The landmark breast cancer screening study of women 40-49, published online in Cancer, has proven that annual mammography screening of women in their 40s reduces the breast cancer death rate in these…
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Study indicates neurotransmitters are abnormal in people with psychotic illness
There is growing evidence that two neurotransmitters – dopamine and glutamate – are abnormal in people with psychotic illness, including schizophrenia. Among many other things, these chemicals play a role in cognitive…
BioVigil system can improve hand sanitizer usage
Over 99,000 Americans die each year as a result of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs). According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hand hygiene is the single most effective way to combat…
Researchers discover new factors that regulate fat formation
By creating a “map” of histone modifications in fat cells, investigators have discovered two new factors that regulate fat formation, a key step on the road to better understanding obesity, diabetes and…
APhA urges consumers to discuss proper medication usage with pharmacists
In honor of American Pharmacists Month, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) encourages consumers to hold an open dialogue with their pharmacists about a growing problem in the United States, the proper usage…
Study demonstrates rufinamide therapy is effective in reducing partial seizure frequency
Researchers from the Arkansas Epilepsy Program found treatment with rufinamide results in a significant reduction in seizure frequency compared with placebo, for patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures (POS). Details of this study…
Coffee hope for IVF complication
Researchers suggested a life-threatening complication of fertility treatment could be prevented by a cup of coffee, after a study identified a possible cause. In vitro fertilisation has resulted in the birth of…
NHS reform is a ‘slash-and-burn approach’
The government’s radical shakeup of the NHS threatens its future, may not improve patient care and could usher in a two-tier health service, doctors’ leaders warn today. In a strongly worded intervention,…
Bad behaviour down to genes, not poor parenting, says study
Parents of children who cannot concentrate, are prone to fidget and act impulsively may for the first time be able to escape criticism of their child-rearing skills, after scientists announced that attention…
Many private health tests ‘unnecessary’
People have been warned against paying for unnecessary, invasive and costly private health screening. The UK National Screening Committee (NSC) said an increasing number of patients were seeking “reassurance” over their health….
Female sexual dysfunction ‘was invented by drugs industry’
Female sexual dysfunction – which is claimed to affect up to two thirds of women – is a disorder invented by the pharmaceutical industry to build global markets for drugs to treat…
Emanuel is the latest Obama aide to quit – with more expected to follow
Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff for two years, will announce his resignation today to run for Mayor of Chicago. To take immediate effect, his departure is only the latest in…
BIO Hails Court Of Appeals Action To Lift Injunction On Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on action by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last night to stay the lower court’s injunction on federally…
Studies Reveal Trends In Survival, Targeted Breast Cancer Care
New studies on breast cancer screening, treatment, genetics and survival were released in advance of the 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium. The symposium is being held October 1-3, 2010, at the Gaylord National…
Results Of Global Team’s Investigation Into The Genetics Of Height
A seemingly simple inherited trait – height – springs from hundreds of genetic causes, according to an international team of scientists. Robert Kaplan, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology & population health at Albert…