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Some patients diagnosed with HIV experience improved outlook on life
CINCINNATI -- A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an...
Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find...
Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease
Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study...
Cancer drug effective against Menetrier's
NASHVILLE, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The cancer drug cetuximab has proven effective against Menetrier's disease, a rare stomach disorder, researchers in Tennessee found.
Humans 'hear' through their skin
Sensations on the skin, such as a puff of air, can alter how people hear speech, say Canadian researchers.
Engineers, doctors at UCLA develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease
A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.
Stanford scientists identify 2 molecules that affect brain plasticity in mice
You wouldn't want a car with no brakes. It turns out that the developing brain needs them, too. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set...
Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries
Medical students are commonly stuck by needles - putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases - and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital...
New device implanted by surgeons help paralysed patients breathe easier
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Centre soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from...
Tailor-made HIV treatment closer to reality
An innovative treatment for HIV patients developed by McGill University Health Centre researchers has passed its first clinical trial with flying colours. The new approach is an immunotherapy customised for...
Long-term testicular cancer survivors at high risk for neurological side effects
Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects, including neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena, than men who were not treated with...
Oestrogen receptor-alpha, breast cancer patients and tamoxifen response
Researchers have found evidence of a statistically significant survival benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen among patients whose oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumours had high levels of phosphorylation of ER-alpha; at serine-118 (ER-alpha...
Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumours in mice
A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumours in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal Science...
Swine flu linked to serious respiratory disease
Such infections are usually linked to flu, but this year's rate is higher than normal. Also: A drop in flu cases is reported at colleges, and side effects for the vaccine are...
Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes
(PhysOrg.com) -- What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in...
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Greater Use of Anti-Infection Vaccine Is Urged in Flu Fight
Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.
Physicians Explore Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drs. William White and Pooja Luthra at the University of Connecticut Health Center are investigating a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and high blood pressure.
Erectile product lacks drug warning
Health Canada is warning people not to use Herblex Once More, an unauthorized product promoted to enhance male sexual performance, because it may pose serious health risks.
Preventing Spread of HIV in Jails: Best Window of Opportunity Early in Incarceration
(PhysOrg.com) -- With World AIDS Day less than a week away, two new studies from Yale School of Medicine show that jail inmates, one of the highest risk groups for...
Mammalian system for controlling bone remodelling also regulates fever
Mammals have evolved a complex system for controlling bone remodeling. Babies require calcium for healthy bones and they obtain it from their mother's milk. Nursing mothers release calcium from their...
Bone regulators moonlight in the brain as fever inducers
Study in mice suggests proteins could be source of post-menopausal hot flashes
Inhaling Bacteria with Cigarette Smoke
Cigarettes contain hundreds of different strains of bacteria , including many human pathogens that may play a role in lung diseases and respiratory infections, new research shows. ...
Doctors group calls for patient charter
The president of the Canadian Medical Association is calling for a national debate on what health services should be covered by public funds and at what level.
The FDA: A tough tonic
The new head of the US Food and Drug Administration has inherited an agency battered by crises. Meredith Wadman asks whether Peggy Hamburg can concoct a cure.
Vibrating Technology Promises to Replace Biopsies in Diagnosing Diseased Tissue
Biopsies , although invasive and unpleasant, are typically the best way to diagnose the health of human tissue, especially the liver. A group of researchers and physicians at the Mayo...
Famous brain set to go under the knife
Slices from the brain of H.M., a key patient in pioneering memory studies, will be immortalized online.
Medical isotope shortage concerns in US
DOE panel calls for US to build two major isotope production facilities, House passes bill to promote domestic production of key medical isotope