Ulcer gels warning for children Mouth ulcer and teething treatments containing salicylate salts should not be used by children under the age of 16, UK experts have said.... MORE...
Wine May Protect Against Cancer When it comes to cancer, a little wine may be a very good thing. But the news isn't as upbeat regarding barbecued steaks and green tea.... MORE...
Acupuncture eases neck cancer's dry mouth HOUSTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of severe dry mouth among head and neck cancer patients, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)... MORE...
Melanoma Detection: Waiting Is Risky for Men Melanomas detected in older men by a doctor are more likely to be treatable, according to a new study. But many men may be waiting too long before seeing a doctor about suspicious moles.... MORE...
Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat A new study shows rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat -- the kind of fat linked to heart disease and diabetes -- as well as experienced other health benefits.... MORE...
Pancreatic cancer therapy 'hope' A drug designed by UK researchers to prevent tumour growth has shown promise on pancreatic and lung cancer. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)... MORE...
Early isolation linked to enhanced response to cocaine (American Physiological Society) Drug addiction affects millions of people around the world, causing numerous problems ranging from emotional and psychological difficulties to physical and health issues. Initial drug use can be motivated by curiosity or peer pressure, but in some animals, such as rats, it can also be the result of a stressful early life event, such as social isolation. A new study examines the impact of social isolation on the animal's response to cocaine.... MORE...
Surgery Patients Unaware of Herbal Risk Researchers say many surgery patients aren't aware that using herbal supplements before surgery can raise cardiovascular or bleeding risk.... MORE...
Vaccine for E. coli developed ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher has developed a working vaccine for a strain of E. coli that kills 2 million to 3 million children annually in the developing world. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)... MORE...
Long-lasting nerve block could change pain management (Children's Hospital Boston) Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have developed a slow-release local anesthetic that could potentially revolutionize treatment of pain during and after surgery. By encapsulating anesthetics in fatty particles and injecting them into rats, they created a long-lasting nerve block that blocked pain without being toxic to nerves or muscles. The research could also have a large impact on chronic pain management, avoiding the need for systemic narcotics.... MORE...
New bird flu cases suggest the danger of pandemic is rising First the good news: bird flu is becoming less deadly. Now the bad: scientists fear that this is the very thing that could make the virus more able to cause a pandemic that would kill hundreds of millions of people. This paradox – emerging from Egypt, the most recent epicentre of the disease – threatens to increase the disease's ability to spread from person to person by helping it achieve the crucial mutation in the virus which could turn it into the greatest plague to hit... MORE...
Stem Cells Promising for Type 1 Diabetes More than half of the newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes who got an experimental treatment for their disease did not need insulin injections for at least a year.... MORE...
Fibrate drug may prevent or delay type 2 diabetes (Reuters) Reuters - Bezafibrate, a drug widely used in the UK to treat high cholesterol, appears to also prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes, according to results of a study reported in Diabetes Care.... MORE...
Omega-3 may help with post-surgery loss DUBLIN, Ireland, April 13 (UPI) -- A randomized controlled trial showed omega-3 fatty acids helped preserve muscles in patients who had surgery for esophageal cancer, Irish researchers said.... MORE...
Microchip that tells if you’ve taken your pills Microchips in pills could soon allow doctors to find out whether a patient has taken their medication. The digestible sensors, just 1mm wide, would mean GPs and surgeons could monitor patients outside the hospital or surgery. Developers say the technology could be particularly useful for psychiatric or elderly patients who rely on a complicated regime of drugs – and are at risk if they miss a dose or take it at the wrong time.... MORE...
New Test: One Speck of Blood Could Diagnose Cancer A tiny drop of blood or speck of tissue could soon be all that is required to diagnose cancers, research suggests.... MORE...
Studies of 'good' fat could help with weight loss Fight fat with fat? The newest obesity theory suggests we may one day be able to do just that. Just like good and bad cholesterol, there apparently are good and bad types of body fat. Scientists until recently believed this good fat, which spurs the body to burn calories to generate body heat, played an important role in keeping infants warm but by adulthood was mostly gone or inactive....... MORE...
Towards a natural pacemaker (Wiley-Blackwell) Artificial heart pacemakers have saved and extended the lives of thousands of people, but they have their shortcomings -- such as a fixed pulse rate and a limited life. Could a permanent biological solution be possible? Research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Physiology certainly suggests so.... MORE...
Drug drops PSA in men with prostate cancer NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- An experimental drug lowers prostate specific antigen levels -- a marker for tumor growth -- in men with advanced prostate cancer, U.S. researchers say.... MORE...
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