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Science leaders urge diabetes patients to talk with doctor before making changes to medication use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Joint Meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee has completed their evaluation of...
What happens to your genes when you smoke a cigarette?
The effects of smoking cigarettes on gene activity have been investigated in the largest study of its kind. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics studied white...
Bioartificial lungs transplanted into rats (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have grown lungs in their laboratory and transplanted them into rats. The transplanted lungs functioned for up to six hours. The current work follows...
'Cool' imagery lowers hot flashes through hypnotherapy
With an estimated 85 percent of women experiencing hot flashes as they approach menopause, researchers are concentrating on finding effective treatments that do not include hormonal or other pharmaceutical therapies....
Help is on the phone: Reducing pain and depression of cancer
Pain and depression associated with cancer - symptoms often unrecognised and undertreated - can be significantly reduced through centralised telephone-based care management coupled with automated symptom monitoring, according to researchers...
Lessons from efforts to reduce hospital-acquired infections
In health care reform discussions, talk inevitably turns to making hospitals and physicians accountable for patient outcomes. But in a commentary being published in the July 14 issue of the...
Many physicians do not accept responsibility to report incompetent, impaired colleagues
More than one-third of U.S. physicians responding to a survey did not agree that physicians should always report colleagues who are incompetent or impaired by conditions such as substance abuse...
Regional variations in kidney care raise questions about spending, says Stanford nephrologist
The type and intensity of treatment older Americans receive for kidney failure depends on the region where they receive care rather than on evidence-based practice guidelines and patient preferences, according...
Interferon might help asthma patients breathe easier, UT Southwestern study suggests
An immune-system protein already used to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers might also aid asthma patients, UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found...
CWRU dental researchers discover human beta defensins-3 ignite in oral cancer growth
Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult...
Report proposes new research agenda on pregnancy intentions of HIV-positive women
Boston, Massachusetts — A report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health proposes a new research agenda to address...
Study: Many docs don't blow whistle on colleagues
By CARLA K. JOHNSON 2010-07-13T20:44:45Z CHICAGO (AP) -- Your doctor could be drunk, addicted to drugs or outright incompetent,...
Ambitious timetable for electronic medical records
(AP) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records, promising greater safety for patients and lower...
Prolonged training at altitude could decrease athletes’ performance
New research suggests that athletes and footballers may want to limit the time they spend training at altitude to improve their performance. A new study has found that people with...
Problematic blood clotting contributes to Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease has long been studied primarily as a disease of neurons. But researchers have now shown how the disease may be damaging the brain by choking off blood flow....
Whisker stimulation prevents strokes in rats; Stimulating fingers, lips and face may also work in humans
Talk about surviving by a whisker. The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study. In people,...
Does Osama Bin Laden's Son Have Bipolar Disorder?
Symptoms of bipolar disorder match up with Omar's behavior described by his wife.
Building a better safety helmet
Student researchers at Northeastern University have developed the technology for a helmet that could measure the severity of head injuries suffered by fallen skiers or snowboarders and alert first responders...
Varmus Targets 'Dysfunction,' Scientific Barriers in Cancer Research
Harold Varmus, the new but familiar leader of the National Cancer Institute, spent part...
HIV care providers and researchers applaud release of national HIV/AIDS strategy
The HIV Medicine Association applauds the Obama administration’s release of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy that signals a strengthened national commitment to real and sustained success in the...
Quebec to pay for IVF treatment
Quebec will become the first jurisdiction in North America to cover the cost of in-vitro fertilization treatments for infertile couples starting next month, the province's health minister announced Tuesday.
Good Vibrations: Treating brain disease with some good vibes (w/ Video)
Columbia University bioengineer Elisa Konofagou is making waves when it comes to researching treatments for degenerative brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These aren't just any waves; they're ultrasound...
Understanding Balance in the Nervous System
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UConn neuroscientist is studying a signaling pathway in the brain that is the target of many anxiolytic medications.
Study shows universal surveillance for MRSA significantly decreased HAIs at PCMH
Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) today announced results of a study demonstrating that universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decreased health care-associated infections (HAIs) related to devices. Infection rates...
Indian doctors hail diabetes breakthrough
Indian scientists said Tuesday they had made a breakthrough that could lead to diabetics needing to inject themselves only once a month or less, rather than every day.
New Chief Named for Pharmaceutical Lobby
John J. Castellani replaces Billy Tauzin as head of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America trade group.
Children's gut bacteria linked to type 1 diabetes
University of Florida researchers have found that the variety of bacteria in a child`s digestive tract is strongly linked to whether that child develops type 1 diabetes. The connection could...
Eating pistachios lowers cholesterol, boosts antioxidants, more
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team...