A significant drop in temperatures may trigger heart attacks in elderly people, new research indicates. Scientists in the U.K. say they found that each drop in ambient temperature of 1 degree Celsius…
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Inhibiting Prostate Cancer Without Disturbing Regular Body Processes
A kinase is a type of enzyme the body uses to regulate the functions of the proteins required for cell growth and maintenance, and researchers have discovered that one in particular plays…
Latino Children With Asthma Less Accurate In Determining Their Lung Function
A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center and the University of Puerto Rico may help explain some of the well-documented ethnic disparities in pediatric asthma. Compared to…
ETC Biomedical Systems Sells Bara-Med To Nhat Nam Medical
Environmental Tectonics Corp’s (ETC) Biomedical Systems Group has sold Bara-Med monoplace hyperbaric chamber to Nhat Nam Medical Equipment, a medical supplier in Hanoi, Vietnam. Bara-Med is expected to be integrated into a…
Brain Changes Seen with Dysmenorrhea
Abnormal structural changes in areas of the brain involved in pain and emotion can be seen on MRI in young women with primary dysmenorrhea, and persist even when the women are not…
For Good Health, Watch Your Waist Size
You may assume that if your weight is in the healthy range, you have a low risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other conditions linked to obesity. But new research suggests that…
Brain Responds Same To Acute And Chronic Sleep Loss
Burning the candle at both ends for a week may take an even bigger toll than you thought. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep–four…
Research Shows Sugary Drinks Do Not Cause Weight Gain
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh(1), shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women when they do…
Gene Target May Block Breast Cancer Recurrence And Boost Survival
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a gene called POLQ is linked to an eight-fold risk of breast cancer returning. Developing drugs to block POLQ could increase survival and stop the…
Pfizer Receives FDA Approval For Prefilled Dual-Chamber Syringe For Use In The Treatment Of Hemophilia A
Pfizer Inc.has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the use of a Prefilled Dual-Chamber Syringe for administration of XYNTHA® Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) Plasma/Albumin-Free to hemophilia…
That Middle-of-the-Night Bellyache: Appendicitis?
Let’s start with “Madeline.” In that classic children’s story by Ludwig Bemelmans, published in 1939, the little French girl of the title is awakened in the night by severe abdominal pain, and…
NGC Medical Unveil BioServe
BioServe and NGC Medical SpA have opened BioServe-Europe in Milan, Italy, to provide the European life science research industry with a range of molecular services, including the processing of new personal genetic…
Symmetry Medical Gross Profit Increases In Q2
Symmetry Medical, an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to the orthopaedic device industry and other medical markets, has posted a gross profit of $20.4m for the second quarter…
Menstrual Cycle May Affect Reaction to Breathing Tube
A woman’s heart rate and blood pressure response to receiving a ventilation tube when undergoing surgery varies at different times of the menstrual cycle, researchers have found. Placement of a ventilation tube…
Wider Waist May Raise Death Risk Later in Life
Among middle-aged and older adults, having a large waist can significantly raise the risk for dying prematurely, new research indicates. The association appears to apply to both men and women, the study…