New labels tied to fewer child poisonings by over-the-counter meds
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After Great Dane success, cancer doc eyes brain tumors
Michael Graner, PhD, is a CU Cancer Center investigator and associate professor of neurosurgery at the CU School of Medicine. So when his 12-year-old Great Dane got sick, he knew what to do. "We got Star from the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue," Graner says…
Breakthrough ‘reverse’ vaccine may help combat Type 1 diabetes
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NIH to retire most chimps from medical research
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The scariest infectious diseases right now
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Students’ device aims to avert repeated breast cancer surgeries
To reduce the need for these second surgeries, four Johns Hopkins graduate students have designed a device to allow pathologists to quickly inspect excised breast tissue within 20 minutes, while the patient is still in the operating room. …
Study sets guidelines for stem cell transplants in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Using mathematical models to analyze hundreds of MDS cases from around the world, the researchers found reduced intensity transplants of donor stem cells are advisable for patients aged 60-70 who have higher-risk forms of MDS that are likely to turn into leukemia in the near future. For patients with lower-risk MDS, non-transplant treatments are preferable, the model indicates…
Human and canine lymphomas share molecular similarities, first large-scale comparison shows
A team of scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Duke University have conducted one of the first studies to directly compare canine and human B-cell lymphoma by examining molecular similarities and differences between the two species. The study was published June 19, 2013 online in the journal Cancer Research. Kristy Richards, MD, PhD, corresponding author, said, "Comparing the molecular similarities of lymphomas across species has allowed us to see what parts of lymphoma development and growth are evolutionarily conserved. This teaches us more about what components of human lymphoma biology are most fundamental and critical. …
Could Obama’s climate plan help decrease asthma rates?
source : http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/25/could-obamas-climate-plan-help-decrease-asthma-rates/
Common meds containing caffeine may be linked to stroke
source : http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/25/common-meds-with-caffeine-may-be-linked-to-stroke/