Archive: 05/09/2011
Reducing the side effects of a multiple sclerosis drug
The drug FTY720 is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Although highly effective it can have serious side effects, including reduced lung function and fluid accumulation in the eye.
Medications
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Ensuring research integrity
Canada needs an agency to investigate research misconduct, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Diabetes levels in Canadian Inuit similar to those in general population
Canadian Inuit are not protected from the health consequences of obesity, contrary to previous knowledge, and their diabetes levels are similar to those in the general population, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Health
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Parsley, celery carry crucial component for fight against breast cancer, researcher finds
Parsley is usually used as a decorative accent to a scrumptious meal, but don't set it aside just yet. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher has found that a compound in parsley and other plant products, including ...
Cancer
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Do you think liposuction will get rid of that fat forever?
Liposuction has become one of the most popular plastic surgeries in the country. It has been around since 1974 and there are now more than 450,000 operations a year. But does the fat come back? A recent study by Teri L. ...
Medical research
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Obesity creates wimpy rats
(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity appears to impair normal muscle function in rats, an observation that could have significant implications for humans, according to Penn State researchers.
Medical research
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Stem cell technology used in unique surgery
Surgeon and Professor Michael Olausson was able to create a new connection with the aid of this blood vessel between the liver and the intestines, necessary to cure the girl. The girl is now in good health, ...
Medical research
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Scientists reveal nerve cells' navigation system
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered how two closely related proteins guide projections from nerve cells with exquisite accuracy, alternately attracting and repelling these axons as they navigate the most miniscule and ...
Neuroscience
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FDA could analyze public health consequences of its decisions better
A new report from the National Research Council lays out a framework for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to systematically evaluate and compare the public health consequences of its decisions concerning a wide variety ...
Medications
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Oncolytic viruses effectively target and kill pancreatic cancer stem cells
Oncolytic viruses quickly infect and kill cancer stem cells, which may provide a treatment for tumors that are resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation, particularly pancreatic cancer, according to new research ...
Cancer
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For older heart-transplant patients, hospitals doing the most operations yield better outcomes
Older, sicker heart-transplant recipients are significantly more likely to be alive a year after their operations if they have their transplants at hospitals that do a large number of them annually new Johns Hopkins research ...
Cardiology
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Study finds teens often willing to accept free or low-cost rapid HIV testing
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HIV testing for everyone between the ages of 13-64 as part of their regular medical care, testing rates remain low among adolescents. However, a new ...
HIV & AIDS
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Open-access colonoscopy is safe: study
Nurse-driven, open-access colonoscopy programs are as effective and safe as colonoscopy following a consultation with a gastroenterologist, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Cancer
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Statisticians review landmark HIV vaccine trial
Hopes ran high in 2009 when a New England Journal of Medicine article announced success in developing a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV & AIDS
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Telemedicine 'robot' allows stroke specialists to remotely evaluate patients in oak park
Acute stroke patients who arrive at Rush Oak Park Hospital’s emergency room can now be seen immediately by a Rush University Medical Center stroke neurologist without the specialist actually being there.
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