Cancer :: Early cancer detection possible
A team of researchers, led by academics from UNSW and St Vincent’s Hospital, have made a discovery that transforms our understanding of genetic diseases.
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Neurology :: Harnessing the brain’s plasticity key to treating neurological damage
With an aging population susceptible to stroke, Parkinson?s disease and other neurological conditions, and military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with serious limb injuries, the need for strategies that treat complex neurological impairments has never been greater.
Transplant :: Teens may lose transplanted organs when insurance runs out
A new study shows that young transplant patients in the US who lose their insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-rejection drugs, which can increase the risk of losing the transplanted organs. The study appears in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation.
Cancer :: Intimacy and sex – The unspoken casualties of cancer
Caring for a partner with cancer may be one of the most testing and stressful experiences a person can have during their lifetime. An unspoken casualty of the cancer diagnosis can often be the loss of sex and intimacy between couples.
Dental :: Xylitol reduces risk of dental cavities
The sugar substitute xylitol affects the bacterial composition of the oral cavity even in low doses. On the other hand, a relatively high intake is needed to counteract the production of acid between the teeth, according to Pernilla Lif Holgerson in the dissertation she will defend at Ume? University in Sweden on February 23.
Lung :: Lung transplant with external, artificial lung Novalung
The lung transplant team at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network used the Novalung, an external, artificial lung to keep the patient alive until a set of donor organs became available for transplantation.
Influenza :: Nasal spray flu vaccine reduces influenza attack rate
Nasal spray flu vaccine reduces the influenza “attack rate” in children by 55 percent when compared with a group of children who received the traditional flu shot in the arm or thigh.
Overweight :: Children living around green parks and lawns less overweight
Children in population-dense regions who live around green parks and lawns may be less likely to be overweight, according to a study appearing in the March/April issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Asthma :: Drug reduces unscheduled trips to doctor for childhood asthma attacks
Young children with attacks of sporadic, recurring asthma who were treated with the prescription drug montelukast by their parents had fewer unscheduled trips to the doctor, missed less days from school or childcare, and caused their parents to take fewer days off work for their care.
Breastfeeding :: Breastfed kids enjoy greater social mobility than bottle-fed children
Breastfed kids climb higher up the social ladder than bottle-fed children, reveals a large, long term study, published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.