Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests. |
U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday. |
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday. |
Chance discovery points to crib death cause| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery. |
Deadliest malaria cases on rise in UK| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - An increase in Britons traveling to malaria-infested countries has steadily increased the number of imported cases of the disease over the past 20 years, researchers said on Friday. |
Siberian jail is champion in fight against TB| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 TOMSK, Russia (Reuters) - Alexander Pushkarev, head doctor at the 1,000-bed hospital in a Soviet-era prison nestling at the edge of Siberia, flashed a row of metal teeth with his smile. |
Heart tests for all athletes could save lives| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - Mandatory heart screenings for all athletes could detect potentially fatal problems and save lives, Italian researchers said on Friday. |
Early surgery best for gallbladder inflammation| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients who develop acute inflammation of the gallbladder, its best to have the gallbladder removed using minimally invasive surgery within 24 hours of hospital admission, rather than waiting weeks to years after a course of antibiotics has been given, new research shows. |
Small babies may develop "fat" belly organs| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born "small for gestational age" - that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- are prone to developing "visceral" adiposity (fatness) of the abdomen, even without being overweight, research hints. |
Risky HPV detected in human breast milk| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report. |
Heart failure outcomes worse in diabetics| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that having diabetes independently raises the risk of illness and death in people with heart failure, which occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently. |
Device helps retrain arm reach after stroke| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can help stroke survivors with partial arm paralysis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows. |
"Better treatment" seen needed for endometriosis| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reoperation rate, the study team found, and preservation of the ovaries is a "viable option." |
Harsh school atmosphere may foster student smoking| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Students at high schools that value caring and inclusiveness are significantly less likely to be smokers than their peers at schools placing a heavier emphasis on academics, Scottish researchers report. |
Most study participants understand research goals| | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates. |
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