http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Blasting superbugs with tiny nano-sized antibiotics delivered via powder aerosol may be a faster, safer and cheaper way of treating respiratory infectious diseases such as pneumonia or cystic fibrosis, claim University of Sydney pharmacy researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-superbugs-blasted-aerosols.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:09:42 EST news273398970 Researchers from the University of Alicante (Spain) have analysed ten brands of cigarettes and found that the concentrations of certain harmful and carcinogenic substances vary significantly from one brand to another. Until now legislation has not covered these compounds and only establishes limits for nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Scientists have also developed catalysts to reduce the harmful products in tobacco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-tobacco-highly-toxic-compounds-law.html Health Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:57:55 EST news268311464 Breast cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) instead of standard whole breast irradiation (WBI) have a lower incidence of acute or chronic toxicities, according to a study in Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the official clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-imrt-side-effects-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:50:18 EST news252154210 A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-tobacco-company-misrepresented-danger-cigarettes.html Health Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:54:49 EST news245080471