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Cannabis hope for inflammatory bowel disease
Chemicals found in cannabis could prove an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, say scientists. Laboratory tests have shown that two compounds found in...
New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function
The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to new research. The finding connects low omega-3s to the information-processing problems...
Doctors to extract needles from Brazilian boy
Doctors prepared Friday to perform emergency surgery on a Brazilian toddler to remove some of the 42 sewing needles allegedly inserted into him by his stepfather during a series of...
In a first, key pancreatic cells inserted in wounded airman's liver
In what medical officials say is a first, the bullet-scarred pancreas from a service member who was shot in Afghanistan was flown from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington...
Toward reading your own personal 'Book of Life'
What secrets about your risk for diseases are written in your own personal 'Book of Life' - the 30,000 or so genes that make you you? Advances in DNA-sequencing technology...
Aggressive infection control protects cancer patients from acquiring H1N1 influenza
Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer patients and thorough screening measures resulted...
Diet high in methionine could increase risk of Alzheimer's
A diet rich in methionine, an amino acid typically found in red meats, fish, beans, eggs, garlic, lentils, onions, yogurt and seeds, can possibly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's...
Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty
Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and...
Researchers take the inside route to halt bleeding
Blood loss is a major cause of death from roadside bombs to freeway crashes. Traumatic injury, the leading cause of death for people age 4 to 44, often overwhelms the...
Prayer on the hospital floor
What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalised children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do paediatricians respond to such personal requests? While...
The drink and violence ?gender gap?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women and men are at the same risk of violence - until they start drinking, new research from Cardiff University has shown.
Stem-cell activators switch function, repress mature cells
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In a developing animal, stem cells proliferate and differentiate to form the organs needed for life. A new study shows how a crucial step in this process happens and...
Five tips for stress-free exams
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's exam time, and for many students that means long days, late nights and lots of coffee. It's easy to let the anxiety get to you, so what...
Enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation discovered
Researchers have discovered the enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation. There is hope for those who miss one night too many or whose children keep them up at night. The...
Synthetic Nano-Platelets Added to Blood Cut Healing Time in Half
Most would agree that blood is an important element of physiology, without which a good portion of the oxygen-breathing animal kingdom is doomed. Yet when bleeding begins, the most commonly employed solution is...
Cancer genome sequences reveal how mutations lead to disease
The pattern of mutations in cancer could eventually be used to tailor treatments to particular patientsScientists have reconstructed the biological history of two types of cancer in a genetic tour de force that...
Bacteria wouldn't opt for a swine flu shot
Bacteria inhabited our planet for more than 4 billion years before humans showed up, and they'll probably outlive us by as many eons more. That suggests they may have something to teach...
NSAIDs: Take 'em early and often when competing? Think again
Athletes' superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events,...
TGen analysis identifies biomarkers for diabetic kidney failure
Researchers using a DNA analysis tool have identified genetic markers that could help treat chronic kidney disease among diabetics.
New weapon in battle of the bulge: Food releases anti-hunger aromas during chewing
A real possibility does exist for developing a new generation of foods that make people feel full by releasing anti-hunger aromas during chewing, scientists in the Netherlands are reporting after...
‘Sat nav’ jamming could help tackle asthma, blindness and clogged arteries
Researchers are aiming to tackle diseases that affect millions -- such as asthma, blindness and clogged arteries -- by jamming 'sat nav'-like signals that drive the body to damage itself.
New technique detects proteins that make us age
Chemists and biologists have developed a new technique that could be used to diagnose and develop treatments for age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and cancer.
Text of Jewish exorcism discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare - and possibly unique - text describing a Jewish exorcism has been discovered by a scholar of medieval Jewish studies.
Netherlands to slaughter more animals in Q fever epidemic
The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.
Quebec breast cancer retest results to be revealed
Quebec is expected Wednesday to release the results of tests that were redone for thousands of breast cancer patients whose treatment was questioned earlier this year.
El Niño 'has mobilised Colombian health sector'
The El Niño phenomenon has spurred Colombia to action, with the country allocating US$4 million this month to mitigate its possible impact on tropical diseases.
Immigrants Lose Lawsuit Against Atlanta Hospital
About 50 patients, mostly illegal immigrants, had sued to force Grady Memorial Hospital, a struggling public hospital that provides charity care, to continue providing free dialysis treatment.
H1N1 Big Picture
Last week I talked about some H1N1 numbers from the CDC. The numbers I highlighted were by and large from either the CDC's focused surveillance sites, or based on reports...