Not all fat is created equal August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients. | |
Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels, study shows August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ... | |
 More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ... | |
Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led by Queen's University Belfast. | |
Infections linked to premature births more common than thought August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | |
China sees spike in rabies cases August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new Chinese study has reported a dramatic spike in rabies infections. The research, published today in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases, shows that in some provinces of China the number of human rabies ... | |
Patients recover from West Nile virus after one year August 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- People infected with West Nile virus seem to return to normal within one year of experiencing symptoms, a new McMaster study has found. The study, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the ... | |
Infection blocks lung's protective response against tobacco smoke August 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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An infection that often goes undetected can block the lung's natural protective response against tobacco smoke, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The findings, recently published online and scheduled to ... | |
Bacterial pneumonia caused most deaths in 1918 influenza pandemic August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the ... | |
Lack of tuberculosis trials in children unacceptable August 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of tuberculosis treatment is critical as we move forward in developing effective responses to active and drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB), argues a new essay in this ... | |
New case of mad cow disease detected in Canada August 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the government's Food Inspection Agency announced Friday. | |
Asthma in boys may be just a phase, but for girls it may be there to stay August 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Boys may be more apt than girls to have childhood asthma, but, when compared to girls, they are also more likely to grow out of it in adolescence and have a decreased incidence of asthma in the post-pubertal years. This indicates ... | |
Toxoplasmosis found more severe in Brazil compared to Europe August 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Newborns in Brazil are more susceptible to toxoplasmosis than those in Europe, according to a recent study. Researchers based in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom studied the ... | |
The pandemic potential of H9N2 avian influenza viruses August 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Since their introduction into land-based birds in 1988, H9N2 avian influenza A viruses have caused multiple human infections and become endemic in domestic poultry in Eurasia. This particular influenza subtype has been evolving ... | |
Whole Foods recalls possible E. coli-tainted beef August 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Whole Foods Market, the top US organic foods supermarket chain, announced this weekend a voluntary recall of fresh ground beef it sold since June 2 due to potential contamination with E. coli bacteria. | |
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