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Chicken pox vaccine saves lives
The introduction of chicken pox vaccine in Australia has prevented hospitalisation and saved children’s lives.
Recovery in motion: Post-discharge activity level linked to risk of hospital readmission in elderly
A new study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they will require readmission...
Current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative
Researchers report that the CDC's current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative and that more frequent testing would be cost-effective in the long run for both high- and low-risk groups....
Evidence supports blocking immune response to enhance viral therapy against solid tumors
Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune response.
Breakthrough in battle against leukemia
Scientists have discovered a critical weakness in leukemic cells, which may pave the way to new treatments.
New approaches for controlling pesticide exposure in children
New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and more emphasis on neatness, blocking cracks where insects can enter and other so-called "integrated pest...
Paving the way for greater use of ancient medical knowledge
Scientists are reporting an advance toward overcoming a major barrier to tapping the potential of traditional Chinese medicine and India's Ayurvedic medicine in developing new and more effective modern drugs.
Nunavut spends millions on temporary doctors
The Government of Nunavut spent $11.5 million on temporary doctors at the territory's only hospital over a 20-month period, according to documents obtained by CBC News.
Polycystic ovary syndrome puts glucose control in double jeopardy
Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition affecting about 10 percent of women and characterized by excess male hormone and increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, appears to cause a sort...
New form of child's eye tumour identified
A Canadian-led international research team has identified a new and potentially less life-threatening form of retinoblastoma, an eye tumour that occurs in very young children and can lead to the...
Younger doctors more likely to train and work closer to home
Younger doctors are more likely than older generations to train and work in the same region as their home before entering medical school. New research published in the Journal of the...
University cleared, student recovering after poisoning
Seemingly deliberate thallium and arsenic exposure leaves Southampton PhD chemist fighting nerve damage
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to Timothy Chan of the University of Toronto (U of T) and Douglas Fearing of the Harvard Business School.
Low cognitive score and risk of brain injury linked
Young men with low cognitive function and low socioeconomic status are significantly more likely to suffer from mild traumatic brain injury than those without, a new study suggests. Current literature...
Antibiotic resistance is a ‘ticking time bomb’
Efforts to tackle the threat will need new thinking, but their may be no easy solutions or short cuts to new drugs
Are the geeks coming? Scientists find their voice
The collective action of a group of scientists has finally convinced me of the power of the geek movementIn the opening of his book The Geek Manifesto, Mark Henderson proclaims: "The geeks are coming." Henderson's...
Mass Spectrometry Detects Cancer Biomarkers In The Chemical Cloud Hovering Over Urine Samples
Medical Diagnostics: Doctors could search for volatile urine compounds to diagnose gastroesophageal cancers
Grieving husband pushes bill for unproven remedies
LONDON (AP) -- After the best-selling Irish novelist Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer in 2011, her husband was so devastated he often went to her...
Merck Cholesterol Trial Can Continue
An independent monitor told the company it could proceed with a large clinical trial of Vytorin, Merck said.
Soda Legal Battle May Outlast Bloomberg’s Tenure
A fight seems headed to New York State’s highest court, and a final ruling may not come until next year.
Structured weight loss program helps kids from low-income families lower BMI
Overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity when given...
Cancer researchers discover new type of retinoblastoma in babies
Cancer researchers have discovered a new type of retinoblastoma, a rapidly developing eye cancer that affects very young babies -– a finding that can immediately change clinical practice and optimize...
Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: first randomised trial finds reassuring evidence on the effect of different treatments
The first randomized trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or...
Well: A Bumpy Road to a Soda Ban
Many public health experts support efforts to ban the sale of large sugary drinks but note that, as with efforts to curb tobacco or require seat belt use, the process...
Deadly poison threat to tigers
Poison poses greatest danger to survival of tigers in Thailand
U.S. Stockpiles Smallpox Drug in Case of Bioterror Attack
The purchase of two million doses to treat a disease eradicated in 1980 has set off a debate over a contract some experts say has the government paying too high...
Improving immunity against influenza
Researchers found a way to potentially stop the mutating cells of the influenza virus, a discovery that may lead to a new universal influenza vaccine.
'Doorknob with a string' cited amid dental cuts
Opposition critics say some people will suffer because the spending on an adult dental care program is being cut.