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Two guidelines have been issued to reduce screening for breast and cervical cancer this week. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued guidelines advising that women should receive their first cervical...
As if traveling with the kids over the holidays weren't tough enough, this year we must contend with airline surcharges and swine flu, as well as all the usual annoyances and delays that go along with traveling -- especially...
43 States Still Seeing Widespread Influenza Activity, 21 More H1N1 Deaths, CDC Reports (CBS) Although there has been a minimal drop since last week, 43 states are still reporting widespread influenza activity and there have...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- State and local government budget cuts are impacting health departments in controlling the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. researchers said. The study by the National Coalition of STD...
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered the genetic identity of a cellular receptor for the immune system's first-response antibody, a discovery that sheds new light on infection control and...
For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...
Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital.
Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a...
Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have...
EUREKALERT Contact: Sven Winkler presse@helmholtz-muenchen.de Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health Th22 cells as milestone of immunological research This release is available in German. In...
