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H1N1 flu unlikely to recombine with seasonal flu
The swine flu grows quicker, so it probably won't exchange genetic material with more common flu viruses. A new study eases fears that the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus will recombine with seasonal flu...
Trauma 411: Prolonged Surgery Should Be Avoided In Certain Cases
A review article explains that trauma patients who have several orthopaedic injuries and are considered to be in unstable condition should only have a few hours of surgery when first...
Prodrug Could Help Curb Skin Toxicity Related To EGFR-inhibiting Cancer Drugs
There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a new study.
IPhone app tracks disease outbreaks
IPhone users who want to know about the spread of swine flu or other infectious diseases in their area can turn to a new app to track reports in real...
New Information About How Fat Increases Blood Pressure Could Help Identify Those At Risk
Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people -- and maybe...
A New Molecule To Combat Diabetes And Obesity
Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is increasing at an alarming state with more than 180 million people affected worldwide. With the rising incidence of obesity, a...
Gene found to cause premature skin aging
SINGAPORE, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists led by Singaporean researchers say they've found a mutation of a specific gene causes premature skin aging.
Promise of nanodiamonds for safer gene therapy
Gene therapy holds promise in the treatment of a myriad of diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among many others. However, developing a scalable system for delivering genes to...
Biotransformed blueberry juice fights fat and diabetes
Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent. The study, published in the...
Promising new target emerges for autoimmune diseases
University of Michigan scientists say they have uncovered a fundamentally new mechanism that holds in check aggressive immune cells that can attack the body's own cells. The findings open a...
Call for taxes on high-sugar foods
Research group's report calls for state and local governments to take action against obesity
UT Southwestern researchers examine mechanisms that help cancer cells proliferate
A process that limits the number of times a cell divides works much differently than had been thought, opening the door to potential new anticancer therapies, researchers at UT Southwestern...
Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity
Adolescent and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic markers when...
Patient perception is vital when reporting medical errors
When reporting medical errors, patients' perceptions of their physicians' disclosure may be key to gaining their trust, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. However,...
Why don't brain tumors respond to medication?
Malignant brain tumors often fail to respond to promising new medication. Researchers in Heidelberg have discovered a mechanism and a tumor marker for the development of this resistance. A "death...
Parents Play Key Role In Whether Teen Tobacco Use Becomes A Daily Habit
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they...
Human Tissue Act may have helped research, says study
Fears that medical research using tissue such as blood or material from biopsies would be obstructed by the Human Tissue Act 2004 may have been unfounded, a new study from...
Internet complicates doctor-patient relationships
Patients who ask their doctor about information they have read on the Internet, or webs that better inform them of their diagnosis, are no longer a rarity. A study undertaken...
Scientists find genetic marker associated with ovarian cancer risk
A new genetic marker associated with ovarian cancer risk was recently discovered by an international research group, led by scientists from the Cancer Research Genetic Epidemiology Unit in the United...
Mistrust of Health Care System Leads Patients to Postpone Treatment
Mistrust among patients, providers and insurers could harm patients� health and raise overall health care costs, reports a new study.
Daylight-saving time leads to less sleep, more injuries on the job
Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight saving time because of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour of sleep after they move their clocks forward....
From fat to chronic inflammation
Researchers may have found a key ingredient in the recipe that leads from obesity to chronic low-grade inflammation, according to a report in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a...
Caution on combining cholesterol-lowering meds
Combining a prescription cholesterol-lowering medication with omega-3 supplements may not be the best approach, a new review suggests.
Biovail's Parkinson drug hits snag
Biovail Corp. says it's "disappointed" with the results from a clinical trial of a potential drug for patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis.
Hopes For Tailor-made Multiple Sclerosis Treatment With Mitoxantrone
In view of the potential severe side effects of new immune therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), research is now focused on the optimized use of established drugs with known side...
Can Psychosocial Stress At Work Increase Risk Of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A Swedish study reveals new relationships between stress at work and development of rheumatoid arthritis. The study found that low decision latitude was associated with an increased risk of developing...
Regular Electrocardiograms May Help Physicians Identify Patients At Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death
QRS duration (QRSd) is one of several measures of heart function recorded during a routine electrocardiogram (ECG). It is a composite of waves showing the length of time it takes...
Nanotechnology means big trouble
I note that your supplement detailing the latest developments in nanotechnology (27 August) made no mention of recent research from China on the subject. Seven women working in a factory where nanoparticles were...