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Male birth control shots prevent pregnancy

October 28, 2016
Men can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Common medicines as effective as placebo for pediatric migraines

October 28, 2016
Prescribed medications are no more effective than a sugar pill when used to prevent migraines in children and teens.

Addiction to prescription drugs UK 'public health disaster'

October 27, 2016
Addiction to prescribed medicines could be as big a problem in the UK as addiction to illegal drugs like heroin.

World's smallest pacemaker licenced for Canadian patients

October 27, 2016
Medtronic Canada has received a Health Canada licence for the world’s smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS).

New compound shows promise in treating multiple human cancers

October 26, 2016
A new compound, discovered jointly by Servier and Vernalis has been shown by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Servier to block a protein that is essential for the sustained growth of up to a quarter of all cancers.

Visits to emergency departments for headache pain in children on the rise

October 25, 2016
There is a growing body of evidence that pediatric emergency departments are seeing a steady increase in the number of children presenting with headaches.

Zika virus infection alters human and viral genes

October 25, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material.

Scientists find new genetic roots of schizophrenia

October 24, 2016
UCLA scientists have made a major advance in understanding the biology of schizophrenia.

Double danger for kids: snakebite and $100,000 bill

October 24, 2016
More than 1,300 U.S. kids suffer snakebites each year on average, with one in four attacks occurring in Florida and Texas, a new study reveals.

Black Americans may have stronger immune response to infections

October 22, 2016
Researchers say that based on laboratory studies, the cells of black Americans mount a much stronger immune response to infection than those of European-Americans.

Headache pain in children on the rise

October 21, 2016
There is a growing body of evidence that pediatric emergency departments are seeing a steady increase in the number of children presenting with headaches, as supported by new research to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2016 National Conference & Exhibition in San Francisco.

Success of using cells from the nose to repair damaged knee joints

October 21, 2016
Writing in The Lancet, Swiss doctors report that cartilage cells harvested from patients' own noses have been used to successfully produce cartilage transplants for the treatment of the knees of 10 adults (aged 18-55 years) whose cartilage was damaged by injury.
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