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Sodium channel therapy may fight migraines
NASHVILLE, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they may have found clues to the biological basis of migraine headaches suffered by 15 percent to 20 percent...
New Way To Predict Prostate Cancer Spreading
For men, one of the leading causes of death from cancer is prostate cancer that has spread to a second site (something known as metastatic prostate cancer). Defining the molecular...
Growth hormone's link to starvation may be clue to increasing life span
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have implications in treating diabetes and extending life span.
The Validity Of Epo Testing For Athletes
Epo is a hormone sometimes misused by athletes to boost their endurance. Since the test to identify the drug's presence was introduced in 2000, 33 labs have been accredited by...
Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise In Obesity
A new implantable medical device shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to new findings.
Promising Cancer Drug Target In Prostate Tumors Identified
Scientists report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell growth. The...
NYC seeks HIV-testing of all Bronx adults
NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- The New York City Health Department launched a plan Thursday to have all Bronx residents tested for HIV during the next three...
Toxic Key To Alzheimer’s Disease Memory Loss Identified
Using new scientific techniques, scientists have unlocked the cascade of molecular events that lead to Alzheimer's disease. The scientific findings published in Nature Medicine suggest a potential new target for...
Faulty DNA Repair Could Be A Risk Factor For Lung Cancer In Nonsmokers
People who have never smoked but whose cells cannot efficiently repair environmental insults to DNA are at higher risk of developing lung cancer than those with effective genomic repair capability.
Study suggests a little milk could go a long way for your heart
Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
More than 1 in 4 deliveries in Canada are C-sections, society says
More than one in four babies born in Canada enter the world via caesarean section, a trend that increases risks in childbirth and burdens the health-care system, according to the...
Long waits still exist for MRI, CT scans in Ontario: report
Ontario residents still face long wait times for MRI and CT scans, despite improvements in wait times overall, new data suggests.
Canada-wide pathology crisis on horizon, cancer inquiry warned
An expert who wrote a scathing report on problems at a St. John's hospital lab has warned a cancer inquiry that labs across the country are at risk.
MRI combo spots prostate cancer treatment failure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two imaging modalities used in combination -- dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-MRI -- can accurately spot residual or recurrent prostate...
Driven to Distraction: Lawmakers Ban Gadgets in Vehicles
Crawling along in traffic, you call your co-workers or friends via cell phone, and get caught up. You feel efficient and productive. But in five states you're also a law-breaker,...
New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer
The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new...
Researchers study hidden homicide trend
Gun-related homicide among young men rose sharply in the United States in recent years even though the nation's overall homicide rate remained flat, according to a study by researchers at...
Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones
Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called...
High Rates, Rising Costs Of Alcohol And Drug Disorders In Hospitalized Patients Shown
Fourteen percent of patients admitted to the hospital have alcohol/drug abuse and addiction disorders, costs for which have risen sharply in recent years, according to a new study.
Improving university recruitment process may increase female surgical faculty
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that improving the university recruitment strategy and process could raise the number of...
New system devised to guide doctors treating patients with symptomatic myocardial bridging
What type of intervention, if any, should cardiologists offer their patients who have a heart abnormality called myocardial bridging and symptoms of heart problems?
Pregnancy May Help Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found. Female mice that had never become pregnant had approximately 15 times as much cancer in their...
Senate reaches an agreement on global AIDS bill
(AP) -- Senate negotiators said Wednesday they had reached a tentative agreement on a key obstacle to one of the most ambitious federal health initiatives ever, a $50 billion...
Skin Deep: Coming Soon to YouTube: My Face-Lift
Doctors have long recruited patients to help advertise but is it ethical for a doctor to reward a patient for posting a promo?
Television Review: Hospital’s True Traumas, for Patients and Doctors
“Hopkins” provides an extraordinarily intimate look at doctors and desperately ill patients that is gripping but not groundbreaking.
Health centers report reusing lancets
TOKYO, June 25 (UPI) -- A Japanese report reveals more than 180,000 people in Japan have had blood taken with reused lancets.
A Prickly Problem: Hedgehog Signaling In Heart's Blood Vessels
New data, generated by David Ornitz and colleagues, at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, have indicated a crucial role for signaling pathways that involve the protein sonic hedgehog...
Cuba approves first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
CimaVax EGF extends life with few side effects, and is another step in biotechnology expertise