2009-09-13 16:24
A new study in animals demonstrates that a diet rich in coconut oil protects against 'insulin resistance' (an impaired ability of cells to respond to insulin) in muscle and fat. The diet als… Read More
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2009-08-29 12:28
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Richard Whitley, M.D., has been tapped to serve on the 2009-H1N1 influenza working group of the President'… Read More
2009-08-18 12:55
A panel of experts in Canada has written an article in a leading medical journal suggesting that if the H1N1 pandemic swine flu follows the same disease pattern in the northern hemisphere th… Read More
2009-08-12 13:10
US researchers found that patients who regularly took aspirin after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer had a reduced risk of dying from the disease, and the benefit was greater for patie… Read More
2009-08-11 08:15
Research published this week in a leading medical journal says that based on current evidence, which is limited and not easily generalized to children in the current swine flu epidemic, the… Read More
2009-08-09 08:54
UroToday.com - "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." (George Santayana in The Life of Reason 1905). One of the first unintentional human models created for calcium… Read More
2009-08-07 16:08
Following media reports raising concern about the safety of vaccines for the swine flu pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement yesterday reassuring the public about… Read More
2009-08-06 08:21
A gut hormone first described in 1928 plays an unanticipated and important role in the remote control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to a report in the August 6th Cell Met… Read More
2009-08-04 10:57
Authorities in China confirmed that a third man has died of pneumonic plague in Ziketan, Qinghai Province, China. The town has been sealed off. The 64-year-old man lived near the other two m… Read More
2009-08-03 10:11
By searching millions of DNA variations in the genomes of thousands of women with and without ovarian cancer, scientists have discovered a previously undetected region of DNA which when alte… Read More
2009-08-02 14:19
Some facts about the study: * It did not include papers that were not written in English - estimated to be about half of all good quality studies. * It did not include research from th… Read More
2009-08-01 07:39
Health authorities in the United States have voiced concern that 40% of the country's whole population could be infected with the swine flu (H1N1) virus over the next 24 months. The estimate… Read More
2009-08-01 07:35
Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care, has shown that, although the smallest may lack the re… Read More
2009-07-30 11:03
[NEWS]Commenting on figures released on Tuesday on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Scotland, Dr Charles Saunders, chairman of the BMA's Scottish Consultants Committee, said:"Today'… Read More
2009-07-30 10:52
Adults who use less salt in their diet can experience a slight reduction in their blood pressure in the medium term. However, whether in the long term this can also reduce the risk of late c… Read More
2009-07-29 15:35
Nearly everyone is exposed to asbestos fibers at some time during his or her life. Anyone who has been exposed to airborne asbestos fibers is at risk to develop asbestos related diseases. A… Read More
2009-07-29 15:34
SV40 (simian virus) is the 40th virus identified by scientists studying monkeys. It has recently been identified in human mesothelioma cells. SV40 may work together (synergistically) with as… Read More
2009-07-29 15:32
There are three types of malignant mesothelioma, differentiated by their cell types and appearance under the microscope (their histology). These are: * epithelial type * sarcomatous ty… Read More
2009-07-29 15:24
What is mesothelioma?Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining around the outside of the lungs and inside of the ribs (pleura), or around the abdominal organs (peritoneum… Read More
2009-07-29 15:24
What is mesothelioma?Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining around the outside of the lungs and inside of the ribs (pleura), or around the abdominal organs (peritoneum… Read More
2009-07-28 03:53
[NEWS] On Monday, the Health Ministries of Israel and Saudi Arabia reported their countries' first deaths from H1N1 swine influenza.The Israeli Health Ministry confirmed that a 35-year old m… Read More
2009-07-25 10:01
"In a move that caught many public health experts by surprise, the WHO quietly announced Thursday that it would stop tracking swine flu cases and deaths around the world," the New York Times… Read More
2009-07-24 03:31
One you'll do! When I want quick results, I do interval training. Research shows that vigorous bouts of aerobic exercise followed by easier ones, or mixing cardio intervals with strength tra… Read More
2009-07-23 14:04
The United States will start human trials of an experimental vaccine for preventing the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in August; the first study will involve 1,000 volunteer adults and children… Read More
2009-07-22 11:54
Bed bugs, known scientifically as Cimex lectularius (Cimicidae) are small wingless insects that feed by hematophagy - exclusively on the blood of warm blooded-animals. As we are warm-blooded… Read More
2009-07-21 06:12
The word alopecia refers to any type of hair loss, thinning hair or baldness in any hairy region of the body. Baldness tends to be a more specific term among lay people, as it usually refers… Read More
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