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New antibody could prevent Candida infections in patients who receive central lines

A team of researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has developed an antibody that could prevent Candida infections that often afflict hospitalized patients who receive central lines.

12 Sep 2013

Exposing young girls to ionizing radiation can raise risk of breast cancer later in life

Exposing young women and girls under the age of 20 to ionizing radiation can substantially raise the risk of their developing breast cancer later in life. Scientists may now know why. A collaborative study, in which Berkeley Lab researchers played a pivotal role, points to increased stem cell self-renewal and subsequent mammary stem cell enrichment as the culprits.

12 Sep 2013

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

The technology that peeks underneath clothing at airport security screening check points has great potential for looking underneath human skin to diagnose cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages, a scientist said here today.

12 Sep 2013

Study: Atorvastatin reduces inflammation, thrombogenesis in patients with acute ischemic stroke

The population of northeastern China has a high incidence of ischemic stroke. Previous studies have shown that intracranial large-artery atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of ischemic stroke, and that the mechanisms are related to inflammation and thrombosis of the affected arteries.

12 Sep 2013

Research: New pathway plays role in fighting gut infection

The researchers found virulent E. coli bacteria blocked a pathway that would normally protect the gut from infection. These infections are particularly serious in young children and can result in diarrhoea and other complications such as kidney damage.

12 Sep 2013

New research explains how DNA strands repair themselves

Researchers have discovered the details of how cells repair breaks in both strands of their DNA, a potentially devastating kind of DNA damage.

12 Sep 2013

Scientists discover that copper alloys shut down highly infectious norovirus

Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug.

12 Sep 2013

Telephone delivered program improves health outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer

They say a phone call can change your life and for colorectal or bowel cancer survivors this is true, a new study by a QUT researcher has found.

12 Sep 2013

Some House GOP lawmakers take hard line position against health law funding in debt limit debate

As Republican leaders unveiled a plan to avert a government shutdown, they faced the challenge of building support for the proposal within their own ranks because it does not defund the health law. Some within the caucus reacted with skepticism.

12 Sep 2013

Craneware announces financial results for fiscal year 2013

Craneware, the leader in automated revenue integrity solutions for the U.S. healthcare market, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2013 that ended June 30, 2013.

12 Sep 2013

Aspen Dental celebrates first location in Texas

Aspen Dental celebrates its first location in Texas on Thursday, September 12 with the opening of a new practice at 6109 Highway 191 in Odessa. The new office in Texas means that Aspen Dental dentists and staff now proudly serve communities in 27 states across the country.

12 Sep 2013

Antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil linked with health benefits

The scientific spotlight focuses today on the healthful antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil, coffee, tea, and other foods and dietary supplements that are enticing millions of consumers with the promise of a healthier, longer life.

12 Sep 2013

Study shows fat transplantation may treat inherited metabolic diseases

Transplanting fat may treat such inherited metabolic diseases as maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) by helping the body process the essential amino acids that these patients cannot, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

12 Sep 2013

Some big insurers 'MIA' from state-based exchanges

CNN reports that health plans such as Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna are practicing watchful waiting to see how the launch of these online marketplaces and the 2014 push to expand coverage rolls out. Meanwhile, California's exchange will be ready, according to its executive director, and most uninsured Kentuckians will receive discounts, says the governor.

12 Sep 2013

FDA takes steps to restrict the use of pain meds

The Food and Drug Administration will require a class-wide label change for long-acting opioids aimed at limiting use of these drugs to patients with severe, refractory pain.

12 Sep 2013

Research shows smoking and obesity together may pose triple health threat

Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems — including their responses to common prescription medicines — that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today.

12 Sep 2013

Binaytara Foundation, UIC partner to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit

The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Binaytara Foundation have partnered to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit and to organize the country's first international conference on blood cancers.

12 Sep 2013

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese than people who do not have migraines, according to a study published in the September 11, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Sep 2013

Hydroxyurea treatment prevents complications, lowers medical care costs in children sickle cell disease

The benefits of hydroxyurea treatment in people with sickle cell disease are well known -- fewer painful episodes, fewer blood transfusions and fewer hospitalizations. Now new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions reveals that by preventing such complications, the drug can also considerably lower the overall cost of medical care in children with this condition.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers develop innovative system to test how virus interacts with cells in body

Researchers at The Mount Sinai Medical Center have developed an innovative system to test how a virus interacts with cells in the body — to see, for example, what happens in lung cells when a deadly respiratory virus attacks them.

12 Sep 2013

Medical News

New antibody could prevent Candida infections in patients who receive central lines

Exposing young girls to ionizing radiation can raise risk of breast cancer later in life

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

Study: Atorvastatin reduces inflammation, thrombogenesis in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Research: New pathway plays role in fighting gut infection

New research explains how DNA strands repair themselves

Scientists discover that copper alloys shut down highly infectious norovirus

Telephone delivered program improves health outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer

Some House GOP lawmakers take hard line position against health law funding in debt limit debate

Craneware announces financial results for fiscal year 2013

Aspen Dental celebrates first location in Texas

Antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil linked with health benefits

Study shows fat transplantation may treat inherited metabolic diseases

Some big insurers 'MIA' from state-based exchanges

FDA takes steps to restrict the use of pain meds

Research shows smoking and obesity together may pose triple health threat

Binaytara Foundation, UIC partner to develop Nepal's first blood and marrow transplant unit

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

Hydroxyurea treatment prevents complications, lowers medical care costs in children sickle cell disease

Researchers develop innovative system to test how virus interacts with cells in body

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

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