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Pulsed Electrical Fields Destroy Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Infecting Burn Injuries
Application of a technology currently used to disinfect food products may help to get around one of the most challenging problems in medicine today, the proliferation of bacteria resistant to...
Bacteria live even in healthy placentas, says study
Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning the belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile environment.
Inhaler reminders dramatically improve asthma controller adherence
Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study. In this six-month investigation, patients receiving...
Interruption of biological rhythms during chemotherapy worsen its side effects
The circadian system, better known as our biological clock, is responsible for coordinating all the processes that take place in our organism. If it does not function correctly, what is...
In your genes: Family history reveals predisposition to multiple diseases
Nine simple questions can be used to identify people who may be at increased risk of various cancers, heart disease and diabetes because of their family history of these conditions,...
Lipid transport: Research breakthrough paves way for understanding serious diseases
New basic research reveals how the body's cells transport lipid. Defects in the mechanism can lead to serious neurological diseases, liver diseases and involuntary childlessness, and the new knowledge is...
Dolutegravir in HIV-1 infection: Added benefit in adult patients
Adults without pretreatment and adults with pretreatment for whom an integrase inhibitor is mandatory have fewer side effects under dolutegravir than under the comparator therapy. No added benefit could be...
Breakthrough: Nasal spray may soon replace pills for delivering drugs to the brain
When the doctor gives us medicine, it is often in the shape of a pill. But when it comes to brain diseases, pills are actually an extremely inefficient way to...
Pain care curriculum improves clinical skills
An online training module designed for the evaluation and care of chronic pain greatly improved medical student clinical skills, according to a report. The module uses an elderly woman with...
Strategy for diabetes treatment
With the discovery of a compound that can slow the degradation of insulin in animals, scientists at Harvard have opened the door to a potential new treatment for diabetes. The new approach,...
JHU Biologists Identify New Neural Pathway in Eyes that Aids in Vision
A less-well-known type of retina cell plays a more critical role in vision than previously understood.
Obesity to overtake smoking as worst heart disease risk factor
Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the most common risk factor for heart disease in Canada next year, a new study suggests.
Too cute to resist: Do whimsical products make consumers overspend?
Babies are cute. Kittens are cute. But for some people, products that emphasize baby features like chubby cheeks and large eyes cause them to be more careful and restrained. According...
DARPA Hosts Cybersecurity 'Science Fair' at Pentagon Today
Employees at the U.S. Department of Defense will get a behind-the-scenes look today (May 21) at some of the most innovative work being done to preserve and bolster the country's...
Two NYC fourth-graders charged with putting rat poison in teacher's water
Frances BurnsNEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- Two fourth-graders at a New York City public school have been charged as juveniles with putting rat poison in their teacher's water bottle.
Fitness pays off in health for adult Canadians
The fittest Canadian adults are the healthiest in many ways, Statistics Canada has found amid declining physical activity levels and expanding waistlines.
Tool built to help pick Sustainable Development Goals
The mechanism is designed to help policymakers ensure that the next set of global goals are effective and ambitious.
Pelosi: Democrats may participate fully in Benghazi committee
Gabrielle LevyWASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with Speaker John Boehner Wednesday to discuss Democrats' participation in a special committee formed to investigate Benghazi.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
People who experience generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) exhibit excessive anxiety and worry about multiple events or activities most days of the week.
Not just for the heart, red wine shows promise as cavity fighter
For anyone searching for another reason to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner, here's a good one: A new study has found that red wine, as well as...
Paper-based diagnostics, made with a scrapbooking tool, could curb hepatitis C pandemic
To the relief of patients diagnosed with hepatitis C, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new treatments late last year, and a few more are on the way....
Texas postal worker accused of mortally wounding Fort Worth family dog with rock
Evan BleierFORT WORTH, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- A Texas postal worker is accused of mortally wounding a 10-pound terrier by hitting him over the head with a rock in...
North Korea will incur 'strong response' to nuclear test, warns South Korea
JC FinleySEOUL, May 21 (UPI) -- South Korea warned North Korea against conducting its nuclear test, as it will prompt "a strong response from the international community."
Cops, firefighters and youth leaders among 70 busted in NYC child porn ring
Matt BradwellNEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- NYC prosecutors arrested 70 people, including police officers, firefighters and a religious leader for creating and distributing child pornography.
Mice with an MS-like condition are walking again after treatment with human stem cells
A new treatment has helped mice severely disabled by a conditional similar to multiple sclerosis to walk within two weeks.
Palliative sedation creating debate over end-of-life treatment
Doctors in Canada and around the world are divided over the use of palliative sedation, sedating dying patients to the point of unconciousness, as a form of treatment at the...
Abbott to buy Chile’s CFR for $3bn
Generics deal reinforces firm’s Latin American presence
Tricorder X Prize eyed by Toronto-based Biosign
A Canadian company is trying to make a real version of the gadget on the series Star Trek that could read a patient's vital signs and diagnose diseases with a...