Medical News
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New research has suggested that e-cigarette vapour contains toxic chemicals that are damaging to the body, implying they are not a safe alternative to traditional smoking and adding to the continuing debate about the health risks of "vaping."
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More patients in the U.S. are coming down with drug-resistant bacterial infections because of overuse and over-prescription of antibiotics in humans and animals.
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A remarkable story: a paralyzed Bulgarian man called Darek Fidyka is walking again after novel treatment by doctors. The treatment consisted of implanted regenerative cells.
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Ten finalists have been chosen in a $10 million competition to develop a real-life "tricorder" - the medical scanner used in the Star Trek series.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are an "unprecedented number of medical staff infected with Ebola.”
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New York -
New York could legalize medical marijuana as soon as this week after a proposal to that effect passed the state legislature on Friday.
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Some boys with autism were exposed to elevated levels of testosterone, cortisol, and other hormones while their mothers were pregnant, according to a new report.
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A German study of over 10,000 people shows that several factors contribute to men possibly feeling more physical pain after a major operation than women might.
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While Medicare allows for free preventive screenings for colon cancer, seniors are hit with unexpected bills if doctors take preventive action like removing a polyp, according to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
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Ahead of his May 12th trial, federal medical marijuana defendant Larry Harvey, 70, goes to Washington, D.C. to lobby the United States Congress in order to stop funding federal prosecutions like his.
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According to The Daily Beast, nine out of 10 doctors discourage others from joining the profession, and 300 physicians commit suicide every year. A few years ago, physicians were named as having the second-most suicidal occupation.
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Microbiologists have developed an antibiotic "smart bomb" that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. This could help to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Medical marijuana is constantly in news and more positive views about its “harmless” nature seem to be attempting to win public opinion. But is it really safe? One experienced doctor rejects all safety claims of medical cannabis.
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The show “To Tell the Truth” first aired in 1956 on CBS, five years before the birth of President Obama. The show was originally titled “Nothing but the Truth,” but CBS chose to change it to “To Tell the Truth” the night before its debut.
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A simple test that can reveal whether a kidney transplant recipient is at imminent risk of organ rejection has been developed. The test checks urine levels of an immune protein.
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The chief medical correspondent for CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, reversed his long-standing opposition to medical marijuana on Thursday.
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A new tool has been developed which can inform surgeons within seconds whether they are slicing through cancerous or healthy tissue. This can happen through detecting traces of smoke produced from cells.
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The U.K. has moved a step closer to becoming the first country to approve a new type of in vitro fertilization (IVF) that creates babies with DNA from three parents
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A number of world governments have announced an increase funding globally for the fight against malaria. However, the U.K. is more cautious, arguing that countries in receipt of aid need to reform before more money is given.
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A new way of successfully growing liver cells outside the body has been developed by scientists. The technique could offer an alternative to conventional liver transplants.
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Spending by major pharmaceutical companies to U.S. doctors exceeded $1 billion in 2012, according to some newly released figures.
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London -
The College of Emergency Medicines has urged the U.K. government to urgently reform the accident and emergency services. The services are said to be facing potentially critical pressures.
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London -
A report issued by the British Medical Association (BMA) has raised that the U.K.'s child welfare standards are below-par.
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William Shatner, the original Captain Kirk, describes how NASA spinoff technology has turned science fiction into science fact via specially recorded video.
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Peoria -
A two year-old girl, born without a windpipe, has successfully received a bioengineered replacement made with her own stem cells.
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A new smartphone app that can use the in-built smartphone camera to analyze urine, and then to check for a range of medical conditions, has been launched.
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A four-year-old boy named Riley O’Brien needs a heart and two lungs transplanted as soon as possible. In fact, he’s needed the transplant for his entire life, starting before he was even born.
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Scientists have shown that fecal transplant, transferring the stool of a healthy person into the gut of someone with an antibiotic resistant microbe infection, has a high success rate.
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The lower house of the Czech Republic parliament has approved legislation to make use of marijuana for medical purposes legal in that country.
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The ‘big pharma’ company Wyeth and Pharmacia & Upjohn have been ordered by a judge to pay a woman over $5 million after she developed breast cancer after using a hormone drug.
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PREVENTATIVE: A U.S. Navy medical technician administers the flu vaccine to a sailor aboard the USS John C. Stennis in 2010. Patrick Dille/Wikimedia Commons
Sam Parnia, M.D., Ph.D. is a critical care physician and director of resuscitation research at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York newsonline
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COLORADO: A medical marijuana clinic operates openly in Denver in 2010. Plazak/Wikimedia Commons
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A woman receives medical attention after part of the ceiling at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue collapsed in central London December 19, 2013. With permission by Reuters/Neil Hall
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