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Tobacco Plants Used In Making Cancer Vaccine
Health & Fitness – Researchers have developed a tobacco plant-based vaccine for patients with a chronic form of lymphoma, a specific type of cancer.According to the first human study of the approach, researchers found that the vaccine could trigger an immune response in the body, which could lead to personalized vaccines that may kick start the patients' immune sys
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Pregnant Women On Epilepsy Drug Topamax At High Risk Of Birth Defects
Health & Fitness – Pregnant women who use the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or in combination with other epilepsy drugs may be at a greater risk of giving birth to children with certain physical defects, British researchers report.Topiramate, brand name Topamax, is a common anti-seizure medication that is also taken by some migraine patients. Though many similar d
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Singapore Health Minister Seeks Payment To Increase Kidney Donations
Health & Fitness – Singapore's health ministry proposed Monday the revision of its human organ transplant law to allow payment to kidney donors.Minister of Health Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament that amending the Human Organ Transplant Act to also scrap the age limit on kidney donors will help increase the number of kidney transplants done in the country and save mor
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Richard Branson Might Expand Virgin Healthcare Services In London's Polyclinics
Health & Fitness – Although it has confirmed having an "informal meeting" with British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, Camden Primary Care Trust has denied that Sir Richard's company planned to launch a private bid to run a new polyclinic in the borough.According to a Gulf Times report, Virgin Healthcare has shown interest working with GPs to help develop
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Medicare To Pay Bonuses To Doctors For Using 'E-Prescribing'
Health & Fitness – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced plans to give doctors bonuses if they send prescriptions for Medicare patients by secure e-mail through "e-prescriptions".According to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, illegible physician handwriting on prescriptions results in drug errors and causes adverse re
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FDA: Jalapeno Pepper From Mexico Has Salmonella Strain
Health & Fitness – Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors found the salmonella strain linked to a nationwide food poisoning outbreak in a Mexican jalapeno pepper at a Texas produce distribution plant on Monday.Agricola Zaragoza Inc., owner of the plant, decided to recall fresh jalapenos it distributed after one tested positive for the salmonella Saintpaul, w
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Financial Assistance To U.S. Health Care Workers Being Tried Out
Health & Fitness – Financial solutions to provide relief for medical workers are being discussed in various parts of the U.S.Federal and state agencies and insurers are studying an increase in fees paid to doctors, who receive an average of $60 per patient visit. However, with the additional medical load caused by telephone and email consultations, physicians are l
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Multi Drug-Resistant TB Strain A Worldwide Threat
Health & Fitness – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned of a multi-drug resistant tuberculosis or MDR-TB. It said that a majority of the world's population are vulnerable to the new strain.The Manila, Philippines-based WHO told reporters that MDR-TB can cross borders and that an "uncontrolled local epidemic" can threaten the stability of he
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Study Reveals High Cancer Survival Rate In Canada
Health & Fitness – Most Canadian citizens are likely to survive the often fatal disease of cancer because of the country's accessible and reliable health care system, according to a Concord study.The study, which will appear in the August issue of The Lancet Oncology, revealed that Canada ranked second in patient survival for breast cancer, third for prostate cance
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American Academy Of Pediatrics Recommends Low-Fat Milk For Obese Babies
Health & Fitness – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending reduced-fat milk for overweight or obese babies ready to graduate from breast milk or formula to cow's milk.Low fat milk, instead of whole milk, should also be given to those who have a family history of obesity, high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease. The age to start the cow's milk is
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Hay Fever Drug Improves Symptoms Of Alzheimer's Patients
Health & Fitness – A drug once used to treat hay fever significantly improves symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. The Russian-made drug Dimebon has been found to combat memory loss in patients with the brain disease.The study conducted at Baylor College of Medicine here showed that Dimebon can improve memory, behavior
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Human Blood Vessels Grown In Mice Offer Hope For Heart Attack Treatments
Health & Fitness – Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in growing functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors. The achievement is seen as an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue vessels that may one day deliver oxygen-rich blood to damaged organs.Researchers withdrew stem cells from the blood or bone ma
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Maine And New Hampshire Health Officials Warn Against Eating Lobster Delicacy
Health & Fitness – Maine and New Hampshire officials on Friday advised lobster lovers not to eat lobster tomalley due to risks of shellfish poisoning. The Maine Center for Disease Control issued the advisory against tomalley after some samples tested positive for high levels of toxin created by blooms of red tide algae. The agency said that meat from other parts of
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Too Little, Too Much Sleep Linked To Stroke Risk In Older Women
Health & Fitness – Older women who either sleep too much or too little are at a greater risk of suffering from stroke, a new study shows. Researchers found that habitual sleep patterns in postmenopausal women could be important in determining the risk of ischemic stroke.Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City studied 93,676 postmenopau
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Alzheimer's Vaccine Results Disappoint Researchers, Disease Unaffected
Health & Fitness – A vaccine aimed at reducing brain plaque didn't help cure Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found. The results of the five-year study disappointed scientists who believed that cutting down plaque levels in the brain would help reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's.The new research, led by Clive Holmes of Moorgreen Hospital in Southampton, looked
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