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Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment

...8 to 2003, there was a significant increase in the incidence of patients carrying MDR bacteria when they were admitted to the hospital. Of the four species of MDR bacteria that the researchers examined, three of them--including Escherichia coli, a familiar bug that can cause urinary tract infections--were invo...

Scientists inhibit cancer gene

...enzyme that, when inhibited, appears to reduce the incidence of Ras-induced tumors in mice. They reported their findings in the May 9 - 13, 2005, issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition. Matthew K. Topham, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine at the...

Diabetic nerve therapy shows 'striking' results

...idneys, sex organs, eyes and digestive tract. The incidence of diabetes, a condition in which the amount of glucose in the blood is too high, is increasing dramatically, with the World Health Organisation estimating that some 300 million people worldwide could be affected by 2025. The causes of diabetic neur...

Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis exposure for health care workers

While the incidence of disease from HIV and hepatitis is increasing in...5 issue of the Annals of Surgery. "Given the high incidence of these infections, however, we have developed new strategies such as 'sharpless' surgery-a surgica...

Environmental chemical cocktail may sabotage sperm

...lood. "At a time when there are concerns that the incidence of infertility may be rising, this research flags up important warning signs. Very little is currently known about the control of sperm function, especially in the body rather than in the laboratory, but the sensitivity of human sperm to these chemic...

Scientists discover that three molecules may be developed into new Alzheimer's drugs

... Friday, July 22. As baby boomers grow older, the incidence of Alzheimer's, already increasing, will rise much more. "Our approaches to the disease are flagrantly inadequate," said Kosik. "There are a couple of FDA-approved drugs that help a little, but don't modify the disease. They give a little bit of sym...

Scientists at Galileo Pharmaceuticals confirm inflammatory response linked to glucose levels

... Friday, July 22. As baby boomers grow older, the incidence of Alzheimer's, already increasing, will rise much more. "Our approaches to the disease are flagrantly inadequate," said Kosik. "There are a couple of FDA-approved drugs that help a little, but don't modify the disease. They give a little bit of sym...

Pregnant women at higher risk for HIV, Uganda study finds

... neither pregnant nor lactating. They compared the incidence rates of HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding wi... with neither. The results of the study showed HIV incidence rates during pregnancy were 2.3 percent per year whereas HIV incidence rates were 1.3 percent per ye...

A novel virus for croup

... in Amsterdam, Bochum and Freiberg, determined the incidence of this novel virus in a sample of children under ...ve for the virus HCoV-NL63 overall, with a greater incidence in outpatients (7.9%) than hospitalized patients (3.2%). Co-infection with two other viruses also kn...

Monkeypox mystery: New research may explain why 2003 outbreak in the US wasn't deadly

...arch. Buller said that recent studies suggest the incidence of monkeypox is increasing due to encroachment of human into habitats of animal reservoirs. Monkeypox is classified as a "zoonosis," which means that it is a disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans under natural conditions. The first cas...

Seaweed could make junk food healthier

...n that eating high-fibre diets can help reduce the incidence of diseases such as bowel cancer. Good sources of fibre are fruit and vegetables, brown bread and cereals like bran flakes. One of the research team, Professor Jeff Pearson, of Newcastle University's Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, sa...

Study shows eutrophic lakes may not recover for a millennium

...t highly eutrophic, Carpenter notes, have a higher incidence of toxic algae blooms, which would make the lake unfit for swimming or exposure to domestic animals and pets. "And the odor cannot be underestimated. Lake Mendota has a certain smell about it on some summer days now," Carpenter explains, "but we're ...

Engineered skin offers clues to melanoma development

...alled melanocytes. Over the past four decades, the incidence of melanoma has risen 15-fold, a more rapid increase than that of any other cancer. "The only current treatment is early detection and excision," Chudnovsky said. "But no treatment can substantially enhance patient survival once metastasis has occur...

Ibruprofen and other commonly used painkillers for treating inflammation may increase the risk of heart attack

...alled melanocytes. Over the past four decades, the incidence of melanoma has risen 15-fold, a more rapid increase than that of any other cancer. "The only current treatment is early detection and excision," Chudnovsky said. "But no treatment can substantially enhance patient survival once metastasis has occur...

Researchers use RNAi libraries to identify regulators of apoptosis and chemoresistance

...alled melanocytes. Over the past four decades, the incidence of melanoma has risen 15-fold, a more rapid increase than that of any other cancer. "The only current treatment is early detection and excision," Chudnovsky said. "But no treatment can substantially enhance patient survival once metastasis has occur...

AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat feminization of HIV/AIDS

...h as the use of birth control pills; and to a high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, which inflame the female genital area and provide additional target cells for the virus to infect. Quinn says that eventually societal changes will help, but immediate and faster action requires coordinated efforts ...

Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer

... the registry is responsible for collecting cancer incidence and mortality statistics for more than one tenth of the United States population. An estimated 98.9 percent of all mesothelioma cases diagnosed in California are reported to the registry. The registry's size enabled researchers to identify an associ...

Women cautioned against using herbal supplements

...nvironmental Risk Factors is to lower the risk and incidence of cancer by promoting methods of sound decision-making at personal and public levels. Its staff of scientists and educators translate basic research into forms that can be used by the public, medical professionals, educators, activists, other scient...

Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy

...nvironmental Risk Factors is to lower the risk and incidence of cancer by promoting methods of sound decision-making at personal and public levels. Its staff of scientists and educators translate basic research into forms that can be used by the public, medical professionals, educators, activists, other scient...

Opiates Better Than Sedatives For Treating Newborns In Withdrawal

... compared to diazepam (Valium), opiates reduce the incidence of treatment failure. However, infants treated with opiates had longer hospital stays than those treated with phenobarbitone, the sedative most often used in these cases. When sedatives only were compared, phenobarbitone was more likely than diazepa...

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