Archive: 25/07/2012

Study links alcohol/energy drink mixes with casual, risky sex

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks mixed with alcohol and casual -- often risky -- ...

Jul 25, 2012

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Mediterranean diet improves health

Associate Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos of the Centre for Dietetics at La Trobe University highlights the benefits of a Mediterranean diet and lifestyle in a new La Trobe University podcast.

Jul 25, 2012

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Obese teens have fewer friends, especially whites

Obese adolescents tend to have fewer friends at school than their peers, finds a new study in Ethnicity & Disease. However, the impact of obesity on friendships varies by ethnic group, with White students faring worse than ...

Jul 25, 2012

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UCSF team engineers 'safety switches' for immune therapies

(Medical Xpress) -- A UCSF team has harnessed a natural protein in bacteria to create a “pause switch” in immune cells, potentially leading to more effective and safer immune therapies for diseases such as cancer ...

Jul 25, 2012

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Is there such a thing as eating too many fruits and vegetables?

(Medical Xpress) -- It may make you scratch your head, but in fact it is possible to overeat healthy foods, according to Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz.

Jul 25, 2012

Top five myths about protecting your skin from the sun

(Medical Xpress) -- With summer in full swing and everyone heading outdoors, it is important to know the ins and outs of keeping your skin healthy and protected from the sun. Applying sunscreen should be part of ...

Jul 25, 2012

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Violent news bad for children

(Medical Xpress) -- Television coverage of the shooting at a cinema in Colorado last week may traumatize children who watch it, according to a leading psychiatrist at The Australian National University.

Jul 25, 2012

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Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive

(Medical Xpress) -- Bowel cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of beating their disease than those diagnosed after developing symptoms, new research shows today.

Jul 25, 2012

Starr collaboration illuminates mysterious pathway to immortality in cancer cells

(Medical Xpress) -- Cancer cells are immortal because they circumvent failsafe mechanisms that stop out-of-control cell proliferation. One of these mechanisms – the progressive shortening of chromosomes – is prevented ...

Jul 25, 2012

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UN agency launches action plan against 'hidden' hepatitis

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday measures to fight the "hidden epidemic" of hepatitis which kills more than one million people a year.

Jul 25, 2012

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Archive: 25/07/2012

Study links alcohol/energy drink mixes with casual, risky sex

Mediterranean diet improves health

Obese teens have fewer friends, especially whites

UCSF team engineers 'safety switches' for immune therapies

Is there such a thing as eating too many fruits and vegetables?

Top five myths about protecting your skin from the sun

Violent news bad for children

Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive

Starr collaboration illuminates mysterious pathway to immortality in cancer cells

UN agency launches action plan against 'hidden' hepatitis

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