http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Traditional Chinese medicine could be a key weapon in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, a joint international study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-chinese-medicine-key-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:16:02 EST news283673755 (HealthDay)—With the height of flu season here, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns consumers to avoid fraudulent products that claim to prevent, treat or cure the flu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-beware-fake-flu-treatments-fda.html Medications Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:40:01 EST news279204357 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers working at the Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University in China have found that giant pandas naturally produce a peptide that can kill fungi and bacteria. In their paper published in the journal Gene, the researchers describe how they came across the peptide as they were performing DNA analysis on the animals. They also report that they have been able to synthesize the peptide in their lab and have tested its antibacterial abilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-peptide-giant-panda-fungi-bacteria.html Medical research Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:10:01 EST news276418024 In a novel therapeutic approach to treating breast cancer, Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting positive results from a clinical trial of a drug that targets tumor stem cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-approach-breast-cancer-great.html Cancer Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:13:15 EST news242482387 Since the start of 2011, the active ingredient ticagrelor can be prescribed in Germany in addition to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) to avoid blood clots in patients with acute ischaemia of the cardiac muscle. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has now examined whether ticagrelor offers advantages to patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in comparison with conventional drugs. This is the first co-called "early benefit assessment" that IQWiG has performed on the basis of a dossier provided by the manufacturer, in accordance with the new legal regulations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ticagrelor-considerable-added-benefit-specific.html Medical research Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:41:32 EST news237552078 A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem says it has found a way to block a group of fatal bacterial toxins that have to date resisted all attempts to arrest them through the use of conventional drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-path-blocking-fatal-toxins.html Medical research Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:56:02 EST news235155349 Some individuals with epilepsy fail to respond to treatment with conventional drugs but benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet — a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet similar to the more commonly known Atkins diet. A team of researchers, led by Detlev Boison, at the Legacy Research Institute, Portland, has now identified in mice the molecular mechanism responsible for the antiepileptic effects of the ketogenic diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-antiepileptic-benefits-atkins-like-diet.html Medical research Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:18:34 EST news228053886