Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis found in California August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In the first statewide study of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) in the United States, California officials have identified 18 cases of the dangerous and difficult-to-treat disease between 1993 and 2006, and ... | |
Study points to new test for Alzheimer's August 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A method of medical imaging known as PET scans may allow doctors to develop a non-invasive test for Alzheimer's by spotting abnormal brain "plaques" associated with the disease, Finnish researchers report in a new study. ... | |
New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria: FAO August 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A strain of highly pathogenic bird flu previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria, the UN food agency said Tuesday. | |
Signs of Alzheimer's disease may be present decades before diagnosis August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Scientists from the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky report that people who develop Alzheimer's disease may show signs of this illness many decades earlier in life, including compromised educational ... | |
Indonesian villagers test negative for bird flu: health ministry August 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday. | |
Why dopamine freezes parkinson patients and drives drug addicts August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Parkinson's disease and drug addiction are polar opposite diseases, but both depend upon dopamine in the brain. Parkinson's patients don't have enough of it; drug addicts get too much of it. Although the importance of dopamine ... | |
 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: 4 / 5 after 22 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 ... | |
Alzheimer's disease patients show improvement in trial of new drug July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new drug has been shown to improve the brain function of people with early stage Alzheimer's disease and reduce a key protein associated with the disease in the spinal fluid, in a small study published today in the journal ... | |
SKorea cat had bird flu: officials July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Tuesday. | |
Protein plays Jekyll and Hyde role in Lou Gehrig's disease July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movements from walking ... | |
Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. Their research ... | |
Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease ... | |
Giving an additional early vaccination may reduce measles outbreaks July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published ... | |
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American ... | |
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