http://news.medpills.org Medpills news Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:56:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Font Size A A A 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » Homocysteine Index Glossary Homocysteine Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr., MD, FACP, FACR What ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/22/homocysteine/ Font Size A A A 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Scoliosis Index Glossary Scoliosis Baby's First Year Milestones Slideshow ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/scoliosis/ NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority men and women who believe their health providers are biased against them are less likely to be screened for breast and colon cancers, a new study suggests. In a survey of more than 11,000 minority adults, researchers at Stanford University establish ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/perceived-bias-tied-to-lower-cancer-screening-rates-reuters/ LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of antibody drug that makes the body's own "killer" cells fight tumors has produced promising early-stage results in patients with a destructive form of blood cancer, researchers said on Thursday. All seven patients with beforehand incurable non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) who were ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/new-antibody-drug-helps-cells-kill-blood-cancer-reuters/ WASHINGTON (AFP) - US researchers have discovered a genetic trait that shows the strongest link yet to colorectal cancer, the number-two cancer killer in the United States, according to a meditation published Thursday. If a person inherits this gene, his or her risk of getting colon cancer ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/researchers-find-gene-link-to-colon-cancer-study-afp/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified what they see as the leading cause of inherited colorectal cancer -- a genetic abnormality that makes a person about nine times more likely to get the disease. This trait may explain at least 10 percent and perhaps 15 to 20 ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/crucial-genetic-factor-in-colorectal-cancer-found-reuters/ WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay news) -- It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research. U.K. researchers reduced drug-seeking behaviors in rats by blocking their brain's NMDA-type glutamate receptor, that is vital for ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/blocking-drug-related-memories-may-prevent-relapses-healthday/ THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay news) -- Common moisturizing creams helped skin cancers spread and tumors grow in mice exposed to UV radiation, researchers at Rutgers University reported Thursday. "These creams we assayed have tumorigenic [tumor-causing capability] activities," uttered lead researcher Allan H. Conney, from the university's Susan Lehman ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/21/moisturizers-spur-skin-cancer-in-mouse-study-healthday/ Font Size A A A Survey Shows Under 2% Have Epilepsy U.S. Adults With Epilepsy More Likely to Report Other Health ProblemsBy Caroline Wilbert WebMD Health News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD Latest Neurology news ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/20/survey-shows-under-2-have-epilepsy/ KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision drive with the hope it will reduce HIV/AIDS rates in the east African country. Some studies indicate circumcision could be 70 percent effective in protecting men against infection by the disease for the time of heterosexual intercourse, ... http://news.medpills.org/2008/08/20/uganda-turns-to-mass-circumcision-in-aids-fight-reuters/