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Possible treatment for serious blood cancer

A single antibody could be the key to treating multiple myeloma, or cancer of the blood, currently without cure or long-term treatment.

Cancer created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover endogenous antibiotic in the brain

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have discovered that immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth: namely itaconic acid. ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C

(Medical Xpress)—Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research suggests link between elevated blood sugar, Alzheimer's risk

(Medical Xpress)—A new University of Arizona study, published in the journal Neurology, suggests a possible link between elevated blood sugar levels and risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First polio case in Pakistan's Waziristan since Taliban ban

A child has contracted polio for the first time in Pakistan's militant-infested tribal belt since the Taliban banned vaccinations a year ago, a UN official said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study provides clarity on supplements for protection against blinding eye disease

Adding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommended for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss among older Americans, ...

Ophthalmology created May 06, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nearly 20 percent of suicidal youths have guns in their home

Nearly one in five children and teens found to be at risk for suicide report that there are guns in their homes, and 15 percent of those at risk for suicide with guns in the home know how to access both the guns and the bullets, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Injecting insulin through clothes may contribute to infection

(HealthDay)—Insulin injections have been associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria cutaneous infections and cutaneous mycobacteria may have a prolonged incubation period, according to a literature review ...

Diabetes created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When less is more: New protocol limits use of SPECT MPI

A new stress test protocol that investigates reducing the use of perfusion imaging in low risk patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for possible angina symptoms was found to be diagnostically safe, revealed ...

Cardiology created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyberbullying rampant among high school students

Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk of death has decreased for children initially treated with dialysis for ESKD

In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among children and adolescents initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood disability rate jumps 16 percent over past decade

More children today have a disability than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is among kids in higher-income families, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Saudi victims of SARS-like virus didn't travel

Five Saudis who died after contracting a new SARS-like virus last week had not travelled abroad, a health ministry doctor said on Saturday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't txt n drive: Teens not getting msg

Teens can get hundreds of text messages a day, but one message they aren't getting is that they shouldn't text and drive. Nearly 43 percent of high school students of driving age who were surveyed in 2011 reported texting ...

Pediatrics created May 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1