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Finding genetic culprits that drive antibiotic resistance: Genome-wide association study in disease-causing bacteria paves way for clinical tool
A powerful new tool has been developed that could help in developing more effective treatment and control strategies for antibiotic resistance within the next decade. Researchers used a genome-wide association...
This Will Quadruple Your Dementia Risk
A long-term, large-scale population-based study of individuals aged 55 years or older in the general population researchers has found a four-fold increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
To eat or not to eat: New disposable biosensor may help physicians determine which patients can safely be fed following surgery
A disposal, plastic listening device that attaches to the abdomen may help doctors definitively determine which post-operative patients should be fed and which should not, an invention that may improve...
New Test Predicts Individual's Risk of Second Kidney Stone
A new tool uses 11 questions to accurately calculate the probability that a patient will have another symptomatic kidney stone at 2, 5, or 10 years after the first stone....
Best way to brush teeth? Even dentists, dental associations don't agree
Advice on how we should brush our teeth from dental associations and toothpaste companies is ‘unacceptably inconsistent’, finds new research. "The public needs to have sound information on the best...
Phthalate compounds contaminating your glass of wine
Alcohol may be even more damaging to your health then you first thought, researchers report. Phthalate compounds are extremely widespread in our environment, and have major potential as hormone disruptors....
Virtual-Reality System Helps Treat PTSD in Soldiers
Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could gain some relief from a new virtual-reality program, new research suggests.
One man's uphill fight to stem childhood obesity
A short walk from the fast-food drive-throughs, taco joints and doughnut shops lining Hawaiian Gardens' palm-tree-dotted main drag, a classroom of energetic kindergartners begins a well-rehearsed routine.
Cell signaling pathway linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes
Notch signaling, a key biological pathway tied to development and cell communication, also plays an important role in the onset of obesity and type 2 diabetes, a discovery that offers...
Laparoscopic Surgical Removal of Gallbladder in Pediatric Patients is Safe
Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (surgical removal of the gallbladder) has been recommended by experts for pediatric patients suffering from gallstones and other gallbladder diseases. "We are refining our surgical techniques and are...
New Treatment Successful for Rare, Disabling Movement Disorder, the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS)
People who suffer from a rare illness, the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS), now have a chance for full recovery thanks to treatment. People often feel a sensation of movement,...
Neck manipulation may be associated with stroke
Manipulating the neck has been associated with cervical dissection, a type of arterial tear that can lead to stroke. Although a direct cause-and-effect link has not been established between neck...
Animal therapy reduces need for pain medication after joint-replacement surgery
Patients recovering from total joint replacement surgery who receive animal-assisted therapy (AAT) require less pain medication than those who do not experience this type of therapy. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has...
In Ambitious Bid, Walmart Seeks Foothold in Primary Care Services
Walmart is looking to grab a bigger share of the billions of health care dollars being spent in the United States and to benefit from the shifting delivery system that...
What happens to the drugs you flush down the toilet?
Doctors should take into account the downstream effects on the environment when they prescribe drugs, suggests a scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency Continue reading...
Losing Cost Control: Why the Hepatitis Cure Sovaldi Is a Budgetary Disaster for Prisons
Inmates, likelier than the general population to have Hepatitis C, also have a constitutional right to medical care.
Oxazepam: Anxiety Drug Reduces Fish Mortality In Water
Oxazepam, a drug that is commonly used to treat insomnia and anxiety in humans, has been shown to reduce mortality rates in fish when it gets into natural water supplies. For...
Slumber-starved astronauts pop pills to fall asleep
Astronauts commonly suffer from a poor night’s sleep before and during their spaceflights, when use of sleep medications is widespread, researchers have found.
New pharmaceutical product to prevent heroin deaths
A method for needle-free, intranasal administration of the anti-opioid drug naloxone has been developed. The product is in its final round of clinical trials and has retrieved Fast Track status...
Dermatologist Cautions Parents About Misinformation on Safety of Children's Skin Care Products
Before the advent of Internet search engines, parents obtained much of their medical advice from their child’s doctor. Today, with a plethora of information available at their fingertips, parents have...
U.S. medical schools urged to increase enrollment of undocumented immigrants
Medical schools should increase their enrollment of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. under the federal DACA program who are seeking access to the medical professions. These students are often highly...
Ontario mothers give each other breast milk after separate cancers
An Ottawa woman who received breast milk for her nursing newborn while battling cancer is now returning the favour to her one-time donor.
Scientists retract narcolepsy study linked to GSK vaccine
LONDON (Reuters - Scientists who believed they had started to decipher links between a GlaxoSmithKline H1N1 pandemic flu vaccine and the sleep disorder narcolepsy have retracted a study after saying...
Doctors Pulled a Tooth Out of a Man's … What?
A young man's frequent nosebleeds turned out to be caused by an extra tooth in his nose, according to a new report of his case.
Orally Delivered Compounds, Which Selectively Modify RNA Splicing Prevent Deficits in Mouse Models of SMA
Today the journal Science published results of a preclinical study demonstrating that treatment with orally available RNA splicing modifiers of the SMN2 gene starting early after birth is preventing deficits...
Bone tumor destroyed using incisionless surgery: First in North American child
A Canadian child is the first in North America to have undergone a specialized procedure that uses ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to destroy a tumor in his leg...
Behavior-focused therapies help children with autism, study shows
Updated findings regarding the benefits of behavior-focused therapies for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported by researchers. The review updates a prior systematic review of interventions for...
Prostate cancer screening reduces deaths by a fifth: Large, long-term European trial
Screening for prostate cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by about a fifth, according to the long-term results of a major European study involving over 162 000 men. Despite...