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Origin of Tasmanian Devil Tumors Identified
Researchers find that nervous system cell spawned infectious cancer [Read more]
Chronic sinusitis patients experience improved quality of life after endoscopic sinus surgery
Upwards of 76 percent of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis experienced significant quality of life improvements after undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery, according to new research.
Unusual protein modification involved in muscular dystrophy, cancer
With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a new study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new...
Harvard Teaching Hospitals Cap Outside Pay
The owner of two hospitals limited outside pay for officials who are on biotechnology or drug companies’ boards.
Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?
(AP) -- About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.
It's never too late to quit smoking and save your vision
Need a little extra incentive to kick the habit? Just in time for New Year's resolutions, a UCLA study finds that even after age 80, smoking continues to increase one's...
New Campaign Urges Flu Shots at Colleges
A public service advertisement encouraging college students to get swine flu shots to prevent a third wave of the epidemic was released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human...
Guidance Counselor | Health: Going Viral
The worst may not be over. Dorms are hotbeds of contagion, especially after winter break.
Creepy Case: Tarantula Shoots Hairs into Owner's Eye
Doctors are surprised to find tarantula hairs sticking out of the cornea of a patient.
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Ambulance N.B. ends year on high note
Ambulance New Brunswick, which received a lot of criticism earlier this year over the death of a Fredericton Junction boy, is wrapping up 2009 with an international safety award.
Influenza in Africa should not be ignored, researchers urge
Influenza is circulating in Africa, but virtually no information or attention is evident, according to a new article.
Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers claim that overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group.
New suppressor of common liver cancer
Tumor suppressor genes make proteins that help control cell growth. Mutations in these genes that generate nonfunctional proteins can contribute to tumor development and progression. One of the most well-known...
Protein link may be key to new treatment for aggressive brain tumor
Biomedical researchers have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults. Glioblastoma multiforme, the type of malignant...
NEDD9 Protein Supports Growth Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Researchers have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. According to the researchers, the protein could...
New Function For The Protein Bcl-xL: It Prevents Bone Breakdown
In blood cells, the protein Bcl-xL has a well-characterized role in preventing cell death by a process known as apoptosis. New research has now identified its functions in osteoclasts, cells...
Keeping Hepatitis C Virus At Bay After A Liver Transplant
Individuals infected with hepatitis C virus who receive a liver transplant find that their new liver becomes infected with HCV almost immediately. However, researcher in Japan have developed an approach...
Brecha digital en Brasil: más angosta, pero aún amplia
Pese a los avances, el acceso a Internet en Brasil es aún muy pobre comparado con otros países, en especial por parte de los estudiantes.
Psoriasis: Effects don’t always stop with the skin
Psoriasis, a chronic disease that causes red, raised patches of skin, is increasingly seen as a systemic disease with links to arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
Drunk walking makes New Year's the deadliest day of the year for pedestrians
This is the time of the holiday season when New Year's partiers are inundated with warnings about the risks of drinking and driving. Little is ever heard, though, about the...
Bassinets recalled over suffocation risk
More than 213,000 Dorel bassinets/playpens have been recalled in Canada and the U.S. because of a suffocation risk, although no infant deaths have been reported.
N.S. drinking water standard battles parasite
The Nova Scotia government is asking municipalities to make sure their drinking water is free of a harmful micro-organism, a parasite called Cryptosporidium.
Ammonia-treated U.S. beef questioned
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- E.coli and salmonella pathogens were found dozens of times in school hamburgers processed by a company exempt from routine testing, a U.S....
Climate change increasing malaria risk, research reveals
UK-funded research shows climate change has caused a seven-fold increase in cases of malaria on the slopes of Mount KenyaRising temperatures on the slopes of Mount Kenya have put an extra 4 million...
Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services
Low-income children who don't access health care from the same place or provider over the long term are significantly more likely to have unmet health care needs compared with those...
Discovery of new function of prion protein improves understanding of epilepsy
Cellular prion protein (PrPc) plays an essential role in maintaining neurotransmitter homeostasis in the central nervous system. This discovery has been made possible by the observation that both a deficiency...
Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together
Treatment for alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB) is rarely integrated, even though the two diseases have a high co-occurrence. American and Russian researchers have jointly designed and are monitoring...