From China - In a case that is concerning health authorities and public health officials around the world, a 52 year old man whose son died from the bird flu also has the condition. He is hospitalized with a high fever and is positive for the H5N1 strain. This may be the first instance of human-to-human transmission of the bird flu, but health ...

From San Francisco - Fractures related to high-speed trauma may be associated with osteoporosis. In an analysis of more than 14,000 patients, researchers noted that osteoporosis raised the risk for bone fractures related to low impact, from such things as falling, as well as breaks related to high impact injuries like car accidents. The ...

From California - Sleep is essential to rejuvinating brain cells, and new research also shows that sleep may be important to preventing emotional problems. A study evaluating functional MRIs in sleep deprived subjects has show increased activity in the amygdala, one of the brain's stuctures that is important in emotions. The findings may link ...

From California - Exposure to sunlight and its effect on vitamin D synthesis may reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer. Research on close to 4000 women, nearly half of whom had breast cancer, showed that those with significant exposure to sunlight had nearly half the risk of having advanced breast cancer, but this was only found in those ...

November 2006 - A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain, known as glioma, has shown promising results in preliminary data from a clinical trial at UCSF Medical Center. Findings from the first group of six patients in the study, being conducted at the UCSF Brain Tumor ...