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Rapid flu testing
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children's Research Institute, and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a rapid, automated system to differentiate strains of influenza. The related...
Findings suggest cardiovascular devices often approved by FDA without high-quality studies
Pre-market approval by the FDA of cardiovascular devices is often based on studies that lack adequate strength or may have been prone to bias, according to a study in the...
JAMA launches new series on caring of the ageing patient
To assist physicians in caring for a patient demographic that is rapidly growing in size, JAMA is launching a new series, 'Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action'...
Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer patients
Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially increasing a woman's sex drive and...
Use of telemedicine for ICU patients not linked with improvement in survival
Remote monitoring of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was not associated with an overall improvement in the risk of death or length of stay in the ICU or hospital,...
The cancer 'TRAP'
Current research suggests that TNF-receptor associated protein-1 (TRAP-1) may prevent cancer cell death. The related report by Leav et al, 'Cytoprotective Mitochondrial Chaperone TRAP-1 as a Novel Molecular Target in...
Mutation leads to new and severe form of bacterial disease
Fighting an illness is not just about fighting the bacteria or viruses that cause it, it also has to do with your genes. Scientists have now identified a gene mutation...
South African doctor sees drug-resistant HIV
(AP) -- It's 8 a.m. and Dr. Theresa Rossouw is already drowning behind a cluttered desk of handwritten HIV charts - new, perplexing cases of patients whose lifesaving drugs...
Couples Say Relationships Damaged By Stroke
Suffering a stroke can lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on both a physical and emotional level, according to new University of Ulster research.
What Part Do Relapses Play In Severe Disability For People With MS?
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do...
New target for lymphoma therapy
Researchers have discovered how an oncogene gets activated in mature B cells, suggesting a new target for therapy in B cell lymphomas. The study marks the first time researchers have...
Pharmacists improve care of diabetics while cutting costs, UB research shows
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The role of pharmacists hasn't received much attention in the debate on the cost of health care.
Economic Scene: In Richmond, Va., Health Cuts With Little Effect on Care
In an area where hospital beds have decreased, health care still looks a lot like the rest of the country’s, only cheaper.
Gastrointestinal anthrax diagnosed in U.S.
Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to about 80 people in the state of New Hampshire as authorities investigate America's first known case of gastrointestinal anthrax.
Cora Pizza reopens after rat infestation
A popular downtown Toronto pizza joint is serving up slices again after it was closed for nearly a week for failing a health inspection.
N.S. may cover expensive vision treatment, health minister says
Nova Scotia's health minister says the province may start covering the cost of an expensive eye treatment that can help restore vision.
GPs in drive to prevent 10,000 cancer deaths
Every surgery to get new software that spots early symptoms and predicts riskGPs are to start predicting whether a patient has the early symptoms of cancer using a computer program that calculates risk,...
Yemen probes contacts, movements of bomb suspect
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni investigators pieced together the movements and contacts of the Nigerian suspect in the botched Christmas Day airline attack, questioning the principal...
I don't need a 'war' to fight my cancer. I need empowering as a patient | Mike Marqusee
Using the martial metaphor for something as complex as cancer makes the disease ripe for political and financial exploitationObituaries routinely inform us that so-and-so has died "after a brave battle against cancer". Of...
WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues
(AP) -- Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the...
Study Puts Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes to the Test
(PhysOrg.com) -- A multi-disciplinary team of Penn researchers, including diabetes, weight loss and bariatric surgery experts, are conducting a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine...
Tarantula venom-based MD therapy to be advanced by UB scientists' biotech company
University at Buffalo biophysicists have found a protein in tarantula venom that shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). They have formed a start-up biotech company in...
Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded
(AP) -- Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness.
Expanding Health Coverage and Shoring Up Medicare: Is It Double-Counting?
The issue involves not only technical accounting matters, but also a huge political issue: the impact of health care overhaul on Medicare and its beneficiaries.
Health Lobby Takes Fight to the States
Insurance companies and other health care interests have positioned themselves in statehouses around the country to influence the proposed overhaul.
Blood test that provides prior blood sugar average now recommended for diabetes screening, diagnosis (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an annual supplement to the journal Diabetes Care, published Dec. 29 by the American Diabetes Association, the A1C test is given a prominent role in the 2010...
New research could advance research field critical to personalized medicine
Washington, DC -- It's the ultimate goal in the treatment of cancer: tailoring a person's therapy based on his or her genetic makeup. While a lofty goal, scientists are steadily...
Health and climate experts must jointly tackle disease
Climate and health experts must collaborate to fight climate-sensitive disease. Ethiopia is leading the way, says Hiwot Teka.