(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) When researchers look inside human cancer cells for the whereabouts of an important tumor-suppressor, they often catch the protein playing hooky, lolling around in cellular broth instead of muscling its way out to the cells’ membranes and foiling cancer growth.
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(Michigan State University) Michigan State University researchers are helping a technology startup company improve the safety of leafy greens and other foods as more consumers seek to eat fresh and healthy. They are proving that X-rays can kill bacterial pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella on the most delicate vegetables, extending shelf life in [...]
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BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) — Teens who took a virginity pledge were just as likely to have sex as peers who didn’t promise abstinence but less likely to use protection, a researcher here found.
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IRVINE, Calif. (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the glaucoma drug bimatoprost for treatment of eyelash hypotrichosis — lashes that are not long, thick, or dark enough — the drug’s maker announced here.
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Dr. Lowenfels presents a case of a previously healthy young male who swallowed a nail while doing carpentry. How would you help this patient? Medscape General Surgery
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A self-described “interested wonderer” uses his blog to explore the intersection of human evolution and clinical medicine.
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The AAP recommends an improved health plan payment for adolescent preventive, reproductive, and behavioral care. Medscape Medical News
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(University of Massachusetts Medical School) Seven percent of adults and 19 percent of children taking chemotherapy drugs in outpatient clinics or at home were given the wrong dose or experienced other mistakes involving their medications, according to a new study led by Kathleen E. Walsh, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts [...]
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(Boston University) Boston resident Barbara Gilchrest, M.D., a member of the Division of Dermatology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor and chairman-emeritus of the Department of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine, was recently named one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
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When MedPage Today asked readers how they would vote in the presidential election, their responses poured in, giving those October questions landslide victories as No. 1 and No. 2 polls of 2008.
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