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CDC Confirms Four New Cases of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-Resistant H1N1
Tests performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the request of infectious disease experts have confirmed that isolates from four patients with H1N1 influenza at Duke University Hospital...
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...
Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug
The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain...
Yukon doctor shortage easing: report
The Yukon has seen a big increase in the number of doctors practising in the territory in recent years, according to a national health report released Thursday.
Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals
Dr. Bernard Thébaud lives in two very different worlds. As a specialist in the Stollery Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, he cares for tiny...
N.L. fumbled lead test results release: mayor
The mayor of a central Newfoundland mining community is angry the results of a blood test done on people in his community - where dangerously high levels of lead were...
Going elsewhere for medical care
A growing number of Ontarians are heading south of the border for medical care.
Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents
Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling...
"Nazi Twins" a Myth: Mengele Not Behind Brazil Boom?
Nazi doctor Josef Mengele was likely behind the astonishing number of blonde twins in a remote Brazilian town, recent reports said. But a new study says it was just genetics...
First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage.
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.
New guidelines for broadcasters on user-generated content
For the first time guidelines are to be published on how broadcasters around the world can encourage audiences to produce better quality user-generated content and to improve media and information...
Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and unfailing bactericidal cocktails.
Ginkgo biloba doesn`t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn`t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular...
P.E.I. sole holdout on cancer drug
It is unfair that Prince Edward Islanders are the only Canadians that must pay for cancer drug Avastin on their own, says the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada.
Device spells doom for superbugs
Researchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.
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...
New Imagining Technique Could Lead To Better Antibiotics And Cancer Drugs
A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs.
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...
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. ...