Phytosomes: A Short Review
This article reviews the current status of phytosomal research and its potential application in hepatoprotective and antihepatotoxic activity.

Herbal medicines- Safety?
There has been a virtual explosion of interest in all kinds of alternative therapies, in particular those, which have been traditionally around for thousands of years.

Why recovery from flu may increase odds of bacterial infection
Previous work from this group of scientists, led by Tracy Hussell at Imperial College, London, showed that recovery from flu infection left mice unusually vulnerable to infection with pneumonia-causing bacteria.

MIT explains spread of 1918 flu
MIT researchers have explained why two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans during the 1918 pandemic outbreak that killed at least 50 million people.

Huge proportion of maternal deaths worldwide are preventable
A study published in PLoS Medicine this week suggests that of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa, more may die from treatable infectious diseases than from conditions directly linked to pregnancy.

Nuclear medicine now safer than ever
Hospitals are now able to ensure that the correct dose is administered to the 670,000 patients that undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year due to a new device

Assessing the impact of prescribed medicines on health outcomes
This paper reviews methods that can be used to assess the impact of medicine use on population health outcomes.

Patient expectations for placebo treatments commonly used in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) clinical trials: a pilot study
This study aimed to determine expectations of 3 treatments (HVLA, placebo light touch, placebo sub-therapeutic ultrasound) commonly used in OMT clinical research trials.

Complementary and alternative medical therapies for chronic low back pain: What treatments are patients willing to try?
Most patients with chronic back pain in our sample were interested in trying therapeutic options that lie outside the conventional medical spectrum.

Latest advances in antiaging medicine
Rapid progress is being made in our ability to modify the aging process

Gene Therapy Converts Dead Bone Graft To New, Living Tissue
Researchers have created a way to transform the dead bone of a transplanted skeletal graft into living tissue in an experiment involving mice.

As Many As 30 Percent Of Travelers Don't Wash Hands After Using Public Restrooms At Airports
Does it take an outbreak of a frightening, potentially fatal infectious disease like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or a gastrointestinal illness on a cruise ship to get people to follow Mom's advice to "wash your hands after using the bath

Einstein Researchers Develop Blood Substitute That Shows Promise For Use In Emergency Situations
An artificial blood product developed by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is showing great promise in ongoing clinical trials in Stockholm, Sweden - the first time that a blood substitute has ever been used successfully in humans.

New Study Reveals Promising Osteoporosis Treatment
A New York University College of Dentistry professor has developed a calcium phosphate-based supplement that -- even at low concentrations -- significantly improves bone strength and thickness without the side effects of many current drug treatments.

Eye Doctor Says Laser Surgery Safer Than Contacts
Traditional assumptions have held that contact lenses are safer than laser surgery to correct vision problems.

No Medical Benefit from Liposuction: Diabetes and Heart Disease Risk is Unchanged After Fat is Removed
Liposuction is no substitute for dieting when it comes to preventing diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Read My Lips: Not All Fillers Are Safe For Lip Augmentation, Rejuvenation
Lip augmentation is not just for women who want larger, sexier lips. As people age, their lips lose fullness which makes them appear older.

Sodium, Prostaglandin May Be Keys To Successful Treatment For Some Bedwetters
Children with a form of bedwetting that does not respond to a common medication have more sodium and urea in their nighttime urine, possibly because of an imbalance of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance, a new study has found.

New Vaginal Microbicide For Herpes And HIV To Be Tested
A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first U.S. study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infection.

Mayo Clinic finds effective test to determine treatment for chronic cough
Researchers have found that an asthma diagnostic test, the exhaled nitric oxide test, is an inexpensive, quick and easy way to determine whether inhaled corticosteroids will relieve a patient's chronic cough.