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Antidepressant use increases hip fracture risk among elderly

January 16, 2017 Antidepressant use nearly doubles the risk of hip fracture among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

Food to eat during cancer treatment

January 14, 2017 They say the easiest way to reduce the risk for cancer is eating a healthy diet but what happens once the treatment starts? Healthy diet can make you feel better, give you more energy, and it may help you tolerate treatment-related side effects.

Rare strain of E. coli strikes across Canada, source unknown

January 14, 2017 A dozen cases of E. coli O121 have been confirmed in three Canadian provinces, according to matching genetic fingerprint data, but the source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.

Surprising relation between incorrect chromosome number and cancer

January 13, 2017 Over a century ago, a German-born scientist experimenting with impregnated sea urchin eggs had an insight that led to one of the first modern theories of cancer.

Surprising advance in treatment of adult cancers

January 13, 2017 A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has found an epigenetic modification that might be the cause of 15% of adult cancers of the throat linked to alcohol and tobacco use.

High blood pressure, number of deaths increasing worldwide

January 12, 2017 As the number of people around the world with elevated or high blood pressure increases, so do the number of deaths linked to this "silent killer," a new study contends.

Tumor-seeking salmonella treats brain tumors

January 12, 2017 Biomedical engineers at Duke University have recruited an unlikely ally in the fight against the deadliest form of brain cancer—a strain of salmonella that usually causes food poisoning.

Stem cell therapy reverses blindness in mice with end-stage retinal degeneration

January 11, 2017 A stem cell-based transplantation approach that restores vision in blind mice moves closer to being tested in patients with end-stage retinal degeneration, according to a study published January 10 in Stem Cell Reports.

Quick blood test for gut bacteria can predict risk of death and heart problems

January 11, 2017 The bacteria that inhabit our gut digest food and produce metabolites that can have a marked effect on the heart and blood vessels.

Superbug infections down 30 percent at VA hospitals

January 10, 2017 Rates of a deadly "superbug" called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, have dropped steadily at hospitals and long-term care health care facilities run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over the past eight years.

Doctors in South Korea successfully detect cancer cells in blood

January 10, 2017 A group of South Korean doctors discovered a method to successfully detect cancer cells within a small blood sample, the state-run cancer institute said.

Number of syphilis cases in Japan skyrockets 77 percent

January 9, 2017 The rapid rise of syphilis has prompted the health ministry in Japan to form a special research team to find ways of stopping the sexually transmitted disease.