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Female mice found to have a renewable egg supply

In research that could have broad implications for women's fertility treatments, scientists have found that despite their age, female mice have a renewable egg supply in their ovaries.

4 Jul 2006

Body measures and colon cancer risk

Men and women with a large waist circumference and a large waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) have an increased risk of developing colon cancer. In contrast, only in men is a high body mass index (BMI) clearly associated with a higher colon cancer risk.

4 Jul 2006

Indonesia confirms 52nd human case of bird flu

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed the country's 52nd case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

4 Jul 2006

Teen drinking a predictor for alcohol abuse later in life

Researchers in the U.S. say that those who start drinking alcohol in their early teens are more likely to suffer alcoholism later in life.

4 Jul 2006

Just how safe is that steak?

A government adviser in the UK has refused to put his name to a report which says the hormones used in cattle are safe for human consumption.

4 Jul 2006

How much do you need to know about your spouse's previous sex life?

Under a new ruling by the California Supreme Court, a person who has reason to believe he or she has HIV may be sued by sexual partners should they become infected.

4 Jul 2006

Maturation of tissue engineered cartilage implanted in injured and osteoarthritic human knees

Knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering and osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process concludes research led by scientists at the University of Bristol.

4 Jul 2006

Prostatic irradiation doesn't lead to any appreciable increase in rectal cancer risk

Men who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not at any appreciable increased risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those not given radiation therapy.

4 Jul 2006

World's first face transplant hailed as a complete success

According to the French surgeons who carried out the world's first face transplant, six months down the line the operation is regarded as a complete success.

4 Jul 2006

Amazing brain repairs itself!

Doctors in the U.S. have discovered that the brain of a man so severely damaged in a car accident that he was left in a barely conscious state, has healed itself and he is now conscious and communicating with those around him.

4 Jul 2006

External catheters reduce risk of urinary tract infection in men

It's one of the things about a hospital stay that men loathe, and that infectious bacteria love: the urinary catheter. Now, a new study shows that a less-unpleasant option for male hospital patients is also a much safer one.

3 Jul 2006

Gabapentin is as effective as estrogen for menopause symptoms

University of Rochester researchers, who have been investigating new therapies for hot flashes for several years, report in the July Obstetrics and Gynecology journal that the seizure drug gabapentin is as effective as estrogen

3 Jul 2006

Clozapine has serious health consequences

Patients who take clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic drug, have significantly higher rates of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-a-kind study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.

3 Jul 2006

New diagnostic approach for carriers of recessive genetic disorders

Scientists Vivian Cheung and Warren Ewens from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new approach for the diagnosis of medical disorders that are inherited in a recessive manner.

3 Jul 2006

Researchers develop T-cells from human embryonic stem cells

Human embryonic stem cells can be genetically manipulated and coaxed to develop into mature T-cells, raising hopes for a gene therapy to combat AIDS.

3 Jul 2006

Cost-effectiveness of treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Researchers have made predictions as to how the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in Peru might progress over the next 30 years, depending on what measures are used to fight it.

3 Jul 2006

Online information service about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B

A leading Spanish newspaper has introduced, on its website, an information service about HIV/AIDS and about hepatitis B.

3 Jul 2006

Parameters associated with patient outcomes in lymph node positive prostate cancer

Dr. Hofer and colleagues report in the June issue of Urology that lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and the nuclear grade of the primary prostate tumor are independent predictors of PSA recurrence in men with lymph node positive CaP.

3 Jul 2006

Mild sadness provokes depressive thinking in some recovered patients

Some individuals with a history of depression may sink back into thinking patterns associated with the condition when faced with mild stresses or sadness, increasing their risk for relapse.

3 Jul 2006

Benadryl does not improve infant sleep

An antihistamine often recommended to parents whose infants do not sleep through the night may not be effective in reducing nighttime awakenings or improving parents' happiness with their children's sleep.

3 Jul 2006