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Drug compound kills breast cancer stem cells
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a compound that can kill breast cancer stem cells, a kind of master cancer cell that resists conventional treatment and may explain why...
Discovery Brings Hope To Treatment Of Lymphatic Diseases
Researchers have discovered the first naturally occurring molecule that selectively blocks lymphatic vessel growth.
Peregrina and Chipilo cheeses recalled
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of some Peregrina- and Chipilo-brand cheese products because of possible bacterial contamination.
Still Searching For Predictors Of Asthma Attacks
A new study of persistent asthma in inner-city adolescents and young adults finds that an extensive set of clinical tests cannot successfully predict the future risk of asthma attacks in...
New Method For Neonatal ICUs Reduces Infection And Lung Distress In Premature Infants
A new method for improving quality of care can reduce hospital-acquired infections and chronic respiratory distress with oxygen dependency in premature infants in neonatal ICUs, according to a new study.
Misuse Of Common Antibiotic Is Creating Resistant TB
Use of a common antibiotic may be undercutting its utility as a first-line defense against drug-resistant tuberculosis. Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics in the US and...
Discovering Soybean Plants Resistant To Aphids And A New Aphid
This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the resistant plants, researchers also discovered a...
Double defect prevents movement disorder
MANHASSET, N.Y., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a second brain lesion prevents dystonia in people who already have a lesion due to a genetic mutation for...
First Internet-Connected Pacemaker Successfully Implanted
The first American to be implanted with a wireless pacemaker is now walking happily around while the device communicates remotely with her doctor. Carol Kasyjanski of New York became the first patient to...
Chinese acupuncture affects brain's ability to regulate pain
Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body's natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is...
Swine flu: TV presenter's daughter 'almost died' after taking Tamiflu
GMTV star Andrew Castle confronts health secretary, Andy Burnham, over policy of giving drug to children
Taking The Needle's Sting Out Of Diabetes: First Tablet-based Treatment?
A new anti-Ras compound may lead to the first tablet-based treatment for children and adults with Type 1 diabetes.
Characteristic pathological findings in reflux oesophagitis
Recently, the number of patients with GERD has increased in Japan. However, there have been few reports about the pathological findings in the oesophageal squamous epithelium, and there are differing...
Predictors of disease behaviour change in Crohn's disease
Using the Vienna classification system, it has been shown in clinic-based cohorts that there can be a significant change in disease behaviour over time, whereas disease location remains relatively stable....
Gallbladder emptying in primary sclerosing cholangitis patients
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an idiopathic chronic cholestatic inflammatory liver disease characterised by diffuse fibrosing inflammation of intra- and/or extrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in bile duct obliteration, biliary cirrhosis,...
Metabolic bone disease in cirrhosis patients
Long-standing liver disease has long been recognised to result in fragile bones with increased risk of fractures. In various international studies, the overall incidence has varied from 11% to 48%,...
Food stamp use linked to weight gain, study finds
The U.S. Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years.
Researchers launch study into search-and-destroy antigen for deadly skin cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are studying a new antigen to see whether it can track down and kill cancer cells in patients with recurring melanoma, the leading cause of...
Estrogen-dependent switch tempers killing activity of immune cells
The sex hormone estrogen tempers the killing activity of a specific group of immune cells, the cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), which are known to attack tumor cells and cells infected...
Temp work strains employee mental health
Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American...
Nine Overhyped and Misleading Health Headlines Debunked
Does red wine make you live longer? Does bacon cause cancer? Is sugar as addictive as cocaine and heroin? We uncover what headline-grabbing scientific studies really mean for your...
Synthetic quilts cause asthma
Research has found that synthetic bedding can aggravate asthma more than feather products, because it contains high levels of fungal cells.
Blood test for mothers could save lives of hundreds of unborn babies
• Risk-free screening may replace amniocentesis test • Diagnosis would use maternal blood sample
Don't brush with baldness: put down that comb
Put that comb back in your handbag -- a study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing of the coiffure leads to hair loss, the daily Haaretz...
Military Weighs Public Outcry on Twitter
As Pentagon Warns of Web 2.0 Risks, Air Force Used Twitter to Hone Response in NYC Flyover Flap
Baby Bathwater Contains Fragrance Allergens
Chemists have developed a method to quantify the fragrance allergens found in baby bathwater. The researchers have analyzed real samples and detected up to 15 allergen compounds in cosmetics and...
Ultrasound Outperforms Symptom Analysis In Detecting Ovarian Cancer
Doctors compared symptom analysis to ultrasound in predicting ovarian cancer. They selected 272 women participating in annual trans-vaginal screening (TVS) from 31,748 women enrolled in a free screening project, comparing...
Genomic Signature In Blood Identifies Underlying Viral Infection
Scientists have identified a genomic "signature" in circulating blood that reveals exposure to common upper respiratory viruses, like the cold or flu, even before symptoms appear. The tell-tale viral signature...