Depending on the level of smoking and leisure time exercise, vitamin E supplementation may decrease or increase, or may have no effect, on the risk of pneumonia, according to a study published…
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Avenir team discovers how Neisseria meningitidis disseminates into bloodstream
Although, in the majority of cases, the localized presence of Neisseria meningitidis in the throat has no consequence, it can sometimes lead to meningitis or septicaemia. The seriousness of these two infections…
World’s first cancer stem cell-targeting chemical missile
Deakin University medical scientists have created the world’s first cancer stem cell-targeting chemical missile, placing them a step closer to creating a medical ‘smart bomb’ that would seek out and eradicate the…
Loyola begins to offer stem cell transplants to older patients with leukemia and lymphoma
As the first baby boomers turn 65, Loyola University Hospital has begun offering stem cell transplants to leukemia and lymphoma patients who previously were too old to qualify. Hospitals traditionally have not…
3 pvt sector hospitals for treating drug addiction
Saeed Al-Sariha, head of Studies and Information at the secretariat of the National Committee for Combating Drugs, has said that there are three private sector projects for hospitals to treat drug addiction….
Retired NC judge calls for full compensation on medical malpractice damages
A new bill designed to limit the rights of patients injured by medical malpractice is dangerous because it puts patients at risk, according to a bipartisan group that shared stories and opinions…
Low-income rural Americans with COPD more likely to be hospitalized
Low-income Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and those who lived in rural areas or the South or Midwest in 2008 had the highest rates of hospitalization for symptoms of the…
Third trimester amniotic fluid a reliable source of stem cells
In a study that was presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Biocell Center, the leader in amniotic fluid banking, together with a group of collaborators, confirmed…
Researchers discover substance that reinforces brain’s self-healing functions after stroke
The only acute treatment for a stroke currently available is thrombolysis. This uses drugs that dissolve the blood clot responsible for the stroke, but it only reaches around 10 per cent of…
Radio frequency exposure from mobile phone use does not appear to increase risk of brain cancer
Radio frequency exposure from mobile phone use does not appear to increase the risk of developing brain cancers by any significant amount, a study by University of Manchester scientists suggests. The researchers…
Researchers develop new pneumococcal vaccine through novel discovery approach
Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar® exist, they are expensive and only work against specific pneumococcal strains,…
MGH study identifies FAK enzyme prepares lung tissue for metastatic development
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has identified a new role for an important enzyme in preparing lung tissue for the development of metastases. Published in the early edition of Proceedings of…
Study analyses number of mortality rates among women with breast cancer in Spain
Pioneering Spanish provinces in terms of early prevention of breast cancer, such as Navarre and the Basque Country, record lower death rates, although the trend is towards the figures levelling out all…
Continued smoking during radiation treatment for head and neck cancer affects prognosis
Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a study in the February issue…
Positive preliminary data from ongoing PSMA ADC phase 1 study against prostate cancer
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported positive preliminary data from an ongoing phase 1 study of PSMA ADC, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to selectively deliver chemotherapy to cells that express prostate-specific membrane…