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Women now account for half of the people living with HIV worldwide

Women now account for half of the people living with HIV worldwide and represent one of the fastest growing populations affected by the disease.

7 Jul 2004

Valid, robust, easy to construct, and easy to interpret measure that could be used by any state health department for any health outcome

Five years in the making and available at no charge, the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Monograph gives officials and researchers for the first time a systematic way to monitor health disparities across a wide range of outcomes using basic socioeconomic information.

7 Jul 2004

The impact of rotavirus on the world’s children

With vaccines against the killer disease of rotavirus almost in hand, government representatives, scientists, public health professionals and vaccine industry representatives will be convened in Mexico City to review progress toward safe, effective rotavirus vaccines and address the question of how to make sure they get to the world’s poorest children

7 Jul 2004

The McGuinty government is investing $29.2 million for community support and supportive housing services

The McGuinty government is investing $29.2 million for community support and supportive housing services to help keep Ontarians in the community for as long as possible instead of admitting them to hospitals or institutions.

7 Jul 2004

New technology acts as third eye during breast biopsies

Doctors currently use X-ray or ultrasound - two-dimensional pictures - to guide the biopsy needle into a three-dimensional region. To ensure that they are doing the biopsy at the right spot, they take up to a dozen tissue samples.

7 Jul 2004

New compound, ZK-CDK combines the inhibition of tumour cell growth as well as inhibition of tumour angiogenesis in one single molecule

Treatment with a new dual cell cycle and angiogenesis pathway inhibitor blocks VEGF-induced vascular permeability, inhibits tumour angiogenesis and induces apoptosis in human tumour models

7 Jul 2004

Combining targeted immunotherapy with chemotherapy and radiation therapy to successfully kill metastatic tumour cells

A successful, and novel, technique to kill metastatic breast cancer cells by circumventing their chemo and radioresistant mechanisms was by presented by Dr. John Giannios, Head of Radiotherapeutic Cancer Research at the IASO Hospital

7 Jul 2004

Key proteins that regulate neurofibromatosis could be targets for new drugs

More than 100,000 Americans suffer from the painful and debilitating genetic disorder known as neurofibromatosis, or NF, which causes tumors to grow in various types of nerve tissue throughout the body.

7 Jul 2004

First study to examine the probability of obesity in preschoolers according to their mother’s weight early in her pregnancy

Maternal obesity in early pregnancy more than doubles a child’s risk of obesity at 2 to 4 years of age, according to an article by a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., published in the July issue of Pediatrics.

7 Jul 2004

Good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding

Cancer Research UK and Universities UK have signed a joint protocol containing good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding.

7 Jul 2004

Research to unravel exactly what is going on chemically, when Alzheimer's sets in

Science understands Alzheimer's disease as the progressive decline of a particular region of the brain. But the underlying mechanisms leading to this decline are still very much a mystery.

7 Jul 2004

Protection to remain for private hospitals and day surgeries

The Australian government has decided to retain the protection of the second tier default benefit for private hospitals and day surgeries and from 1 July 2004

7 Jul 2004

Violent crimes down by 3.4 percent and property crime up by 2 percent in California

California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released comprehensive California crime statistics for 2003 that showed a decrease in violent crime of 3.4 percent and in increase in property crime of 2 percent when compared to 2002.

7 Jul 2004

Anticoagulant therapy with enoxaparin is an effective alternative to heparin therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes

Two new major studies suggest that anticoagulant therapy with enoxaparin is an effective alternative to heparin therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS)

7 Jul 2004

Soy protein not effective in improving memory in post menopausal women

No beneficial effects were found on cognitive function, bone mineral density or plasma lipids when postmenopausal women age 60 years or older took soy protein supplements with isoflavones for one year

7 Jul 2004

UV exposure from sun tanning beds leads to pain relief and euphoric feelings

Frequent tanning bed users may be getting more out of the experience than darker skin. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center say exposure to ultraviolet light may produce a “relaxing” effect that lures tanners back to the beds.

7 Jul 2004

Convincing evidence that at dietary levels, the estrogens found in soy do not stimulate cell growth and other markers for cancer risk

New research in monkeys suggests that a diet high in the natural plant estrogens found in soy does not increase the risk of breast or uterine cancer in postmenopausal women.

7 Jul 2004

Medical News

Women now account for half of the people living with HIV worldwide

Valid, robust, easy to construct, and easy to interpret measure that could be used by any state health department for any health outcome

The impact of rotavirus on the world’s children

The McGuinty government is investing $29.2 million for community support and supportive housing services

New technology acts as third eye during breast biopsies

New compound, ZK-CDK combines the inhibition of tumour cell growth as well as inhibition of tumour angiogenesis in one single molecule

Combining targeted immunotherapy with chemotherapy and radiation therapy to successfully kill metastatic tumour cells

Key proteins that regulate neurofibromatosis could be targets for new drugs

First study to examine the probability of obesity in preschoolers according to their mother’s weight early in her pregnancy

Good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding

Research to unravel exactly what is going on chemically, when Alzheimer's sets in

Protection to remain for private hospitals and day surgeries

Violent crimes down by 3.4 percent and property crime up by 2 percent in California

Anticoagulant therapy with enoxaparin is an effective alternative to heparin therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes

Soy protein not effective in improving memory in post menopausal women

UV exposure from sun tanning beds leads to pain relief and euphoric feelings

Convincing evidence that at dietary levels, the estrogens found in soy do not stimulate cell growth and other markers for cancer risk

Drinking lots of milk may lower the risk of colorectal cancer

2004 UNAIDS Report - last year 5 million people became infected with HIV

Renowned Chinese surgeon who revealed the SARS cover-up last year is reported to be undergoing brainwashing

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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