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Genome detectives reveal gene suspect for bowel cancer

Scientists in Britain have identified a gene they say increases the risk of bowel cancer by 20%.

8 Jul 2007

Chronic fatigue: clues in the blood

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) believe that blood may hold vital insights into what is happening in the brain of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

8 Jul 2007

Cancer risk in HIV, transplant patients

HIV/AIDS and kidney transplant patients are at much greater risk of contracting 20 different types of cancer than the general population, according to a land mark paper in The Lancet.

8 Jul 2007

New score for predicting the risk of heart disease

A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease - and which adults are most likely to benefit from treatment.

8 Jul 2007

Gene found that protects from serious kidney disease

A combination of mice and patient studies sheds light on cause and possible new therapies of kidney diseases.

8 Jul 2007

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection

Clinical trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis - that is giving anti-retroviral drugs to non-HIV-infected individuals to prevent them becoming infected - are exploring whether the approach could lead to a large decrease in transmission of the virus with few or no side effects.

8 Jul 2007

Darunavir-ritonavir shows benefits for patients with HIV

Darunavir-ritonavir should be considered as a treatment option across the range of treatment-experienced patients with HIV infection, conclude Jose Madruga (Centro de Referencia e Treinamento DST/AIDS, Sao Paulao, Brazil) and colleagues in an Article in this week's issue of The Lancet.

8 Jul 2007

Etravirine effective for HIV supression

Treatment with TMC125 (etravirine) leads to better virological suppression than placebo as part of antiretroviral therapy in patients with documented resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), conclude two randomised trials in this week's issue of The Lancet.

8 Jul 2007

Link between autism and triple vaccination questioned again

According to a new but as yet unpublished study, the number of children in Britain with autism is far higher than previously thought.

8 Jul 2007

Bird flu on a European tour

German officials have culled as many as 1,000 domestic birds following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 bird-flu virus in a dead goose in the village of Wickersdorf in eastern Germany.

8 Jul 2007

Organic tomatoes a better health option

According to a new study organic food may be a better health option after all.

8 Jul 2007

More alerts over Chinese made products

Canadian and U.S. authorities have issued warnings to consumers regarding Chinese-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products have been discovered in stores.

8 Jul 2007

Discovery of new gene with links to childhood asthma

New treatments for childhood asthma could be in the pipeline following the discovery of a gene associated with the condition.

5 Jul 2007

It may be 'altitude sickness' rather than jet lag but you still feel rotten

A study has revealed that many of the effects of long-distance flight which are usually put down to jet lag and fatigue, may in fact be altitude sickness.

5 Jul 2007

Positive role models make a difference

'Macho, bullying, and unfriendly workplace cultures' are a common experience of ethnic minority women in the UK labour market and workplace, according to a major new study published today, (Thursday, 5 July 2007) yet good management and positive role models make a difference.

5 Jul 2007

New working principle in cancer treatment

Due to defects in chromosomal distribution, a majority of tumor cells would not be able to survive were it not for a trick that cancer cells have developed to avoid this chaos in the genetic material.

5 Jul 2007

Investigating life in extreme environments

From the deepest seafloor to the highest mountain, from the hottest region to the cold Antarctic plateau, environments labelled as extreme are numerous on Earth and they present a wide variety of features and characteristics.

5 Jul 2007

Breakthrough new asthma gene found

In a large-scale study conducted with 2,643 children, international researchers with the participation of the Department of Experimental Pneumology of Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB), Germany (Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bufe), have discovered a gene variant that contributes significantly to the risk of childhood asthma.

5 Jul 2007

Global control of micronutrient deficiencies

Malnutrition is still the most serious threat to the health of the world population and the most important cause of infant mortality in the world. About one third of the population in developing countries is faced with micronutrient deficiencies, such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

5 Jul 2007

Food allergy wordlist for international travellers

"I'm going on holiday and I'm taking… a wordlist in thirty languages with all the food ingredients that I'm allergic to." This list is now available - with the names of ingredients as they appear on food packaging.

5 Jul 2007