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An estimated 2 million children in developing countries die each year from diarrhea, but simple zinc treatment could reduce the risk of such deaths.Researchers reached this conclusion in a new review of studies involving more than 6,000 children of all ages.read more

DOCTORS TREATING patients with acute illnesses should review whether the patients need to continue taking cholesterol-lowering medications during treatment because of the risk of the medication reacting with ...

Cancer Research UK - the largest publicly funded research charity in the UK - wants to see the way NICE review the value of drugs altered for rare diseases, such as this type of kidney cancer, where clinical benefit is proven but evidence is limited.

A pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux often gets overlooked. Can the medical community do a better job intervening? Researchers from the Hutchinson-MRC Research Centre in Cambridge think so. In a review published in the inaugural issue of Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), http://dmm.biologists.

Historically, bile acids have been recognized primarily as natural detergents that regulate the absorption of dietary lipids and cholesterol homeostasis. However, recent research advances provide evidence that bile acids have broader systemic endocrine functions, acting as important mediators of glucose metabolism and insulin signaling. The featured article in the current issue of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (Vol.

Dental implants are 98 percent successful and cause little or no bone loss, according to new research published in the Journal of Oral Implantology. Authors Zeev Ormianer, DMD and Ady Palty, DMD reviewed 60 charts of patients who received a total of 267 implants in two private dental practices in Israel and Germany. They found that 98.

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Coinciding with the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, a review article in CMAJ reminds us that the heat and humidity in the Beijing region will present a formidable challenge to all athletes. Moreover, poor quality of air can also affect all athletes, especially those with asthma.

Summaries of select publications and initiatives appear below. ' 2008 Pipeline Report ,' Treatment Action Group : The annual report reviews medical technologies that could be beneficial to HIV-positive people ...

Two child-welfare workers criminally charged in the starvation death of 14-year-old Danieal Kelly were fired yesterday after an internal review of their conduct in the case.

Title: Health Tip: Managing Your Child's MigrainesCategory: health newscreated: 8/8/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 8/8/2008