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Heart Muscle Renewed Over Lifetime, Study Finds
The finding upends a medical myth and suggests new therapies for heart attack patients may be possible.
Vital Signs: Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults
In a pooled analysis, researchers found that one type of vitamin D accounts for most of the reduction in fracture risk.
Celiac disease can have economic impact
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've demonstrated an economic benefit to the diagnosis of celiac disease in a managed care U.S. population.
Common Fragrance Ingredients In Shampoos And Conditioners Are Frequent Causes Of Eczema
Considerably more people than previously believed are allergic to the most common fragrance ingredient used in shampoos, conditioners and soap. Researchers found that over five percent of those who underwent...
Oxycodone Effective Against Shingles Pain
The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent. Good treatment is...
Do New Bulbs Save Energy if They Don’t Work?
Consumers who are trying new compact fluorescent bulbs say they sometimes fail to work, or wear out early.
Stem Cell Administration Study Demonstrates Improved Quality Of Life For Patients Suffering From Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists are reporting the safety and feasibility of a new acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform. Their study demonstrates that administering adult autologous bone marrow derived stem cells...
Smokers May Have Increased Risk Of Pancreatitis
Smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis, according to a new article. In addition, the risk of developing the disease may be higher...
Hot tea and cancer? It may depend on how hot
Researchers who studied an Iranian province with the highest rate of esophageal cancer in the world believe they've found a link between the disease and the drinking of scalding liquid. ...
Push-up alternative works all angles
For on-the-go people who want an alternative to the traditional push-up, here's a quick and easy move to keep your upper body strong. You can work one side's tricep while...
Get help paying for drugs
Drug makers step up with aid as strapped consumers cut health spending in tough times. ...
Agave syrup's benefits are in debate
The sweetener's profile is rising, but the agave plant contains a range of fructose levels, calling into question any healthful gains over other alternatives. ...
Fitness tips for people already on the move
Robert Reames, Laura Christy, Erik Flowers suggest exercises, stretches and fitness strategies for people who get a workout at work. ...
Testosterone replacement and prostate cancer: Is therapy safe?
For men with low testosterone, taking supplements can mean greater libido, energy and muscle. It also goes against decades of medical thinking. ...
Discovery of tuberculosis bacterium enzyme paves way for new TB drugs
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of University of Maryland scientists has paved the way for the development of new drug therapies to combat active and...
Scientific abstracts -- 2009 Annual Assembly, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
AUSTIN, Texas - Hospice and palliative medicine investigators presented preliminary research findings at paper sessions held during the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, in...
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Doctor finds a way to treat a controversial angina in the heart's tiny arteries
Most chest pain is caused by fatty deposits that hinder blood flow through the main, spaghetti-thick arteries of the heart.
Better Than a Limerick: The Ebola "Sci-merick"
Breaking story: There once was a German researcher, Who put Ebola in her finger, A brand new vaccine Arrives on the scene Let’s hope that the virus don’t kill her.
Targeting oxidized cysteine through diet could reduce inflammation and lower disease risk
A team of scientists at Emory University School of Medicine has identified a direct link between oxidative stress and inflammatory signals in the blood.
Research could lead to more comprehensive flu vaccines
(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings from research performed on the influenza virus using X-rays generated by the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory may...
Scientist accidently injects Ebola into finger
It's a nightmare scenario worthy of a sci-fi movie script: A scientist accidentally pricks her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice.
Groups find common ground on health care overhaul
(AP) -- Eighteen groups representing consumers, business, insurers, doctors and hospitals say they have reached agreement on how they would like to see the nation's health care system overhauled.
A Good Eye for Oxygen
(PhysOrg.com) -- We cannot live without it; yet too much of it causes damage: oxygen is a critical component of many physiological and pathological processes in living cells. Oxygen deficiency...
Australia says Web blacklist combats child porn
(AP) -- Australia's communications minister has defended a proposed Internet blacklist as necessary to combat child pornography but admitted that at least one site had been wrongly blocked during...
NYU School of Medicine Awards Three Biomedical Researchers Biotechnology Achievement Awards
The NYU School of Medicine Biotechnology Study Center will recognize three outstanding pioneers in the field of biotechnology next month at its annual awards symposium.
MD recruitment initiatives 'a start': medical association
New measures in Newfoundland and Labrador's latest budget to recruit new doctors may not be enough to solve chronic shortages, physicians say.
Road Map For Elimination Of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections fell by more than 90 percent during the past three years at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania due to a novel, multi-pronged approach.