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Alberta has first case of drug-resistant swine flu
Alberta has confirmed its first case of drug-resistant swine flu, provincial health officials announced Tuesday.
Friends key to good health
The quality of a person's social life may have a greater impact on their health than diet and exercise, a researcher has found.
Hormone promises to keep joint injuries from causing long-term osteoarthritis
An existing osteoporosis drug is the first ever found to prevent cartilage loss from osteoarthritis following injury to a joint, and may also regenerate some cartilage that has been lost...
Biomarker For Rapid Relief Of Major Depression
It takes weeks before physicians know if a particular medication will work in treating major depression. Now scientists have developed a test to accurately predict within a single week whether...
Ground Zero-scale Trauma Can Prompt Psychological Growth
People who live through an extreme traumatic experience such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks or an airplane crash often have the capacity to bounce back or even grow to a...
Plastic surgeons key in disaster planning
DALLAS, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Including plastic surgeons in disaster relief response could improve long-term outcomes for victims of catastrophes, doctors in Texas said.
Heavy-drinking Colleges Showing No Improvements
US colleges with the biggest student drinking problems have so far failed to turn the tide, according to a new study.
Scientists Discover Mechanism To Make Existing Antibiotics More Effective At Lower Doses
A new study reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis resistant to numerous antibiotics.
Picking quality health care: New study shows a little context makes a big difference
A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it's actually merely 'fair' can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A...
Finding of genetic region controlling cardiovascular sensitivity to anaesthetic propofol
Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have identified the genetic region in rats responsible for cardiovascular collapse during anaesthesia. While it is well known that people have...
New Protein Partnership That Leads To Pediatric Tumor Regression
Scientists have discovered that the cell receptor TrkA may be involved in the spontaneous regression of some pediatric cancers. Further research towards a better understanding of the mechanism of action...
Replication At DNA Damage Sites Highlights Fanconi Anemia And Breast Cancer Proteins
While Fanconi anemia is a rare and dangerous disease, new laboratory research shows it may lead researchers toward clues in more common diseases, including highly hereditary types of breast cancer.
Researchers Seek Safer Cystic Fibrosis Test
Researchers are trying to invent a novel noninvasive lung test for cystic fibrosis sufferers. The goal is to find a method that requires a patient only to breath into a...
Size Of Fat Cells And Waist Size Predict Type 2 Diabetes In Women
When it comes to assessing risk for type 2 diabetes, not only do waistlines matter to women, but so does the size of their fat cells. The discovery by a...
New Antibiotic Shows Promise In Fighting Malaria
A new study suggests that tigecycline, the first member of a new class of antibiotics, shows significant antimalarial activity on its own and may also be effective against multi drug-resistant...
Study Finds Wide Use of Ghostwriting in Medical Journals
Six of the top medical journals published a significant number of ghostwritten articles in 2008, according to a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Vital Signs: In Study, Unnecessary Suffering After Tonsil Surgery
Children might not receive adequate pain relief once they are sent home after having their tonsils removed, research indicates.
To better control Chagas disease, focus funds more efficiently, scientists say
(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling the bug that causes Chagas disease, a chronic infection of 10 million people worldwide with no available cures or vaccines, is the primary goal of public health...
Alzheimer's Gene Alters Brain Function in Young Adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease affects brain activity in young adults -- much earlier in life than previously reported --...
Big Breasts Can Be an Even Bigger Pain Requiring Surgical Relief
(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to pop-culture portrayals, big breasts aren't always an asset; for some women, they can be a literal pain in the neck.
As H1N1 looms, study shows students aren't protecting themselves
As public health experts warn of potential widespread outbreaks of H1N1 flu this school year, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that students do not comply with...
Endothelin drugs benefit those with pulmonary hypertension
Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides...
A boy for every girl? Not even close
In a perfect world, for every boy there would of course be a girl, but a new study shows that actual sex ratios can sometimes sway very far from that...
Swine flu science update: 10 September 2009
A round-up of latest articles about vaccination, new life for expiring Tamiflu stocks, turkeys in Chile catching swine flu, and more.
Endothelin receptor may play role in sickle cell pain
Agonizing physical pain, known as vaso-occlusive pain, can afflict children who have sickle cell disease (SCD). In some cases infants as young as two months of age suffer vaso-occlusive pain...
Child death rates alarming: UNICEF
The rate at which children under five are dying continued to fall in 2008, but 99 per cent of these child deaths still occur in poor countries, according to a...
Feature: The wine industry embraces efficiency
Australian winemakers are developing imaginative new ways to save water while improving the quality of their wines.
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