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52 cases of ash dieback disease
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says there have now been 52 confirmed cases of ash dieback disease.
Bariatric surgery may cause bone loss
New research suggests that bone health must be taken into account before and after bariatric surgery to avoid osseous tissue loss.
Study: Alcohol, Drug Abuse Counselors Don't Always Require Total Abstinence
Compared to a survey conducted nearly 20 years ago, about twice the proportion of addiction counselors now find it acceptable for at least some of their patients to have a...
Cancer bound: How some carcinogens evade removal by stabilizing the very DNA they attack
PAHs are common environmental pollutants found in automobile exhaust, barbequed foods and tobacco smoke. These molecules are converted into carcinogens in the body that attack DNA and cause cancer-inducing mutations.
Health project in India saved many mothers and children, project finds
Infant mortality has fallen by half, and the number of women who died from complications during pregnancy and childbirth by three-quarters. This is the result of a four-year health care...
Active surveillance can reduce suffering among men with prostate cancer
With active surveillance many men with prostate cancer could dispense with radiation treatment and surgery, and thus avoid adverse effects such as incontinence and impotence. This is the outcome of...
New medication shows promise as lipid-lowering therapy for rare cholesterol disorder
An international effort has resulted in positive phase 3 clinical trial results for a new medicine to treat patients suffering from a rare and deadly cholesterol disorder, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Trust Science - Unless You Can't Trust Science, Say Scientists
The American Association for the Advancement of Science did something that was so obvious it was a surprise to find out they hadn't already done it - they formally came out...
Montreal group calls for safe injection sites
Some Montrealers oppose the movement to create a safe injection site in the city
Family can't afford home care, must send disabled daughter to hospital
A Stephenville man says the cost of home-care workers for his severely disabled two-year-old daughter means he has to tear his family apart and bring his daughter to hospital in...
Sony adds live broadcasting to videogame play
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) on Friday announced an alliance with Twitch to let gamers broadcast online play live for others to watch.
Researchers seek to improve drug delivery with hydrogels
Researchers in Japan have developed a technique which allows them to control and target drug delivery to specific sites of the body at specific times, thus reducing side effects and...
The New Old Age Blog: How to Bypass the Revolving Door
A new federal pilot program in seven states aims to help nursing homes better manage patients' health to avoid hospitalizations.
Tiny oral sensor may one day help dentists assess their patients' oral and overall health
(Phys.org)—Gold, silk and graphite may not be the first materials that come to mind when you think of cutting-edge technology. Put them together, though, and you've got the basic components...
Battle over US environment agency's human studies
EPA accused of supporting clinical trials that expose study subjects to airborne particles at unsafe levels
Panel delivers final PFOA report
Probable link between perfluorooctanoic acid, used by DuPont to make fluoro-polymers, and high cholesterol
Israelis aim to 'fix world' with custom cannabis
At the end of an unpaved road, in a quiet suburb of a sleepy town in northern Israel, horticultural revolutionaries are growing a strain of cannabis they say relieves symptoms...
Laundry drying 'a risk to health'
Drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, according to new research.
Ameridose Announces Recall Amid Questions About Drugs’ Sterility
Federal regulators found that Ameridose, a drug producer linked to a national meningitis outbreak, had not provided enough assurance that all the medicines it made were sterile.
Safety of Monster Energy Drinks Questioned
The city attorney of San Francisco asked the maker of Monster energy drinks to substantiate its claim that the beverages were safe for adolescents and adults.
At Bellevue, a Desperate Fight to Ensure the Patients’ Safety
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, health care workers and patients were confronted by a new kind of disarray.
Enduring the Storm for Homebound Patients
Nurses and home aides had a difficult decision to make when Hurricane Sandy hit: risk their lives and go out in the storm to continue providing help to patients who...
Nature online: October 24, 2012
Nature online: October 24, 2012 HIV therapy by a combination of broadly neutralizing antibodies in humanized mice Florian Klein, Ariel Halper-Stromberg, Joshua A. Horwitz, Henning Gruell, Johannes F. Scheid, Stylianos...
Nature online: October 28, 2012
Nature online: October 28, 2012 Impaired intrinsic immunity to HSV-1 in human iPSC-derived TLR3-deficient CNS cells Fabien G. Lafaille, Itai M. Pessach, Shen-Ying Zhang, Michael J. Ciancanelli, Melina Herman, Avinash...
Why Power Is So Tricky for Hospitals During Hurricanes
Power outages in hospitals during natural disasters can be difficult to prevent.
Molecular Psychiatry online: October 2, 2012
Molecular Psychiatry online: October 2, 2012 Bidirectional regulation of emotional memory by 5-HT(1B) receptors involves hippocampal p11 T.M. Eriksson, A. Alvarsson, T.L. Stan, X. Zhang, K.N. Hascup, E.R. Hascup, J....
Experimental therapy for emphysema tested
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have performed the first U.S. trial of a foam sealant injected into the lungs.
Racial differences exist in the link between consumption of meat and breast cancer risk, research shows
In what is believed to be the first examination of African-American women and how their consumption of meat impacts their breast cancer risk, research shows that there is a difference...