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First patients in US receive non-surgical device of sunken chest syndrome
Surgeons at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) have fitted a patient with a device that might eliminate the [...]
Poor, often inaccurate web info on ‘designer vagina’ procedures
The quality of internet information available for women opting for “designer vagina” procedures is “poor,” and in some cases, inaccurate, [...]
MicroRNA makes triple-negative breast cancer homesick
Carcinoma cells are epithelial cells gone bad and have learned to act like neurons, inappropriately activating TrkB signaling to escape the programmed cell death known as anoikis. They do it...
Male bias persists in female-rich science conferences
Women scientists in primatology are poorly represented at symposia organized by men, but receive equal representation when symposia organizers are women or mixed groups, according to new research.
Study questions value of mammography screening
About a third of tumors found in mammography screenings are unlikely to cause illness, resulting in overdiagnosis, a study finds. But one critic calls the findings 'malicious nonsense.'About a third...
Saskatchewan's Wall slams federal cuts to refugee health
Saskatchewan's premier says he does not understand the federal government's decision to cut back on refugee health care.
Menopause: Relaxation good therapy for hot flushes
Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to new results.
Just ten minutes in a car with a smoker boosts harmful pollutants by up to thirty percent
Just ten minutes spent in the back seat of a car with a smoker in the front, boosts a child's daily exposure to harmful pollutants by up to 30 percent,...
Potential new treatment to prevent stroke
Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW).
Salmonella warning issued for Krown cherry tomatoes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled cherry tomatoes that may be contaminated with salmonella.
Researcher aims to help cancer patient memory loss
There are some who may want to forget their ordeal with cancer, but a researcher in Sudbury wants to help patients who have suffered memory loss following their treatments.
Life-saving kits for children in Zambia hitch a ride
Health innovators in Canada find a way to distribute anti-diarrheal kits in remote parts of Zambia and test other bold ideas in developing countries
Miami doctors pull off medical first to save mother and triplets twice over
Doctors hail 'one for the history books' after Andrea Temperino defied rare neurological disorder to give birth by C-sectionDoctors in Florida have pulled off a medical first that saved the lives of a...
Tobacco control policies ‘have reduced mortality’ in Brazil
In the last two decades, policies for tobacco control in Brazil have reduced smoking rates by nearly half and saved 420,000 lives, says a study.
New drug overcomes resistance in patients with rare sarcoma, study suggests
A new targeted drug demonstrated its ability to control metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor, an uncommon and life-threatening form of sarcoma, after the disease had become resistant to all existing therapies.
Phase III Clinical Trial Of Regenerative Medicine For Heart Failure
Cardio3 BioSciences (C3BS) announced it has received authorization from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) to begin its Congestive Heart failure Cardiopoietic Regenerative Therapy (CHART-1) European...
5 tips when buying a protective helmet
Not buying the right protective headgear may provide you with as little protection as a winter toque. Safety experts offer some tips on what to keep in mind when purchasing...
Consumer confidence remains high in November, but will Congressional Grinch steal Christmas?
Consumer confidence remained largely unchanged from last month at its highest level in five years, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan...
Are elder siblings helpers or competitors?
Having elder siblings decreases mortality risk in childhood, but same-sex elder siblings are associated with lower marriage rates and fewer children for their younger siblings in adulthood, according to the...
All Wales Strategic Medical Group Approves Zebinix Anti-Epileptic Treatment
The All Wales Strategic Medical Group (AWSMG) has approved Zebinix(R) (eslicarbazepine acetate) for the treatment of partial seizures in highly refractory patients who remain uncontrolled with, or are intolerant to,...
Documents Show F.D.A.’s Failures in Meningitis Outbreak
New documents show that the Food and Drug Administration threatened to use its full authority on the Massachusetts company implicated in the outbreak only to back away, citing lack...
Mammograms lead to breast cancer overdiagnosis
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated...
Living With Cancer: Living With Cancer: Offering Thanks for Caregivers
These receptionists, nurses and nurse practitioners are actually caregivers, not caretakers. They come into our lives without second names, but their dedication helps innumerable cancer patients endure the unendurable.
N.Y./REGION: Mold May Pose Risk to Hurricane Victims
As residents return to their homes after Hurricane Sandy, they are airing them out in frigid temperatures and even throwing out cherished items in an effort to prevent mold growth.
SCIENCE: The Complicated AIDS Battle
The Times's Donald G. McNeil Jr. reports on some (qualified) good news in the fight against H.I.V. infections around the world.
New H.I.V. Cases Falling in Some Poor Nations, but Treatment Still Lags
A U.N. report showed that 2.5 million people became infected last year, while only 1.4 million received lifesaving treatment for the first time.
Dr. Loren Wold of Nationwide Children's Hospital Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Life Sciences
Loren E. Wold, PhD, FAHA, principal investigator in the Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Life Sciences...
Russia briefly bans YouTube 'by mistake'
Web-surfing Russians endured a brief scare Wednesday that the authorities had blocked YouTube after the video-sharing website appeared on a list of banned addresses, in what officials later called a...