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Genetic sequencing breakthrough to aid treatment for congenital hyperinsulinism
Congenital hyperinsulinism is a genetic condition where a baby's pancreas secretes too much insulin. It affects approximately one in 50,000 live births and in severe cases requires the surgical removal...
BOVIGAM IFN-Gamma Tuberculosis Test Gets Positive Assessment In Europe
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reviewed field performance data of the BOVIGAM(R)Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) test and recommended such tests for inclusion in the official list of stand-alone tests for...
Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy
By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according...
New technology reduces cancer side effects
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A privately run Proton Therapy Center in Prague, Czech Republic, provides a new therapy ensuring radiation targeted exclusively on a tumor, officials...
Kissing Really Does Spread Mono
Mono lives up to its name as the "kissing disease," a new study of says.
Total Hooey: The Strangest Non-Stories of 2012
UFOs, the Mayan apocalypse, eagle snatching baby and more strange stories that weren't this year.
Drug shortage linked to greater risk of relapse in young Hodgkin lymphoma patients
A national drug shortage has been linked to a higher rate of relapse among children, teenagers and young adults with [...]
Novel role of BRCA1 in regulating the survival of skin stem cells identified
Researchers have uncovered a novel role of BRCA1 in regulating the survival of skin stem cells. Our DNA, which stores our genetic information, is constantly submitted to damage. If not...
US cancer screening rates decline over the last 10 years, finds new study
The rate of people who seek preventive cancer screenings has fallen over the last 10 years in the United States with wide variations between white-collar and blue-collar workers, according to...
MDMA could be effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder – study
Illegal drug commonly known as ecstasy reduces PTSD symptoms, doesn't harm memory and concentration, or induce drug abuse, researchers findMDMA (the illegal drug ecstasy) may provide long term benefits as a treatment for...
The Year in Review 2012: Medicine trying more innovative approaches
ALEX CUKAN || United Press International 2012 was not the year for new blockbuster drugs, but researchers used existing drugs for different purposes and tried innovative approaches to save...
Asia-Pacific Analysis: The growth of stem-cell therapy
Research into stem cells is taking place across South-East Asia, but proven disease treatments are currently out of reach, says Crispin Maslog.
Home Tech: Devices to Monitor Physical Activity and Food Intake
Testing devices for tracking food intake and physical activity.
New York’s Mental Health System Thrashed by Services Lost to Storm
The odds of securing mental health treatment in a crisis in New York City have worsened significantly since Hurricane Sandy knocked out hospitals and disrupted outpatient services.
Simple eye scan can reveal MS damage
A simple eye test may offer a fast and easy way to monitor patients with multiple sclerosis, experts believe.
Immune system changes may drive aggressiveness of recurrent tumors
The traditional view of recurrent tumors is that they are resistant to therapy because they’ve acquired additional genetic mutations that make them more aggressive and impervious to drugs. Now, however,...
Ability to metabolize tamoxifen affects breast cancer outcomes
For nearly a decade, breast cancer researchers studying the hormone therapy tamoxifen have been divided as to whether genetic differences in a liver enzyme affect the drug’s effectiveness and the...
Green Blog: Every Bird Counts, but Some Make the Heart Beat Faster
Roaming with binoculars, a participant in the annual Christmas Bird Count longs to glimpse a certain sparrow.
Asparagus Prevents Hangovers, Incredibly Useful Study Finds
Asparagus Wikimedia CommonsPlan your pre-New Year's shopping accordingly. It's the holidays, so maybe you've been drinking too much. And maybe you've been dealing with a few too many...
Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among U.S. service members
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a...
Obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families
A new study finds that obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families in the United States.
How to Avoid Spreading the Flu
Four days at home sick with the flu may be enough to avoid spreading the virus to others.
Vaccine patch offers pain-free way to stop disease in Papua New Guinea | John Vidal
Nanopatches that can be self-administered – and even put in the post – could transform infectious disease preventionThe "nanopatch" is about a square centimetre in size, it administers a minute, needle-free vaccine dose...
One Illness After Another, and an Eviction Looming
Jeffrey Cowen’s illnesses have kept him from steady work, and have led to his falling about $8,400 behind in his rent in Coney Island.
Chicken Farms Try Oregano as Antibiotic Substitute
Chicken farms including Bell & Evans in Pennsylvania are using oregano-based products as substitutes for antibiotics, but research on their effectiveness is scant and many remain skeptical.
Well: Heart Disease in Military Shows Steep Drop Since Korean War
A new study shows that the rate of American service members with signs of coronary artery disease has declined sharply, falling to roughly 1 in 10 military personnel today from...
Enzyme PRSS3 Linked To Prostate Cancer
Researchers have identified an enzyme, PRSS3, specifically linked to aggressive prostate cancer, and have also developed a compound that inhibits the ability of this molecule to promote the metastatic spread of...
Holidaymakers at risk as doctors run out of typhoid vaccine
Supply crisis sparked by manufacturer's recall – 700,000 people already injected could be affectedTravellers jetting off to exotic climes this winter face a scramble to get immunised against typhoid, because of a UK...