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Medical News Today: 02-15-2005
Geoffrey Loftus' latest research reads more like a murder mystery than a scientific paper... click link for more info.
A new U of T study recommends the provision of ear plugs, education at concert entrances and the reduction of music sound levels to minimize the risk of hearing loss for rock concert attendees... click link for more info.
Policy makers who use age as a discriminating factor in determining eligibility for heart transplant surgery may want to reconsider their rules in the light of new research at the University of Alberta... click link for more info.
An analysis of previously uncharted chemical contents, mostly carbohydrates, in U... click link for more info.
A highly sensitive post-mortem test could help scientists more accurately determine if a person died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a human neurological disorder caused by the same class of infectious proteins that trigger mad cow disease, according to a new study supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... click link for more info.
Once-paralyzed stroke victims are regaining arm and hand functions thanks to an innovative treatment developed by University of Toronto and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute researchers... click link for more info.
A possible diagnostic use for clot-dissolving drugs such as tPA has been found by Medical College of Georgia researchers working to improve a test that identifies potentially deadly blood clots in the legs... click link for more info.
A herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to prescription drugs, a new study reports... click link for more info.
Leishmaniases and trypanosomiases are parasitic diseases which kill several thousands of people per year, mainly in developing countries... click link for more info.
UC Irvine researchers have identified several promising drug compounds that when combined show the potential to treat Huntington's disease... click link for more info.
In a new study of 5,887 middle-aged smokers with mild lung disease, those who were randomly assigned to a quit-smoking program had a lower death rate than those assigned to usual care, even though only 21... click link for more info.
Laboratory studies at Johns Hopkins have revealed that certain products of the enzymes COX-1 and COX-2 can both protect and damage the brain... click link for more info.
Drinking wine, but not beer or spirits, keeps women's hearts beating healthily finds research in Heart... click link for more info.
Health-care costs for morbidly obese adults are nearly twice those of people considered to be of normal weight, says a study led by University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers... click link for more info.
In light of a study released last week showing that roughly half of all bankruptcies are related to unpaid medical bills, three US senators Wednesday called for major changes in a bill that would make it more difficult for consumers to use bankruptcy laws to discharge their debts... click link for more info.
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today announced federal funding of $5... click link for more info.
Heart specialists increasingly fear that the lack of women in cardiology, despite growing numbers of female medical students, will bring down standards of practice and research in the specialty, reveals a British Cardiac Society report... click link for more info.
The Government's plan to protect patients from under qualified acupuncturists and herbal medicine practitioners received significant backing today... click link for more info.
Statement by Mike Leavitt HHS Secretary, "Dr... click link for more info.
UK - Gill Robertson, RCN Student Adviser, Royal College of Nursing England said: "Anecdotal evidence tells us that nursing students drop out of their courses because they are struggling to juggle work, childcare and living on extremely low bursaries that in no way reflect the cost of living... click link for more info.
A team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has identified the gene responsible for spreading the poisonous (toxic) effects of cadmium--a finding, say the researchers, that may one day lead to the prevention of cadmium toxicity in humans... click link for more info.
General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Dr Beverly Malone, said: "We welcome John Reid's announcement, and hope that it will be a significant step forward in improving the nation's health... click link for more info.
The supersensitivity to dopamine that is characteristic of schizophrenia can be caused by mutations to a wide variety of genes, rather than alterations to just two or three specific genes, says a University of Toronto researcher... click link for more info.
Strategic Analysis of the European Anaesthesia and Respiratory Equipment Market - Growing customer preference for one-stop shopping strategies is compelling manufacturers in the European anaesthesia and respiratory equipment market to offer integrated solutions and develop data management systems using efficiency enhancing computer technology... click link for more info.
New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) show that intensive smoking cessation programs can significantly improve long-term survival among smokers... click link for more info.
To scientists, the most valuable laboratory sales representatives are those that make a difference in their research... click link for more info.
Food of animal origin, contaminated with E... click link for more info.
The US Department of Health and Human Services released its Eleventh Edition of the Report on Carcinogens today, adding seventeen substances to the growing list of cancer-causing agents, bringing the total to 246... click link for more info.
Investigators reviewed pharmaceutical ads in American medical journals and found that nearly one-third contained no references for medical claims; while the majority of references to published material were available, only a minority of company data-on-file documents were provided upon request; and the majority of original research cited in the ads was funded by or had authors affiliated with the product's manufacturer... click link for more info.
Meeting a friend you haven't seen in years brings on a sudden surge of pleasant memories... click link for more info.
A United Nations working group of diplomats from countries on "both sides of the bitterly divisive debate" over human cloning will meet on Monday in an attempt to reach an agreement on a nonbinding statement to "guide" countries on the issue, the... click link for more info.
Twins conceived via assisted reproduction technology tend to be smaller at birth than those who are naturally conceived... click link for more info.
New York and New Jersey officials on Thursday in Washington, DC, told an advisory committee examining ways to strengthen the federal Violence Against Women Act that the... click link for more info.
Some abortion-rights supporters are "fuming" over reports that the... click link for more info.
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The Connecticut attorney general's office on Thursday launched a Web site that compares the prices of 38 commonly prescribed drugs at pharmacies statewide, the... click link for more info.
Sen Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Friday in a letter to... click link for more info.
Age-related differences appear to affect the way adults make and remember their choices in life, suggesting that older adults "accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in their memories," according to research published in the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology... click link for more info.
The fiscal year 2006 budget proposal released last week by President Bush would eliminate or make large reductions in funds for a number of... click link for more info.
President Bush on Friday warned Congress not to "reopen" the new Medicare law by introducing legislation that would change it, warning that he will veto any bill that seeks to reduce the new prescription drug benefit, the... click link for more info.
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