Smoking :: New study shows benefits of quitting smoking
Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by up to 70 percent, new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week shows.
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Learning Disabilities :: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada releases groundbreaking study
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) releases its long-awaited study on the societal costs of learning disabilities in Canada. The groundbreaking applied research study, Putting a Canadian Face on Learning Disabilities, took 3 years to develop.
Cosmetic Surgery :: 11 Million Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures in 2006 – Up
Nearly 11 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2006, up 7 percent from 2005, according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In addition, more than 5.2 million reconstructive plastic surgery procedures were performed last year.
Avian Flu :: Bioinformatics Analysis of Avian Flu Using Global Computational Data Grid
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Hawaii will use bioinformatics, grid computing and networking infrastructure, as well as collaborative ties to Asian institutions to learn more about avian flu, in hopes of helping to head off a much-feared pandemic in the region of the world where the disease has already cost human lives.
Breast Cancer :: Herceptin for the treatment of postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer
Herceptin receives positive opinion in Europe for use in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with HER2- and hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Antioxidant :: Organic is healthier – Kiwis prove that green is good
In one of the most comprehensive and definitive studies of its kind to date, a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis have proven that organically grown kiwifruit contain more health-promoting factors than those grown under conventional conditions.
Atherosclerosis :: Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
An international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis.
Surgery :: Magnetic system could be key to surgery without scars
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington have collaborated to invent a groundbreaking system that could be key to delivering on the promise of surgery without scars.
C Difficile :: Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile infection rates
A study published today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy provides the best available evidence that cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) — one of the most common and increasing types of hospital-acquired infection — can be reduced in hospital wards if doctors prescribe narrow-spectrum antibiotics rather than broad-spectrum agents.
Breast Reconstruction :: Few surgeons routinely refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction
Forty-four percent of surgeons do not refer the majority of their breast cancer patients to a plastic surgeon prior to the initial surgery when the woman is choosing her treatment course, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.