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Similar Survival with Two Ovarian Cancer Strategies (CME/CE, with audio)

Similar Survival with Two Ovarian Cancer Strategies (CME/CE, with audio)

Patients with bulky, advanced ovarian cancer survived just as long whether treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery or with primary surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, investigators in a multinational trial ...

‘Brain Exercise’ May Worsen Existing Alzheimer’s

Keeping mentally active may help stave off Alzheimer’s disease, but once patients are diagnosed with the condition, “brain exercise” may actually speed up cognitive decline, researchers stated — adding that ...

‘Grade A’ on eggs doesn’t mean what you think it means

(NaturalNews) The “Grade A” seal on supermarket egg cartons means that the eggs inside are safe and of the highest quality, right? According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, ...

Evidence-based vaccinations: A scientific look at the missing science behind flu season vaccines

(NaturalNews) As someone with a good deal of education in scientific thinking and the scientific method, I have put considerable effort into attempting to find any real scientific evidence backing ...

‘Charitable’ behavior found in bacteria

ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2010) — Researchers at Boston University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard have discovered that charitable behavior exists in one of the most ...

New TB diagnostic proves effective, expedient, study finds

ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2010) — A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, ...

Spoonful of Sugar Debunked as Baby Painkiller

Sugar given to blunt pain in newborns undergoing invasive procedures may only mask signs of distress, researchers found. In a randomized trial, a dose of sucrose significantly cut down on ...

Hawthorn May Fight Cataract Development

Hawthorn extract, according to a new animal study. In tests on rat pups, scientists discovered that eye drops containing hawthorn extract helped fight cataracts by revving up antioxidant activity. ...

Bone Hormone Levels Linked To Risk Of Death For Patients With Heart Failure

Patients suffering with heart failure are more likely to die if they have high levels of a bone hormone called osteoprotegerin (OPG). That is the finding of a research team ...

Discovery Of New Protein That Gets To The Roots Of Obesity And Osteoporosis

Here’s good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists from Maine are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat ...

Half Of Brits Got Sunburnt This Year And Many Would Do It Again

A NEW survey released this day (Wednesday 1 September) reveals nearly half of Brits (46 per cent) got sunburnt this year. Of those who got burnt, a third (32 per ...

Bed Bugs On The Rise

Bed bugs appear to be on the rise around the world, as more and more experts and professionals in pest control report large rises in prevalence, even so far as ...

Eyegenix™ Artificial Cornea Achieves Major Advancement Towards Curing Corneal Blindness

Eyegenix™, the ophthalmic division of Cellular Bioengineering, Inc. (CBI), announced that the results of a pilot clinical trial using a synthetic cornea for which Eyegenix™ holds the exclusive global license ...

Improving Ocular Disease Screening By LED Illumination Of The Eye

A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for physicians to easily screen patients for common diseases ...

Cerebral Palsy Risk Linked To Pre And Post Due Date Births Compared To 40 Week Terms

An examination of data conducted by Dag Moster, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Bergen, Norway found that infants entering the world at term or later are associated with an ...

Mental Stimulation Delays The Decline In Thinking Skills, But May Accelerate Dementia Later On

Mentally stimulating activities that challenge and engage the brain, such as crossword puzzles, reading, or listening to the radio may help slow down cognitive decline – the gradual deterioration of ...

Bladder Cancer Risk May Be Decreased By Increasing Selenium Intake

A common mineral may provide protection against bladder cancer. According to results of a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the ...