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New Test For Deadly Fungal Infection In Patients With Damaged Immune Systems
A quicker, cheaper and more accurate test for deadly Aspergillus fumigatus fungal infections in patients with damaged or suppressed immune systems was recently developed.
Breast Cancer: To Screen Or Not To Screen?
Women are often told that mammography saves lives. But rarely is the question asked, "how often?" Researchers set out to examine how often this life-saving event occurs.
Omega-3 Kills Cancer Cells
Docosahexanoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumors and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while...
Nurse Is Charged in the Death of 5 Patients
Authorities accused a nurse in Lufkin, Tex., of injecting bleach into the veins of patients undergoing kidney dialysis.
Autism linked with stress hormone levels
Some of the symptoms of the autistic condition Asperger Syndrome, such as a need for routine and resistance to change, could be linked to levels of the stress hormone cortisol,...
Study reveals sharp increase in HPV-positive tonsil cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of cases of tonsil cancer continues to increase, according to a new Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet, with diagnoses tripling since 1970. The results of the...
Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight
When it comes to weight loss, what you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
How Probiotics Can Prevent Disease
Using probiotics successfully against a number of animal diseases has helped scientists to understand some of the ways in which they work, which could lead to them using probiotics to...
Hot Solution To Bean Sprout Safety
Bacterial infection of mung bean seeds can cause outbreaks of food poisoning when the sprouts are eaten. New research has shown ways of disinfecting the bean seeds using natural methods...
MDC researchers prevent virus induced myocarditis
Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia can be a consequence of myocarditis - an inflammation of the cardiac muscle that can be caused by the Coxsackievirus. In mice, Dr Yu Shi, Chen Chen,...
Death Of A Child In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Long-term Consequences For Siblings
Little is known about the long-term effects of the death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit on survivor siblings. These siblings may encounter unforeseen emotional difficulties and...
Supervised Exercise Therapy Can Lead To Improvements In COPD Symptoms
Supervised exercise through pulmonary rehabilitation can actually reduce the feelings of breathlessness in COPD patients, increase their tolerance for exercise and improve their quality of life.
Effects Of Disease Severity On Autobiographical Memory In Semantic Dementia Revealed In New Study
Researchers studied for the first time autobiographical memory in a group of semantic dementia (SD) patients according to disease progression. They highlighted that at early stages of the disease those...
FDA OKs first generic version of Topamax
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Topamax tablets (topiramate) to prevent seizures.
Waking up during surgery: Low-cost prevention?
Michael Avidan, George Mashour and David Glick highlight the serious issue of awareness during anaesthesia in a recent review published by F1000 Medicine Reports.
N.B. considers coverage for costly cancer drug
The New Brunswick government is considering paying for treatment with the expensive cancer-fighting drug Avastin, which is used to treat people suffering from colorectal cancer.
Moulds soon easier to make
Australian researchers have developed a quick and easy way of making intricate steel moulds, which could boost plastic manufacturing.
Hormones to prevent early birth
Changing the balance of two hormones could allow doctors to control the onset of labour, helping prevent premature births.
Rapidly mutating yeast causing more infections
During the recent years yeasts have been causing more and more infections in humans. One of them can mutate surprisingly quickly by reorganising its chromosomes. This enables this yeast to...
64 infected by hepatitis at hospital in China
(AP) -- Police have detained the director of a Chinese hospital where at least 64 people were infected with the potentially deadly liver disease hepatitis C after receiving transfusions...
SKorean firms recall asbestos-tainted baby powder
Three South Korean manufacturers said Thursday they are recalling baby powder products after health authorities announced that they contain cancer-causing asbestos.
Overexpression Of Fatty Acid Synthase Promotes Prostate Cancer In Mouse Models
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) can act as a prostate cancer oncogene in mouse models.
Brain Surgery On Monday, Home On Tuesday
Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm. She went home on Tuesday, cured of the slurred speech,...
Making Gene Therapy Safer Using Self-inactivating LTRs
Several patients in gene therapy clinical trials have developed leukemia as a result of their treatment. The underlying cause of leukemia is thought to be that the viral vectors used...
Reductions In Cancer And Overall Mortality Persist 10 Years After Vitamin And Mineral Supplementation
Individuals who took a dietary supplement called "factor D", which included selenium, vitamin E, and beta-carotene, continued to have lower gastric cancer and overall mortality 10 years after supplementation ceased...
Experimental Parkinson's Therapy May Have Robust Weight-loss Effect
A growth factor used to rescue dying brain cells may cause unwanted weight loss if placed in specific brain regions -- a cautionary warning for experimental treatments to treat Parkinson's...
Cholesterol Crystals Linked To Cardiovascular Attacks
For the first time ever, a researcher has shown cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient's cardiovascular system, causing a heart attack or stroke.
A World of Hurt: In Workplace Injury System, Ill Will on All Sides
Nearly a century after the workers’ compensation system was introduced, employers and employees remain at odds, each suspecting the other of dishonesty.