
Updated : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:24 GMT+00:00
Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effective - Reuters
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:59:25 GMT+00:00
Standard prostate cancer test faces debate - The Money Times
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:15:35 GMT+00:00
No heart benefit seen with fibrates in diabetics - Reuters
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:39:18 GMT+00:00
CPSC Cautions Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling Carriers - HealthCMI
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:26:07 GMT+00:00
Pressure Rises at Roche - Wall Street Journal
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:42:38 GMT+00:00
$650m compensation settlement for heroes of September 11 - Times Online
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:08:10 GMT+00:00
Novartis drugs fail to help high-risk patients - Reuters
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:49:00 GMT+00:00
Coppell Fire Department says change your clock, change your battery - McKinney Courier Gazette
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:23:13 GMT+00:00
3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism - New York Times
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:23 GMT+00:00
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Destroying Cancers By Exploiting Their Architecture After making a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment options. Most of these involve coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies. Chemotherapy, where toxic drugs are used to specifically kill cancer cells, is a very powerful weapon in this arsenal... Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Joint Role Of Obesity And Alcohol In Increasing The Risk Of Liver Disease Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women according to two studies published on bmj.com today. These findings have significant clinical and public health implications. In the UK, rates of liver disease and obesity are increasing. Alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis... Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Vaccinating Kids Against Flu Protects Whole Community, Canadian Study A new study carried out in Hutterite communities in Canada revealed that giving kids and teenagers flu shots led to lower rates of flu in communities that followed such a strategy compared to similar communities that did not, suggesting that vaccinating children may prevent the virus from spreading and protects members of the community who are not vaccinated, produc... Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Meat And Colorectal Cancer Risk: Scientists Suggest Potential Mechanisms Scientists in the US who undertook a large study to investigate what biological mechanisms might be behind the already established link between colorectal cancer and consumption of red and processed meat, confirmed that such a link exists and suggested the main players are three compounds: heme iron, nitrate/nitrite, and heterocyclic amines... Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 PDT
What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? What Are The Benefits And Risks Of Hormone Replacement Therapy? Hormone replacement therapy, commonly known as HRT is a treatment used to replace hormones that the body is no longer producing because of the menopause. The hormones that need replacing are estrogen and progesterone. The therapy is based on the notion that the treatment may prevent discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
What Is Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)? What Causes Hyperhidrosis? Hyperhidrosis, also known as polyhidrosis or sudorrhea means excessive sweating; sweating too much. Hidrosis means sweating, while hyper means too much, or excessively. The excessive sweating may be either localized in specific parts of the body, or generalized (everywhere). Most cases of excessive sweating tend to start during a person's teenage years - their adolescence... Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Better Health: More Frequent And Better Quality Sex In Later Life Research published on bmj.com today reports that people who are in good health are just about twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health. Sexual activity is recognized as having several health benefits. In addition, it is linked to living longer. In this case, the study investigates how general health impacts on the quality of sex... Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Exploring Diabetes' Link To Eating Disorders Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Attempts to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain may suggest an eating disorder when the disease and its treatment are to blame, said Dr... Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Occasional High Blood Pressure May Pose Higher Stroke Risk Having high blood pressure occasionally may pose a higher risk of having a stroke than having consistently high readings: a series of UK-led research papers published this week in leading journals suggests doctors should not ignore one-off high blood pressure readings and consider blood pressure variability and maximum blood pressure as risk factors for stroke rather ... Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT
What Is Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Hughes Syndrome)? What Causes Antiphospholipid Syndrome? Antiphospholipid Syndrome, also known as Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, APS, APLS, Hughes Syndrome, or Sticky Blood is an immune disorder in which there are abnormal antibodies linked to abnormal blood clots within veins and arteries - especially in the legs, as well as problems with pregnancy, such as recurring miscarriages and premature births... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
UK's First Pooled Kidney Transplants The first pooled kidney transplants involving three donor-recipient couples where each recipient received a kidney from a donor they did not know, has successfully taken place in the UK. The transplants took place at the end of 2009 and involved three hospitals, Hammersmith and Guy's and St Thomas' in London, and the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Decoding Patient's Genome Found Gene For Inherited Neurological Disorder CMT Heralding what they hope is a new era of personalized genomic medicine, experts in the US have identified the gene behind a patient's inherited neurological disorder, in this case a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, by sequencing his complete genome. Details of the quest are published online in the 10 March issue of the New England Journal of Medicine... Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT
What Is Rabies? What Causes Rabies? Rabies is a deadly virus. It is usually transmitted through saliva from the bite of an infected animal, into the bloodstream. The rabies virus is an infection of the central nervous system and causes inflammation of the brain. It is zoonotic, meaning it is transmitted by animals. If treated immediately after a bite, it is possible to prevent rabies... Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
HIV Hides In Bone Marrow Say Researchers Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system and retains the ability to reproduce and spread when the coast is clear (eg when treated people stop taking anti-HIV drugs)... Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 PDT
Short Term High-Intensity Interval Training (HIT) As Effective As Moderate Long Term Endurance Exercise, Study The excuse that there is not enough time to exercise effectively is beginning to wear thin according to evidence from a study by scientists in Canada who found that short term high-intensity interval training (HIT) can deliver in significantly less time the same health benefits as moderate long term "endurance" training... Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PDT
Donating Kidney Doesn't Shorten Lifespan A study of over 80,000 American live kidney donors found they were likely to live just as long as people who have two healthy kidneys and that the procedure carries very little medical risk... Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PDT
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