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Oily fish may help reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis
New research presented June 13 at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France, from the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden suggests that dietary factors such as the intake of oily fish can reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis whereas work stress and smoking will increase the…
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Medication increases memory function by rewiring brain: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that a cancer drug – Bryostatin – enhances the formation of new connections in rat brains during memory storage. This drug could potentially increase normal memory capacity in humans as well as repair and restore memory lost from Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and head trauma. An…
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How food can influence genetics behind the risk of colon cancer
We had read and heard of how through epidemiological studies how food can either promote or prevent the risk of developing the onset of certain cancers. A study published in a recent issue of the British Journal of Cancer looked at a mechanism that could explain this phenomenon that involves a person’s epigenetic code as…
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Some infertility treatments no better than doing nothing
Infertility is an issue that leads many couples to seek a means to correct it. There are many approaches; some are expensive and not always successful. A new study published in the August 8, 2008 edition of the British Medical Journal compared two common infertility treatments against doing nothing. The results raised some eyebrows. Dr.…
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New imaging system highlights cancerous tissue in the body
Physicians use various imaging technologies to screen, diagnose and follow cancerous tumours. The information they provide will show the gross location and extent of the tumour. However, cancer surgeons today operate “blind” with no clear way of determining in real-time whether they have removed all of the diseased tissue, which is the key to successful…
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Medical Technology in Canada: What do we have available?
Canada is slow to adopt the latest medical technology forcing Canadian patients to rely on old and often outdated medical equipment for treatment, says a new study from independent research organization the Fraser Institute. The peer-reviewed study, Medical Technology in Canada, evaluates the availability of medical technology in Canada compared to other nations within the…
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Constructing the artificial eye
One of the biomedical engineering bottlenecks in constructing an artificial eye is that the eye is a curved object or hemispherical providing it with the ability to view a wide field of view without distortion. This is a feat that, up to now, electronic microchip technology has not been able to mimic. Researchers at the…
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New surgical approach for lazy-eye in children
There is an experimental surgical approach using an implantable lens to prevent lazy eye or amblyopia in children. These particular children have either been diagnosed too late or their lazy eye was too severe for standard treatment. Dr. Paul Dougherty, M.D., medical director of Dougherty Laser Vision, Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein…
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Fewer Canadian children are being vaccinated
Ontario’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) reported recently that fewer Canadian children are getting the immunizations they need, putting themselves and others at much greater risk of contracting and spreading vaccine-preventable diseases. Interestingly immigrant children’s vaccination rates are better. The study, Immunization Coverage Among Young Children of Urban Immigrant Mothers: Findings from a Universal…
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