Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research (AP)
AP - The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction.
Gene test aims for better heart disease detection (AP)
AP - It's not a perfect test. Yet researchers report a key step for the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms — expensive and somewhat risky procedures that hundreds of thousands of Americans have each year to check for clogged arteries. Most of these exams, done in hospital cardiac catheterization labs, turn out negative.
Kids With Allergies Shouldn't Skip Flu Shots, Experts Say (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The flu vaccine is safe for children with food allergies, experts say, as long as precautions are taken.
New clue to sepsis as more aggressive care urged (AP)
AP - It's one of the most intractable killers you've probably never heard of: Sepsis, an out-of-control reaction to infection that can start shutting down organs in mere hours.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine (AP)
AP - Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Citation excerpts for 2010 Nobel medicine prize (AP)
AP - Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2010 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to Robert Edwards for the development of human in vitro fertilization, or IVF, therapy.
No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible (AP)
AP - Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit.
Gorging study shows with fat, location matters (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers who persuaded slender volunteers to gorge themselves on sweets to gain weight said on Monday they have overturned the common wisdom that adults cannot grow new fat cells.
United States Apologizes for Conducting Inhumane STD Study in Guatemala (associatedcontent)
associatedcontent - It's a tragic story that reveals the unthinkable immorality of a group of American scientists and doctors in the 1940s. As Guatemalan soldiers, mentally ill patients, and prisoners were detained, the American researchers infected the victims with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) for scientific purposes. The human experiment was recently discovered, and the researchers infected 696 Guatemalan men and women from 1946 to 1948 in order to test the effectiveness of penicillin against STDs.
Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 4, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Canadian helps disabled speak through music (AFP)
AFP - Children immured within their severely disabled bodies may soon be able to communicate thanks to a newly unveiled device that translates physiological signals into music.
5 Major Money Issues for Seniors in 2011 (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - The Great Recession may technically be over. But there has been no recovery, let alone a Great Recovery. Businesses still do not want to invest or hire. Consumers don't want to spend and are still slowly digging their way out of the mountain of mortgage and personal debt that helped fuel the downturn. Beyond these broader concerns, here are five big money issues that will affect seniors in 2011:
Cancer May Run in Families of Young Breast Cancer Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the genetic underpinnings of cancer, a new Australian study reveals that close relatives of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 35 are themselves at a higher risk for developing both breast cancer and a range of other cancers.
Developing brain cancer vaccine doubles survival (Reuters)
Reuters - Patients with the brain cancer glioblastoma treated with a vaccine lived nearly twice as long as those who received radiation and chemotherapy, an encouraging result for a cancer that often kills patients within a year, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Moms' Influence on Kids' Weight Starts in Pregnancy, Study Finds (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, OCT. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most American women underestimate their ability to prevent obesity in their children, according to a new survey.