Topic: The Lancet
A new study in the medical journal The Lancet has declared alcohol the most harmful drug -- placing it ahead of crack cocaine, amphetamines and heroin. Heroin was considered the next most harmful drug, followed by crack cocaine and methamphetamines. The drug ...
Japan said Tuesday it plans a nationwide survey to assess the spread of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and was this week confirmed for the first time in Japan.The bacterium carrying the New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) gene was found ...
Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.A hospital linked to the Dokkyo Medical University in Tochigi prefecture north of Tokyo detected a drug-resistant ...
Vitamin D status appears to be affected by variants near genes involved in cholesterol synthesis, hydroxylation and vitamin D transport, with genetic variations at these sites associated with an increased risk of vitamin D insufficiency, according to a study published online June ...
New genetics research has uncovered three genes that increase the risk of gout, a painful disease of the joints. In this new study scientists found three genes that could greatly increase the risk of someone suffering from gout. The three genes they ...
Whole-genome sequencing holds promise as a source for clinically relevant information about an individual's increased disease risk or likely responses to certain drug treatments, according to an article in the May 1 issue of The Lancet.. Euan A. Ashley, of the Stanford ...
British medical journal retracts flawed 1998 study that linked measles vaccine to autism A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.The BMJ commentary said once the study ...
What is hydrocephaly? Hydrocephaly or hydrocephalus - also known as ?water on the brain? is a brain disease that affects 1 in every 500 births, making it one of the most common developmental disabilities - more common than Down syndrome or deafness. ...
People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.. The drug combo in question combines the long-acting beta-agonist ...
People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.. The drug combo in question combines the long-acting beta-agonist ...
