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Where is Our Soul, Asks Michael Moore

... Castro," Moore said, referring to the controversy surrounding his trip to Cuba, which has prompted a U.S. government investigation. "They are going to say to themselves, 'You're telling me that the al Qaeda detainees are receiving better health care, the people that helped participate in the attacks of 9/11 a...

Myths About Melanoma Could Lead to Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment

...thicker lesions it would subsequently destroy the surrounding hair follicles, noted Dr. Baker. Today, dermatologists are diagnosing melanomas much earlier, when the lesions are thinner and before hair follicles are wiped out. This study clearly illustrates that melanoma can defy the odds in terms of diagnosis a...

Scientists Activate New Cancer Drug Using Light and Oxygen

...t it is possible to limit the collateral damage to surrounding normal cells using this approach. Clinical trials in patients are still a year or two away. This is an exciting step in the fight against cancer, said Dr. Wilson. This process should greatly enhance the therapeutic window, making tumors much mor...

Steroid Scam: Sylvester Stallone Gets Away With a Light Punishment

...loran, however, said that because of the publicity surrounding the case, the penalty was enough to send a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated. "I don't think there is anything further the court could or should do in order to deter Mr. Stallone from committing these offenses again," Cloran s...

Avandia Could Increase Risk of Heart Attack, New Study

...hich oversees consumer protection, the controversy surrounding Avandia is likely to have an impact on the Houses look at FDA reform. "It is incredible that the agency charged with protecting the public health has such a poor record when it comes to post market drug safety," he says. "Regrettably it is incident...

Men With Chronic Gum Disease at Higher Risk of Tongue Cancer

...periodontal viruses and bacteria could be toxic to surrounding cells and produce changes that lead directly to oral cancer, or could indirectly contribute to cancer through inflammation. "We have presented preliminary data suggesting an independent association between history of periodontitis and the risk of t...

Researchers Document First Case of Virgin Birth in Sharks

...h in cartilaginous fish, after busting the mystery surrounding the birth of a shark in an aquarium, that had only female sharks which had no contact with a male shark for three years. The birth of the pup at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, in the US, in December 2001 led to many conclusions including a possible ins...

Robotic Surgery May Improve Survival Rate For Prostate Cancer Patients

... surgical removal of the entire prostate gland and surrounding tissue including the seminal vessels through several tiny incisions. We demonstrated a significant improvement in the positive surgical margin rate with the addition of robotics to an established LRP, said Costas Lallas, M.D., assistant professor o...

Using Drugs as Weapons can Never Be 'non Lethal', Say Doctors

...ental scientific, legal and ethical considerations surrounding such use. Work to promote the norms prohibiting the use of poisons, and therefore the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention [BTWC] and the Chemical Weapons Convention [CWC]. They should further promote understanding that the use of drugs as weap...

Suicide Among Returning US Soldiers on the Rise

...bat operations such as Iraq and Afghanistan and in surrounding areas. Since the war started four years ago, 107 suicides during Iraq operations have been recorded by the Defense Manpower Data Center, which collects data for the Pentagon. That number, however, usually does not include troops who return home from ...

Fly Ash Bricks are Absolutely Safer Than Actually Predicted

...the bricks did not raise the mercury levels in the surrounding air (originally more than one nanogram). Instead they appeared to lower the concentration down to roughly half a nanogram. According to Tom Allnutt, who oversaw Lius NSF's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award, fly ash bricks co...

Fibroid Symptoms in Women can Be Relieved by Focused Ultrasound

... precisely target fibroids without harming healthy surrounding tissue. "This treatment immediately stops blood flow in the treated fibroid tissue, which results in a significant, sustained decrease in symptoms for up to 12 months," said the studys lead author, Fiona M. Fennessy, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professo...

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection

...rs to measure the stiffness of tissue, relative to surrounding areas. This new technique may significantly reduce the need for biopsies. In fact, the American Cancer Society confirms only 20 percent of biopsies turn up positive for cancer. In a recent elasticity imaging study, doctors studied 166 suspected bre...

Advanced Cancer Treatment Brings New Hope to Michigan Patient

...ancreas, liver, and kidney -- minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. It is the first system in the world that is specifically designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy, without limiting the patient's mobility during treatment. Image guidance and computer controlled r...

IDD Therapy Offers Non-Surgical Back Pain Relief

...ly reduces the size of disc injuries and helps the surrounding soft tissue return to normal function.' Thanks to IDD Therapy, a non-surgical treatment, approximately 85 percent of people can relieve back pain symptoms without drugs or surgery. This revolutionary technology is ideal for herniated or bulging dis...

Shock TV Reality Organ Donor Show Goes on Air

...ecause of the medical, legal and ethical questions surrounding this case the KNMG thinks the chances of this operation going ahead are extremely slim," they said. BNN says a transplant will go through, but would not reveal details about how and where, other than to pledge there would be no cameras in the opera...

You are What You Buy

...th positive outcomes, they are led to perceive the surrounding environment as safe and benign, write Rui Zhu (University of British Columbia) and Joan Meyers-Levy (University of Minnesota). In contrast, individuals who adopt a prevention focus concentrate on negative outcomes, which may alert them that the env...

Rescheduled: Aerial Mosquito Treatment for Philadelphia

...leaned every year, particularly if the leaves from surrounding trees have a tendency to plug the drains. Roof gutters can produce millions of mosquitoes each season. -- Turn over plastic wading pools when not in use. -- Turn over wheelbarrows and don't let water stagnate in birdbaths. -- Aerate ornamental poo...

Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia

...rt killing about 2,000 chickens in the village and surrounding area. Wednesday night, officials in white protec... Kamarudin. Surveillance teams are being sent to surrounding areas to check for more virus outbreaks but none had so far been detected, he said. "We hope it wi...

Cancer Experts Received Threats for Opposing Controversial Drug

... to urge the FDA to approve the drug. Controversy surrounding GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia also inten...ncy to approve Provenge. Meantime, the controversy surrounding GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia intensified on Wednesday as a medical expert told Congress t...

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