Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced the publication of the full results of the AVERROES study of apixaban in The New England Journal of Medicine. Conducted in…
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EU Initiative In Research Into Living Cancer Cells In Time And Space
New technology has made it possible to examine living cells in a microscope while at the same time collecting information that can be used to create mathematical models of the cells’ behaviour…
Strokes are rising fast among young, middle-aged
Strokes are rising dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans while dropping in older people, a sign that the obesity epidemic may be starting to shift the age burden of the disease. The…
More research needed to determine link between folic acid and breast cancer
Authors stress more research needs to be done to determine whether supplement that prevents spina bifida causes cancer in humans The daughters of rats who took folic acid supplements before conception, during…
Gene GFPT1 crucial in causing variation of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
The gene, GFPT1, has been identified by researchers at Newcastle University working with international colleagues, as crucial in causing a variation of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS). The condition came to prominence in…
Fructose does not increase food intake or impact body weight
A new comprehensive review, recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact body weight or blood triglycerides in overweight or…
Unique skin test to measure unhealthy lifestyle
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has developed a unique measuring method which permits medical personnel, within minutes, to say whether the lifestyle of a person is healthy or unhealthy. This process is now…
Women need good nutrition and regular exercise
Obesity levels are at an all-time high among men, women, and children in the United States. The need for good nutrition and regular exercise is paramount for maintaining proper health and for…
NIH awards Geospiza phase II SBIR grant to develop new DNA variant application for GeneSifter platform
Geospiza, Inc. the market leading developer of the GeneSifter® software platform for genetic analysis, today announced that the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded the…
Study discovers similarities between child soldier trauma in Uganda and children in Northern Ireland
Psychology students at Queen’s University have discovered similarities between child soldier trauma in Uganda and those children caught up in Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Post-graduate students from the Doctoral Programme in Educational, Child…
Surgical procedure to repair spina bifida while still in the uterus may help the baby walk after birth
More than two thousand physicians, some of the top obstetric/gynecologists in the world who specialize in maternal-fetal medicine, especially high risk pregnancies, gathered today for their annual meeting in San Francisco to…
Participation in preterm birth prevention clinics reduces risk of recurrent spontaneous preterm births
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that when women…
Health Ministry Holds Training Program for Diabetes and Obesity Health Educators
The Ministry of Health held a training program for nutritionists, nurses, technicians and health educators from different hospitals and health facilities about diabetes and obesity. The training program aims for educating 70…
Fever specialist issues mosquito warning
Dr. Naima Akbar, head of Hemorrhagic Fevers and supervisor of the Program to Combat Disease Carriers at Jeddah Health Affairs’ Preventive Medicine, has warned against three types of mosquitoes in Jeddah: Culex,…
AHRQ: $25.3 billion spent for kidney disease treatment every year
Overall, an average of 3.7 million adults in the United States were treated for kidney disease each year between 2003 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency…