swimmer Pierse has dengue fever
Canadian swimmer Annamay Pierse has revealed she's been battling a case of dengue fever since returning from the Commonwealth Games in India earlier this month.
Debate continues on breast ductal carcinoma in situ
Six years ago, Mary Sullivan of Lido Beach, N.Y., underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with a breast abnormality known as DCIS -- ductal carcinoma in situ -- the...
Vancouver company cashes in on MS treatment
A Vancouver-based medical tourism company is cashing in on the reluctance by many provincial governments to fund a controversial therapy to treat multiple sclerosis.
New report underlines the threat to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care due to a slow-down in treatment scale-up and waning political will
28 October 2010 (Geneva, Switzerland) - A report issued today by the International AIDS Society, Universal Access: Right Here, Right Now documents the principal debates around universal access...
Guiltless gluttony: Mislabeled food items often lead to overeating
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers tend to overeat large sizes of food labeled as small and feel that they have not eaten too mucheven if they're aware of the actual portion size...
Helping Latinos kick the habit
Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb...
California healthcare shoratge detailed in new report
When you get sick and exhaust all your home remedies and family's advice, chances are you go see a doctor. A good old-fashioned doctor who whips off his stethoscope to...
African Americans get needed colorectal cancer screening through programs
African-Americans are less likely than whites to be screened for colorectal cancer, and the disparity almost certainly contributes to higher mortality. A new review of studies identifies effective strategies for...
Video | Can we reverse the ageing process?
An intensive study of a thousand people in Newcastle over 85 years old may provide the key to new treatments for diseases of old age
Sex hormone in cancer warfare
A potent testosterone–platinum drug delivery system targets tumour cells
Scientists find gene variant associated with reduced risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hypertension is the leading contributor to global mortality, and is known to depend on the interaction of environmental and heritable factors. However, the genetic variations identified so far...
U.S. Panel Debates Value of HPV Vaccine for Boys
Fewer than 1 percent of boys ages 11 to 17 have been immunized against the human papillomavirus, which can result in genital warts and cancers.
How cancer-related proteins lose inhibition: Finding may lead to better understanding and earlier detection of breast cancer
A new technique that searches blood for the tiniest remnants of broken down proteins has revealed new information about how cells crank up cancer activators plasmin and thrombin. The results...
High-fructose corn syrup in soda has much more fructose than advertised, study finds
High-fructose corn syrup is often singled out as Food Enemy No. 1 because it has become ubiquitous in processed foods over about the last 30 years -- a period that...
The chocolate genome, unwrapped
Halloween is about monsters, ghouls and most of all, goodies. Kids might be more concerned about the quantity of treats that drop into their plastic pumpkin baskets than their quality...
GlucaGen Hypokits for diabetics recalled
Novo Nordisk Canada is recalling a lot of the GlucaGen Hypokit used by people with insulin-dependent diabetes.