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Insights into new therapy for rare form of cystic fibrosis
Scientists have established that a drug recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare form of cystic fibrosis works in an unconventional way. Their results...
Prostate cancer prognosis hope
Scientists have discovered a molecular ‘tell’ in laboratory experiments that could help doctors determine the severity of a patient’s prostate cancer.
Obese moms give birth to heart healthier kids following bariatric surgery
Kids born to moms who have lost a substantial amount of weight after undergoing bariatric surgery have fewer cardiovascular risk [...]
Exercise makes middle-aged people smarter
Cognitive functions improve significantly after four months of high-intensity interval training program in middle-aged people with increased cardiovascular risk.
Atrial fibrillation is a 'modifiable' risk factor for stroke
There is good evidence that people with an irregular heart beat should have it checked by a doctor. The link between atrial fibrillation -- the most common disturbance of heart...
Sudden cardiac death under age 40: Is exercise dangerous?
New research dispels a myth that sudden cardiac death often takes place during rigorous physical activity. In fact, the majority of events occur at home.
On U.S. Farms, Deaths in Silos Persist
Silos continue to be death traps for farmworkers — with many of the victims teenage boys — who are crushed or asphyxiated by grain in largely preventable accidents.
6 Flu Vaccine Myths
Flu season may be just around the corner, but myths and misconceptions about the flu vaccine are circulating like viruses. Here are the facts about the flu vaccine.
Cause of high cholesterol discovered
A protein called resistin, secreted by fat tissue, causes high levels of "bad" cholesterol, increasing the risk of heart disease.
Key discovered to how chemotherapy drug causes heart failure
Doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug still in widespread use against a variety of cancers, has long been known to destroy heart tissue, as well as tumors, in some patients. Scientists...
Targeted cancer drugs are not living up to expectations, say experts
Cancer specialists say drugs that were hailed as breakthroughs a few years ago have proved disappointingProgress against cancer is stalling, with the latest targeted cancer drugs failing to live up to expectations and...
Test developed to detect early-stage diseases with naked eye: Prototype ultra sensitive disease sensor developed
Scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye.
Novel genes that may drive rare, aggressive form of uterine cancer identified
Researchers have identified several genes that are linked to one of the most lethal forms of uterine cancer, serous endometrial cancer. The researchers describe how three of the genes found...
Yeast model offers clues to possible drug targets for Lou Gehrig's disease, study shows
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a devastatingly cruel neurodegenerative disorder that robs sufferers of the ability to move, speak and, finally, breathe. Now researchers have used...
New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have come up with a test for the virus that causes AIDS that is ten times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of existing...
NYC cannibal case tests lines of fantasy, threat
(AP)—In Internet chats as breezy as they were bizarre, a New York City police officer accused of plotting to kidnap and eat as many as 100 women was once cautioned...
Back from the wild, old manatee pals reunite at SeaWorld Orlando
Orphaned manatees Lil Joe and Slip are SeaWorld Orlando aquarium mates again, enjoying romaine lettuce, after performing poorly in the wild.Lil Joe the manatee needs an agent for the unfolding...
Identifying at-risk patients for adverse smoking outcomes: Models developed from cancer screening trial may help
Risk prediction models developed from an ancillary study of the Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial may be useful in the public health sector for identifying individuals who...
Inhaled anesthesia affects children's brains more than intravenous anesthetic, study shows
Researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and may lead...
World Briefing | Europe: France: Free Abortions for Teenagers
The lower house of the French Parliament voted on Friday to fully reimburse all abortions and to make contraception free for minors from the age of 15 to 18.
Today's Economist: Uwe E. Reinhardt: If Primary-Care Doctors Were Taxed Like Hedge-Funds Managers
To encourage more doctors to provide primary care, why not tax them at the lower rate assessed on some income of hedge-fund and private-equity managers?
Relaxation therapy said to aid pregnancy
BEERSHEVA, Israel, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Stress management therapy, including visualization techniques for relaxation, significantly helped women's chances of getting pregnant, Israeli researchers say.
Canadians 'need to know' about mechanically tenderized meat
Canadians should be aware of the possible risks from a widely used mechanical process to tenderize steaks and roasts, a U.S. food safety advocate says.
Hantavirus death reported in Manitoba
A person in Manitoba has died after contracting an infection related to hantavirus, a disease that is often associated with the urine and feces of deer mice.
Drinking silver will turn you blue - and here's why
By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Homeopathic medicine, colon cleanses, juice fasts: Of all the unproven health remedies, one of the weirdest may be taking colloidal silver.
What Makes Us Human? Cooking, Study Says
A surge in human brain size about 1.8 million years ago is linked to the innovation of cooking, a new study says.
Big Truckers Run Bigger Risk
Severely obese rookie truck drivers are more likely to crash, study suggests
Congo: 1 dead in attack on famed doctor's home
(AP)—Gunmen killed a guard and fired at a renowned Congolese doctor who has helped thousands of women recover from violent rapes.