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Caution for oestrogen therapy after hysterectomy
— 6 Apr 2011 16:34 | HealthAn editorial in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association cautions against oestrogen-only hormone therapy in women who have had a hysterectomy because of…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:02 | HealthIn the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
Diet-exercise combo best for obese seniors
— 31 Mar 2011 15:09 | HealthFor obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone…
Multiple sclerosis blocked in mouse model
— 8 Mar 2011 14:41 | HealthScientists have blocked harmful immune cells from entering the brain in mice with a condition similar to multiple sclerosis (MS)…
2 drugs protect hearing better than 1
— 24 Feb 2011 19:17 | HealthWhether on a battlefield, in a factory or at a rock concert, noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common hazards people face…
Trichinosis parasite gets DNA decoded
— 21 Feb 2011 17:30 | HealthScientists have decoded the DNA of the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, a disease linked to eating raw or undercooked pork or carnivorous wild game animals, such as bear and…
'Healthy' patients at high risk of cardiac death identified
— 16 Feb 2011 04:26 | HealthThe way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from…
Virus, parasite may combine to increase harm to humans
— 11 Feb 2011 16:00 | HealthA parasite and a virus may be teaming up in a way that increases the parasite's ability to harm humans, scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Washington University…
Turning bacteria against themselves
— 9 Feb 2011 16:50 | HealthBacteria often attack with toxins designed to hijack or even kill host cells. To avoid self-destruction, bacteria have ways of protecting themselves from their own toxins…
Gene protects lung from damage due to pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, transplants
— 9 Feb 2011 16:47 | HealthLung injury is a common cause of death among patients with pneumonia, sepsis or trauma and in those who have had lung transplants. The damage often occurs suddenly and can cause life-threatening…
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