Medical News
The Flavor Of Lung Damage: Some E-Cigarette Varieties May Be More Harmful Than Others
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 19:50
Thousands of different flavors are already on the market, but their health effects are still largely unknown. New research suggests that some aerosol flavors may be more damaging to lung tissue than others.
Cutting Edge Cancer Developments That May Boost Humanity's Fight Against Cancer
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 05:05
Recent technological advancements have provided medical researchers with better opportunities in their quest to find an effective treatment for cancer.
Saving Lives with High-Flow Nasal Oxygen
New England Journal of Medicine - 17 May 2015 23:15
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Another Beginning for Cystic Fibrosis Therapy
New England Journal of Medicine - 17 May 2015 19:00
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Lumacaftor-Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Homozygous for Phe508del CFTR
New England Journal of Medicine - 17 May 2015 19:00
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Hydrogels Can Restore Eyesight In Mice: Can This New Stem Cell Therapy Help Humans Too?
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 15:59
Could blindness be restored and brains repaired using hydrogels and stem cells? New research show that could happen in humans as it has in rats.
Blue Bell Ice Cream Listeria Outbreak Effect: 1,450 Workers Will Lose Jobs
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 15:13
Listeria bacteria in Blue Bell Ice Cream is forcing the company to lay off and suspend thousands of workers. How serious is this health problem?
Some 'Gluten-Free' Probiotics Are Not Really Gluten-Free: What You Should Know
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 13:55
A new study by the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center suggests that many of the popular probiotic supplements being sold on the market have traces of gluten despite claims that they are gluten-fr...
Want To Lower Your Risks Of Stroke? Don't Sleep Too Little Or Too Much
Tech Times - 17 May 2015 11:00
Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital's Icahn School of Medicine discovered a potential connection in the duration of sleep influencing the risk of suffering a stroke in people with high blood pressure.
Curing hepatitis C could yield huge economic benefit
EurekAlert! - 17 May 2015 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) While a new generation of safer, more effective oral medications to treat hepatitis C patients may cost tens of thousands of dollars for a 12-week regiment, investing in these new therapies could...
Newer method of oxygen delivery for patients at risk of respiratory failure after surgery
EurekAlert! - 17 May 2015 06:00
(The JAMA Network Journals) A relatively new, easier to implement, and better-tolerated method to provide supplemental oxygen to patients at risk of respiratory failure after surgery did not result in a worse rate of tre...
Live liquid bacteria reduces intestinal inflammation in ulcerative colitis
EurekAlert! - 17 May 2015 06:00
(Spink Health) People with ulcerative colitis may benefit from taking the live, multi-strain probiotic drink, Symprove, to reduce intestinal inflammation, according to the results of a new study presented today at Digest...
Groundbreaking treatment for patients with cystic fibrosis
EurekAlert! - 17 May 2015 06:00
(Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) Groundbreaking treatment that uses two medications that target the most common genetic cause of cystic fibrosis shows lung function improvement and lowers the rate o...