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Will green tea help you lose weight?

Evidence has shown that green tea extract may be an effective herbal remedy useful for weight control and helping to regulate glucose in type 2 diabetes. In order to ascertain whether green tea truly has this potential, Jae-Hyung ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Magnet ingestion by young children serious and growing problem

Physicians and parents must be aware of the growing danger of magnet ingestion by children because magnets can adhere to each other and cause life-threatening problems such as bowel perforations, a new case study illustrates ...

Pediatrics created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fecal transplant feasible for recurrent <i>C. difficile</i> infection

(HealthDay) -- Recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) can successfully be treated in the vast majority of patients through a fecal transplantation procedure via colonoscopy, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From degeneration to regeneration: Advances in skeletal muscle engineering

A study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Skeletal Muscle reports of a new therapeutic technique to repair and rebuild muscle for sufferers of degenerative muscle disorders. The therapy brings togeth ...

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue

Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. The material, a composite ...

Medical research created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treating constipation in seniors: A review of current treatments

For seniors who are constipated, the use of polyethylene glycol and lactulose are effective, according to a review of current treatments published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The article reviews the l ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Split-dose preparation for colonoscopy increases precancerous polyp detection rates

A new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic Arizona showed that system-wide implementation of a split-dose preparation as the primary choice for colonoscopy significantly improved both polyp detection rates and adenoma ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Organ engineering: Possibilities and challenges ahead

Cartilage, bone, and skin can already be regenerated in vitro, and these tissues are currently available for clinical applications. However, regeneration of more complex tissues such as the liver and pancreas ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

ASU bioengineer makes key contribution to cancer treatment research

Michael Caplan shares authorship of a paper on cancer treatment research published this week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

Cancer created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0