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When Genes Cooperate, Lung Cancer Grows and Spreads
(PhysOrg.com) -- The combined expression of three specific genes in lung cancer tumors may predict both cancer growth and a poorer prognosis, according to a study led by researchers in...
Synthetic biology can help extend anti-malaria drug effectiveness
In addition to providing a simple and much less expensive means of making artemisinin, the most powerful anti-malaria drug in use today, synthetic biology can also help to extend the...
Go green for healthy teeth and gums
With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and is increasingly gaining popularity in the United States. And while ancient...
Discovery of a new retinal gene involved in childhood blindness
The team of Dr Robert Koenekoop which includes Dr Irma Lopez from the Research Institute of the MUHC at the Montreal Children's Hospital played a crucial role in the international...
Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions Wasting Millions, Raising Health Risks
A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in...
Human Emotions Hold Sway Over Physical Health Worldwide
A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health. The research proves that positive emotions are critical for upkeep of...
Some Diets May Be Better Than Others For Keeping Weight Off And Staying Healthy, Study Suggests
Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so you'll be less likely to develop...
Indoor Air Pollution? Samples From Couch Cushions And Drywall Reveal Chemicals Used In House
One young researcher wants to help epidemiologists identify what's triggering diseases like asthma in children. He and a colleague are using nondestructive techniques to take samples from couch cushions, drywall...
Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence
Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and their risk...
Biomarkers detected for Chikungunya fever
Three specific biomarkers provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), which is emerging as a threat in South-East Asia, the Pacific and Europe, according to research...
Experts examine causes, treatment and prevention of glaucoma
Although scientists know progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons is the primary cause of glaucoma, researchers have yet to identify a way to stop or prevent the...
Mortality risk greater for elderly women who nap daily
A new study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that older women who reported taking daily naps had a significantly greater risk of dying. The results...
Novel veterinary procedure detecting life-threatening injuries touted
The incidence of pneumothorax (PTX), or collapsed lung, among dogs and cats with blunt and penetrating trauma has been reported to range from 13 - 50 percent, with mortality rates...
Sonohysterography is an alternative diagnostic tool for women with adenomyosis
Sonohysterography (SHG), a simple ultrasound technique commonly used to evaluate the uterine cavity, improves the diagnostic capability of transvaginal ultrasound in detecting adenomyosis (a common benign condition of the uterus...
Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients
A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to...
Hazardous conditions in the home health-care setting may put frail and elderly at risk
A large-scale study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified the type and frequency of hazardous conditions found in the home healthcare (HHC) setting. An anonymous...
A new soldier in the war on cancer: The blind mole rat
If someone ever calls you a 'dirty rat,' consider it a compliment. A new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows that cellular mechanisms used by the blind...
Incidental findings in trauma patients spark concerns for physicians
Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical Centre in Columbus, OH...
Amazon plant 'could tackle dengue fever'
The anti-inflammatory properties of the traditional Amazonian medicine 'cat's claw' show promise in treating dengue fever, say scientists.
Cell Microenvironments Hold Key To Future Stem Cell Therapies
The ultimate fate of a stem or progenitor cell in a woman's breast -- whether the cell develops normally or whether it turns cancerous -- may depend upon signals from...
Select Roses Survive With Minimal Care
Roses have long been a favorite of gardeners, but they often require a lot of work to thrive. And the emphasis on organics has more home gardeners concerned about the...
Police probe near deaths at Quebec hospital
Quebec provincial police are investigating after two patients nearly bled to death during surgery after receiving an anticoagulant drug at a hospital in Ste-Eustache, Que., a southwestern suburb of Montreal.
MRI and PET/CT improve cervical cancer patient's chances for optimal treatment
Pretreatment MRI and PET/CT for cervical cancer may direct more women to optimal therapy choices and spare many women potential long-term morbidity and complications of trimodality therapy (surgery followed by...
Statins Lower Stroke Severity, Improve Recovery
Researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren't on the drug -- even when their cholesterol levels...
Gallbladder Removal Through Vagina Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative
Physicians have successfully removed a patient's gallbladder through the vagina. The technique, known as NOTES—natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery—is gaining in popularity and has been characterized by many in the...
Common Marine Sponges May Provide Super-antibiotics Of The Future
No matter how sophisticated modern medicine becomes, common ailments like fungal infections can outrun the best of the world's antibiotics. In people with compromised immune systems (like premature babies, AIDS...
Seal hunt ban gets icy reception in Senate
An effort by a Liberal senator to ban the East Coast seal hunt was dealt a fatal blow Tuesday when not a single colleague could be found to second his...
Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews
(AP) -- The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: "Very unhelpful, arrogant," it said of a doctor. "Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much...