Medical News Today: Health News

Medical News Today brings you hourly health news from well-regarded sources such as JAMA, BMJ, Lancet, BMA, plus articles written by our own team. Our archive contains over 230,000 news articles.

Today's Health News Headlines

< -- Previous day

Friday 27 January 2012 20:00 PST

3D Study Of Vitamins May Help Combat Malaria

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

A three-dimensional study of how enzymes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium synthesize essential vitamins, could help develop new drugs to combat the disease. Using electron microscopy, a team of scientists from Germany... [read article]

Rise In Home Births In US

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

After falling for 14 years, the percentage of home births in the US from 2004 to 2009 rose by 29% to the highest level since data collection on this began in 1989. However, although this looks like a big surge, the... [read article]

Inlyta (axitinib) Approved For Advanced Kidney Cancer, USA

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The US FDA has approved Inlyta (axitinib) for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, in patients with whom other drugs have not been effective, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced today... [read article]

Sign Of Autism Can Be Seen In Infants

Lung Tumor Gene Test Predicts Surgery Outcomes

12/15-Lipoxygenase Protein May Help Control Alzheimer's

Genetic Mutation That Triggers Pancreatic Cancer Identified

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Factors In Pregnant Women

Brachytherapy Lowers Prostate Cancer Mortality

Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Ethnic Groups, USA

Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing Problems

Asthma Rates And Costs Rise Due To Traffic Pollution

Keppra® Approved By FDA For Childhood Seizures

Antiretrovirals Raise Birth Defect Risk

Live Liver Donations Confirmed As Safe

Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US

What Is Achilles Tendon Inflammation? What Is Achilles Tendinitis?

Other Medical and Health News for 27 January*

Newly Engineered Highly Transmissible H5N1 Strain Ignites Controversy About Balancing Scientific Discovery And Public Safety

Erlotinib Dose-Adjusted For Smoking Status Effective As First Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer

In HIV-Positive Patients, Standard Treatments For Head And Neck Cancer Are Less Effective

Cancer Patients' Treatment, Diagnosis Wait Time Reduced By Danish Health Care Fast Track Program

Men At Greater Risk For Oral HPV Infection, HPV-Related Cancers

Long-Term Positive Results From Radiation Plus Chemotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients

Side Effect Severity Predicted In Head And Neck Cancer Patients By Thermal Imaging To Detect Oral Temperature Changes

IMRT Improves Head And Neck Cancer Patients' Long-Term Quality Of Life

Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer Treatment

New Catalytic Process Could Convert By-Products Of Diesel Production Into Anticoagulant Drugs And More

A First For Ontario: Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed At The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

The Rights Of People With Disabilities Are Not Being Promoted, Study Finds

Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says

World Molecular & Cell Biology Online Conference Held On February 16-18, 2012: Join For Free

Protein In The Brain Could Be A Key Target In Controlling Alzheimer's

Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis

An Earlier Sign Of Autism In The Brain

Patient-Centered Approach To Replacing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Suggested By Cardiologists

Link Between Prenatal Testosterone And An Increased Risk Of Language Delay For Male Infants

Method Discovered By Researchers To Unravel Malaria's Genetic Secrets

Cohesive Research Plan Needed To Help Avoid Potential Health And Environmental Risks From Nanotechnology

Rise In Heart Disease Prevalence In The Gulf States Linked To Rapid Urbanisation As Well As Cultural Habits

Infrared Analysis Of White Blood Cells Is A Promising Strategy For Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease

The Importance Of Metabolism In Understanding Health Benefits Of Cocoa Flavanols: Recent Study By Mars, Incorporated And Partners

New Standard For Vitamin D Testing To Ensure Accurate Test Results

Traveling With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A Leukemia Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity

Position Statement On The Role Of Vitamin D In Postmenopausal Women Published In Maturitas

A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia Research

In Battle To Prevent Pandemic Infection, Clinical Technique Sets New Standard For Speed

2-Year Study Finds Gardasil Does Not Trigger Autoimmune Conditions After Vaccination

Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media

Mathematically Modeling Tumor-Immune Interactions To Aid Cancer Therapy

Feeling Left Out? Being Ignored Hurts, Even By A Stranger

Does The Military Make The Man Or Does The Man Make The Military?

Neuronal Activity Highlighted By New Fluorescent Dyes

* Updated hourly, headlines marked as POPULAR are based upon the number of times they are viewed. Those marked as TOP RATED are based upon visitor ratings. Finally, those shown as NEW were published in the last hour.

< -- View news for 26 January 2012

View other days' news for:
January: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 [27]
December: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

View news for any date:

Contact Our News Editors

For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form.

Please send any medical news or health news press releases to:

Monthly Feature

Most Popular

Follow Our News On Twitter:

Conditions Information