SUNDAY, May 30 — A new study suggests that prostate cancer patients who undergo three-dimensional external-beam radiation therapy may be at increased risk of breaking their hips, but they can take action to strengthen their bones after…
SUNDAY, May 30 — New research suggests that vitamins may do nothing to protect men against bladder cancer and might even raise the risk of another type of cancer.
In one study examining vitamin use, researchers analyzed more than 10,000…
SUNDAY, May 30 — Long-term abuse of the recreational drug ketamine, often called “Special K” by the young partygoers who use it, is now linked to a heightened risk for pelvic pain and urinary incontinence.
The finding is based on a 2009 survey…
SUNDAY, May 30 — A study in mice suggests that a preventive breast cancer vaccine might be possible in humans, scientists say.
Women may begin taking part in the next stage of research as soon as next year, they added.
“We believe that this vaccine…
SUNDAY, May 30 — The needle pricks involved in acupuncture may help relieve pain by triggering a natural painkilling chemical called adenosine, a new study has found.
The researchers also believe they can enhance acupuncture’s effectiveness by…
SUNDAY, May 30 — People who wake up frequently during the night to urinate are at an increased risk of death even after accounting for chronic conditions that are known to cause the problem, two new studies show.
The findings, scheduled to be…
In 1989 a 29-year-old Michael Schrader had it all: steady job, a wife, and two wonderful children – daughter Courtney and son Cameron. He couldn’t envision wanting more – that is, more children. Taking steps to keep his nuclear family intact, he underwent vasectomy – a procedure so routine he was back on the golf course the next afternoon…
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UTRECHT – Genetici hebben een genvariant gevonden die sterk bijdraagt aan het ontstaan van aangeboren hartafwijkingen. Samen met collega’s uit Amerika en Spanje beschrijven twee onderzoekers van het UMC Utrecht dit in het tijdschrift PLoS ONE.
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BAARN – Het hooikoortsseizoen valt dit jaar veel later dan in andere jaren. Experts verwachten dat het hooikoortsseizoen nu pas in juni begint.
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A genetic mutation for inherited lymphedema associated with lymphatic function has been discovered that could help create new treatments for the condition, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Their findings are reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics…
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