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Who's in danger to catch deadly flesh-eating bacteria?

September 3, 2016 \'Flesh-eating infection,\' caused by bacteria, is a very dangerous bacterial skin infection that spreads quickly. But, contrary to screaming media headlines, the picture is not so dark as it may seem.

Existing drug compounds can stop Zika

September 2, 2016 Medical researchers have found existing drug compounds that can both stop Zika from replicating in the body and from damaging the crucial fetal brain cells that lead to birth defects in newborns.

Children's allergy risk linked to antibiotic exposure

September 2, 2016 The rise in food allergies may be caused by children being treated with antibiotics too early in their lives, according to a new study.

Heart attack before 50 brings greater death risk

September 1, 2016 The risk of early death after a heart attack has lessened over the past 30 years among those younger than 50. But it's still nearly twice as high as the general public, Danish researchers report.

Blood pressure lowering treatment should be used very carefully

September 1, 2016 Caution has been urged in the use of blood pressure lowering treatment for heart disease patients after a study in more than 22,000 patients with coronary artery disease found that too low blood pressure was associated with worse outcomes.

Doctors much more likely to miss heart attacks in women

August 31, 2016 Women have a 50 percent higher chance than men of receiving the wrong initial diagnosis following a heart attack, according to a new study by the University of Leeds.

Patients operated at night twice as likely to die

August 31, 2016 New research shows that patients who have surgery during the night are twice as likely to die as patients operated on during regular working hours.

Radiologists detect breast cancer faster than computer. But - how?

August 30, 2016 Study investigates how trained radiologists are able to distinguish normal from abnormal mammograms when shown images for only half a second.

Doctors divided on safety of electronic cigarettes

August 30, 2016 Doctors disagree on the best way to answer patients' questions about electronic cigarettes, a new study finds.

Alzheimer’s disease is misdiagnosed often

August 29, 2016 According to two new studies, Alzheimer’s disease is misdiagnosed in as often as 1 of every 5 cases.

Possible new ways of preventing or treating organ transplant rejection

August 29, 2016 An international team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that targeting certain donor cells lowered the risk of organ rejection in mice that underwent kidney and heart transplants.

New MRI method detects low zinc levels to identify healthy tissue, cancer

August 27, 2016 A novel MRI method that detects low levels of zinc ion can help distinguish healthy prostate tissue from cancer, UT Southwestern Medical Center radiologists have determined.