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Simple drug has the potential to save many lives threatened by malaria

...two treatments broadly comparable and suggest that rectal artemether could be used to treat severe malaria w... size cannot alone be the basis for policy change, rectal artemisinins might be one safe and effective way to reduce the risk of children dying before reachin...

Test for early detection of prostate cancer shows promise

...ional two-step approach of PSA testing and digital rectal examination has helped doctors identify prostate tumors early, while the cancers can still be cured. But PSA testing, like many disease-screening procedures, misses some cases of cancer and in other cases erroneously highlights noncancerous condition...

Avian influenza virus in mammals spreads beyond the site of infection to other organ systems

...then examined mucous membranes (throat, nasal, and rectal swabs) and organ systems (respiratory, digestive, ...tc.), and virus was detected in throat, nasal, and rectal swabs, regardless of the original site of infection. Most interesting, virus spread throughout the o...

Inflammation and drugs to control this activity studied in a variety of tumors sites

...state specific antigen (PSA) levels and/or digital rectal examinations (DRE) suggest that chronic inflammation may be a significant risk factor in the development of prostate cancer. While connections between inflammation and cancer have been shown for some cancers, no one had shown a relation between chro...

Seals protect brain, conserve oxygen by turning off shivering response on icy dives

...orded shivering, heart rate, brain temperature and rectal temperature while the seals were on the surface and while they were diving. The seals shivered on the surface but stopped or nearly stopped shivering when they dove, even though their bodies continued to cool. Their heart rates and temperatures dr...

Huddling and a drop in metabolism allow penguins to survive the South Pole cold

...deed found that huddling penguins maintain a lower rectal temperature than birds which were isolated from the colony (35.7°C vs. 37.9°C, respectively). However, a sustained drop in deep body (core) temperature would be in direct conflict with the requirements for successful egg incubation. Therefore, energ...

No magic tomato? Study breaks link between lycopene and prostate cancer prevention

... initially screened through a PSA test and digital rectal exam, and were then followed through routine exams and screenings until first occurrence of prostate cancer, death or the end of the trial in 2001. At the beginning of the trial, the men gave a blood sample and completed a questionnaire related to th...