17th January 2009
Following the recall of more than a million of Delta Enterprise Inc.'s cribs, parents have been stricken with panic and worry about the safety of their infants.
The recall is expected to affect millions of families and included a recall of 1.6 million ...
17th January 2009
Researchers recently found that after testing 26 "walking-wounded" individuals who suffered from brain damage, that their brain damage increased feelings of spirituality, according to research conducted by the University of Missouri-Columbia.
A standar...
17th January 2009
According to a recent issue of the American Association for Cancer Research, a process that is known as hypermethylation, or chemical modification, of a gene in the lungs may cause the onset of lung cancer in a patient as well as speed the progression of ...
09th January 2009
Women who consume Avandia (rosiglitazone) or Actos (pioglitazone) for their type 2 diabetes condition may be at an increased risk of bone fractures among their hips as well as other body parts, according to a study recently published in the Canadian Medic...
09th January 2009
A new oral prescription medication that is being studied in an international clinical trial now it Phase III may be a successful alternative to chemotherapy, according to news results.
The trial was developed and studied by scientists at the University...
18th December 2008
Traumatic brain injury has been deemed the signature wound of the war in Iraq among Americans and now, new research has surfaced, which states that U.S. soldier helmets may actually be increasing the severity of a TBI following an IED blast. IED's are imp...
18th December 2008
In Australia, several scientists have been working to develop new treatments for mesothelioma victims. One of the treatments is showing success in laboratory studies, which involves the use of skin cancer treatment creams.
During several tests conducte...
17th December 2008
Singapore researchers recently developed what they have deemed a successful, tumor-free number of "pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs)," according to November news reports from Science Daily.
The cells have been pr...
17th December 2008
At the 2008 President's Cancer Panel in September, medical experts demanded that the industrial manslaughter of millions of American workers be addressed including the use of asbestos that causes an incurable form of lung cancer known as mesothelioma. Mos...
17th December 2008
Recently, an issue of the journal Nature noted that there has been a shift regarding deadly infections that may actually be causing the development of fatal brain injuries and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in addition to other serious side effects.
In...
03rd December 2008
According to research published in an issue of the New Scientist, there may be eight genes that will determine if an individual develops leukemia. The study was completed at Washington University in St. Louis by a team of researchers who used "developed s...
01st December 2008
Several inconsistencies among primary care trusts (PCTs) may be delaying the approval of treatments for cancer patients and mesothelioma cancer patients, according to a study from the United Kingdom's Macmillan Cancer Support organization.
The inconsis...
01st December 2008
Scientists believe that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following heart failure and cardiac arrest can be avoided as well as repaired, according to a new study. The study, titled, "Neurological Recovery," describes a common condition known as ischemia that...
22nd November 2008
A Cornell University study that was recently conducted determined that allergies may be protecting the body from developing certain types of cancers by expelling toxic particles away from the body.
The study included a reexamination of approximately 65...
22nd November 2008
A recent study developed by the University of Texas Medical School, found that infants who received an early and aggressive form of a jaundice treatment had less signs and symptoms of traumatic brain injury-related issues in the future, according to an ar...
