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NovoSeven may prove to be the first effective treatment for brain hemorrhage caused by stroke

Scientists from the UC Medical Center played a key role in developing what may prove to be the first effective treatment for brain hemorrhage caused by stroke.

5 Jul 2004

Research points to a possible way to design anthrax toxin molecules that selectively attack tumor cells

Scientists have determined a three-dimensional (3-D) molecular image of how anthrax toxin enters human cells, giving scientists more potential targets for blocking the toxin, the lethal part of anthrax bacteria.

5 Jul 2004

Gene therapy may provide a treatment for a group of incurable, progressive neurological diseases called polyglutamine-repeat diseases

Researchers from the University of Iowa have have shown for the first time that gene therapy delivered to the brains of living mice can prevent the physical symptoms and neurological damage caused by an inherited neurodegenerative disease that is similar to Huntington's disease (HD).

5 Jul 2004

British people should get out in the sun and not cover up for health reasons

British health is being put at risk by government policy that discourages sunbathing and promotes use of sunblock products. The cost of disease caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight and consequent deficiency of vitamin D is estimated to be billions of pounds per year in Britain.

5 Jul 2004

Nanotechnology-based applications are accelerating the development of nanomedicine

With the potential for targeted therapy, and therefore reduced side effects, nanomedicine holds the promise of significantly improving quality of life parameters.

5 Jul 2004

Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers

Reacting to the obesity epidemic, food consumers have stirred a global health revolution and are increasingly demanding healthier oils and fats.

4 Jul 2004

Extension of vaccination programs against anthrax to include U.S. forces in the Pacific Commands including Korea

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs has announced the extension of the vaccination programs against anthrax to include U.S. forces in the Pacific Commands including Korea.

4 Jul 2004

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

America’s children have many more pediatricians available to treat them today than they did 25 years ago, a new study finds, but the doctors aren’t always where the children are.

4 Jul 2004

People who have early stage Alzheimer's disease could be more capable of learning than previously thought

The promising studies suggest that some people with early cognitive impairment can still be taught to recall important information and to better perform daily tasks.

4 Jul 2004

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S.

For the third consecutive year and fourth time in five years, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” survey, published in the magazine’s July 12 issue.

4 Jul 2004

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

According to new French research reported in le figaro more than 300,000 French cows would have been infected by the agent BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ) since the 1980's.

3 Jul 2004

Recent SARS outbreak blamed on lab technician

A laboratory technician working for China's national disease control and prevention center has been blamed for the recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) earlier this year.

3 Jul 2004

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

The pneumococcal vaccination, the first of three new free child vaccines being introduced by the McGuinty government, is now available, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

2 Jul 2004

Selenium found in brazil nuts, fish, meat and eggs helps our immune system defend the body against viruses

A Food Standards Agency funded study suggests that selenium, a trace element found in food, helps our immune system defend the body against viruses.

2 Jul 2004

New research may help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier

A new method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for accurately measuring the concentration of artificial viruses in a solution may ultimately help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier.

2 Jul 2004

Best hospital in the United States for children

A U.S.News & World Report today ranked The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the best hospital in the United States for children.

2 Jul 2004

Stress alters immunity

Psychologists have long known that stress affects our ability to fight infection, but a major new “meta-analysis” – a study of studies – has elucidated intriguing patterns of how stress affects human immunity, strengthening it in the short term but wearing it down over time.

2 Jul 2004

Research News and Research

NovoSeven may prove to be the first effective treatment for brain hemorrhage caused by stroke

Research points to a possible way to design anthrax toxin molecules that selectively attack tumor cells

Gene therapy may provide a treatment for a group of incurable, progressive neurological diseases called polyglutamine-repeat diseases

British people should get out in the sun and not cover up for health reasons

Nanotechnology-based applications are accelerating the development of nanomedicine

Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers

Extension of vaccination programs against anthrax to include U.S. forces in the Pacific Commands including Korea

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

People who have early stage Alzheimer's disease could be more capable of learning than previously thought

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S.

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

Recent SARS outbreak blamed on lab technician

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

Selenium found in brazil nuts, fish, meat and eggs helps our immune system defend the body against viruses

New research may help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier

Best hospital in the United States for children

Stress alters immunity

Even in the middle of a heart attack, women are less likely than men to think their symptoms are heart-related

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New Welsh research centre to improve understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence illness, disease, recovery

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