Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Indonesia has rushed a team of specialists to a village in Sumatra to confirm a suspected outbreak of bird flu which has affected at least 13 people, a health official said Thursday. | |
B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
B cells, the source of damaging autoantibodies, have long been thought to depend upon T cells for their activation and were not considered important in the initiation of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. | |
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite some improvements to lower “bad” cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease ... | |
Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed 6 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The road from disease research to disease cure isn't usually a smooth one. One role which bridges the laboratory and the clinic is that of the "clinician-scientist" – a doctor who understands disease both in the patient ... | |
Estrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women with schizophrenia August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
When combined with antipsychotic medications, the estrogen estradiol appears to be a useful treatment in women with schizophrenia, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. | |
 Suspected cholera outbreak in Philippines kills 21 August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A suspected cholera outbreak in a remote southern Philippine township has killed 21 people and sickened at least 50 others, the mayor and the Red Cross said Wednesday. | |
Researchers report periodontal disease independently predicts new onset diabetes August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Periodontal disease may be an independent predictor of incident Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. While diabetes has long been believed to be a risk ... | |
 Ground breaking eye therapy for stroke victims developed August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer-based therapy for stroke victims who have suffered partial vision loss has been developed by Scottish scientists. | |
 Scientists identify possible cause of endometriosis August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain and affects approximately 15% of women of reproductive ... | |
 Lens implant offers chance at beating lazy eye August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Dr. Paul Dougherty delicately slipped a tiny lens inside the right eye of 7-year-old Megan Garvin - a last-ditch shot at saving her sight in that eye. The California girl last week became one of a ... | |
Researchers find differences in swallowing mechanism of Rett syndrome patients August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have found that the reflux and swallowing problems that are common symptoms in patients with Rett syndrome and other neurological impairments, may be caused by ... | |
Data mining detects signs of Lou Gehrig's disease in gene carriers long before symptoms appear August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Inspired by the use of microarray chips that look for gene combinations, psychologists are using "pattern array" software to spot movements in rats that might help them predict diseases such as Lou Gehrig's syndrome. | |
 Salmonella probe likened to 'Keystone Kops' August 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato ... | |
 New schizophrenia genes uncovered July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered new genes linked to schizophrenia, it has been revealed. In two papers published in Nature today (July 30), scientists identify four mutated gene regions ... | |
Frankincense provides relief to arthritis sufferers July 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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An enriched extract of the 'Indian Frankincense' herb Boswellia serrata has been proven to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research ... | |
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