Want a reason to love your lower belly fat? It's rich in stem cells 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of the body, reports a Brazilian-based study ... | |
'Statins' linked to improved survival in kidney transplant recipients 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). | |
Study shows emergency physicians have good first instincts in diagnosing heart attacks 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A study out of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center demonstrates emergency room doctors are correctly identifying patients who are having a heart attack, even when laboratory tests haven't yet confirmed it. | |
No justification for denying obese patients knee replacements 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: They benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic ... | |
Patient privacy assured by electronic censor 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Newly developed software will help to allay patients' fears about who has access to their confidential data. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making describes ... | |
 McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. | |
 Grown-up P.E. class has adults reliving childhood 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- When "spastic ball" starts, it's better to duck first and ask questions later. This is Old School P.E., a two-hour exercise program strictly for adults, built around grown-up versions of gym class ... | |
 Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. | |
Making patients move requires the right exercise advice 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In a new ... | |
Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruses 21 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a study published July 23rd in the open-access ... | |
Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate 21 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on bmj.com today. | |
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