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Children Can Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache
Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to new research. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache,...
Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening...
Swine flu probed at 3 more Ontario camps
Health officials were looking at three more summer camps Thursday for cases of swine flu in Ontario's cottage country but said there is no need for parents to keep healthy...
Study to assess hip exercises as treatment for osteoarthritis in the knee joints
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients with osteoarthritis. The goal is not...
UT Southwestern researchers investigate high-risk populations for bladder-cancer screenings
A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers sheds light on the challenges involved in identifying which high-risk population would benefit most from bladder-cancer screening...
Heart bypass method raises death, heart attack risk
A common heart bypass surgery technique appears to raise patients' risk of dying or suffering a heart attack in the three years following the procedure, according to a study published...
Alzheimer's Risk: Would You Want To Know?
Researchers have shown that disclosing genetic risk information to adult children of patients with Alzheimer's disease who request this information does not result in significant short-term psychological distress.
Oxygen may help diabetics heal
Research has shown that oxygen treatment could help diabetics heal foot wounds and avoid lower limb amputation.
Road death cost undervalued
If you die in a car crash tomorrow, the cost of your death would be estimated to be $1.5 million. Research has found its really four times as much.
Feature: Pioneering online treatment for PTSD
A new 'virtual' approach to psychotherapy broadens treatment options for PTSD sufferers.
Patients with depression frequently suffer from medically unexplained pain
Pain symptoms that cannot be attributed, or at least not fully attributed, to an organic origin are more frequently and more severely experienced by patients with depression than by those...
'Contact lenses' for animals
Lions, giraffes, tigers, rabbits, bears, rhinos and even owls can go blind from cataracts, but an east German firm has an answer: custom-made "contact lenses".
NY hospital warns of possible hepatitis exposures
(AP) -- A hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing...
Abortion protester denies stepping over the line
Minister challenges Oakland's 8-foot buffer zone for clinic access. ...
Osteoporosis Drug May Save Lives By Strengthening Immune System
An osteoporosis drug proven to save lives after hip fractures may do so by strengthening the body's immune system, according to geriatrics researchers.
First Molecular Steps To Childhood Leukemia Identified
Scientists have identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- the most common cancer in children -- initiates the disease process. Chromosome reshuffling affecting...
Wastewater Used To Map Illicit Drug Use
A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. Their findings provide...
Trojan Horse For Ovarian Cancer: Nanoparticles Turn Immune System Soldiers Against Tumor Cells
Immunologists have devised a Trojan horse to help overcome ovarian cancer, unleashing a surprise killer in the surroundings of a hard-to-treat tumor.
World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Oldest Woman to Give Birth With Fertility Treatment Dies at Age 69
Maria del Carmen Bousada gave birth just shy of her 67th birthday in December 2006, setting off debate about whether stricter limits should be placed on women’s access to fertility...
College Athletes Stuck With the Bill After Injuries
While some colleges accept considerable responsibility for medical claims, many others assume almost none.
Massachusetts Faces Suit Over Cost of Universal Care
A hospital says the state has siphoned off money to help pay the considerable cost of insuring all but a small percentage of residents.
Study demonstrates benefits of 'Healthy Kids' program
A program that provides health care coverage to uninsured kids saved Los Angeles County health facilities more than $37 million in uncompensated costs over the past three years, according to...
Skin Deep: Tossing Out the Diet and Embracing the Fat
A loose alliance of therapists, scientists and others explore whether ignoring dieting will make weight go away.
Learning of Risk of Alzheimer’s Seems to Do No Harm
A small study finds that even when a genetic test for a link to Alzheimer’s disease is positive, people are not distressed.
Swine flu 'not more lethal in Argentinean teens'
A researcher has said that influenza A(H1N1) doesn't cause more complications in healthy Argentinean teenagers, contrary to popular belief.
Greater Yellowstone elk suffer worse nutrition and lower birth rates due to wolves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to...
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Tracing your lineage and assessing your disease risks just got cheaper Forget that new outfit or tech toy -- next time you have some cash to burn (whenever that may be), why...
UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads
Two UCSF research papers this week are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a tropical disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes...