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Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard For Destroying Small Tumors
Freezing kidney tumors -- using a safe minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that kills the cancer 100 percent effectively without surgery -- should be the gold standard or first treatment...
Twin Nanoparticle Shown Effective At Targeting, Killing Breast Cancer Cells
Chemists have developed a novel way to treat a class of breast cancer cells. They have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the Her-2 tumor cell and unloads a...
Morning Rounds: Economic Anxieties, Busy Clinics and Bath Products for Babies
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Helium Helps Lung Patients Breathe Easier
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who breathed a mix of 60 percent helium and 40 percent oxygen during a rehabilitation program were able to exercise longer and harder than...
'Miraculous' Effects, Pain Relief Of Osteoplasty Shown For Those Suffering From Metastatic Bone Disease
Osteoplasty -- a highly effective minimally invasive procedure to treat the painful effects of metastatic bone disease by injecting bone cement to support weakened bones -- provides immediate and substantial...
Nursing crunch causing surgery cancellations, Eastern Health admits
The largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador acknowledges that an ongoing nursing shortage has led to cancellations of important surgeries, including for heart patients.
Compulsive Hoarding Poses Safety And Psychological Risks
Most of us save things -- memorabilia, collectibles, items from our childhood or from our children. But for more than an estimated million Americans, the saving may get out of...
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Scientists learn to 'declaw' plutonium … New therapy replaces stroke damaged tissue … Countdown under way for Discovery's launch … New lung cancer radiation therapy created ... Health/Science news from...
Untreated Psychiatric Disorders Common In Single Mothers On Welfare
Urban single mothers nearing the end of their welfare eligibility appear more likely to have substance use and psychiatric disorders than women in the general population, and often do not...
New published study demonstrates over-the-counter device lowers blood pressure in diabetic patients
New York, NY--March 9, 2009--InterCure Ltd., a medical device company publicly traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: INCR), today announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of...
Study prompts new mandate for N.C. high schools
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A new study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals that many N.C. high schools are not adequately prepared to handle the immediate medical needs of...
Patients being discharged against medical advice
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- When patients choose to leave the hospital before the treating physician recommends discharge, the consequences may involve risk of inadequately treated medical conditions and the need for...
Commonly used beauty staple clinically proven to help treat eczema
Mild to moderate eczema sufferers who are looking for a cost-effective way to control and heal this skin condition without a prescription now have a new option to consider. A...
Drug Improves Mobility For Some Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The experimental drug fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis. That is the conclusion of a multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial.
Schools Keep Bugs at Bay a Safer Way
Fifteen years ago, a young boy in Bloomington, Indiana, was frequently sick with respiratory problems and other ailments. His symptoms appeared suddenly, and were so severe that he visited his...
New research reveals how cranberry products prevent urinary tract infections
Chemicals present in cranberries -and not the acidity of cranberry juice, as previously thought -prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract, as documented in...
Micro-worms to the Rescue?
Doctors are trying to treat the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) with hookworms. Yes, worms. (You might be familiar with these types of tiny parasites from an incident with your...
After Mutiny, Bangladesh Blocks YouTube
Bangladesh blocked access to the video-sharing site YouTube after it hosted a recording of a tense meeting between the prime minister and army officials following a bloody mutiny by border...
What is the role of the omentum in regenerating the liver?
In their recent work to be published on March 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Dr. Singh and his colleagues from the Cook County Hospital in Chicago (USA)...
FDA OKs kids' cardiac adhesion barrier
WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's approved a device that reduces the severity of adhesions in children undergoing open-chest surgery.
Inserting Catheters Without X-rays
X-rays penetrate the patient's body, helping the doctor guide the catheter through the artery. In future, it will be possible to monitor the position of the catheter without exposing the...
New lung cancer radiation therapy created
PHILADELPHIA, March 9 (UPI) -- U.S. radiologists say they have developed a new lung cancer treatment that avoids conventional radiation regimens or surgical procedures.
Why are tribal populations free from clinical symptoms infection with H pylori strains?
Helicobacter pylori is of growing concern today because of its crucial role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases and in the multi-step carcinogenic process of gastric cancer....
Aminoguanidine: An attractive line as a multi-modal avenue to overcome tumour
Aminoguanidine is a compound that exerts multiple biological actions. Aminoguanidine has well described antioxidant properties and is also an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthases, the enzymes that produce nitric oxide....
May supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid suppress colon tumour cell growth?
Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Western countries. The role of n-3 and n-6 PUFAs in colorectal carcinoma cell growth has not been well studied....
For old or young dialysis patients, AV fistulas remain pure gold
A new study shows that for those individuals with chronic kidney disease, it doesn't matter if you're young or old: arteriovenous (AV) fistulas remain the gold standard for maintaining access...
Study IDs joint replacement device problem
CHICAGO, March 9 (UPI) -- Rush University Medical Center scientists in Chicago say they have identified an immunological reaction that leads to early failure of joint implants.
Keep your colon healthy with exercise, healthy foods
Most adults would rather keep talk about colons behind the bathroom door. It's time to talk, says Kim Turgeon, MD, FACP, gastroenterologist in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan...