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Changing The Way Antibiotics Are Prescribed May Be Key To Controlling Epidemics
A sophisticated new
mathematical model
identifies controlling the
way that antibiotics are
prescribed and administered
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Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise: Tropical Countries Predicted As Next Hot Spot
It's not just your
imagination. Providing the
first-ever definitive proof,
a new study has shown that
emerging infectious diseases
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Male Fertility May Be Harmed By Mix Of Endocrine Disrupters
Endocrine-disrupting
chemicals, which are
harmless individually in
small doses, can together be
a dangerous cocktail.
Concurrent exposure to
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New Anti-cancer Agent Can Overcome Resistance To Drugs, Says Study
A new anti-cancer agent that
targets breast cancer can
overcome resistance to
cancer drugs, according to a
new study. Many tumours that
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Safer And More Effective Way To Treat Crohn's Disease
February 22, 2008 — New research has thrown into question the current method of treating Crohn's disease -- opening the door to a safer and more effective treatment option for sufferers of the chronic disease. The new ... > full story -
Half Of Heart Patients Significantly Underuse Effective Heart Medications, Many Because Of Cost
February 22, 2008 — Full prescription coverage of heart drugs could help heart attack survivors live longer, better lives and lower the nation's health care costs, according to a new analysis. Researchers who conducted ... > full story -
Pathogen Resistance To Antibiotics In Animals Could Lead To Resistant Human Pathogens
February 22, 2008 — It's bad enough when pathogenic bacteria work their way into the animal food supply. Here's a related problem that has recently attracted scientists' attention: some of the pathogens may become ... > full story -
Computers Could Be Used To Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
February 22, 2008 — Computers are able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately than experts, according to research in the journal Brain. The findings may help ensure that patients are diagnosed ... > full story -
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Effective ADHD Treatment Found For Children With Fragile X Syndrome
February 21, 2008 — Fragile X syndrome is the most common hereditary form of mental retardation. Many children with FXS also suffer from attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder, which complicates social ... > full story -
Antibiotic May Prevent Dreaded Brain Fever, Study Suggests
February 21, 2008 — Two researchers suggest that a common antibiotic called minocycline may prevent children from death due to Japanese encephalitis, or commonly known as brain fever. The team found that minocycline, an ... > full story -
Missing Chromosome Predicts Brain Tumor Patients' Response To Treatment
February 21, 2008 — People with a highly aggressive type of brain tumor who are missing a specific chromosome live longer and respond better to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide than people without this genetic ... > full story -
Structure Of Protein That Mutates DNA Of The AIDS Virus HIV-1 Determined
February 21, 2008 — Understanding the structure of proteins involved in inhibiting HIV-1 infection could help in the battle against AIDS, and researchers have taken a crucial step in that direction. Scientists have ... > full story -
Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancers More Likely To Spread To Other Organs
February 21, 2008 — Prostate cancers that are resistant to androgen deprivation therapy are more invasive and more likely to spread to other organs than androgen dependent prostate cancers, cancer researchers have ... > full story -
Higher Rates Of MRSA Among Drug Users Than Six Years Ago
February 21, 2008 — A new comparative study suggests that rates of MRSA infection in injection drug users in Vancouver have significantly increased over the last six years highlighting the need for interventional ... > full story
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