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New breast cancer drug appears encouraging

According to a new research, oxygen therapy at home reduces hospitalisation in those with lung disease. Researchers at the University Hospital of Denmark, have studied the effects of oxygen on 200 patients with smoker's lungs - where the blood becomes deficient in oxygen. //The oxygenation was begun in an outpatient clinic, then continued at home. Having oxygen therapy, for at least 1...

Heart Disease Sign Appears Early in Life

An inflammatory component of heart disease may be present early in life, say researchers. A new study shows a significant link between body mass index and C-reactive //protein levels in children. CRP has emerged as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults. Researchers analyzed data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which included 1,479 boys...

Bird Flu Appears In Nigeria

The bird flu’s virulent H5N1 strain has been discovered in Kaduna of Nigeria, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). This has given rise to fears that a pandemic may start in Africa, // as this is the fist incidence of bird flu in the Continent. Preventive measures like disinfection and quarantining have already been initiated by the Nigerian authorities, with regard...

Experimental Flu Vaccine Appears Promising in Early Tests

An influenza vaccine produced with the use of insect cells appeared safe and produced an immunogenic response// in healthy adults. The new research promises to be an alternative to using embryonated eggs for the development of influenza vaccine, according to a preliminary study. "All currently licensed influenza vaccines in the United States are produced in embryonated hen's eggs. Th...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Appears Safe for Prostate

Preliminary research suggests that testosterone replacement therapy for men with low testosterone levels appears to have little effect //on the prostate gland, contrary to some reports that this therapy may be harmful, according to a study in the November 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on men's health. Leonard S. Marks, M.D., of the Urological Sciences Research Foundation and Univers...

Skin-Destroying Ulcer Appears in NSW as New Treatment Guidelines Emerge

Infectious disease specialists have revealed the skin- and flesh-destroying Bairnsdale ulcer has struck a man in NSW for the first time, as experts publish new recommendations for treating the tropical infection. // Also known as the Buruli or Daintree ulcer, Bairnsdale ulcers are caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, and result in the destruction of skin, soft tissue, and some...

One-time Melanoma Screening Appears to Be Cost-effective for Elderly People

One-time melanoma screening of adults age 50 or older appears to be as cost-effective as other nationally recommended cancer screening programs, according to an article in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology.// Melanoma is the only cancer for which incidence and death rates continue to increase in the United States, while screening continues to be underused, according to backg...

Bird Flu Reappears in Vietnam

Bird flu has reappeared in domestic ducks in southern Vietnam just two weeks after the H5N1 virus was declared under control, an official said Friday.// The latest outbreak at a duck farm in Vinh Long province, 140 km south of Ho Chi Minh City, followed the reappearance of the virus in northern Vietnam. Nearly 70 ducks were found dead at a farm in Vinh Long province last w...

Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia

An isolated new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected among poultry in a village on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, officials said Wednesday. The virus was confirmed late Tuesday night in chickens in the Sungai Buloh area of Selangor state, said Kamarudin Mohammed Isa, head of the disease control section at the Department of Veterinary Services....

Off-label and Untested Use of Drug-coated Stents Appears Widespread

The off-label and untested use of drug-coated stents in the treatment of coronary artery blockage is common in U.S. practice, and ischemic complication rates are higher among patients receiving drug-coated stents for off-label indications, according to two studies in the May 9 issue of JAMA. Stents are tiny mesh tubes used to prop open an artery after balloon angioplasty is used to op...

Anne Hathaway Admits That She is Not as squeaky-clean as She Appears

Actress Anne Hathaway has revealed that she is not as squeaky-clean as she appears . In a recent interview with Marie Claire, the Princess Diaries star confessed that she is quite the opposite of her supposed righteous image. I love [the band] Peaches. When people are all like, Do you think you have a squeaky-clean image? Im like, Could a squeaky-clean girl know all the...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

Scientists have been warning that glaciers are receding and lakes are drying up in Latin American America because of global warming. Even while some sections are adamantly skeptical about such assertions, Chilean scientists have reported the disappearance of a whole lake in the south of the country. The lake, some 20,000 square metres in area, in the Bernardo O'Higg...