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An international team of researchers from several countries, including Australia, Canada and the United States, identified two genes that dictate the number of moles an individual will get, raising the risk of skin cancer. As Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, explains: 'The number of moles you have is one of the strongest risk factors for melanoma - stronger than sunshine. This paper shows that we found two important genes that control the number of moles you have. Those genes also give you an extra risk of melanoma.' As a result of their findings, the researchers believe that the warnings about the risk of sunbathing are overstated, emphasizing that that only a small percentage of melanoma cases are caused by sunlight. Says Dr. Veronique Bataille, a ...MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

A Spanish woman -- who at age 66 gave birth to twins -- has died less than three years later, a local official and a family member told CNN Thursday.

Roche Diagnostics launches campaign to promote widest panel of assays on an automated serum work area platform As concerns are raised about the expense of treatments for chronic diseases such as osteoporosis and kidney disease and for infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV, Roche Diagnostics launches a nationwide promotion of its 183-strong panel of high sensitivity assays, designed to provide the best possible test accuracy and efficiency for improved patient care. (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

A cool, wet spring has created ideal conditions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and more than a dozen other states, most in the Northeast, for late blight, a devastating disease that threatens tomatoes and potatoes grown by farmers and home gardeners alike.

Objectives: Exposure to prenatal stress may affect neurodevelopment of the fetus, but whether this exposure increases the risk of cerebral palsy (CP) later in life is unknown. We aimed to examine the association between maternal bereavement during the prenatal time period and CP in childhood. Methods: We conducted a nationwide cohort study by linking information from nationwide registers. All 1,501,894 singletons born in Denmark from 1979 to 2004 were followed up from birth to the end of 2006. We identified 39,601 children whose mothers lost a close relative (child, spouse, parent, sibling) during pregnancy or up to 1 year before pregnancy and they were classified as the exposed group. The outcome of interest was the diagnosis of CP as registered in the National Hospital Register. We used Cox Regression to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs). Results: Exposure to maternal bereavement after the loss of a child during the prenatal period was associated with an increased risk of CP among

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team has identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)- the most common cancer in children- initiates the disease process. In the July issue of Cell Stem Cell, they describe how expression of this mutation in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which usually occurs before birth, leads to the development of leukemia many years later.

Common Technique Spares Pain up Front, but Seems To Raise Risk Later

A specialty as diverse as urologic nursing requires comprehensive educational offerings that keep nurses up to date in the varied practice areas. The Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) will continue to show its commitment to excellence in clinical practice by hosting its

While it's important to keep your loved one comfortable during late-stage Alzheimer's, this can be challenging because the disease affects your relative's ability to tell you when he or she is uncomfortable. Here are three ways to recognize pain in late-stage Alzheimer's disease.