A faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in a 66 year old man; it eliminated populations of multi-drug resistant organisms both… read more.
Psychologists are to improve online health information on lung cancer after research showed that family members are more likely to search online to encourage loved ones to seek… read more.
Researchers suggest that officials re-examine blood storage practice. Infants and children who undergo heart surgery are better off receiving fresh whole blood transfusions from a single donor, compared… read more.
Health interventions to increase exercise in older people could be more successful if they differentiated between people aged 65 to 79 years old and those over 80 years… read more.
New study in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior validates use of the Vitamin D Calculator app for tracking intake. Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of… read more.
Results highlight importance of pre-test counselling for at-risk patient populations. Some at-risk patients opted out of comprehensive cancer gene screening when presented with the opportunity to be tested… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Lung cancer patients whose tumors carry specific mutations in the BRAF gene appear to benefit from drugs used to treat melanoma, researchers from the retrospective… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Phenytoin, a drug used to prevent seizures in epilepsy, appears to help protect the eyesight of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers reported this finding… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs, according to new research from the University of British Columbia… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland which draws on a long-term… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: China is facing a major increasing in osteoporosis-related fractures, according to a new study which forecasts a doubling of fractures in the next 20 years.
by Gary Finnegan: Health outcomes for children conceived using assisted reproduction technologies (ART) have improved significantly over the past two decades, according to a Danish-led study. However, the… read more.
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