Alzheimer's Disease Linked To Mitochondrial Damage

Researchers have demonstrated that attacks on the mitochondrial protein Drp1 by the free radical nitric oxide -- which causes a chemical reaction called S-nitrosylation -- mediates neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's...

Food safety reform is on the table again

The pistachio warning, coming not long after the peanut product recall, may lead to legislative changes. ...

Health choices predict cancer survival

Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn't exercise or didn't eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according...

Recipes for Health: Bruschetta With Arugula, Tuna and Beans

This bruschetta is a little like a chopped Niçoise salad on a piece of toast. I used leftover grilled tuna the first time I made it. Canned tuna works just...

Can pesticides cause birth defects?

New Studies Examine Elimination Of Hepatitis B And C

Two new studies explore the ways that hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus can be cleared from patients' bodies.

Vital Signs: Regimens: Creepy, Maybe, but It Seems to Work

Leg ulcers are notoriously difficult to treat, but a new study suggests that patients may benefit from live maggots.

Vital Signs: Prevention: One Drink a Day Tied to Lower Death Risk

For people over 55, there may be benefits in a daily cocktail.

Mutations within a conservative region of HCV affects the therapy

At least 200 million individuals are currently infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide. Approximately 30%-50% of patients respond to interferon/ribavirin combination therapy. Response to interferon therapy depends mainly on...

A new molecular marker of gastric cancer

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world with a high incidence and death rate. TNM staging system is used worldwide to predict prognosis and...

Melatonin may be served as a potential anti-fibrotic drug

In China, the incidence of liver cirrhosis is still high. Liver cirrhosis results from fibrosis. If treated properly at fibrosis stage, cirrhosis can be prevented. However, no effective antifibrosis drugs...

Scientists identify new role for lung epithelial cells in sensing allergens in the air

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and at Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium, have identified a new role...

Is transforming growth factor-beta involved in intestinal wound healing?

Migration of colonic lamina propria fibroblasts (CLPF) plays an important role during the progression of fibrosis and fistulae in Crohn's disease. Transforming growth factor- beta (TGF- beta) is involved in...

The clinical availability of CT colonography

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography allows the visualisation of extracolonic organs, thereby permitting the detection of potentially significant pathologies beyond the colon. Extracolonic lesions are found in 15%-85% of cases, with...

Mice And Humans Should Have More In Common In Clinical Trials

Just as no two humans are the same, scientists have shown treating mice more as individuals in laboratory testing cuts down on erroneous results and could significantly reduce the cost...

Why Some People Shake Off The Flu In A Couple Of Days, While Others Suffer Longer, Or Die

For some people it is a certainty: as soon as the annual flu season gets underway, they are sure to go down with it. It is little comfort to know...

Coenzyme Rare To Bacteria Critical To Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Survival

Coenzyme F420 is common in archaea, some of which thrive in extreme environments, but rare in bacteria. However, it also helps the bacterium that causes tuberculosis to survive the defenses...

Combination Of Very Low LDL And Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Attenuate Coronary Artery Disease

New data show that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who achieve very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol along with normal systolic blood pressure have the slowest progression...

MLA fighting for out-of-province medical funding

A Liberal MLA is vowing to continue his battle to help families with children who need out-of-province medical treatment.

Students given suspension notices for not getting booster shots

A southern Ontario health unit has sent suspension notices to 749 high school students who have not received their vaccination booster shots.

No one wants Quebec's limited private health insurance

More than two years after Quebec legalized private medical coverage for select surgeries, the insurance industry says it has not sold a single policy.

Cancer deaths rise, cardiovascular deaths drop: StatsCan

The number of deaths in Canada caused by major cardiovascular disease has been declining just as the number of deaths caused by cancer has been increasing, according to Statistics Canada,...

Study answers question of timing in use of eptifibatide

DURHAM. N.C. - An international study to resolve a decade of debate over the best timing for administering an anti-clotting drug for certain heart patients has come up with an...

Simple Finger Device May Help Predict Heart Attacks

A simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is "highly predictive" of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate...

New Study Suggests Rx Estrogen Delivery Through The Skin May Show Safety Benefits As Opposed To Oral Delivery

Transdermal delivery of estrogen therapy available by prescription "seems not to alter" the risk of venous thromboembolism, or blood clotting, in postmenopausal patients when compared to oral delivery, a new...

Male Circumcision Reduces Risk Of Genital Herpes And HPV Infection, But Not Syphilis

Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections -- herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes,...

Caffeine overdose linked to St. John's seagull deaths

Several dozen seagulls found dead recently in the east end of St. John's were killed by an overdose of caffeine, an expert says.

Genetic variation affects lung function

LOS ANGELES, March 30 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined even a tiny genetic variation can control how quickly and well lungs grow and function in children...