Ben Hirschler - Facts About STD's

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Patients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers said Sunday.The beneficial effects of the cell therapy were seen within three months and continued for ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An "electronic nose" could be used as a simple breath test to detect lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers, Israeli scientists said Wednesday.Using the sensor to pinpoint chemical variations, the team found they could not only distinguish between healthy ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes has been cleared for sale in the United States, its British maker said on Friday.Start-up company Revolymer expects the gum, which was pioneered by polymer ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmakers still rely heavily on sales from an aging portfolio of products and the proportion of sales from newer medicines actually fell last year, after a decade of record research spending yielded few new winners.The 2010 Pharmaceutical R&D ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The earliest birds did not have strong enough feathers to take to the air by flapping their wings and were gliders at best, researchers said Thursday.While modern birds have feathers with a strong central shaft that is hollow to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Cocoa-rich dark chocolate could be prescribed for people with liver cirrhosis in future, following the latest research to show potential health benefits of chocolate.Spanish researchers said on Thursday that eating dark chocolate capped the usual after-meal rise in abdominal ...

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has struck a deal with the commercial arm of a British charity to try and develop a new class of a "The aim is to exploit the fact cancer cells use energy differently to normal cells, by creating new ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Polar bear droppings are helping scientists shed light on the spread of deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs.Bacteria such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a growing problem in hospitals and researchers are anxious to understand how they evolve.Norwegian researchers said ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Some 10 million people across the European Union have now been vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu and so far no unexpected serious safety issues have been identified, the region's drugs watchdog said on Thursday.The most frequent adverse reactions ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Long-term tests on monkeys using Oxford BioMedica's gene therapy ProSavin suggest it can treat Parkinson's disease without causing the jerky, involuntary movements associated with current drugs, researchers said on Wednesday.Parkinson's is caused by lack of the ...

Topic: Ben Hirschler

Bone marrow cells can help in heart failure: study

Breath test may be able to detect common cancers

British non-stick chewing gum wins U.S. okay

Data shows declining productivity in drug R&D

First birds were poor flyers

Chocolate may be good medicine for liver patients

Astra, UK charity hunt new kind of cancer drug

Polar bear poo helps in superbug hunt

EU: no safety concerns as 10 million get H1N1 shots

Long-term monkey tests back Oxford's gene therapy

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