States That Support Access to Health Information Can Decrease Colon Cancer Deaths

Despite medical advances in colon cancer screening and treatment, people with a lower socioeconomic status remain at a higher risk of dying from colon cancer. A new study in The...

Lead gunshot 'poisoning UK birds'

Lead poisoning from spent gun ammunition is a major cause of death among UK waterbirds, scientists say.

Marathon runners may be at risk for incontinence

While many marathon runners may be preoccupied with shin splints, chafing and blisters come race day, one thing they may not consider is their bladder health.

Lowered Thyroid Hormones Found in Baby Boys Exposed to Bisphenol A

Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A gave birth to baby boys with lower thyroid hormones, according to a new study published today. [More]

Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique: Editorial

Healthcare professionals are as bad as patients when it comes to knowing how to use inhalers prescribed for asthma and other respiratory conditions correctly, according to an editorial.

Breast Cancer Awareness: Mayo Experts Discuss Risk, Treatment, Side Effects and Coping Skills

Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in multiple sclerosis

New research suggests a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis.

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized

Hypnotic Seance Wikimedia Hypnosis can be an effective means for treating phobias, managing stress and anxiety, and even for managing pain, but all people are not hypnotized equally. New research...

NIH Awards $9.5 Million Grant to Joslin Diabetes Center to Support Diabetes Research

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $9.5 million, multi-year Diabetes Research Center (DRC) grant from the National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) of the...

Once Fragile Newborns, Graduates of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Will Reunite with Those Who Saved Their Lives

Approximately 400 former patients who were in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their families will attend the 27th NICU Reunion at UCLA. The patients will get a chance...

SLU Professor Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Study Alpha-1 Liver Disease in Adults

SLU Professor of Pediatrics Jeffrey Teckman, M.D., has received a $1.4 million grant from the Alpha-1 Foundation to study the Alpha-1 disease in adult patients.

Ill baby DNA test cut to 50 hours

Doctors in the US say they have taken a big step forward in the speed of analysing the DNA of seriously ill babies with genetic diseases.

Drug Shows Promise in Treating a Type of Muscular Dystrophy in Boys

An experimental drug appears to preserve and possibly even improve the ability of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to walk, according to the results of a trial, but there are...

Saint John doctor wants makeover for home care

A doctor in Saint John, N.B. says some major changes need to be made regarding patients who require home care.

Scientists develop novel technology to identify biomarkers for ulcerative colitis

Scientists have developed a novel technology that can identify, in animal models, potential biomarkers of ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the colon.

UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center One of Nation's Top Heart Hospitals

UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center has been named one of the nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. The Truven study examined the performance of more...

Type 2 diabetes screening benefits in doubt

Screening people for Type 2 diabetes has fewer benefits in reducing death rates than expected, a new study finds.

Mom's high blood pressure in pregnancy could affect child's IQ into old age

New research suggests that a mother’s high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an effect on her child’s thinking skills all the way into old age.

Mites In Human Ears Feed On Skin | Video

Video from inside a 70 -ear-old man's ear canal shows 'otocariasis', an infestation by dust mites. He had no hearing loss or 'ringing', was treated with antibiotic ear drops and...

Simple Test May Ease Management of Esophagitis

A simple new test, in which the patient swallows a string, can monitor treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis as effectively as an invasive, expensive and uncomfortable procedure that risks complications, particularly...

Group Therapy is an Effective Treatment Option for Depressed Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Gender-specific group therapy is effective for treating depressed women with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and funded...

Expert Says Establishing Trust is Key to Ending NHL Lockout

Sports management expert Shawn O'Rourke, PhD, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr need time to develop trust before serious progress will be made in the...

Newborn Mortality Was Higher for Several Years After Large-Scale Closures of Urban OB Units

After a series of Philadelphia hospitals started closing their maternity units in 1997, infant mortality rates increased by nearly 50 percent over the next three years.

New evidence on easing inflammation of brain cells for Alzheimer's disease

New research proves the validity of one of the most promising approaches for combating Alzheimer's disease with medicines that treat not just some of the symptoms, but actually stop or...

Poor grammar, not accents, lead to misunderstanding

According to a new study by a British-Canadian research team, effective communication is more closely linked to grammar and vocabulary than to pronunciation.

Canadian Lab Study for Stroke Drug Accurately Predicts Outcomes in Human Clinical Trials

Scientists at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, located at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network have developed the first lab study in the world to accurately predict the outcomes of...

Australian Panel Calls for Major Changes in Nation's Biomedical Research

Report urges dedicating 3% of government health spending to science

Common medicine helps repair brain after stroke, study in rats suggests

Post-stroke inflammation slows down recovery and impairs brain plasticity, reveal new results. The popular anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen restores the ability of brain cortex to reorganize – a process necessary for...