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Pancreatic cancer survival rates at standstill for four decades
Long term survival from pancreatic cancer has failed to improve in 40 years – with the outlook remaining the lowest of the 21 most common cancers, according to new figures....
Second Drug Is Allowed for Treatment of Ebola
The Food and Drug Administration is permitting an experimental drug from Tekmira Pharmaceuticals even though it had halted a trial because side effects were observed.
Oxytocin Does Not Cause Autism
Autism is not caused by a deficiency of oxytocin, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. read more
Lifting Ban, Toledo Says Its Water Is Safe to Drink Again
The city gives an all-clear two days after toxins found in the water supply forced residents to scramble to find alternatives.
Eating resistant starch may help reduce red meat-related colorectal cancer risk
Consumption of a type of starch that acts like fiber may help reduce colorectal cancer risk associated with a high red meat diet, according to a study. "Red meat and...
Phases of clinical depression could affect treatment
New insights into clinical depression have been found that demonstrate there cannot be a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to treating the disease. Researchers have developed a new model for clinical depression that...
Lung cancer diagnosis tool shown to be safe and effective for older patients
A procedure to take tissue samples from lung cancer patients can be used safely in the elderly – allowing doctors to make a more accurate diagnosis and to choose appropriate...
Protein ZEB1 promotes breast tumor resistance to radiation therapy
One protein with the even more out-there name of ZEB1 (zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1), is now thought to keep breast cancer cells from being successfully treated with radiation...
Web-surfing at work has its benefits
A new e-memo for the boss: Online breaks at work can refresh workers and boost productivity. Early findings from a University of Cincinnati study will be presented on Aug. 5,...
Tapping the shale
Growth in scientific knowledge seems to lead to an exacerbation in debate over politically sensitive issues rather than resolution? Nuclear power, global warming, vaccination, creationism, fracking… the list goes on.
Fentanyl mix-up believed responsible for Abbotsford overdose
Authorities in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are still concerned that drug users are taking the synthetic opioid painkiller fentanyl while under the impression they are using heroin or oxycodone.
Ebola victims must be cremated, Liberian government says
The Liberian government is ordering that all corpses of Ebola victims must be cremated as fears rise that the disease could be spread by bodies being buried in residential areas.
Breathing deeply – and safely – in the midst of flames
Every year fires rage throughout the Southwestern U.S., placing firefighters and first responders at risk as they battle flames and smoke. University of Arizona researchers are working to make their...
Hijacking Bacteria’s Heat-Shock Response Could Boost Protein Production
Biotechnology: Researchers improved the solubility and activity of recombinant proteins by coexpressing them with a transcription factor that sparks cell repair
How super AI could end the age of humans podcast
Professor Nick Bostrom discusses the existential threats posed by a superintelligent computer and why we will only get one chance to control such a powerful machine Continue reading...
Not moribund at all! An historian of medicines response to Richard Horton
Writing in The Lancet, Richard Horton called historians of medicine invisible, inaudible, and inconsequential. Historian of medicine Carsten Timmermann responds Continue reading...
Getting To The Core In One Step
Drug Discovery: Single-step annulation could ease access to key natural-product analogs
Cancer experts predict the end of chemotherapy in 20 years
Scientists in the UK have declared that more effective cancer treatments will soon replace chemotherapy thanks to a world-first project to find the genes responsible for this complex disease.
Megan Fox is pretty in white at 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' premiere
Danielle HaynesWESTWOOD, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Megan Fox and her co-stars walk the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Xilonix Phase III European Registration Study For Treatment Of Colorectal Cancer
XBiotech has begun its European Phase III study using its novel cancer drug Xilonix™ for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Xilonix is an antiobody works to block a number of...
Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental health
The deadly shooting at a suburban Philadelphia hospital is serving as yet another illustration of the hazards mental health professionals face on the job - and, experts say, the need...
Decade on, separate lives for once-conjoined twins
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- One twin uses an iPad, plays video games and dances to Michael Jackson tunes. The other has significant, possibly permanent, problems walking...
Get Rid Of Shaving Irritation - The Science
Shaving facial hair, bikini line, legs and armpits can cause wounds, which are an ideal setting for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria to cause infections. This 'shaving irritation' is characterized by redness,...
C1 Inhibitor Inhibits Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplant
Results presented at the 2014 World Transplant Congress evaluated the safety and efficacy of CSL Behring's C1 Inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate in preventing antibody-mediated rejection following kidney transplants in highly sensitized...
Consistent nutrition support protocols can help prevent malnutrition in critically ill patients, improve outcomes
Varying practices and frequent lapses in nutrition delivery can put critically ill patients at greater risk for malnutrition and associated complications, according to a new article. The article offers specific...
California Revises Policy on Mentally Ill Inmates
Changes were introduced after videos showed corrections officers in state prisons dousing severely mentally ill inmates with pepper spray and forcibly removing them from their cells.
Newly Insured, Many Now Face Learning Curve
The Affordable Care Act is reaching many people who have not had health insurance in years, if at all, and they are struggling to understand their policies.
Commentary: It’s time to address the health of men around the world
All over the world, men die younger than women and do worse on a host of health indicators, yet policy makers rarely focus on this “men’s health gap” or adopt...