Latest science news in Health & Medicine
Why does percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy fail to eliminate gastrooesophageal reflux?
Gastrooesophageal reflux (GER) is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients and contributes to the development of oesophageal mucosal injury and even erosive oesophagitis. The relationship between percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy...
Are manometric findings different between the patients with erosive and nonerosive disease?
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as the pathological retrograde movement of gastric contents into the oesophagus. Various oesophageal motility disturbances which may be important in reflux are observed in...
Spontaneous liver rupture in a patient with peliosis hepatis
Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a rare pathological entity. PH varies from minimal asymptomatic lesions to larger massive lesions that may present with cholestasis, liver failure, portal hypertension, avascular mass lesion,...
Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk
A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research...
Parasite evades death by promoting host cell survival
Researchers have discovered how the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas' disease, prolongs its survival in infected cells. A protein on the parasite activates the enzyme Akt, which blocks cell...
Stem Cells Can be Engineered into Genetic Vaccines Against HIV and More
While some viruses attack the lungs, and others the blood, HIV attacks the only system that could put up a fight: the immune system itself. The immune system mounts some defense, but...
ASGE issues guidelines on management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures
According to a new guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs may be continued for all elective...
N.W.T. community with TB outbreak safe to visit: official
An outbreak of tuberculosis in Déline, N.W.T., has some in the remote community worried about the disease's possible spread during the holiday travel season, but health officials say travel is...
FDA issues radiation exposure guidelines
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has issued interim recommendations to address concerns about excess radiation exposure in medical facilities.
Technicians cross-train in hopes of reopening ER
With recruitment efforts failing, hospital administrators are trying a new strategy for getting an emergency department reopened at night in eastern P.E.I.
Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009
Many alternatives to traditional medicine have failed to live up to their purported benefits.
The changing pattern of childhood blindness in developing countries
"Changing patterns of global childhood blindness suggest a reassessment of research, training, and programmatic needs," says a team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania.
Getting a 'Head Start' on obesity prevention
Almost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school. While the program provides them...
Association of tight glycemic control with road crashes in diabetic patients
A study from Canada published this week in PLoS Medicine suggests an association between tighter glycemic control and an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash in diabetic adults. Using...
Test could find infertility risk
Researchers are developing a blood test that can tell whether women are at risk of infertility if they get chlamydia.
A red light to anti-ginger abuse | Douglas Haddow
Prejudice against redheads now reaches a violent intensity every year on 'Kick a Ginger Day'. It's gone way beyond a jokeAfter a rash of schoolyard attacks left scores of red-headed children beaten and...
Antioxidant compound reduced incidence of colorectal metachronous adenomas
Supplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel - called colorectal metachronous adenomas - in people who previously had colorectal polyps...
Mammography use among women younger than 40 years old differ between minority populations
Breast cancer screening guidelines generally recommend mammography begin at age 40. However, based on prior national research, an estimated 34 percent of non-Hispanic black women, 30 percent of non-Hispanic white...
Bowtrol Colon Cleanse
Everyone has heard the expression "Milk, it does a body good" and for most people that is true. Those with lactose intolerance of course can't take advantage of it. But...
Validity of cost-effectiveness models based on randomised clinical trials
Cost-effectiveness studies are widely used to guide prescribing policy in many countries, as part of health technology assessment programmes. However, a new study published this week in PLoS Medicine by...
Reporter’s Notebook: Breaking the silence
In our new “Reporter’s Notebook” pieces, we feature first-person accounts from News Office writers on life at the Institute.Padma Lakshmi, actress and host of the popular television program “Top Chef,” admits that it...
New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases.
First multilingual overview of 'Spice' drugs raises new concerns
Recent research into the availability of 'Spice' drugs online raises new concerns about its mood altering effects.
Strategies to protect new brain cells against Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have discovered that two main causes of AD amyloid-beta (A²) peptides and apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) impair the growth of new neurons born in adult brains. What is more, they...
Have The Rains Deserted The Sahel ?
A devastating drought, possibly the worst of the last century, is sweeping through Kenya-- killing children, spreading malnutrition, crippling economies and resulting in the death of livestock and wildlife reserve. Rewind 30 years. Reports...
Opinion: Overdosing on diagnosis
As many as a third of women diagnosed with breast cancer may not actually need treatment, writes Helen Lobato.
Experts: Colon cancer deaths could make big drop
(AP) -- Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers.
Flu Season H1N1 Outbreak Less Severe Than Anticipated
Despite the considerable amount of concern generated by the H1N1 outbreak earlier this year, the authors of a new study featured in PLoS Medicine believe it's impact will be relatively...