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Physicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement

Medicine & Health / Health

created 5 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food ...


New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases. 


H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...


Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 5

A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in the mud --- or at least a much better acquaintance with everyday ...


Family's inherited condition links prion diseases, Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory connection between Alzheimer's disease and brain-wasting diseases such as the human form of mad cow disease has moved into the clinic for what is believed to be the first time, manifesting itself ...


Researchers demonstrate that stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered to target and kill HIV-infected cells.


West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...


New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes ...


BMI and waist circumference

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are well known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but a new study reported in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation today now conclu ...


Toward a fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia

Fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia possible, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created 10 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient's urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn ...



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