Education :: Limiting eligibility for medical studies can omit women and African-Americans
A new analysis has found that many alcohol treatment studies are designed in ways that inadvertently omit women and African-Americans from participation.
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Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C negatively impacts HIV
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), who also have alcohol problems, were negatively affected by co-infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Diagnosis :: Pointing a finger at the source of fecal bacteria
Excessive levels of fecal bacteria were to blame for almost 60 percent of Nebraska streams deemed impaired by federal and state environmental laws in 2004.
Diagnosis :: Pointing a finger at the source of fecal bacteria
Excessive levels of fecal bacteria were to blame for almost 60 percent of Nebraska streams deemed impaired by federal and state environmental laws in 2004.
Food Poisoning :: Leading the fight against food poisoning
University of Nottingham experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons in the fight against food poisoning.
Breast Cancer :: Women with breast cancer do not get potentially life-saving information, survey reveals
New published data from a large pan-European survey indicate that the majority of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer taking post-surgical endocrine therapy are not involved in making key decisions about their treatment, nor are they given sufficient information to make informed treatment choices that could affect their long-term outcome.
Esophageal Cancer :: New approach to treating precancerous esophagus condition
The use of concentrated radio waves appears to be a safe and effective way to “burn” away abnormal cell growth in the esophagus that can be a precursor of cancer.
Avandia :: American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association on Avandia
The following is a Statement from the American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association Related to NEJM article, ‘Effect of Rosiglitazone on the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death from Cardiovascular Causes’:
Lyme Disease :: New Guideline for Treating Lyme Disease
A guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds conventionally recommended courses of antibiotics are highly effective for treating nervous system Lyme disease.
Epilepsy :: NIH Outlines Plans for Study of Pediatric Seizures
The scenario unfolds almost every day in the United States. A crowd gathers at a playground, or perhaps on a soccer field. A child has fallen to the ground, gripped by a seizure.