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Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia
LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.
Researchers say vaccine appears to 'mop up' leukaemia cells Gleevec leaves behind
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre researchers say preliminary studies show that a vaccine made with leukaemia cells may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in...
Early lessons from the H1N1 pandemic: Critical illness in children unpredictable but survivable
Lessons learned from the first 13 children at Johns Hopkins Children's Centre to become critically ill from the H1N1 virus show that although all patients survived, serious complications developed quickly,...
Screening and treating girls doesn't reduce prevalence of chlamydia in teens
Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers...
Obama Urges Quick Action on Health Overhaul
President Obama said that Americans would see immediate benefits from health care reform when it is enacted.
Metformin is safe for patients with advanced heart failure and diabetes mellitus, study shows
A new study has shown that metformin, a drug often used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced...
'Lorenzo's Oil' breakthrough: Newfound mechanism could prevent or treat deadly peroxisome diseases
Medical researchers have made a major breakthrough in understanding a group of deadly disorders that includes the disease made famous in the movie "Lorenzo's Oil."
Each pound at birth lowers risk of developing tuberculosis, study finds
Just one more pound may help a newborn avoid tuberculosis later in life. Researchers looked at how much protection additional birth weight added against developing the disease years later. They...
Increased presence, severity of coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected men
A new study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques -- some involving serious arterial blockage...
Observation about how nervous system learns and encodes motion could improve stroke recovery
Bioengineers have taken a small step toward improving physical recovery in stroke patients by showing that a key feature of how limb motion is encoded in the nervous system plays...
Discovery opens door to new treatments for prostate, brain and skin cancers
Researchers have discovered a previously unsuspected link between two different genetic pathways which suppress the growth of cancer tumors. This breakthrough, they say, could lead to new treatments for some...
Old antidepressant offers promise in treating heart failure
Researchers have found in animal experiments that an antidepressant developed over 40 years ago can blunt and even reverse the muscle enlargement and weakened pumping function associated with heart failure.
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Genetic differences between lethal and treatable forms of leukemia discovered
A tumor's genetic profile is often useful when diagnosing and deciding on treatment for certain cancers, but inexplicably, genetically similar leukemias in different patients do not always respond well to...
Researchers find powerful predictor of bone cancer prognosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered a powerful new tool that can help predict the prognosis for patients with...
Doctor and Patient: Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits?
Telemedicine has the potential to improve care, but many doctors fear it will jeopardize the doctor-patient bond.
Vampires among us: From bats to psychics
Vampires are very popular in books and on the silver screen, especially recently. But are they real? Silver - Arts - Chats and Forums - Shopping...
Tulane University Pioneers Less-Invasive, Voice-Saving Surgery for Throat Cancer Patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tulane University surgeons have developed a new, less-invasive procedure to preserve speech and swallowing functions in patients being treated for head and neck cancers.
Transplant program to get own operating room
Surgeons who perform organ transplants at Edmonton's University of Alberta Hospital will soon get their own operating room.
Cellphone radiation helps demented mice: study
Mice exposed to cellphone radio waves seem to gain protection from the memory-robbing effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Study investigates immune system alterations in the brain
Using laboratory mice that had been bred to have brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease, scientists were able to reduce two characteristic features of the disease by modifying the mice's...
Blood glucose self-monitoring: No benefit for non-insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes
Contrary to the widely-held belief, there is no proof that non-insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes benefit from glucose self-monitoring. Moreover, it remains unclear whether an additional benefit is displayed...
Colon cancer checks show low uptake
Less than half of Canadians in the targeted age group of 50-plus are getting tested for colorectal cancer, despite a high level of awareness about the benefit of being routinely...
N.L. cancer lawsuit payout details released
A lawyer who represents many of the patients in the multimillion dollar settlement involving breast cancer testing mistakes in Newfoundland and Labrador has revealed how the money could be paid...
Muscular Dystrophy Association Renews Partnership with ALS Therapy Development Institute to Develop New Treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease
MDA awards $2.5 million grant to ALS TDI, of Cambridge, MA., in unique, collaborate pact to fund therpeutic treatments for deadly neurological disease. ALS TDI is on the fast...
Chase Crawford-Quickel dies at 20; mother's blog chronicled his struggle with cancer
Diagnosed with a rare soft-tissue cancer when he was 13 and leukemia twice afterward, he grew into a typical teenager who never let his disease stop him from pursuing his...
A Drug’s Second Act: Battling Jet Lag
Nuvigil from Cephalon could become the first medicine specifically approved by the F.D.A. to combat jet lag.
F.D.A. Plans Safety Check of 3 Drugs for Anemia
The agency said it would examine Epogen, Aranesp and Procrit after a clinical trial suggested that high doses might cause strokes.