LONDON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A Colombian woman has received the world's first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an international research team reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. ... > full story
SANTIAGO, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Copper socks? Copper towels? How about copper subway poles? These are only a few of the uses Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is applying to the red metal now used more in the construction and auto sectors. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Nearly one in five cancer drugs entering development now reach the market, a remarkably good success rate given the high level of failures in other disease areas, British researchers said on Friday . ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Men and women who get heart transplants are more likely to die when the donor was of the opposite sex, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Songs that make our hearts soar can make them stronger too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. ... > full story
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — A new blood test to identify heart failure patients in most dire need of treatment when they turn up at an emergency room complaining of shortness of breath proved better than current tests, according to results of a study unveiled on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Brain scans of people with an abnormality that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease are strengthening the notion that greater education levels somehow protect against this common form of dementia. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Doctors may one day be able to use stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood to build new heart valves for children born with heart defects, German scientists said on Monday. ... > full story
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Breakfast Gets Fit with Pecans Nov. 11, 2008 (Argus Observer, Oregon) — Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. Studies show that eating a balanced breakfast increases energy levels and prevents unhealthy ...
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk Nov. 11, 2008 (Washington Post) — Despite their large body size, former professional football players aren't at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study that ...
Obese kids have arteries of 45-year-olds: study Nov. 11, 2008 (CTV, Canada) — Obese children have neck arteries that have prematurely aged and look more like those of 45-year-olds, new research says, putting them at high risk ...
CRESTOR Nov. 11, 2008 (The NewsMarket) — AstraZeneca announced that new data from the JUPITER study demonstrated that CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium) 20 mg significantly reduced major ...
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