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Swine flu vaccine is vital | Robert Read
The anti-immunisation movement has been peddling fear since the 1800s, but we must ignore its misinformation on H1N1Many people are facing the question of whether to vaccinate themselves and their children against pandemic...
Democrats Focus on G.O.P. Senators From Maine
Anxious about how little maneuvering room the weekend victory on health care provided, Democrats are stepping up overtures to two moderate Republican senators from Maine.
Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke
Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...
Antifibrotic effects of green tea
Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects...
Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness
The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University...
What relates to the short-term effectiveness of biliary drainage?
Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent...
Unexplained liver haemorrhage after metastasis radiofrequency ablation
Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the world. Approximately one in four of these patients have metastases at diagnosis, liver being the most common site involved....
Vardenafil: A potential drug to protect gastric mucosa
Indomethacin has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with peptic ulcer development. Vardenafil is a potent phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor and its effects on the gastric...
Q&A: Health systems innovation with Gill Samuels
Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research.
Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese children
Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other youth when exposed to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009...
Hospitals now allow 2 delivery room companions
Expectant mothers in Montreal will be allowed to have two people with them in delivery rooms, after an H1N1 flu hospital policy was eased this week.
Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile...
Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemic
Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to new research. This...
Kill the cancer, not the patient: New toxicity testing approach could make chemo drugs safer
For cancer patients on chemotherapy, the "cure" can be as deadly as the disease itself. Adverse drug reactions are one of the leading causes of death among patients receiving cancer...
Protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation in prion-infected neuronal cells
The regulating protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation, which prions need for their propagation, in prion-infected neuronal cells. Scientists anticipate new approaches in drug development to combat prion infection, as a...
5 exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers
Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and...
Florida snowbirds take risks with HIV: study
Canadians age 50 and over who winter in Florida are mostly sexually active, but dangerously few use condoms, despite the state's growing number of seniors with HIV.
Women at risk from vitamin A deficiency
Almost half of UK women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found. The team, led by...
Patient unwillingly discharged suffers stroke
A Winnipeg man's ordeal after undergoing brain surgery is raising questions about discharge policies for patients who undergo major procedures at the city's largest hospital.
Modelling viruses to kill cancer
Computational studies of virus behaviour in tumours could lead to more effective cancer treatments
N.L. may ignore medical advice on H1N1 vaccine
Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister says he is considering making senior citizens the next candidates for the swine flu vaccine - even if it means overruling the advice of medical...
New effort probes how two groups of viruses cause disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University is leading a team of researchers in a federally funded effort aimed ultimately at developing better vaccines and antiviral drugs against two types of disease-causing viruses...
Young cancer survivors miss out
Thousands of adolescent cancer survivors aren't getting adequate support to make a full recovery due to their unique needs, research has found.
Steadier Traffic Flow Improves Health of Local Infants, Researchers Say
(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of E-ZPass lanes over the past 15 years has significantly improved the health of newborn babies living near highways in the Northeast, according to a Columbia...
Disrupting Male Fertility
The sexual function of male rodents can be impaired by in utero and/or neonatal exposure to external molecules such as DES that disrupt normal hormone functioning, giving rise to concerns...
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective At Preventing Child Deaths, Study Suggests
A new study concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and X-ray defined pneumonia, were also effective against child deaths. According to the...
Sight Gone, But Not Necessarily Lost?
Like all tissues in the body, the eye needs a healthy blood supply to function properly. Poorly developed blood vessels can lead to visual impairment or even blindness. While many...
Promising Results For Rapid Viral Diagnosis Tests In Emergency Rooms
Rapid viral diagnosis tests for respiratory diseases in children who arrive in emergency departments have the potential to reduce pressures on health systems by enabling doctors to reach a quicker...