Latest Health research news from the around the globe: Procedures and Therapies Novartis MF59® adjuvanted cell culture-based vaccine shows strong immune response in A(H1N1) clinical trials ================================================================================ admin on 06 September, 2009 01:05:00 First pilot trial of investigational A(H1N1) vaccine with 100 subjects indicates strong, potentially protective, immune response in 80% of subjects after one dose, more than Surgery without “Going Under” ================================================================================ admin on 10 August, 2009 10:37:00 By Jackie Carr -- Targeted Pain Relief Avoids Side Affects of General Anesthesia, Improves Recovery Tumor mutations can predict chemo success ================================================================================ admin on 09 August, 2009 10:29:00 Genetic profiling of tumors could have 'immediate impact' on treating cancer, study shows Electroporation-Delivered Prostate Cancer DNA Vaccine Shows Significant Antibody Response ================================================================================ admin on 09 August, 2009 10:19:00 Inovio Biomedical Corporation, a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today new data representing what Inovio believes to be the first demonstration of a significantly increased and persistent level of antibody response generated by a DNA vaccine delivered using electroporation. Discovery of 'marker' molecule offers hope for liver cancer test ================================================================================ admin on 09 August, 2009 10:14:00 CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have discovered a 'marker' molecule which could pinpoint when liver cells start to become cancerous, reveals research published in Science*. Cooling Treatment After Cardiac Arrest is Cost-Effective, Penn Study Shows ================================================================================ admin on 05 August, 2009 09:48:00 Researchers Urge Adoption of Lifesaving Treatment at More Hospitals Across the Nation Study Results Raise Questions About Vertebroplasty for Patients With Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures ================================================================================ admin on 05 August, 2009 09:56:00 ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and those treated with simulated vertebroplasty without cement injections. Cannibalistic cells may help prevent infections, researchers report ================================================================================ admin on 04 August, 2009 09:59:00 DALLAS — Infectious-disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have demonstrated that a cannibalistic process in cells plays a key role in limiting Salmonella infection. Scientists reveal that oxygen delivery to tumours boosts radiotherapy success ================================================================================ admin on 03 August, 2009 11:30:00 CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have identified a brand new approach to cancer treatment which radically increases the effectiveness of radiotherapy, reveals a study published in Cancer Research today. First Major Bariatric Surgery Study Finds Low Risk ================================================================================ admin on 03 August, 2009 11:28:00 In the first federally funded, multicenter clinical study to evaluate the overall risks, benefits and long-term impact of bariatric surgery, researchers have found the overall risk of death and other adverse outcomes is low and varies considerably from patient to patient. Their findings will be published in the July 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.