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Soybeans Shown to Augment Effects of Cancer Radiotherapy

Compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue. More...
12 Jan 2012

No Benefit for Heparin in the Acute Setting

The use of low-molecular-weight heparin along with graduated compression stockings failed to reduce 30-day all-cause mortality among acutely ill medical patients, according to a new study. More...
12 Jan 2012

Syphilis Origins in Europe Probably Date to Columbus Voyage

Accumulating evidence suggests that a progenitor of syphilis came from the New World with Columbus' crew, rapidly evolving into a new venereal disease. More...
12 Jan 2012

Milk Allergy in Children May Be Treated via Oral Desensitization

Oral immunotherapy for the treatment of cow's milk allergy represents an emerging reality that expands the possibility of an active treatment with the goal of improving the quality of life for children and their families, claims a new review of studies. More...
11 Jan 2012

Increased Arm Swing Asymmetry Points to Parkinson's Disease

A new study suggests that inexpensive accelerometers could be used to detect earlier people suffering from Parkinson's disease, who swing their arms asymmetrically while walking. More...
10 Jan 2012

ICU Care May Actually Be Too Intensive

A survey among physicians and nurses shows that care for the critically ill may go too far for nearly a quarter of the patients in intensive care units. More...
09 Jan 2012
Image: Lucilia sericata maggots cleaning wound surfaces (Photo courtesy of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Caen).

Maggots Quickly Clear Chronic Leg Ulcers

A new study has found that just one week of maggot debridement therapy clears necrotic tissue more effectively than conventional debridement in patients with chronic venous ulcers. More...
05 Jan 2012
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