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Loss of Health Insurance: Boomers Hit Hardest by 'Great Recession'
July 31, 2013 A new study looks at California data on the uninsured between 2007 and 2009 and finds that of the approximately 700,000 Californians to lose health insurance during this time, a majority were between ... > full story -
Digest This: Cure for Cancer May Live in Our Intestines
July 31, 2013 Treating a cancerous tumor is like watering a houseplant with a fire hose -- too much water kills the plant, just as too much chemotherapy and radiation kills the patient before it kills the tumor. ... > full story -
New Therapy Improves Life Span in Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases
July 31, 2013 The treatment, given to patients with brain metastases, triggers the body's own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer ... > full story -
Promising New Direction for Organ Regeneration and Tissue Repair
July 31, 2013 Researchers have identified an entirely new approach to enhance tissue growth, findings that could lead to advances in organ regeneration and tissue repair, with widespread therapeutic ... > full story -
Stem Cells in Urine Easy to Isolate and Have Potential for Numerous Therapies
July 31, 2013 Could harvesting stem cells for therapy one day be as simple as asking patients for a urine sample? Researchers have identified stem cells in urine that can be directed to become multiple cell ... > full story -
Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetics With Dangerously Low Blood Sugar Levels
July 30, 2013 Type 2 diabetics who have severe hypoglycaemia are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, a new article ... > full story -
Evidence of Nerve Damage in About Half of Fibromyalgia Patients
July 30, 2013 About half of a small group of patients with fibromyalgia -- a common syndrome that causes chronic pain and other symptoms -- was found to have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence ... > full story -
New Approach to Treating Venomous Snakebites Could Reduce Global Fatalities
July 30, 2013 Medical researchers have pioneered a novel approach to treating venomous snakebites -- administering antiparalytics topically via a nasal spray. This needle-free treatment may dramatically reduce the ... > full story -
Second Known Case of Patient Developing Synesthesia After Brain Injury
July 30, 2013 A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke. About nine months after suffering a stroke, the patient noticed that ... > full story -
How Superbug Spreads Among Regional Hospitals: A Domino Effect
July 30, 2013 A moderate increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) at one hospital can lead to a nearly 3 percent increase in VRE in every other hospital in that county, according to a new ... > full story
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