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Kidneys sometimes removed unnecessarily due to misdiagnosis of genetic disorder
Thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease. A new study indicates that approximately one of every five individuals with kidney tumors common in patients...
How "Cheating" Slime Mold Escapes Death
Cheaters do prosper—at least if you're a slime mold, a new study says.
Multiple sclerosis drug may one day treat colorectal cancer
After uncovering a mechanism that promotes chronic intestinal inflammation and the development of colorectal cancer, scientists have found that fingolimod, a drug currently approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis,...
Weight-loss regimen a preferred choice for countering diabetes
More doctors are prescribing the Diabetes Prevention Program, a 12-week regimen, to ward off Type 2 diabetes. It may be a crucial test of the Affordable Care Act's focus on...
New study identifies significance of co-infection in disease control
Becoming infected with one parasite could change your chances of becoming infected with another according to new research. The new study analyses data from school aged children in Tanzania infected...
Treatment failures in gonorrhea cases
The only oral antibiotic still effective against resistant gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in about seven per cent of tested cases in a Toronto study, a figure the authors...
Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke
An especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn’t implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and...
Passive smoking increases risk of severe dementia
An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes [...]
Paramedics, fitness experts urge new year's gym caution
Paramedics and fitness experts are warning people with new year's resolutions to be careful about exercising after two people suffered heart attacks at local gyms in two days.
Hold the Diet Soda? Sweetened Drinks Linked to Depression
New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults [...]
Get a grip – why we get wrinkly fingers and toes
Wrinkly fingers caused by soaking them in water for a long time, such as in the bath or doing the [...]
Triple mix of blood pressure drugs and painkillers linked to kidney problems
Patients who take a triple combination of blood pressure drugs and common painkillers are at an increased risk of serious kidney problems, especially at the start of treatment, finds a...
DNA pioneer James Watson takes aim at 'cancer establishments'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after an exhaustive national report on cancer found the United States is making only slow progress against the disease, one of the country's most...
Concerns raised over the effectiveness of a costly and invasive procedure for melanoma
A special report finds that thousands of melanoma patients around the world are undergoing an expensive and invasive procedure called sentinel node biopsy, despite a lack of clear evidence and...
Reduction in air pollution from wood stoves associated with significantly reduced risk of death
Male deaths from all-causes, but particularly cardiovascular and respiratory disease, could be significantly reduced with a decrease in biomass smoke (smoke produced by domestic cooking and heating and woodland fires),...
Two-Drug Combo May Slow Deadly Thyroid Cancer
A combination of the drugs pazopanib and paclitaxel shows promise in slowing anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), according to a Mayo [...]
Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce knee pain, cartilage loss in patients with osteoarthritis
In a two-year randomized trial, patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis who received vitamin D supplementation did not have a significant difference in knee pain or cartilage volume loss compared to...
Post-operative intravenous acetaminophen may help reduce use of morphine in infants
Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours.
Lung cancer patients live longer if they use beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer survive longer if they are taking beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy, according to a new study.
First oral drug for spinal cord injury improves movement in mice
An experimental oral drug given to mice after a spinal cord injury was effective at improving limb movement after the injury, a new study shows.
Nobel laureate James Watson puts forth novel hypothesis on curing late-stage cancers
In a new paper he regards "among my most important work since the double helix," Nobelist James Watson sets forth a novel hypothesis regarding the role of oxidants and antioxidants...
Synthetic stool can cure C. difficile infection, study suggests
A newly developed synthetic "poop" can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium, a new study suggests.
Diet, Exercise? Maybe That 170 Lb. Perfect Woman Of 100 Years Ago Just Had Good Genes
The dramatic increase in obesity over the past few decades has been tightly associated with an increase in obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Of...
Feds release Tamiflu from stockpile to ease temporary shortage
The federal government is drawing on the national stockpile of the flu drug Tamiflu to relieve a shortage in the country.
Michael Emerman Named Editor-in-Chief of Virology
Michael Emerman, Ph.D., a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center virologist who studies the replication of HIV, has been named editor-in-chief of Virology, one of the oldest journals that specialize in...
Gaps Seen in Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers
A study in the Journal JAMA Psychiatry found that 55 percent of young people who tried to kill themselves had received some mental health treatment beforehand.
Intensive training for aphasia: Even older patients can improve
Older adults who have suffered from aphasia for a long time can nevertheless improve their language function and maintain these improvements in the long term, according to a new study.
Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased -- especially for patients with high blood pressure...