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Patients With Severe Asthma Benefit From Antibody Injection, Researchers Find
Mepolizumab works by blocking the production of eosinophils. By preventing their production, researchers were able to improve asthma, reduce the need for prednisone and really show that eosinophils are important...
Clinical trial finds microbicide promising as HIV prevention method for women
A clinical trial involving more than 3,000 women in the U.S. and southern Africa demonstrates for the first time the promise of a vaginal microbicide gel for preventing HIV infection...
Muscular Dystrophy: Stem Cell Breakthrough Gives New Hope To Sufferers Of Muscle-wasting Diseases
An experimental procedure that dramatically strengthens stem cells' ability to regenerate damaged tissue could offer new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases such as myopathy and muscular dystrophy, according to...
Manhattan Dialysis Clinic May Have Infected Patients With Hepatitis C
At least nine patients may have been infected with hepatitis C at the clinic, according to federal and state health investigators.
Immune Cells From Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Prematurely Aged Chromosomes
Telomeres are the structures that cap the ends of a cell's chromosomes. Their proper maintenance is important for preventing cancer and premature aging. White blood cells from patients with rheumatoid...
Number of cardiovascular risk factors could determine safety of intravenous gammaglobulin treatment
New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine identifies the presence of cardiovascular risk factors as an indicator of how likely it is that elderly, hospitalized patients who...
Measuring quality of life in patients with hereditary kidney disease
A commonly used questionnaire that measures quality of life is not sensitive enough to pick up mental and physical problems experienced by patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD),...
Being overweight worsens osteoarthritis
Being fat increases the risk of primary joint replacement in osteoarthritis (OA). A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Arthritis Research and Therapy, found that increased waist circumference...
Rituximab reduces kidney inflammation in patients with lupus
Treatment with the targeted drug rituximab can significantly benefit some patients with severe lupus nephritis who do not respond to conventional therapy, according to a study appearing in an upcoming...
New CME guidelines advise paradigm shift in physician education
New evidence-based educational guidelines evaluate the effectiveness of current continuing medical education (CME) practices and provide the first set of recommendations on how those practices need to change in the...
Study finds injectable birth control causes significant weight gain and changes in body mass
Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, gained an average of 11 pounds and increased their body fat by 3.4 percent over three years,...
Cell phone studies: While walking or driving, cell phones increase traffic, pedestrian fatalities
Cell phones are a danger on the road in more ways than one. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while travelling, whether you're driving or on foot,...
Immune reaction to metal debris leads to early failure of joint implants
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a key immunological defense reaction to the metals in joint replacement devices, leading to loosening of the components and early failure. The study,...
City Says New Yorkers Are Healthier
Mayor Bloomberg and his health commissioner offered a barrage of encouraging statistics, with an emphasis on preventing chronic disease.
FDA-approved warning labels won't protect companies
US court says people harmed by drugs can still sue.
Stenting Not Necessary In Late Treatment Of Heart Attacks
Two years ago, a major study found that many patients who receive delayed treatment for a heart attack do just as well with drugs alone as they do with drugs...
Safe, Well-tolerated, And Effective Treatment For Metastatic Esophageal Cancer
Patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell cancer face a dismal prognosis, as no effective standard chemotherapy exists. A research group in China investigated the efficacy, toxic reaction and survival period...
New Technique For Cancer Screening
Current research suggests that a new technique to determine tumor methylation status can be used in archived tissue samples.
Engineering tissues and organs
MIT sophomore Asad Moten has invented of a scaffold that can help regenerate tissue and that may one day be able to help patients with spinal cord injuries, serious burns,...
Old Strategy for Tackling HIV Makes a Comeback
Nonspecific microbicide blocks AIDS-like virus in monkeys
Recipes for Health: Buckwheat Pasta With Kale
This is a healthier, pared-down version of a rich, hearty dish from the Lombardy region of Italy that normally is made with buckwheat pasta, cabbage, potatoes, and abundant butter and...
Small steps can improve your health and wealth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as a team can achieve more than an individual, so can resolutions to improve your health and to improve your finances reinforce each other, say Montana State...
Naked Mole Rats May Hold Clues to Successful Aging
Naked mole rats might not win any beauty contents, but they may hold the secret to successful aging. These rodents from East Africa have extraordinarily long lifespans with good health...
Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster answer
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Mike Stevens learned his lungs were riddled with cancer, it took only a week to start chemotherapy - but six weeks...
Scientists identify compound that could prevent HIV transmission
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have identified a compound that, applied vaginally, can prevent transmission of the primate version of HIV, called SIV. The study is published in the...
Stem Cells: Skin Deep
Over the past decade, no topic has been more controversial in the worlds of science, politics, and religion than stem cell research. Of course, the debate has centered over the...
Something wiki this way comes
Stephen Friend and Eric Schadt reveal their vision for an open-access platform in medical research.
AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests
The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a...