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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poor treatment may be fueling the rise of an especially hard to treat form of tuberculosis called extensively drug resistant or XDR TB, doctors reported on Sunday.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU health Sciences Center New ...

Instead of 'paint by number,' you might call it 'cutting by color': Researchers in Massachusetts now report development and early clinical trials of a new imaging system that highlights cancerous tissue in the body so that surgeons can more easily see and remove diseased tissue with less damage to normal tissue near the tumor. Their research will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia.

The media constantly inform the public of new health information, but many Americans have difficulty recognizing what they should, or should not do to improve their health. University of Missouri researchers conducted a national survey and found that the majority of health journalists have not had specialized training in health reporting and face challenges in communicating new medical science developments.read more

A national LGBT youth advocacy organization says that the Center for Disease Control's latest report on HIV infection rates, while cause for concern, highlights the need for updated social marketing methods in ...

LONDON (AP) -- Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world's three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed....

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NHS dentists and their patients still face significant problems according to reports published today by the NHS Information Centre. The reports show that more than one million fewer patients in England have been able to access NHS dentistry since the introduction of a new contract for dentists and patient charges in April 2006.

UroToday.com - This study from Turkey reported a pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy experience. The group retrospectively analyzed 105 patients younger than 17 years of age who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The group defined complex calculi as either a staghorn or one with a bulk larger than 3 cm2 and involving more than one calix, the upper ureter, or an anomalous kidney. The patient's mean age was 9.7 years with a mean stone burden of 6.

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a liberal icon who is battling brain cancer, will likely deliver a speech at the Democratic convention this week, nearly three months after undergoing brain surgery, the Boston Globe reported on Sunday.