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FDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device

FDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device

   Patients with severe spinal cord injuries who cannot control their diaphragms often need mechanical ventilation to help them breathe. This usually requires a full-time connection to a ventilation machine.

Posted : Sat, Jun 21, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Fujifilm Introduces Breast Imaging Diagnostic Workstation

Fujifilm Introduces Breast Imaging Diagnostic Workstation

   Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Inc. announced today that it is introducing the Breast Imaging Diagnostic Workstation (BIDW).

Posted : Thu, Jun 19, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Study sheds light on role of abortion drug in causing rare, fatal infections when used off-label

Study sheds light on role of abortion drug in causing rare, fatal infections when used off-label

   Preliminary U-M studies indicate that oral use of RU-486's companion drug misoprostol is safe, but vaginal use may undermine body's immune responses

Posted : Tue, Jun 17, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Changing your diet, improving your heart

Changing your diet, improving your heart

   Through the recommendation of her primary care physician, Martine Perreault began visiting the University of Michigan Health System's Cardiovascular Medicine program at Domino's Farms in order to develop a nutritional plan to lower her cholesterol.

Posted : Mon, Jun 16, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation

China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation

   China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made impressive strides in tackling the risk of contamination from unsafe blood by reaching close to 100% voluntary blood donation, said WHO today .

Posted : Sat, Jun 14, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

World's Oldest Woman Had Normal Brain

World's Oldest Woman Had Normal Brain

   A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging.

Posted : Tue, Jun 10, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

MIT confirms link between inflammation, cancer

MIT confirms link between inflammation, cancer

   Chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer, MIT scientists have confirmed.

Posted : Wed, Jun 04, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Gene Therapy Increases Survival for End-Stage Head and Neck Cancer

Gene Therapy Increases Survival for End-Stage Head and Neck Cancer

   Drug that restores tumor-suppressor gene expression originated at M. D. Anderson.

Posted : Fri, May 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

UT Researchers Explore New Treatment Options

UT Researchers Explore New Treatment Options

   Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston are studying a number of medications that may help restore the fragile balance of chemicals or neurotransmitters in the brain destroyed by cocaine abuse, making recovery more possible.

Posted : Fri, May 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Study Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetics

Study Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetics

   The study, conducted at the University of Arizona, Tucson, indicates Pycnogenol(R) may serve as a potent adjunct to prescription medications for the 20 million people in the Unites States living with diabetes.

Posted : Wed, May 28, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Greenpeace coal blockade prompts Philippine call for clean energy

Greenpeace coal blockade prompts Philippine call for clean energy

   Greenpeace's ship the Rainbow Warrior today ended a three-day blockade of the Pagbilao coal-fired power plant, 150 kilometres southwest of Manila, as leading politicians joined the organisation's call for the Philippines to "Quit Coal".

Posted : Tue, May 27, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Driving Climate Change

Driving Climate Change

   Greenpeace activists travelled in a Flintstones-style car from the headquarters of ACEA, the European car industry's lobby group, to the European Parliament, to deliver a stone tablet bearing the logos of Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes and the message "Driving Climate Change"

Posted : Tue, May 27, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Researchers Find that Mysterious Protein Protects Against Sepsis

Researchers Find that Mysterious Protein Protects Against Sepsis

   A team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Jamey D. Marth has shown that a prominent protein on the surface of liver cells protects organisms during sepsis, one of the most common and deadly side effects of bacterial infection.

Posted : Wed, May 21, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

M. D. Anderson Nurse Addresses Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

M. D. Anderson Nurse Addresses Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

   Nurse-Administered Prevention and Management Strategies Can Decrease Incidence of Lymphedema and Improve Quality of Life in Patients .

Posted : Tue, May 20, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Researchers Expand Natural Killer Cells In Cord Blood To Fight Leukemia

Researchers Expand Natural Killer Cells In Cord Blood To Fight Leukemia

   Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a therapy that effectively kills human leukemia cells in mice using natural killer (NK) cells from umbilical cord blood.

Posted : Mon, May 19, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Mathematics Simplifies Sleep Monitoring

Mathematics Simplifies Sleep Monitoring

   A UQ researcher has created a new way to measure breathing patterns in sleeping infants which may also work for adults.

Posted : Fri, May 09, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Preference for Alcohol in Adolescence May Lead to Heavy Drinking

Preference for Alcohol in Adolescence May Lead to Heavy Drinking

   Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood, in a study of adolescent rats.

Posted : Thu, May 08, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find

Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find

   Drug abusers who used a computer-assisted training program in addition to receiving traditional counseling stayed abstinent significantly longer than those who received counseling alone, a Yale University study has found.

Posted : Sun, May 04, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

MIT researchers find early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

MIT researchers find early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

   Prompt treatment of a microbe that causes stomach ulcers and other ailments can reverse damage to the lining of the stomach and ultimately prevent one of the most lethal forms of cancer from developing there, MIT researchers have concluded.

Posted : Fri, May 02, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Study In 7,000 Men And Women Ties Obesity, Inflammatory Proteins To Heart Failure Risk

Study In 7,000 Men And Women Ties Obesity, Inflammatory Proteins To Heart Failure Risk

   Obesity-related inflammation also pegged as catalyst in metabolic syndrome

Posted : Fri, May 02, 2008

Category : Science / Health News
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