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Birth attendant and maternal hand-washing associated with reduced newborn death rate
Washing hands with soap and water before delivering a newborn infant is associated with a lower rate of neonatal deaths in developing countries, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-07-08)
Not Just for Depression Anymore
Prozac is regularly prescribed to ease the emotional pain of patients who are being treated for cancer. But can this common anti-depressant help to fight cancer itself? view more (2008-12-19)
Smokeless cannabis delivery device efficient and less toxic
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking cannabis, but without the harmful toxins, according to UCSF researchers. view more (2007-05-16)
Research into viral infections: Cardiff University enters agreement with Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
The collaboration is based on the work of the research group of Professor Chris McGuigan at Cardiff University's Welsh School of Pharmacy, which has discovered a new method for inserting charged molecules into living cells. The Cardiff team is collaborating with virologists at the Rega Institute1 in Belgium on this invention, which may have major... view more... (1999-07-20)
THREEFOLD INCREASED RISK OF DEATH AMONG HIV-1 INFECTED BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
HIV-1 infected mothers in less-developed countries who breastfeed their infants could be more than three times more likely to die within two years of giving birth compared with mothers who use formula milk, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The study also found that illness and death was increased among children of... view more... (2001-05-23)
Premature births linked to physical abuse
Premature birth can have serious effects on the development and growth of children. In many parts of the world, preterm deliveries are increasing in frequency. view more (2008-02-22)
Harvard team creates spray drying technique for TB vaccine
Bioengineers and public health researchers have developed a novel spray drying method for preserving and delivering the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. view more (2007-02-13)
Solving the drug price crisis
The mounting U.S. drug price crisis can be contained and eventually reversed by separating drug discovery from drug marketing and by establishing a non-profit company to oversee funding for new medicines, according to two MIT experts on the pharmaceutical industry. view more (2008-03-18)
New lipid molecule holds promise for gene therapy
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new molecule that holds promise in fighting disease via gene therapy. view more (2006-03-23)
New device could more effectively alleviate menstrual cramp pain
While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require medication. view more (2009-09-22)
Researchers design unique method to induce immunity to certain STDs
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease, accounting for more than a million reported infections in the United States each year. view more (2009-04-30)
Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer
Rice University chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, many times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug. view more (2007-09-13)
Spacers have advantages over nebulizers for childhood asthma
Two treatment methods for asthma attacks - spacers and nebulizers - are equally effective in staving off hospital admissions, a new review shows. However, at least for children, spacers mean shorter stays in emergency departments. view more (2006-05-24)
No benefit for suctioning of meconium-stained babies at delivery (pp 560, 597)
The widely practised procedure of suctioning babies to prevent a potentially fatal respiratory disease is probably ineffective, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Around 10% of babies are delivered with meconium (babies first faeces) staining of the amniotic fluid (MSAF). These babies are at risk of MSAF inhalation... view more... (2004-08-11)
New sensor to provide early warning of oxygen loss to unborn children
esearchers at the University of Warwick, and the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, have devised a new sensor which has the power to dramatically improve the amount of early warning doctors and midwives get of a dangerous situation in the birth process when the unborn child's brain is starved of oxygen-Fetal Hypoxia. view more (2006-02-14)
New paradigm for cell-specific gene delivery
Researchers from Northwestern University and Texas A & M University have discovered a new way to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals. view more (2008-06-23)
World-wide warning of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis
New forms of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis are emerging and action must be taken soon before they become widespread globally. view more (2006-09-15)
Drug commonly used for alcoholism, drug addiction, curbs urges of compulsive stealers
It appears that a drug commonly used to treat alcohol and drug addiction has a similar effect on the compulsive behavior of kleptomaniacs - it curbs their urge to steal, according to new research at the University of Minnesota. view more (2009-04-01)
Epilepsy drug may help Alzheimer's patients
A popular epilepsy drug may also be beneficial in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new study to be published on October 27 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The anti-seizure drug valproic acid improved memory and reduced brain lesions in mice with an AD-like disease. view more (2008-10-27)
Study shows parental alcoholism creates risk factors for substance abuse in emerging adults
The impacts of parental alcoholism in children are well known, particularly the alcohol consumption habits of children of alcoholics (COA's). view more (2006-01-24)
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