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Skin Vaccine Promises to Prevent Future Ear Infections

“Our data are the first to show that transcutaneous immunization is an effective way to prevent experimental ear infections and lays the foundation for an…

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Telemedicine Enhances Diabetes Care for School Children

Because children spend a great deal of their time in school, school nurses often supervise medical decisions and diabetes care. Some researchers believe that…

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New Study Links Blood Tests to Reduced Antibiotic Over-Prescribing

In a major new clinical trial, published in the British Medical Journal, a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine together with…

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Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Stroke Recurrence Risk

Those who take statins after a stroke may also be less likely to die within the next 10 years than those who do not take statins. “Considering the large burden…

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Younger Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer Face Shorter Survival

That is the conclusion of a new study published in the July 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The paradoxical…

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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy

Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a common vaginal infection that increases a woman's…

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Salmonella’s Self-Sacrifice: Surviving in Our Intestines

Our large intestines are heavily populated by bacteria and as such really do not have space for newcomers. Despite this, Salmonella are able to multiply there….

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Walk n’ Play: Fun New App To Help You Burn Calories

A new, free download called Walk n’ Play is available from Apple’s “App Store” that allows users to have fun while burning calories. The game lets players keep…

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MIT’s Robotic Therapy Offers Hope for Cerebral Palsy

Over the past few years, MIT engineers have successfully tested robotic devices to help stroke patients learn to control their arms and legs. Now, they're…

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Innovative Research Highlights Needs of Siblings of Cancer Patients

This is shown in a doctoral thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Three hundred Swedish children and adolescents are diagnosed…

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Anti-Parasitic Drugs Show Promise in Cancer Treatment

Metabolomic analysis suggests that cancer uses the same type of metabolism as roundworms. Results of joint research project (Project of Early Clinical…

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New Light-Based Test Detects Prostate Cancer Quickly

Researchers have developed the test by using light energy to measure the level of citrate in fluid samples from the prostate gland. The technique could provide…

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New Study Links Celebrex Gene to Colon Cancer Resistance

A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the “Celebrex gene,” 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent…

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Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Retinopathy

“We know from our earlier research that 23 percent of men with type 2 diabetes have OSA and this is under-recognized and under-treated,” said Sophie D. West,…

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HIV's march around Europe mapped

An international team of scientists used samples from 17 European countries to construct a viral phylogeography – a geographic pattern of genetic information…

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New Vaccine Approach Brings Hope in HIV Fight

A research team may have broken the stubborn impasse that has frustrated the invention of an effective HIV vaccine, by using an approach that bypasses the…

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