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Digital 'Plaster' For Monitoring Vital Signs Undergoes First Clinical Trials
A wireless digital "plaster"
that can monitor vital signs
continuously and remotely is
being tried out with
patients and healthy
... > full story
New Method Targets Cancerous Tumors Without Harming Healthy Cells
Researchers have discovered
a technology that can detect
cancerous tumors and deliver
treatment to them without
the harming the healthy cell ... > full story
Gene Therapy Repairs Injured Human Donor Lungs For The First Time
For the first time,
scientists have successfully
used gene therapy to repair
injured human donor lungs,
making them potentially
... > full story
Woman Accidentally Swallows Coffee Spoon, Has It Removed From Jejunum With No Complications
Foreign-body ingestion is a
relatively common
presentation at emergency
departments, but long
metallic spoon swallowing is
... > full story
- Digital 'Plaster' For Monitoring Vital Signs Undergoes First Clinical Trials
- New Method Targets Cancerous Tumors Without Harming Healthy Cells
- Gene Therapy Repairs Injured Human Donor Lungs For The First Time
- Woman Accidentally Swallows Coffee Spoon, Has It Removed From Jejunum With No Complications
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Exercise Is Good Medicine For Lymphoma Patients
November 7, 2009 — A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have ... > full story -
Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns May Be Undermined By Coincidental Medical Events
November 6, 2009 — The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns -- like that now underway for H1N1 -- could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with ... > full story -
Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds
November 6, 2009 — Researchers have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding improves the health of morbidly obese ... > full story -
Perceived Parent-pressure Causes Excessive Antibiotic Prescription
November 6, 2009 — Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescribe antibiotics for ... > full story -
New Treatment Option Emerging For Some With Early Stage Lung Cancer
November 6, 2009 — Patients with early stage, non-small cell lung cancer who are not able to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option. Physicians say that option, radical stereotactic radiosurgery ... > full story -
Keeping Hearts Pumping With 'LifeFlow': Smart IV Device To Save Lives At Disaster Sites
November 6, 2009 — LifeFlow is a new device that applies a sophisticated algorithm to a computer-controlled IV drip to improve the efficiency of disaster response in the ... > full story -
Cause Of Common Chronic Diarrhea Revealed In New Research
November 6, 2009 — A common type of chronic diarrhea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research. Scientists say their results could help more doctors recognize this type of diarrheal illness, and ... > full story -
Finding May Help Some Tonsil Cancer Patients Avoid Chemotherapy
November 6, 2009 — Clinical researchers have confirmed that patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer ("tonsil cancer") harbor a common type of human papilloma virus (HPV16), but also that such cancers are very ... > full story -
Psychiatric Impact Of Torture Could Be Amplified By Head Injury
November 6, 2009 — Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a new study. The researchers found ... > full story -
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SNM Applauds House Action To Build Medical Isotopes Reactor In The US
November 6, 2009 — SNM applauds the US House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of ... > full story
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