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Biologics valuable treatment option for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

The use of biologic agents for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may benefit patients, but doctors need to consider the potential associated side effects in determining treatment course, according to a consensus paper pu...

FDA Nanotechnology Task Force takes positive step forward

Today’s report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nanotechnology ...Force is an important and positive step forward in the agency’s effort to tackle the new scientific and regulatory challenges posed by nanotechnology. Th...

A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Imagine the day when a routine visit to the family doctor includes a simple blood test to predict the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (A...

Support for Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act given to House leaders by ACP

Washington -- In a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce committees, the president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) today expressed support for the Children’s Hea...

White Blood Cell Booster May Help Cancer Patients Avoid Deadly Complications

...Cancer patients who receive a drug that stimulates the growth of infection-fighting white blood cells may... multi-institutional study led by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...

Advanced therapy offers cure for relapsed cancer patient

...an Indiana University School of Medicine report in the July 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. About 90 percent of testicular cancer patients respond to traditi...

Researchers Discover How Cancer Evades the Immune System

...rious kinds of cancer, conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California, has brought about the discovery of a new method to identify the genetic changes that enable tumours to evade the body's i...

Structure of TB Enzyme Points the Way to New Drugs: Study

...her evidence to suggest that an enzyme secreted by the microbe that causes tuberculosis would make a promising target for new drugs to combat the deadly infectious disease. The Swiss team first identified the enzyme, protein kinase G (PknG), as...

Singapore Dengue Cases Return to Epidemic Level

...luent Singapore have reached 'epidemic' levels for the second time in the past month, health ministry data monitored Tuesday said. The Ministry of Health said 381 cases we...

UN Calls for Pedal Power to Reduce Environmental Damage

...are damaging Asia's health and could also threaten the economy, the World Health Organisation said Monday. Climate change contributes directly or indirectly to about ...

Infertility Breakthrough With First Birth from Lab-matured Egg

...advanced ovarian disease, and three other women in the 20-person trial group are pregnant by the same technique, researchers said. Doctors already collect and store eggs from women who face cance...

First Baby Born from Eggs Matured and Frozen in the Lab

Canadian scientists have announced the birth of the first baby to be produced from an egg, that was developed in a test tube, and then frozen and defros...

A Glass of Wine can Keep Tooth Decay and a Sore Throat at Bay

...s of supermarket Valpolicella and Pinot Nero wine, the drink has ingredients that can kill bacteria. "However, the drink's antibacterial qualities, although well- known by the ancient Romans, have been little invest...

Tougher Tobacco Rules Urged at Global Anti-smoking Talks

...top smoking. The week-long meeting organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) aims to find ways ...ection from second-hand smoke. Hatai Chitanondh, the president of Thailand Health Promotion Institute, told reporters that although the kingdom bans toba...

M-rated Violent Video Games Most Popular Among Young Teens

...ames are actually meant for ages 17 and above, but the study suggests that middle-school children play th...by a team of researchers led by Cheryl K. Olson at the Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Center for Mental Health and Media. As part of the study, r...

Insecticide-treated Bed Nets to Combat Malaria in Older Children and Adults

...nd children over five years of age, who constitute the bulk of the population and are more attractive to mosquitoes. Current international guidelines recommend provi...

Those Who Cure can Kill Dire Prophesy of the doctors Plot

While the Asian and Middle East doctor community is struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of the recent terror attempts in the country, even more grisly details are emerging. An...

Inability to Recognize Familiar Smells Could Signal Alzheimers

... published Monday. Scientists already know that the first lesions of the degenerative brain disease tend to show up in an area of the brain that is home to olfactory senses....

Scientists Identify Antibodies That Block Human and Animal SARS Viruses

Scientists have for the first time identified human antibodies that can neutralise different strains of the virus responsible for the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Working with col...

Bat Virus Renamed After Protests from Malaysia State

...ed bat-borne virus following an angry protest from the state it was named after, reports said Monday. ...objected, saying it was "an insult" and would harm the tourism industry in Malacca which is a popular destination for foreign visitors. "We will rename t...

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