Article: Holocaust survivors at higher risk for all cancers.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... caregivers in Israel and elsewhere," the authors write. "These findings warrant further epidemiological studies (such as case-control studies) of past and present risk factors that use individual data." In an accompanying editorial, Stephen D ...

Article: Surgeons at Boston Medical Center offering new procedure for acid ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Complications associated with untreated GERD are well documented and can have a significant impact on quality of life and, in extreme cases, life expectancy. Esophagitis can quickly become a chronic condition, and if the damage is severe, esophageal ulcers can ...

Article: Placental precursor stem cells require testosterone-free ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Dr. Stephen Strom, professor in the Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. "In the case described here, the "soil" or the natural female environment free of male hormones is an appropriate and supportive environment ...

Article: Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... microchip were able to find the owners in almost three out of four cases in a recently published national study. According to the research ... in the registry before the animal leaves the building." In cases in the study in which owners were not found, the reasons included ...

Article: Genes that drive you to drink but don't make you an alcoholic.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... increase the risk of becoming alcohol dependent in those who have a genetic make up that predisposes to dependence. This is a case of interaction between genes and environment. Indeed, in our study we found that, higher alcohol consumption in humans was ...

Article: More students than ever before studying engineering and physical ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     620 words ... ... and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Chief Executive Dave Delpy has welcomed the news and says this strengthens the case for supporting our future scientists and engineers: "With the increase in undergraduate interest in science and engineering ...

Article: New insight in the fight against the Leishmania parasite.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     530 words ... ... recently published in PLoS Pathogens. Some 350 million people live in areas where leishmaniasis can be contracted. Over 90% of cases are reported in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan, and Brazil. Leishmaniasis is also found in Mexico and elsewhere in South ...