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Evolution and evaluation of autologous mini punch grafting in vitiligo
Seeded on Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:19 AM EST ()
Vitiligo is a result of disrupted epidermal melanization with an undecided etiology and incompletely understood pathogenesis. Various treatment options have resulted in various degrees of success.
PLoS Pathogens: Genetic Detection and Characterization of Lujo Virus, a New Hemorrhagic Fever Associated Arenavirus from Southern Africa
Seeded on Sat May 30, 2009 6:00 AM EDT (plospathogens.org)
Identified new lethal virus, named Lujo. The first cases occured in LUsaka, Zambia, and JOhannesburg, Sudafrica.
WHO Rethinks Swine Flu Pandemic Criteria
Seeded on Sun May 24, 2009 12:09 PM EDT (WebMD Health)
The World Health Organization today said it will reconsider its standards for deciding when to declare the H1N1 swine flu a pandemic.
Bullied Children Develop Psychotic Symptoms
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 5:15 AM EDT (WebMD Health)
Children who are constantly bullied may be more likely to develop psychotic symptoms like hallucinations or delusions years later as adolescents. A new study shows that children who were consistently victimized by their peers at ages 8 or 10 were twice as likely to have psychoti …
2 New Drugs May Fight Multiple Sclerosis
Seeded on Sat May 2, 2009 6:42 AM EDT (WebMD Health)
Two new oral drugs cut by about half the relapse rate in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). If approved by the FDA, the drugs -- cladribine and fingolimod -- would become the first treatments for MS that don't involve regular injections or infusions.
Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information
Seeded on Fri May 1, 2009 4:46 PM EDT (Food and Drug Administration Press Releases)
2009 H1N1 Flu Virus Update The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research will update this page with the latest information on the availability of drug products that may be used to treat the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Tourette's pianist scales new heights
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:06 AM EDT (BBC News)
A pianist who suffers from Tourette's syndrome is preparing to play at a prestigious concert venue in London, 15 years after his condition forced him to leave the stage. Nick Van Bloss discovered that playing the piano seems to bring his symptoms under control.
Swine Flu
Seeded on Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:41 PM EDT (medusa.jrc.it)
Latest News - Virus- Updated every 10 minutes, 24 hours per day.
Medical News: Swine Flu Outbreak Triggers Public Health Emergency - in Infectious Disease, Flu & URI from MedPage Today
Seeded on Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:39 PM EDT (medpagetoday.com)
The Obama administration today declared a public health emergency as a "precautionary move" to combat the swine flu outbreak, which has grown from two cases to 20 in less than a week.
Hieronymus Fracastorius (1478-1553)
Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:45 AM EDT
FRACASTORO, Girolamo (1478-1553) 17° Congress of European Academy of Dermatology and Vemereology, Paris.
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World Malaria Day 2009
Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT (rollbackmalaria.org)
25 April is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world. This year's World Malaria Day marks a critical moment in time.
medusa.jrc.it
Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:18 PM EDT (facebook.com)
Story Edition - Sixteen dead in Mexican swine flu outbreak amid fears it has spread to the U.S.
Statins May Lower Stroke Risk
Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:52 PM EDT (WebMD Health)
Taking statins, which are drugs that lower cholesterol, may make stroke 18% less likely for high-risk patients. That news, published in May's edition of The Lancet, comes from a review of 24 studies that included nearly 165,800 adults at high risk of stroke.
Effect of whole-body CT during trauma resuscitation on survival: a retrospective, multicentre study : The Lancet
Seeded on Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:31 AM EDT (thelancet.com)
The number of trauma centres using whole-body CT for early assessment of primary trauma is increasing. There is no evidence to suggest that use of whole-body CT has any effect on the outcome of patients with major trauma.
Wine May Cut Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 8:26 AM EST (WebMD Health)
Wine drinkers have a lower risk for developing a cancer of the esophagus that is one of the deadliest and fastest growing cancers in the U.S., new research shows.
Why Hair Goes Gray
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:39 PM EST (WebMD Health)
Scientists may have figured out why hair turns gray, and their finding may open the door to new anti-graying strategies. New research shows that hair turns gray as a result of a chemical chain reaction that causes hair to bleach itself from the inside out.
Working On A Vaccine For The Plague
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:28 PM EST (Science Daily)
Pneumonic plague is the most virulent form of infection caused by Yersinia pestis. Unlike bubonic plague, pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person, and pneumonic plague is often fatal if treatment is not initiated within twelve hours of fever onset.
Drugs Are Found to Block HIV In Monkeys - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:50 AM EST (The Washington Post)
AIDS researchers who were gathered in Montreal yesterday heard encouraging results from studies of three strategies for preventing HIV infection using pharmaceuticals, particularly in women.
PLoS Medicine - Malaria Control with Transgenic Mosquitoes
Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:51 AM EST (medicine.plosjournals.org)
Malaria has been eliminated from a large part of the world. By the mid-twentieth century both North America and Europe were free of the disease, although both had suffered greatly during the prior century [1,2].
Zimbabwe: A Harsh Reality ~ Video
Seeded on Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:31 AM EST (PBS)
Just as a power sharing agreement between Robert Mugabe and the opposition MDC party was announced today in Zimbabwe, we talk with our correspondent -- who must remain anonymous for her own safety -- about the situation there.
Breast Cancer: Weighing Mastectomy for Second Breast
Seeded on Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:40 AM EST (WebMD Health)
When a woman has a mastectomy to remove breast cancer in one breast, what should she do about the other breast? Her first breast cancer may hold some clues, according to a new study, published in the advance online edition of Cancer.
Infant Suffocation Deaths Are Rising
Seeded on Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:39 AM EST (WebMD Health)
Rates of infant mortality due to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have quadrupled since 1984, a new study shows.
Cell phone use not linked to melanoma of the eye
Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:15 AM EST (news-medical.net)
Although there is no direct link between exposure to radio waves and DNA damage, which can lead to cancer, studies have examined the possibility of an association between mobile phone use and melanoma of the eye, also called uveal melanoma.
NCSU News :: NC State Researcher Uses DNA Testing to Unlock Secrets of Medieval Manuscripts
Seeded on Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:53 PM EST (news.ncsu.edu)
Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated.
Smoking ups brain-bleed risk with family history
Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:34 AM EST (Reuters)
Smokers whose family members have had a type of bleeding stroke are six times more likely to suffer the same fate than people without these risk factors, according to a new study.
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