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Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Using bacteria to ferry radioisotopes commonly used in cancer therapy directly into pancreatic cancer cells in mice, researchers in the US were able dramatically to reduce the number of secondary tu...
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Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
We have heard of friendly gut bacteria that help us digest food and are thought to be essential for gut development, but now, in a new breakthrough study, scientists in the US suggest we also carry ...
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Written by Joseph Nordqvist
Researchers at Duke Medicine have revealed that a commonly prescribed antidepressant - escitalopram (Lexapro) - could be used to treat a heart condition caused by stress among people suffering from st...
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New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87%
Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB Bacteria
Blood Thinners Cause 7 Percent Of Medication Errors
Ten Percent Of Teens Use Study Drugs Yet Most Parents Aren't Aware
Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens
Drug-coated Balloons May Provide New Method To Open Clogged Arteries

Other Medical and Health News for today

Small Cancer Risk Following CT Scans In Childhood And Adolescence Confirmed
Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those With Mental Illness And General Population
Dietary Advice On Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert
Failure To Use Linked Health Records May Lead To Biased Disease Estimates
Should We Sequence Everyone's Genome?
Identifying Risk Factors For Depression Among COPD Patients
Hospital Mortality In Septic Shock Patients In The ICU Affected By Source Of Infection
Both Air And Noise Pollution Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Gender Differences In Access To Trauma Centers
Increased Asthma Severity In Pregnant Women Exposed To Traffic Pollution

Hope For Emphysema Patients Offered By Tiny, Implantable Coil
Constipation And Other Bowel Problems Afflict 72 Percent Of Pregnant Women
Patients With Low Back Pain Can Be Accurately Assessed Via Telerehabilitation
Parents Think 1 In 100 Teens Using "Study Drugs" But Actual Figure Is More Like 1 In 10
Why Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Bitter
The Importance Of Hospital Emergency Departments
Advance Made In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique
Good Long-Term Outcomes After Surgery In Most Infants With Posterior Fossa Subdural Hematoma
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Revealed By Genetic Screening
Novel Medicine For The Treatment Of Chronic Wounds

Identification Of Molecular Trigger For Alzheimer's Disease
The Risk To Light-Skinned People Of Sun Exposure Highlighted By Study Of Young Israelis
Blind People May Be Able To Locate Their 'Inner Bat'
Physician/Drug Company Breakup Could Improve Health Care, Cut Costs
Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Suffers Days After Ischemic Stroke Leading To Serious Complications
Patient Outcomes Not Improved By Having A Nighttime Critical Care Physician In The ICU
New Drugs For IBS, Hepatitis C
In The Resurgence Of Whooping Cough, Leading Explanations Don't Stand Up To Scrutiny
Protection Against E. coli O157:H7 Provided By Intestinal Bacteria
News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, May/June 2013

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013
Predictive Model Created For Mortality Risk In The ICU
Risk And Symptoms Of COPD Increased By Combined Wood And Tobacco Smoke Exposure
Analgesics And Asthma Link Likely Due To Early Childhood Respiratory Infections
Exposure To Traffic Emissions In The Womb Associated With Respiratory Infection In Young Children
Sleep Apnea Patients At Increased Mortality Risk May Be Identified By Stress Test
Testing Diabetes Drug On Parkinson's Disease Patients
Candy Consumption Frequency Not Linked To Obesity Or Heart Disease States National Confectioners Association
New Insight Into How Pathogens Break Through A Host's Defenses
Epigenetic Regulators And NF-Kappa B May One Day Be Targeted For The Treatment Of Cancer

Improved Detection Of Elephantiasis Worm Infection
Drug Side Effects May Be Inevitable
Risk Of Melanoma Increased By Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Research Highlights From The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, May 2013
The Secret Of Regeneration May Be Revealed By Salamander Research

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